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30 November 1943

Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967

Greeting Card

Title: to Leonard Eugene Graeff

One greeting card from Susan Prowell Graeff to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated November 30, 1943. The greeting card features a ship being painted in a shipyard as a woman dressed in a red and white stripped dress with blue stars watches. The inside of the card features her looking over her shoulder and holding a corset. The text of the card reads, "Hi Sailor! Keeping Warships On Their Keel Uses All The Corset Steel So in patriotic motive sway: I'm Bulging for the U.S.A." Susan writes on the back of the card that she will write him a longer letter the next day, and will give out his new address.

GLC09611.155

29 November 1943

Erickson, Dottie, fl. 1924-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Leonard Eugene Graeff

One letter from Dottie Erickson to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated November 29, 1943. Dottie compliments Leonard on his mother, she called his house and they spoke for a while, she also stopped by to see Susan earlier in the day. She belatedly introduced herself, and gave Leonard her address. Natalie thinks it is funny they had lived so close to each other but hadn't met until Leonard was on leave. Ray Wolverton has been in the Great Lakes Naval Training Station hospital with a catarral fever of 104 degrees. If Leonard is unable to visit or find Ray at the hospital he should write her and she…

GLC09611.156

30 November 1943

Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Leonard Eugene Graeff

One letter from Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated November 30, 1943. Susan apologizes that it took so long to write him but she has been feeling sick all week. She thinks it could be the chest cold she had last year and never fully recovered from. Now that he is settled she will let everyone know his new address. She mentions meeting Dottie Erickson and giving her his address. The place she works is the same place that June Walter works but they don't really know each other. She hopes Leonard enjoys his service school at Great Lakes Naval Training…

GLC09611.157

19 November 1943

Great Lakes Naval Training Station (Great Lakes, Ill.)

Newspaper

Title: Great Lakes Bulletin. [Vol. 18 no. 47 (November 19, 1943)]

One newspaper entitled "Great Lakes Bulletin" dated November 19, 1943. The newspaper covers events at the Great Lakes Naval Training Station, comics, ads, and information on insurance. On the first page there is a menu for a Thanksgiving meal that will be served; a list of educational classes being offered free of charge for the recruits; a report on the sit-up championship; and a picture of Company 1364 and Company 1388. Both companies are in the "Hall of Fame" for having received the "Rooster Award" multiple times. Company 1364 received the award 3 times, and Company 1388 received it five…

GLC09611.158

2 December 1943

Graeff, Susan Prowell, 1890-1967

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Leonard Eugene Graeff

One letter from Susan Prowell Graeff and Raymond James Graeff to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated December 2, 1943. Susan writes that she cleaned upstairs all day. She inquires about how he is doing in service school, and if he has drills or is marching while in school. She went into town to turn in the proofs of his photo, and saw Daisy and Clara Hess. They were shopping for Christmas, Daisy is sick with the grippe. Daisy has also aged a lot and looks older then she is. Raymond has gone food shopping, but inquires what the "F" and "Bar 303 U.P.-M.11-15" in Leonard's new address means. Susan wants…

GLC09611.159

2 December 1943

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 December 2, 1943. Leonard writes that he is glad to recieved Susan's previous mail. He was waiting for the letter before writing back. He is getting a lot of mail again, six letters the day before and three that day. He has attended school for four days. He is enrolled in math, mechanical drawing, coppersmith, gas welding, and electrical welding theory classes. He is glad he already knows a bit about welding but is worried about the math. The service school gets out at 4:30 pm right before dinner. He…

GLC09611.160

3 December 1943

Runk, Dorothy Kaye, fl. 1942-1945

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Leonard Eugene Graeff

One letter from Dorothy K. Runk to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated December 3, 1943. Dotty writes that she was surprised to hear from Leonard. She writes that Robert Winemiller is in Arizona on desert training. Marion is attending school in St Louis, Missouri. If he wants to visit her though he should write first. She heard about the Notre Dame vs Great Lakes football game and would have liked to see it. She reports that she wasn't at "The Toddle" for the first time in years because her date got shipped out. She writes that June has become engaged, and tells Leonard not to worry there are still…

GLC09611.161

30 October 1973

Moses, William A., fl. 1973

Postcard