Letter, Kelvie Jennings to His Wife, Jewel Jennings, August 4, 1942

Authors

Kelvie Jennings

Files

Description

This handwritten letter, dated August 4, 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 daily and routines at the training camp, his desire to work in the pay office, meeting another Mississippian, and his hopes that they are stationed on the West coast. The letter goes on to discuss their personal affairs and his letters to their family. The letter is written on Marine Corps stationary with the Semper Fidelis logo in the top center. The envelope bears a red six cents air mail postage stamp in the upper right corner and the postmark is San Diego, California, August 4, 1942.

Publication Date

8-4-1942

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: 4 pages

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-801_1942-08_Letter-Monday-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

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

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