Letter, Kelvie Jennings, to His Wife, Jewel Jennings, July 25, 1942

Authors

Kelvie Jennings

Files

Description

This handwritten letter, dated July 25, 1942, is written to Jewel Jennings in Jackson, Mississippi, from her husband, Kelvie Jennings while he is stationed at a marine training camp in San Diego, California. The letter describes the daily training routines, what they do on their down time, what he is studying, the activity around the camp, and his wish to get on the ""payroll end."" The letter goes on to discuss the weather in San Diego, personal business she needs to take care of at home, who he's written to, and encourages her in his absence. The letter is written on marine corpse stationary with the Semper Fidelis logo in the upper left corner of the paper and the envelope. The postage area on the envelope is stamped ""Marine Corps Base Free"" and is postmarked San Diego, California, July 25, 1942.

Publication Date

7-25-1942

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_1942-07_Letter-Friday-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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