Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence

Content Description

Letters written by Clarence Curbow to his mother during his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Curbow was stationed in Tokyo. The letters date from June 1945 to May 1946; only two letters were written prior to "Victory over Japan" or "VJ" day.

Scope and Contents

This small collection includes just four series and six folders. Samples of her poetry are tucked inside a Dun & Bradstreet Operations Folder. By far the largest amount of material stems from her World War II correspondence with five different soldiers, at least two of whom appeared to become serious beaux.

Scope and Contents The World War I letters between Benjamin and William Pike and family members were graciously lent by Aliene Pike of Columbia, Kentucky, to the University Archives in 1993 for copying. Family members include their mother, father, and sister. Both Pikes served in the United States Army from 1916 through 1919 and both were stationed overseas. The brothers letters comment on weather, scenery, speculations about what is happening back home on the farm and pleas to have everyone write to them....

Content Description

This collection consists of a small amount of personal papers including some related to the missing-in-action status of the donor’s first husband, while the rest is correspondence and memorabilia from servicemen serving in the military during World War II, including from the donor’s brother, step-brother, brother-in-law, and first husband. The personal papers are arranged by topic. The correspondence is arranged in alphabetical order by the name of the sender.