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Dowdy Family Letters
Collection
Identifier: MS 00117
Content Description
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.
Dates:
1944-1969; Majority of material found within 1944-1945
Found in:
Special Collections Research Center