Hays Ray Webb Collection
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Description
In this typed V-Mail letter, Robert B. Ray writes from where he is stationed near New Guinea, to his wife, Denise Beyt Ray in Kosciusko, Mississippi. Ray discusses his cigarette supply and asks her to send more. He goes on to talk about some of the letters he's received and shares news from them as well as responding to the news she has shared with him in recent letters. He describes the weather, the nurses visiting from the local hospitals, and other events from around the base. A War and Navy Departments V-mail Service envelope postmarked September 8, 1944 with orange stripes and an image of wings surrounded by the words "via US Air Mail" on the right side is included.
Publication Date
8-30-1944
Time Period
1940-1949
Subjects
Correspondence; WWII (World War, 1939-1945)
Keywords
love letters; World War II
Geographic Location
New Guinea (Aus)
Object Type
text
Format (original)
correspondence
Format (digital)
Digital ID
MFM_MSS_004_1944-08-30-Letters-Robert-to-Denise
Source
Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 2, Folder 13
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