Letter, Emmett L. Ray to Annie Webb And Emmett L. Ray, November 3, 1940

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Description

In this handwritten letter, dated November 3, 1940, Emmett B. Ray writes to his parents, Annie Webb and Emmett L. Ray asking them to send him some quilts and a pillow to camp. He goes on to compliment the officers he's working with in Camp Beauregard, Louisiana and describes the medical ward he's in charge of. He describes his duties and explains that the troops are National Guardsman from Michigan and Wisconsin. The letter is written on Dr. Emmett Ray Physician and Surgeon letterhead stationary and an envelope postmarked Alexandria, Louisiana and bears a purple, three cent postage stamp.

Publication Date

11-3-1927

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Correspondence; Families; World War II, 1939-1945

Keywords

letters; World War II

Geographic Location

Kosciusko (Miss.)

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence: 4pp

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1940-11-03_Letter

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 1, Folder 53

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