Letter, Jewel Jennings to Her Husband, Kelvie Jennings, September 5, 1942

Authors

Jewel Jennings

Files

Description

This handwritten letter, dated September 5, 1942, is written to Kelvie Jennings at a Marine Corpse training camp in San Diego, California from his wife, Jewel Jennings, in Jackson, Mississippi. The letter discusses her preparations to secure a job in San Diego, what she plans to do with their furniture and other possessions, and other preparations for her move to be with him. The letter goes on to discuss friends who are serving in the war and news of what she and their family have been doing. The closing page appears to be missing from the letter. The envelope bears two purple three cent stamps and a postmark for Jackson, Mississippi, September 5, 1942.

Publication Date

9-5-1942

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

United States--Marine Corps; World War II, 1939-1945

Keywords

Through the Lines: Letters From the Homefront, 1917-1945

Geographic Location

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 5 pages

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-801_1942-09_Letter-Friday-Night_0001s

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Special Collections, Manuscripts Division, Jennings (Kelvie and Jewel) Family Papers, Box 1, Folders 1-3

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.msstate.edu.

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