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Kelvie and Jewel Jennings Family Papers
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Description
This typed letter, dated September 27, 1942, is written to Jewel Jennings in Jackson, Mississippi from her husband, Kelvie Jennings at a Marine Corps training camp in San Diego, California. The letter discusses his visit with friends, his interactions with his superiors, and his encouragement of her plans to move to San Diego to be with him. He goes on to describe his location and what she needs to go to get to him when her train arrives. The letter is typed on YMCA stationary with the logo of the San Diego building in the upper left. The envelope bears a red six cent air mail postage stamp in the upper right and a postmark for San Diego, California, September 27, 1942.
Publication Date
9-27-1942
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
San Diego, (Cali.)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 2 pages
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS-801_1942-09_Letter-Sunday-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.
Recommended Citation
Jennings (Kelvie and Jewel) Family Papers, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University