Letter, from Robert B. Ray to Denise Beyt Ray, March 7, 1944

Authors

Robert B. Ray

Files

Description

In this handwritten letter, Robert B. Ray writes from where he is stationed on the West Coast to his wife, Denise Beyt Ray in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Ray tells her how busy he's been and describes the mess hall and cafeteria at the base where he's stationed . He goes on to tell her about the friends he's seen at this base and asks her to have particular people to send him cigars and cigarettes. The last page has a postmarked stamp for Kosciusko, Mississippi, April, 3, 1944 at the bottom. An envelope with a red air mail postage stamp and an "passed Army base examiner" stamp is included.

Publication Date

3-7-1944

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Correspondence; WWII (World War, 1939-1945)

Keywords

love letters; World War II letters

Geographic Location

California

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1944-03-07-Letters-Robert-to-Denise

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 2, Folder 4

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