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Griffin, Catherine Umbach, 1917-2004 to Florence Umbach

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09952.010 Author/Creator: Griffin, Catherine Umbach, 1917-2004 Place Written: Kosse, Texas Type: Typed letter Date: 28 December 1943 Pagination: 3 p. : envelope ; Order a Copy

One letter from Catherine Umbach Griffin to Florence Umbach dated December 28, 1943.

Griffin, Catherine Umbach, 1917-2004
Umbach, Florence, 1926-2004
Great Depression and World War II, 1929-1945
Family
World War II
World War II

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