Title

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

Authors

Kelvie Jennings

Files

Description

This handwritten letter, dated August 25, 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 their personal affairs, his thoughts on when and where he might get stationed, and news of their family and friends. The letter is written on Marine Corps stationary with a Semper Fidelis log in the top center. The envelope bears a red six cent postage stamp and a postmark for San Diego, California, August 25, 1942. ""Let's Set the Rising Sun"" accompanies an illustration of a uniformed man chasing a squirrel and an eagle perched on the top of the planet.

Publication Date

8-25-1942

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: 3 pages

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-801_1942-08_Letter-Monday-Eve-with-Japanese-illustration_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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