9 May 1957

Farrow, Joel L., 1937-1995

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow

One letter to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow from Joel L. Farrow dated April 22, 1957. Joel updates his family on his softball team and daily life. He went to Paris on his last leave and saw the Eiffel Tower and the Mona Lisa. He also mentions them installing a telephone.

GLC09910.12

16 May 1957

Farrow, Joel L., 1937-1995

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow

One letter to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow from Joel L. Farrow dated May 16, 1957. Joel updates his family on his daily life and gives them a way to get in touch with him in the case of an emergency. He also mentions receiving the clothes they sent him.

GLC09910.13

7 July 1957

Farrow, Joel L., 1937-1995

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow

One letter to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow from Joel L. Farrow dated July 7, 1957. Joel updates his family on his life. He mentions Fourth of July celebrations including a soccer tournament and a band. He also mentions a plane crash that he witnessed; A C119 aircraft crashed after losing an engine, luckily no one was seriously injured.

GLC09910.14

7 August 1957

Farrow, Joel L., 1937-1995

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow

One letter to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow from Joel L. Farrow dated August 7, 1957. Joel thanks them for the birthday gift they sent. He complains that there is a lack of things to send Wayne.

GLC09910.15

21 August 1957

Farrow, Joel L., 1937-1995

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow

One letter to Glover M. Farrow, Doris Kitchens Farrow, and Wayne Farrow from Joel L. Farrow dated August 21, 1957. Joel updates the family on his daily life as well as his friends. The man he loaned money to (GLC09910.10) is back in the stockade for three more months and a dishonorable discharge.

GLC09910.16

February 3, 1968

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Mary Lawyer dated February 3, 1968. Handy addresses her as his mother-in-law. He is doing well and thanks her for the care packages she sent. He mentions other family members. He also thanks her for the warning that Donna is making him cookies. He comments that he was under artillery fire in the afternoon and six men were wounded but he is fine.

GLC09908.02

19 December 1968

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Mary Lawyer dated December 19, 1968. Handy addresses her as his mother-in-law. He hasn't received any letters from them and really wants one. He mentions he worked in the mail room last night with another soldier from New York and really likes where he is stationed now. He gets to sleep in a building, hot showers and has access to soda.

GLC09908.04

24 December 1968

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Mary Lawyer dated December 24, 1968. Handy addresses her as his mother-in-law and writes that he is switching positions again possibly to captain Jeep driver. He inquires if Frank had been around visiting Donna. He mentions that it has rained a lot.

GLC09908.05

29 December 1968

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Mary Lawyer dated December 29, 1968. Handy addresses her as his mother-in-law and writes that he has switched companies and is now a wire man. He also mentions that he has not received any mail recently.

GLC09908.06

January 19, 1969

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Lawyer and Donald Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Mary and Donald Lawyer dated January 19, 1968. Handy addresses them as his mother-in-law and father-in-law. He writes that he still loves Donna and he will tell her not to go anywhere with Tommy. He also asks them to tell Butch to write him.

GLC09908.08

February 1, 1969

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Lawyer and Donald Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Mary and Donald Lawyer dated February 1, 1968. Handy addresses them as his mother-in-law and father-in-law and writes that he has guard duty and won't be able to write the next night. He also mentions writing Dianne and telling her off.

GLC09908.10

February 6, 1969

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Lawyer and Donald Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Mary and Donald Lawyer dated February 6, 1968. Handy addresses them as his mother-in-law and father-in-law and writes that it is getting worse but does not go into specifics. He mentions he quit drinking but not smoking cigarettes. He also mentions that it keeps raining and he is sick and tired of rain.

GLC09908.11

February 7, 1969

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Lawyer and Donald Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Mary and Donald Lawyer dated February 7, 1968. Handy addresses them as his mother-in-law and father-in-law and writes that he received his glasses in a package from Jim. He asks them to wait on sending his camera because Jim's mother might be sending him his. Also he went to Camp Evans for a ration run, and had to fix some lines.

GLC09908.12

February 12, 1969

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Lawyer and Donald Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Mary and Donald Lawyer dated February 12, 1968. Handy addresses them as his mother-in-law and father-in-law and writes that he loves Donna and she won't lose him. Also mentions that Derkah is not his child and to tell Donna to stop worrying. He checks that Donna is getting his letters even though he is addressing them to Donna Handy, and writes that their letters get to him in about five days.

GLC09908.13

February 17, 1969

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Lawyer and Donald Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Mary and Donald Lawyer dated February 22, 1968. Handy addresses them as his mother-in-law and father-in-law, and alerts them that Donna can get started planning their wedding. He received letters from Don and Butch. He mentions he had heard from his family only once so far. He asks for them to send him spaghetti-os and sugar daddies.

GLC09908.14

February 22, 1969

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Lawyer and Donald Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Mary and Donald Lawyer dated February 22, 1968. Handy addresses them as his mother-in-law and father-in-law. He misses them a lot and wishes he was home with them. He mentions Mary making him sandwiches and bowling with Don and Butch.

GLC09908.15

February 25, 1969

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mary Lawyer and Donald Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Mary and Donald Lawyer dated February 25, 1968. Handy addresses them as his mother-in-law and father-in-law. He comments that he has not received any mail for two days. He mentions that the soldiers he lives with all think he's married and he wishes Donna and him already were.

GLC09908.17

9 March 1969

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Donna Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Donna Lawyer dated March 9, 1969. In an explicit letter he writes how much he loves her and wants to marry her as soon as he can. He also apologizes for accusing her of seeing another man, he was only kidding. He also mentions that he has Kitchen Police duty the next night. He addresses the letter to Donna Handy despite their not being married.

GLC09908.21

14 March 1969

Handy, Gerald, 1949-2020

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Donna Lawyer

One letter from Gerald Handy to Donna Lawyer dated March 14, 1969. In an explicit letter he writes how much he loves her and wants to marry her as soon as he can. He also mentions his sister Dianne who Donna is attending a dance with. He mentions being on guard duty recently. He addresses the letter to Donna Handy despite their not being married.

GLC09908.22

20 June 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated June 20, 1944. Updates his parents on the letters he received from them and Doris Bixler. He comments on the on-base transit in the form of open air vehicles that the sailors can jump on and jump off anywhere on the base. He also mentions the barracks on base and the health of some friends.

GLC09611.334

30 June 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated June 30, 1944. Updates them on all the letters he received, they seem to all be old letters that were delayed in some way. He mentions that Robert Winemiller seems to have been sent overseas, he received a change of address card for Winemiller listing a New York A.P.O box. He also thanks them for the newspaper clipping and asks if they could send some of the comics from Life magazine.

GLC09611.338

8 July 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated July 8, 1944. Updates them that he just received letter four that they sent, as well as letters from Tomas Gassert and Orsyulak a man he was in service school with. Orsyulak is in New Guinea and complains about the lack of leave and pay. Leonard also answers the older letter and comments that he has already answered many of the comments within. He hopes to meet up with Gassert and will let them know if he does.

GLC09611.341

10 July 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated July 10, 1944. Leonard updates them on the letters he received from June Walter, them Bertha and Edith Hutton, and Doris Bixler. He earlier received a letter from Dick Miller and Tommy Gassert. He also updates them on his efforts of finding them souvenirs.

GLC09611.342

20 July 1944

Graeff, Leonard Eugene, 1920-2016

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff

One letter from Leonard Eugene Graeff to Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff dated July 20, 1944. Leonard updates them on the movie he went to and his daily life. He thanks them again for all the letters they write it really makes him feel better. He also comments that most of the sailors that he came to Hawaii with have all been "drafted out" to other locations and jobs and he suspects that he will be as well. There is only three of the original group left. He is glad and surprised to hear that his father is getting a vacation this year.

GLC09611.344

circa 1920-1947

unknown, fl. 1920-1947

Photograph

Title: [Portrait of three men wearing gas masks]

One undated black-and-white photograph of three men posed wearing gas masks outside. Note on the reverse side of the photograph reads, "Me on the right with some boys from Kansas." (see GLC09860.028 for solo photograph)

GLC09860.028