Letter, Jewel Jennings to Her Husband, Kelvie Jennings, August 11, 1942

Authors

Jewel Jennings

Files

Description

This typed letter, dated August 11, 1942, is written to Kelvie Jennings at a Marine Corps training camp in San Diego, California from his wife, Jewel Jennings in Jackson, Mississippi. The letter describes how much she misses him and hopes to be reunited with him again soon. The letter goes on to discuss news from their family and friends and some of what she is doing in his absence. A letter from an insurance company, dated August 8, 1942, is included with the correspondence. The insurance letter advises Jewel on how her husband can handle his insurance premiums. The envelope bears two purple three cent postage stamps and a postmark for Jackson, Mississippi, August 11, 1942.

Publication Date

8-11-1942

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: 3 pages

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-801_1942-08_Letter-Tuesday-PM_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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