Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943 to Geraldyne Williams

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.020 Author/Creator: Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943 Place Written: Oscoda, Michigan Type: Postcard Date: 30 September 1943 Pagination: 1 postcard Height: 8.9 cm, Width: 13.7 cm Order a Copy

In this postcard LeRoi writes home to his sister, Geraldyne [Geraldine] Williams. He is writing from Oscoda, Michigan and the front of the postcard is of the main street. He jokes that he isn't kidding when he says that there isn't much to do in the town because it is so small. He mentions that the people are nice.

Williams, LeRoi S., 1919-1943
Twitty, Geraldine Williams, 1930-

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources