Document folder 1
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Contains 4 Results:
Correspondence , 1943 March 4-April 27
File — Document folder: 1, Folder: 1
Identifier: WV 0341- File Folder 1
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letters from Magnusson to a friend at home in Duluth, Minnesota, chiefly document Magnusson's service with the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in Iowa, Virginia, and France. Letters from Fort Des Moines describe WAC uniforms; drills, including a gas mask drill; WAC facilities and buildings; and social activities at the fort and in Des Moines. Letters from Newport News detail Magnusson's perspective on the South and southerners; the reaction of male soldiers and civilians to the WACs; entertainment,...
Dates:
1943 March 4-April 27
Correspondence , 1943 August 16-December 14
File — Document folder: 1, Folder: 2
Identifier: WV 0341- File Folder 2
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letters from Magnusson to a friend at home in Duluth, Minnesota, chiefly document Magnusson's service with the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in Iowa, Virginia, and France. Letters from Fort Des Moines describe WAC uniforms; drills, including a gas mask drill; WAC facilities and buildings; and social activities at the fort and in Des Moines. Letters from Newport News detail Magnusson's perspective on the South and southerners; the reaction of male soldiers and civilians to the WACs; entertainment,...
Dates:
1943 August 16-December 14
Correspondence, 1944 January 15 and September 8
File — Document folder: 1, Folder: 3
Identifier: WV 0341- File Folder 3
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letters from Magnusson to a friend at home in Duluth, Minnesota, chiefly document Magnusson's service with the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in Iowa, Virginia, and France. Letters from Fort Des Moines describe WAC uniforms; drills, including a gas mask drill; WAC facilities and buildings; and social activities at the fort and in Des Moines. Letters from Newport News detail Magnusson's perspective on the South and southerners; the reaction of male soldiers and civilians to the WACs; entertainment,...
Dates:
1944 January 15 and September 8
Correspondence, 1945 January 13-June 17
File — Document folder: 1, Folder: 4
Identifier: WV 0341- File Folder 4
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
Letters from Magnusson to a friend at home in Duluth, Minnesota, chiefly document Magnusson's service with the Women's Army Corps (WAC) in Iowa, Virginia, and France. Letters from Fort Des Moines describe WAC uniforms; drills, including a gas mask drill; WAC facilities and buildings; and social activities at the fort and in Des Moines. Letters from Newport News detail Magnusson's perspective on the South and southerners; the reaction of male soldiers and civilians to the WACs; entertainment,...
Dates:
1945 January 13-June 17