Title

Letter, Jewel Jennings to Her Husband, Kelvie Jennings, July 28, 1942

Authors

Jewel Jennings

Files

Description

This handwritten letter is written, dated July 21, 1942, to Kelvie Jennings at a Marine training camp in San Diego, California from his wife, Jewel Jennings in Jackson, Mississippi discusses what she's been doing since he's been gone, her interactions with her friends and family, and speculation on where he might get stationed after training. The letter goes on to encourage him in his training. The envelope includes an air mail stamp in the upper right corner and is postmarked Jackson, Mississippi, July 21, 1942.

Publication Date

7-28-1942

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_Letter-Monday-Night_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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