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Newspaper clippings, 1942 - 1946

 File — Document box, letter: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: WV 0363- File Folder 3

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

Folder one contains photographs of Roberta and Nancy as well as a few family photographs. The photographs also include publicity photographs of Roberta as a WAAC at Luke Field, Arizona and Chandler, Arizona.

Folder two contains ten letters written by both Roberta and Nancy to their Mother, Aunt May and Grandmother. These letters discuss general news, such as Nancy's reaction to President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's death, and updates on their lives in the military. There is also a two-disc voice recording which is a souvenir from the Empire State Building in New York City, made by one of the sisters. Lastly, there are two postcards: one from Nancy when she was stationed at Fort Dix in New Jersey, and the second from Roberta during her basic training at Fort Des Moines in Iowa. Folder three contains four newspaper clippings that discuss Nancy's upcoming nupitals and service in the Army, two others are about Roberta's upcoming enlistement and acceptance to the WAAC officer training school, the last clipping is a picture of Roberta with her fellow WAAC officer candidates.

A group photograph of the 6th Company, 1st Regiment Officer Training Class at Fort Des Moines in 1942 and a 20 May 1944 copy of Wing Tips Mather Field, California Newsletter are in General Oversized box 1.

Dates

  • 1942 - 1946

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 0.20 Linear Feet (4 folders (1 1/2 archival box))

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Martha Blakeney Hodges Special Collections and University Archives Repository

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