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20 April 1919
Schoomaker, Lee (fl. 1918-1919)
to Gladys Schoomaker
Writes to his niece on board the USS Mount Vernon. Discusses his trip home and his doubts in getting a speedy discharge. Written on YMCA letterhead.
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18 October 1918
Traylor, Orville S. (fl. 1918)
to Mrs. S.W. Traylor
Writes to his mother about his lack of mail from home and hopes she has received the handkerchief he sent. Discusses his daily activities and looks forward to market day when the townspeople gather to discuss local news and the war. Mentions a...
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4 December 1918
Tuell, Porter E. (fl. 1918-1919)
to Hazel Reese
Writes to a friend about how news of the armistice was recieved in camp. Discusses coming home and his Thanksgiving. Wishes he could be home with Hazel for Christmas and jokes that if he is lucky, he will be home in time for New Years' 1920!...
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3 January 1919
Thanks Hazel for the letter that lifted him from the depths of despair. Hopes she has received his letters. Discusses his daily activities, school and the furlough he will soon receive. Describes his Christmas. Puts her mind at ease regarding the...
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28 February 1919
Writes to his friend about his daily activities now that the war is over and the troops are preparing to return home. Shares his hope to stay in Europe and travel with the YMCA shows. Promises to tell her all about his furlough once he returns to...
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8 March 1919
Writes to his friend about being held at Camp Coetquidan rather than shipping out as planned. Discusses the troops' desperation in leaving the camp, which is located miles from the nearest town, and how they are occupying themselves. Mentions that...
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6 November 1917
Chase, Ernest Dudley, (1878- )
Service Stamps from World War I
Partial sheet of stamps supporting American soldiers overseas. Envelope reads, "One Hundred Service Stamps: These stamps upon your letters, To all the world will say, 'I'm proud because my loved one Serves Uncle Sam today.'" 75 stamps, depicting a...
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July 30, 1912
Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)
to The State and County Chairmen of the National Progressive Party
One letter from Theodore Roosevelt to The State and County Chairmen of the National Progressive Party date July 30, 1912. The letter is regarding woman's suffrage, with many handwritten corrections and notations.
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26 January 1929
Earhart, Amelia (1897-1937)
to Neta Snook Southern
Typed on "Hearst's International" letterhead. Writing as aviation editor of Cosmopolitan Magazine, Earhart reminisces the days when she flew with Snook Southern.
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1917-1920
Southern, Neta Snook (1896-1991)
Diary of Neta Snook [Southern]
The bulk of the diary documents Snook's experiences as a pilot between 1917 and 1920 when she was a student at the Davenport and Curtiss Schools of Aviation. Includes various formulas and notations on engineering and aerodynamics. In addition...
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