Letter, Jewel Jennings to Her Husband, Kelvie Jennings, July 31, 1942

Authors

Jewel Jennings

Files

Description

This typed letter, dated July 31, 1942, is written to Kelvie Jennings at a Marine training camp in San Diego from his wife, Jewel Jennings, in Jackson, Mississippi. The letter discusses her handling of their personal affairs and her desire to know where he will be stationed after training. The letter is typed on Western Union letterhead with a Western Union envelope. Three red two cent postage stamps are placed sideways in the upper right of the envelope and there are three postmarks for Jackson, Mississippi, July 31, 1942.

Publication Date

7-31-1942

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: 2 pages

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-801_1942-07_Telegraph_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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