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Umbach, Florence, 1926-2004 Soldiers' letters from World War II [Decimalized .001-.072]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09952 Author/Creator: Umbach, Florence, 1926-2004 Place Written: Various Places Type: Header Record Date: 1936-1949 Pagination: 74 items Order a Copy

A collection of letters primarily between sisters Florence Umbach and Catherine Umbach Griffin. There are also letter sent to either sister form other authors. This collection also includes sixteen empty envelopes that do not seem connected to either sister or other author or recipient in the collection. The letters primarily discuss education, wartime work and general family news.

Addy, Miss., fl. 1938
Al, fl. 1948
Ancuta, E., fl. 1944
Bamford, H., fl. 1944
Bamford, H., Mrs., fl. 1944
Bill, fl. 1936
Bloom, P., fl. 1949
Bolt, Miss., fl. 1939
Cantrell, Landrum E., fl. 1922-1943
Cantrell, Louise, fl. 1943
Cantrell, Millie Mae, fl. 1943
Cox, C.M., fl. 1948
Cox, C.M., Mrs., fl. 1948
Creighton, Miss., fl. 1938
Crouch, Miss., fl. 1938
D., John, fl. 1937
Ellie, fl. 1946
F.B., fl. 1945
Fox, Francis E., fl. 1943
Frosdick, W., fl. 1943
Gene, fl. 1944
Griffin, Catherine Umbach, 1917-2004
Griffin, Connor C., fl. 1945-1949
Helen, fl. 1948
Hennelly, P.J., fl. 1944
Hicks, Miss., fl. 1938
Hodkinson, Johnny, fl. 1944
Hodkinson, Y.E., fl. 1944
Jane, fl. 1944
Jim, fl. 1946
Lipscomb, James C., fl. 1944
Lynch, Jonny J., fl. 1944
Mil, fl. 1949
Morrison, Margritte, fl. 1944
Ridenger, James W., fl. 1943
Rubin, Manning J., fl. 1944-1945
Sally, fl. 1937
Stingel, Valma, fl. 1943-1945
Uhrig, Carl S., fl. 1944
Umbach, Florence, 1926-2004
Webb, Miss., fl. 1938
Webster, Catherine, 1898-1983
Wesotowski, Aleksander, fl. 1944

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