Letter, from Carrie Ellington Green to Annie Webb Ray, 1943

Authors

Carrie Ellington Green

Files

Description

In this typed letter, Carrie Ellington Green writes to her cousin, Annie Webb Ray to share the details of their mutual cousin, Col. Arthur Webb's funeral at the Fort Myer Chapel with a burial at Arlington National Cemetery. Green goes on to talk about the people she's seen in Washington, her job with the Government, and her husband's health. A newspaper clipping of Col. Arthur Webb's obituary is included along with a copy of the obituary. An note on the paper the clipping is attached to asks Ray to send their cousin, Bessie the location of where Ray's parents were born.

Publication Date

1943

Time Period

1940-1949

Subjects

Correspondence; Obituaries; Military funerals

Keywords

letters; newspaper clippings; obituaries; funerals

Object Type

text

Format (original)

correspondence

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_004_1943-Letter-Carrie-Ellington-Green-to-Annie-Webb-Ray

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections Division, Manuscripts Unit, Hays-Ray-Webb Collection, Box 2, Folder 21

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