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Vandervelde, Iris, fl. 1944 to Sylvia

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.1599 Author/Creator: Vandervelde, Iris, fl. 1944 Place Written: Reading, Berkshire, England Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 November 1944 Pagination: 3 p. : Height: 14 cm, Width: 20.7 cm Order a Copy

This letter is from the married daughter of the family Moe and Jack visited over Passover, Iris. She writes that she has heard so much about Sylvia and hopes they can meet one day. She also writes that her own husband has been in the army.

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