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14 October 1949
Vandenburg, Hoyt S. (fl. 1949)
My dear Mrs. Williams
A condolence letter to Cordelia Williams from Hoyt S. Vandenburg, Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force, regarding the death of Eugene Williams.
GLC09587.177
17 July 1944
DeCaux, Len (fl. 1944-)
to Sidney Diamond
Letter written from the publicity director of the Congress of Industrial Organizations in response to a letter that Diamond had written on July 2. The letter answers some of Diamond's questions pertaining to membership of CIO unions, postwar plans...
GLC09120.458
12 June 1943
Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008)
to Morris "Moe" Weiner
Written at 10:30 PM. Sylvia comments on Moe's seeing Mount Ranier [Washington State] from the truck on the way to his new base. Recalls that he always said he wanted to see the West. Gives him the addresses of some friends in the Army. Notes he has...
GLC09414.0065
18 July 1943
to Family [letter home from Camp Lewis]
Written at 8:10 Pacific Time, on USO stationery. Sylvia says she has found a cabin near Mt. Rainer [Washington State] and Camp Lewis [Washington State] and is staying there. They are able to save on food living there and it is much nicer than a hotel...
GLC09414.0075
circa August 1943
Sylvia says it seems like she never was away [with him at Camp Lewis]; but she has her memories. Talks about her train trip back to New York from Washington State.
GLC09414.0076
21 August 1943
Sylvia has been listening to the Maxwell House WQXR radio program. Says she is feeling better, says the weather is now cool, as it was in Washington [State at Camp Lewis].
GLC09414.0085
17 February 1944
V-Mail. Sylvia rushed after dinner to N.Y. Union Headquarters, only to find that she had gone on the wrong night. So she dashed over to the movies with Ben and Mad [sister and her boyfriend]. Says another week has slipped away; but February 22nd...
GLC09414.0165
21 February 1944
Sylvia is happy that Moe shared his furlough in London with her in his letters, and is happy because the next day is a holiday-glad George Washington was born for many reasons. Is listening to Music to Read By [WQXR] and hears "The Merry Widow Waltz...
GLC09414.0170
22 February 1945
Sylvia had a busy day, she went to Mad's and Bess's. Sylvia sketched a profile of George Washington where the date is on the first page in honor of Washington's birthday.
GLC09414.0523
28 October 1944
Weiner, Morris "Moe" (1909-1988)
to Sylvia Weiner
Moe is surprised by the Washington postmark on Sylvia's letters. Moe says that sometimes reading her letters is like beginning in the middle of a book and he must somehow fill in the gaps. Moe says he still wants to see Paris.
GLC09414.1237
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