Hays Ray Webb Collection
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Description
In this typed v-mail letter, dated October 4, 1944, Robert B. Ray writes to his wife, Denise Beyt Ray from where he is stationed overseas during World War II. He explains that he has been away and describes the active volcano he saw at a distance. He says they still have not gotten they mail the were expecting and asks her to send some more clothing items and a new briefcase. A brief letter from Helen Johns is included explaining that she received the v-mail letter from Robert by accident and assumes that the censor likely mixed it up with her son's letter home. An envelope postmarked Birmingham, Alabama with a purple three cent "win the war" postage stamp is included with the letters.
Publication Date
10-4-1944
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
Correspondence; Families; World War II, 1939-1946
Keywords
letters; spouses; World War II
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence: 3pp
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_004_1944-10-04_Letter
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 52
Repository
Manuscripts Unit
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.
Recommended Citation
Hays-Ray-Webb collection, Archives and Special Collections Division, Mississippi State University Libraries, Mississippi State University