Gary Alonzo Barranger
Found in 50 Collections and/or Records:
African American Postcards
Seven postcards circa 1910 which feature African Americans picking cotton, posing for a photo, and caricatures of racists stereotypical notions about African Americans during that time.
Marjorie Carlisle Letter
Letter to Louise Withelm asking her to please write back even if she is busy at college and detailing Marjorie's mental breakdown while at school and her sicknesses upon returning home.
Carol Cutting Letters to James Richey
Series of letters from Carol Cutting in Cleveland, Ohio to her fiance, James Richey who is attending Basic Boot Camp at the time of the correspondence in June and July of 1952. In her letters, Carol describes missing him and writes often of how excited she is of their upcoming wedding.
Clarkson A. Collins Letters
Letters to his mother and father about family, health, and politics. He mentions being in law school, his father's upcoming dental procedures and dentures, state politics and the upcoming election, a widow taking in boarders, and the Hell Gate explosion in New York.
Dale to Nancy Letter
Letter about sending a romantic card and a promise to send a "real small little box" soon.
Dan to Dottie Letter
Letter mentions Dan being sick with grippe and sending a picture of himself that Dottie had asked for.
D.C. Russell Letters
Two letters from D.C. Russell, a lawyer from Albany, New York who is visiting Houston, Texas to his wife, Hattie. In the second letter, Russell reports that he fell ill and was cared for by a very kind black nurse who claimed she was once a slave owned by President Monroe. He reported that he was able to make a full recovery due to the attentiveness of this woman but that her care and the business dealings with others cost him a great deal of money.
Dorothy Silbiger Letters to Richard Silbiger
Collection of letters from Dorothy to her husband, Richard, a Reservist in the Army during World War II. He was stationed with the 59th Training Group in Squadron 598 V at Keesler Field, Mississippi.
Dowdy Family Letters
Collection of letters to and from the Dowdy family from 1944-69. Daniel and Gladys Dowdy were residents of Eggleston, VA. Their letters to each other, written in 1944-45, discuss their life together, their plans for after the war, and their romance in explicit detail. Also includes letters from 1961-62 from the Dowdy children's German penpal, and letters from 1969 as son Harold began basic training in the US Army.
Eddie to Lottie Letter
Letter about how he misses her and mentioning life in Burma.
Edna Ferber Letters
Three letters addressed to Edna Ferber, an American Novelist, from varying individuals including Mayor of New York, John Lindsay and Eleanor Roosevelt.
Elden to Ma Letter
Letter to Ma about being discharged from the army and coming home, and asking for money for the trip and to ship belongings.
Encounter with an Elephant Glass Slides
George Fisher Letter to Mr. Catlett
One page letter regarding his business with Anna Fitzhugh's property in Northern Virginia.
George W. Talbot Letter to E. Augustus Russell
Letter from George W. Talbot in New York to E. Augustus Russell in Petersburg, Virginia in regard to a bill of lading
Ray Granke Letter
Letter to Mary, Ralph, and family about his travels in Australia and New Guinea, his past furlough, and his romantic adventures.
C. Griffin Letter
Letter to children about traveling from Massachusetts to visit family and observe the upcoming holidays.
H. Allen Equipment Lease Document
One sheet document showing the lease of equipment from Lt. H. Hayes to H. Allen of Company F of the 17th Regiment of the Confederate Virginia Infantry at Brooks Station, Virginia in June of 1863. Allen leases one shirt, blouse, three pairs of drawers, two pairs of shoes, four pairs of stockings, 11 forage caps, one knapsack, four haversacks, and ten boot straps.
Harry Flood Byrd Letter to E. M. Wayland
Typed letter addressed to Ed from the Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia thanking Mr. Wayland for his assistance in the campaign for constitutional amendments.
Dorothy Mae Henderson Letter
Letter to Dorothy from George about leaving high school and working in a canning factory, then two weeks later returning to school. Mentions Dorothy looking for an office job.
Henry C. Wysor Papers
Herbert Smith Letters
Series of letters addressed to Herbert Smith who served in the Army during World War I as part of the 184th Aero Squadron, AEF. Included with the letters is a war service chevron along with the documentation allowing Private H. B. Smith to wear the award.
Glenn C. Homard Letters and Postcards
Jeff to Louis Letter
Letter about hoping for a quick discharge from the Navy as well as a visit to Tokyo.
Joanna Ross Letter
Four page letter from Joanna Ross written on leaterhead from the Virginia Institution for the education of the deaf, dumb, and the blind, Staunton, Virginia. She describes reading to a blind girl and of learning sign language. She also comments on the mild weather in Staunton, her sister's health, people she has met, and books she has recently enjoyed reading.
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