Box Small Collections Box 3
Container
Contains 2 Results:
Letters, 1944-1945
File — Box: Small Collections Box 3, Folder: 2
Identifier: id321346
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
23 love letters written by Edward Boulanger to his wife (name unknown) in Gardner, Massachusetts, during WWII. About nine letters were written while he was at Camp Peary in Williamsburg, Va.; about fourteen letters were written while overseas in New Guinea and the Philippines. The letters indicate he was a Seabee (the construction battalions the Navy used in WWII). Of note is the Camp Peary letterhead.
Dates:
1943-1945
Letters, 1891-1900
File — Box: Small Collections Box 3, Folder: 2
Identifier: id293661
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains letters to James Davy Proctor, an English immigrant living in Virginia, written by his family and friends back home. The later letters were written to Proctor's wife, Louisa Frances "Fannie" Wilson. The incoming letters to Proctor were written mainly by his sisters Harriet and Sarah, his father James, and his Aunt Elizabeth. Other correspondents include Maud M. Rogers, Alice Jane Rodgers, and Jack Phillips.The letters inquire about Proctor's whereabouts, his health,...
Dates:
1875-1900