Letter, Kelvie Jennings to His Wife, Jewel Jennings, September 9, 1942

Authors

Jewel Jennings

Files

Description

This handwritten letter, dated September 9, 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 work on base, what he is doing to prepare for her travel, and the fact that his superiors are discouraging privates from moving their wives to San Diego. The letter goes on to instruct Jewel on what Kelvie thinks is appropriate to do with their personal items and the status of his job. The letter is written on Army and Navy YMCA stationary with an image of the San Diego YMCA building in the upper left. The envelope bears a red six cent air mail postage stamp and a postmark for San Diego, California, September 9, 1942.

Publication Date

9-9-1942

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: 5 pages

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-801_1942-09_Letter-Wednesday-Eve_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

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