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Shoemaker, Lorraine, fl. 1943-1948 To Margaret and Paul Lobik

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09579.012 Author/Creator: Shoemaker, Lorraine, fl. 1943-1948 Place Written: Phoenix, Arizona Type: Typed letter signed Date: 29 November 1946 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Height: 27.5 cm, Width: 20.5 cm Order a Copy

One letter from Lorraine Shoemaker to Margaret and Paul Lobik dated November 29, 1946. Mentions a few moves and visits from friends, she also mentions the birth of Charlotte and Dicks baby. Mostly this letter focuses on Lorraine's relationship with a man name Don and the subsequent ups and downs of it.

Lobik, Margaret, 1919-1983
Shoemaker, Lorraine, fl. 1943-1948

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