Title

Letter, Jewel Jennings to Her Husband, Kelvie Jennings, July 25, 1942

Authors

Jewel Jennings

Files

Description

This typed letter, dated July 25, 1942, to Kelvie Jennings at a Marine training camp in San Diego, California from his wife, Jewel Jennings in Jackson, Mississippi, discusses her activities with their family and friends and passes on some advice from a friend in the military as to what Kelvie should work towards. The letter goes on to discuss some personal affairs and encourages him that they will be together again soon. A small portion of the letter is handwritten along the bottom of the page. The envelope bears two purple three cent stamps and is postmarked Jackson, Mississippi, 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

Jackson, (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 1 page

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS-801_1942-07_Letter-Saturday-Morning_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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