Hays Ray Webb Collection
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Description
In this handwritten letter, Robert B. Ray writes from where he is stationed near New Guinea, to his wife, Denise Beyt Ray in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Ray describes what their conditions are like in their new base and complains that he still has not gotten any letters from anyone back home, including her. He tells her the other men have received ten to thirty letters from their wives and he will not write to her again until he receives one from her. He goes on to describe who he saw once he came ashore, advises her to sell the typewriter he bought, and names several things he'd like for her to send to him. An envelope with purple, ten cent special delivery postage stamp and several army mail ink stamps is included.
Publication Date
4-22-1944
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
Correspondence; WWII (World War, 1939-1945)
Keywords
love letters; World War II letters
Geographic Location
New Guinea (Aus)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_004_1944-04-22-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