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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Arranged chronologically.","Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in July 2011. Further processed and described by Ania Leska in 2012/2013.","A Guide to World War II Resources in the Special Collections Research Center","Information about related materials is available at http://guides.swem.wm.edu/WorldWarII","Primarily this is a collection of love letters written between 1942-1944 to Gertha Barbara Jean Sykes residing in St. Louis, Missouri and James NMI Dansby, an African-American soldier in the United States Army. There are also letters from two other Army soldiers, Jack Smith, stationed in the Pacific and Benjamin D. Collins, an aircompany soldier, whom Sykes married in 1949.","The letters begin when Dansby joined the Army and started basic training in Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Initially he was a member of Company C, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion (Service), one of the many all-black units activated during the Second World War. In April of 1944, he became a member of 4060th Quartermaster Battalion. Towards the end of 1944, he was stationed to the South West Pacific Theatre and most likely spent the war in the Philippines. He was there until after World War II in Asia had ended and then spent approximately three and a half months in Japan. After his arrival to the United States in January 1946, Dansby travelled to St. Louis and then moved to Detroit, Michigan. He never met Sykes again after he had left St. Louis for basic training and their relationship ended in January of 1947.","There are no letters written during Dansby's time in the Philippines and those mailed from Japan do not contain information about the war. Nevertheless, the collection provides a good insight into a soldier's life, contains numerous examples of military censorship of correspondence, and some reactions to the Jim Crow laws in place at the time.","In addition to letters to Sykes and few letters addressed to Collins, the collection contains a certificate of marriage between Sykes and Collins, postcards issued by the War Department notifying Sykes of Dansby's assignments to new installations, and stamped envelopes accompanying almost every letter.","Scope and Contents This folder contains numerous love letters from Pvt. Dansby to Gertha Sykes, written from basic training in Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dansby was assigned to one of the many all-black units activated during WWII, Company C, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion (Service) established in March 1942. The letters begin when Dansby joined the Army in October 1942 and indicate that Dansby and Sykes's romantic relationship predated Dansby's joining the Army to when both of them lived in St. Louis, Missouri. The letters contain much description of everyday Army life during basic training (pay, entertainment, training routines, etc.), including Dansby's expressions of dissatisfaction with it. They do not contain many political and social reactions. There are few comments regarding segregation in general, or more specifically, in the military, and they tend to be very matter-of-fact. One of them was on the poor organization of African-American soldiers in the camp, whom Dansby viewed as \"neglected to a certain extent\" (6 November 1942).","Scope and Contents Just like folder 1, this folder also contains love letters from Dansby to Sykes. Dansby was still undergoing basic training in Camp Shelby, Mississippi and continued complaining about it, viewing it as too extensive and strenuous. Within a month's time, he advanced from the rank of Pvt. to Pfc., and later Cpl. and his unit moved out on maneuvers and on 1 April 1943 to the port of embarkation. Just like the letters from 1942, these also contain much description of everyday Army life during basic training: pay, rank advancement, entertainment, diet, training routines, furloughs, etc. They do not contain many political and social reactions, especially towards segregation. One comment specifically mentioning Jim Crow is in a letter written on 22 February 1943, at the bottom of page three. Dansby described Judy Canova's USO show, \"Hit the Deck\", and how touched he was by Canova's treatment of black soldiers. \"Judy Canova was fine, she talked with us, rather, to us and honey it made us feel so good to have a white person talk to us the way she did, after experincing [sic] the Jim Crow that persist down here, I've really taken some insults too.\"","This folder contains love letters written to Sykes by Dansby, now a Private again, from new Army installations. It also contains two cards issued by the War Department notifying Sykes of Dansby's arrivals at the new destinations. Letters written between April and the end of May seem to have been sent from Camp Stoneman in Pittsburg, California and the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, California. On the other hand, letters written thereafter seem to have been sent from a classified location in the South Pacific since a September letter from the next folder reveals that and since the second War Department card was mailed on 29 May and the new APO number listed on it was the same number as the one listed on the envelope accompanying Dansby's letter dated 7 June. Unlike envelopes in folders #1 and #2, all envelopes in folder #3 show evidence of cencorship. They are stamped as Passed by Army Examiner. Dansby wrote about censorship quite often and complained to Sykes that it made it difficult for him to be as personable as he had been prior to its institution. On 14 April, he mentioned that his first letter from Camp Stoneman did not pass cencorship and was returned to him, and on 7 and 14 June, he mentioned the same regarding his first letters from the port of embarkation. While the letters in this folder mention Dansby's letters being rejected by the censors, they do not mention any letters from Sykes to Dansby as being rejected. Many letters also shed light on the way censorship was conducted. For example, in letters dated 14 and 20 April, respectively, Dansby mentioned that he was forbidden to send personal correspondence while being moved from Missouri to California and that he was not allowed to scratch words out. Further, in a letter dated 12 August, he explained to Sykes that the small cut out in his letter from 14 June was due to his having used two question marks, while censorship only allowed one. One can find more examples of such cut-outs in the letter of 14 July. Despite censorship, Dansby continued writing about his everyday life. He was satisfied with Camp Stoneman, as well as the California climate and landscape, all of which he much preferred to Camp Shelby and Mississippi. However, after moving to the South Pacific location, his morale sank more and more until he hit his low point on Christmas Day, 1943. Sykes, on the other hand, moved to another address in St. Louis and was in the process of a divorce and a lawsuit (both had not been mentioned before), which she ultimately lost. It appears she had a son nicknamed \"Snookie.\"","Scope and Contents Just like letters in folders #2 and 3, these letters are an extension of those in the previous folder. Dansby continues to write love letters to Sykes from the South Pacific island. During the time span of the letters, Sykes moved within St. Louis, for the second time since October 1942, changed her job, from which she was laid off soon thereafter (letter of 30 October), and had her divorce finalized (letter of 21 November). Dansby, on the other hand, became progressively more depressed and homesick. In comparison to the ports of embarkation in California, the conditions on the classified island were austere and, as it has been the case since Dansby joined the Army, he wished the war were over and he could see Sykes and St. Louis. His morale hit rock bottom at the end of December when he wrote, \"I am putting up a fight against the shattering of my morale and darling [sic] I am telling you [sic] it's not easy at all. Whatever happens though [sic] you can bet I'll be here thinking of you and fighting to my last breath\" (25 December 1943). While Dansby did not get shipped off to the Pacific front between September and December, his letters suggest that others from his basic training cohort were starting to get shipped off to both, the European and the Pacific, fronts. For example, in his letter from 1 December 1943, he wrote that his fellow soldier and friend, Nelson, had been sent to England. The letters contain much evidence of censorship in the form of cutouts. The most interesting are from 9 and 14 September and 21 November. For example, the 9 September letter has cutouts with cut out penciled in above them.","Scope and Contents The initial letters from 1944 were written from the same classified location in the South Pacific as the letters in the previous folder. Starting in late January, however, they were written from a new location. Dansby wrote, \"I feel better too, now that we're all back together again\" (27 January 1944) and mentioned he had been very busy since moving (29 February 1944). In addition to having been relocated, Dansby's military unit changed in April, from Co. C 262nd to 4060th. Then, in June, Dansby was awarded a \"good conduct\" medal and his letter from 26 July seems to suggest that there was a write-up about it in The Argus sometime before 15 July. The Argus (http://www.stlargus.com/) is the oldest continuous black business in the state of Missouri and one of the oldest black newspapers in America. While Dansby's letters had always been regular, period between 8 August and 12 October represents an unusually long gap. This gap was not elaborated on in the last letter of this folder from 12 October, but one learns from it that Sykes moved to Los Angeles, California; that Dansby was moved to yet another, new location; and that he was promoted to Private First Class. After 12 October, there is yet another gap in correspondence (see folder 6). In addition to letters from Dansby, the folder contains the first letter of this collection written to Sykes from a different correspondent. The correspondent's name is Jack Smith, who, like Dansby, was also a soldier in the US Army stationed in the Pacific. Smith was in an antiaircraft artillery gun battalion, Battery B 77th AAA Gun Bn (Sm). His letter is dated 30 May 1944.","This folder contains the largest variety of letters of this collection. Some letters are to Sykes and some are to Collins. There are love letters from Dansby to Sykes and from Collins to Sykes, letters from Smith and various friends from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Sykes, as well as letters from Collins's mother and aunt to Collins. The latter, although addressed to Collins only, were actually written to Collins and Sykes as a married couple. In addition to letters, the folder contains Sykes's and Collins's marriage certificate. The first letter of this folder was written by Dansby on 8 November 1945, a little over a year after the last letter of the previous folder, also by Dansby. Dansby explained the last couple of months of this gap in correspondence by his leaving Sykes's address in Manila when he was moved to Japan. He also wrote that he had not been receiving any letters during those couple of months. By the time this letter was written, the war in Asia had ended on 15 August 1945. Dansby's letters reveal he was stationed in Manila, Philippines until September 17, then in Japan, and that he was expecting to go home before Christmas. Regrettably, neither this nor the previous folders from which we find out that Dansby was stationed on the Pacific front, contain any letters describing Dansby's service in the Philippines or Japan. The second letter of this folder was also from Dansby. Dansby wrote it two months later from the Service Men's Telephone Center in Camp Anza, California, after he had failed to reach Sykes via telephone. He informed Sykes that he had left Japan the day after Christmas and that his course was set for Seattle, but was changed to Hawaii due to weather conditions. Dansby docked in San Pedro on 9 January, arrived at the Camp on 10 January, and left for St. Louis, Missouri on 11 January. The third letter was written three months later, on 10 April 1946, from Detroit, Michigan, also by Dansby. One learns from it that he was in St. Louis until 7 April and left for Michigan instead of Los Angeles, where he could have met Sykes. He wrote to Sykes, \"I am wondering if I have been wrong in my decision to come here. I counteract this thought with your decision in going to L.A. If you had cared enough that wouldn't have happened. Someday you and I shall be so sorry for mistakes that will have gone too far to be corrected.\" The above letter is followed by a group of Dansby's letters written between August 1946 and January 1947. During that time Dansby was still living and working in Detroit. In the second part of September, he wanted to travel to Los Angeles to meet with Sykes, but since he did not receive a response from her soon enough, he did not go. In October Dansby lost his job, which put him in a very difficult financial situation. Finally, in January the relationship between Sykes and Dansby seems to have formally ended. In the letter dated 13 January 1947, Dansby wrote, \"Since you have made yourself so explicit. [sic] I guess I may feel relieved of any bond and focus interest in Detroit (...) I am really glad we have this understanding [sic] I can breathe easier. Hope that we may remain friends. (it's more human) [sic].\" This is the last letter of this collection from Dansby. The next letter of this collection was written over two years after Dansby's last letter to Sykes. The letter is from Collins, an Aircompany Veteran (R.V.T.). It is dated 22 May 1949 and was mailed from Fort Lawton, a United States Army post located in Seattle, Washington. The letter is the first of this collection from Collins to Sykes and it is a love note. The next item of the folder is Sykes and Collins's certificate of marriage officiated by a U.S. Army Chaplain, Ernest W. Armstrong Sr. in Ft. Lawton, Washington on 26 June 1949. The marriage seems to have been Collin's and Sykes's second. The way the letters are adressed also points to Sykes having moved from Los Angeles to Seattle, probably in June, before the marriage took place on 26 June. However, sometime between December 1949 and March 1951, Sykes moved back to Los Angeles, California. The following letters are to Sykes from her church friend and another friend from Los Angeles. In the latter, one can learn a little about operations jobs in Hollywood as Collins was looking for a steady job there. There are also letters addressed to Collins from his mother and a letter written to Collins from his aunt, also from Los Angeles. She wrote that on 17 July 1949, Collins's father, other relatives, and she, together with 35,000 others, went to hear Dr. Ralph Bunche speak at the Hollywood Bowl. Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, diplomat, a civil rights movement activist, and the first African American and a person of color to be awarded the Nobel Prize (1950). This collection is closed off by two letters from Collins to Sykes. At tha time, Collins and Sykes were seperated as Collins was stationed in San Francisco and Sykes lived in Los Angeles. The letters were written in March and August of 1951. They indicate that Collins was promoted from the rank of Private he held as of his marriage to Sykes to the rank of Corporal. They show that Collins was very much in love with his wife and give an impression of a happy marriage.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","United Service Organizations (U.S.)","Dansby, James","Collins, Benjamin D.","Collins, Gertha Sykes","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Gertha Sykes Collins Papers, 1942/1951"],"collection_ssim":["Gertha Sykes Collins Papers, 1942/1951"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["Mss. Acc. 2011.487","/repositories/2/resources/1730"],"unitid_tesim":["Mss. 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Further processed and described by Ania Leska in 2012/2013."],"relatedmaterial_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eA Guide to World War II Resources in the Special Collections Research Center\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e Information about related materials is available at http://guides.swem.wm.edu/WorldWarII\u003c/p\u003e  "],"relatedmaterial_heading_ssm":["Related Materials:"],"relatedmaterial_tesim":["A Guide to World War II Resources in the Special Collections Research Center","Information about related materials is available at http://guides.swem.wm.edu/WorldWarII"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Primarily this is a collection of love letters written between 1942-1944 to Gertha Barbara Jean Sykes residing in St. Louis, Missouri and James NMI Dansby, an African-American soldier in the United States Army. There are also letters from two other Army soldiers, Jack Smith, stationed in the Pacific and Benjamin D. Collins, an aircompany soldier, whom Sykes married in 1949.","The letters begin when Dansby joined the Army and started basic training in Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Initially he was a member of Company C, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion (Service), one of the many all-black units activated during the Second World War. In April of 1944, he became a member of 4060th Quartermaster Battalion. Towards the end of 1944, he was stationed to the South West Pacific Theatre and most likely spent the war in the Philippines. He was there until after World War II in Asia had ended and then spent approximately three and a half months in Japan. After his arrival to the United States in January 1946, Dansby travelled to St. Louis and then moved to Detroit, Michigan. He never met Sykes again after he had left St. Louis for basic training and their relationship ended in January of 1947.","There are no letters written during Dansby's time in the Philippines and those mailed from Japan do not contain information about the war. Nevertheless, the collection provides a good insight into a soldier's life, contains numerous examples of military censorship of correspondence, and some reactions to the Jim Crow laws in place at the time.","In addition to letters to Sykes and few letters addressed to Collins, the collection contains a certificate of marriage between Sykes and Collins, postcards issued by the War Department notifying Sykes of Dansby's assignments to new installations, and stamped envelopes accompanying almost every letter.","Scope and Contents This folder contains numerous love letters from Pvt. Dansby to Gertha Sykes, written from basic training in Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dansby was assigned to one of the many all-black units activated during WWII, Company C, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion (Service) established in March 1942. The letters begin when Dansby joined the Army in October 1942 and indicate that Dansby and Sykes's romantic relationship predated Dansby's joining the Army to when both of them lived in St. Louis, Missouri. The letters contain much description of everyday Army life during basic training (pay, entertainment, training routines, etc.), including Dansby's expressions of dissatisfaction with it. They do not contain many political and social reactions. There are few comments regarding segregation in general, or more specifically, in the military, and they tend to be very matter-of-fact. One of them was on the poor organization of African-American soldiers in the camp, whom Dansby viewed as \"neglected to a certain extent\" (6 November 1942).","Scope and Contents Just like folder 1, this folder also contains love letters from Dansby to Sykes. Dansby was still undergoing basic training in Camp Shelby, Mississippi and continued complaining about it, viewing it as too extensive and strenuous. Within a month's time, he advanced from the rank of Pvt. to Pfc., and later Cpl. and his unit moved out on maneuvers and on 1 April 1943 to the port of embarkation. Just like the letters from 1942, these also contain much description of everyday Army life during basic training: pay, rank advancement, entertainment, diet, training routines, furloughs, etc. They do not contain many political and social reactions, especially towards segregation. One comment specifically mentioning Jim Crow is in a letter written on 22 February 1943, at the bottom of page three. Dansby described Judy Canova's USO show, \"Hit the Deck\", and how touched he was by Canova's treatment of black soldiers. \"Judy Canova was fine, she talked with us, rather, to us and honey it made us feel so good to have a white person talk to us the way she did, after experincing [sic] the Jim Crow that persist down here, I've really taken some insults too.\"","This folder contains love letters written to Sykes by Dansby, now a Private again, from new Army installations. It also contains two cards issued by the War Department notifying Sykes of Dansby's arrivals at the new destinations. Letters written between April and the end of May seem to have been sent from Camp Stoneman in Pittsburg, California and the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, California. On the other hand, letters written thereafter seem to have been sent from a classified location in the South Pacific since a September letter from the next folder reveals that and since the second War Department card was mailed on 29 May and the new APO number listed on it was the same number as the one listed on the envelope accompanying Dansby's letter dated 7 June. Unlike envelopes in folders #1 and #2, all envelopes in folder #3 show evidence of cencorship. They are stamped as Passed by Army Examiner. Dansby wrote about censorship quite often and complained to Sykes that it made it difficult for him to be as personable as he had been prior to its institution. On 14 April, he mentioned that his first letter from Camp Stoneman did not pass cencorship and was returned to him, and on 7 and 14 June, he mentioned the same regarding his first letters from the port of embarkation. While the letters in this folder mention Dansby's letters being rejected by the censors, they do not mention any letters from Sykes to Dansby as being rejected. Many letters also shed light on the way censorship was conducted. For example, in letters dated 14 and 20 April, respectively, Dansby mentioned that he was forbidden to send personal correspondence while being moved from Missouri to California and that he was not allowed to scratch words out. Further, in a letter dated 12 August, he explained to Sykes that the small cut out in his letter from 14 June was due to his having used two question marks, while censorship only allowed one. One can find more examples of such cut-outs in the letter of 14 July. Despite censorship, Dansby continued writing about his everyday life. He was satisfied with Camp Stoneman, as well as the California climate and landscape, all of which he much preferred to Camp Shelby and Mississippi. However, after moving to the South Pacific location, his morale sank more and more until he hit his low point on Christmas Day, 1943. Sykes, on the other hand, moved to another address in St. Louis and was in the process of a divorce and a lawsuit (both had not been mentioned before), which she ultimately lost. It appears she had a son nicknamed \"Snookie.\"","Scope and Contents Just like letters in folders #2 and 3, these letters are an extension of those in the previous folder. Dansby continues to write love letters to Sykes from the South Pacific island. During the time span of the letters, Sykes moved within St. Louis, for the second time since October 1942, changed her job, from which she was laid off soon thereafter (letter of 30 October), and had her divorce finalized (letter of 21 November). Dansby, on the other hand, became progressively more depressed and homesick. In comparison to the ports of embarkation in California, the conditions on the classified island were austere and, as it has been the case since Dansby joined the Army, he wished the war were over and he could see Sykes and St. Louis. His morale hit rock bottom at the end of December when he wrote, \"I am putting up a fight against the shattering of my morale and darling [sic] I am telling you [sic] it's not easy at all. Whatever happens though [sic] you can bet I'll be here thinking of you and fighting to my last breath\" (25 December 1943). While Dansby did not get shipped off to the Pacific front between September and December, his letters suggest that others from his basic training cohort were starting to get shipped off to both, the European and the Pacific, fronts. For example, in his letter from 1 December 1943, he wrote that his fellow soldier and friend, Nelson, had been sent to England. The letters contain much evidence of censorship in the form of cutouts. The most interesting are from 9 and 14 September and 21 November. For example, the 9 September letter has cutouts with cut out penciled in above them.","Scope and Contents The initial letters from 1944 were written from the same classified location in the South Pacific as the letters in the previous folder. Starting in late January, however, they were written from a new location. Dansby wrote, \"I feel better too, now that we're all back together again\" (27 January 1944) and mentioned he had been very busy since moving (29 February 1944). In addition to having been relocated, Dansby's military unit changed in April, from Co. C 262nd to 4060th. Then, in June, Dansby was awarded a \"good conduct\" medal and his letter from 26 July seems to suggest that there was a write-up about it in The Argus sometime before 15 July. The Argus (http://www.stlargus.com/) is the oldest continuous black business in the state of Missouri and one of the oldest black newspapers in America. While Dansby's letters had always been regular, period between 8 August and 12 October represents an unusually long gap. This gap was not elaborated on in the last letter of this folder from 12 October, but one learns from it that Sykes moved to Los Angeles, California; that Dansby was moved to yet another, new location; and that he was promoted to Private First Class. After 12 October, there is yet another gap in correspondence (see folder 6). In addition to letters from Dansby, the folder contains the first letter of this collection written to Sykes from a different correspondent. The correspondent's name is Jack Smith, who, like Dansby, was also a soldier in the US Army stationed in the Pacific. Smith was in an antiaircraft artillery gun battalion, Battery B 77th AAA Gun Bn (Sm). His letter is dated 30 May 1944.","This folder contains the largest variety of letters of this collection. Some letters are to Sykes and some are to Collins. There are love letters from Dansby to Sykes and from Collins to Sykes, letters from Smith and various friends from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Sykes, as well as letters from Collins's mother and aunt to Collins. The latter, although addressed to Collins only, were actually written to Collins and Sykes as a married couple. In addition to letters, the folder contains Sykes's and Collins's marriage certificate. The first letter of this folder was written by Dansby on 8 November 1945, a little over a year after the last letter of the previous folder, also by Dansby. Dansby explained the last couple of months of this gap in correspondence by his leaving Sykes's address in Manila when he was moved to Japan. He also wrote that he had not been receiving any letters during those couple of months. By the time this letter was written, the war in Asia had ended on 15 August 1945. Dansby's letters reveal he was stationed in Manila, Philippines until September 17, then in Japan, and that he was expecting to go home before Christmas. Regrettably, neither this nor the previous folders from which we find out that Dansby was stationed on the Pacific front, contain any letters describing Dansby's service in the Philippines or Japan. The second letter of this folder was also from Dansby. Dansby wrote it two months later from the Service Men's Telephone Center in Camp Anza, California, after he had failed to reach Sykes via telephone. He informed Sykes that he had left Japan the day after Christmas and that his course was set for Seattle, but was changed to Hawaii due to weather conditions. Dansby docked in San Pedro on 9 January, arrived at the Camp on 10 January, and left for St. Louis, Missouri on 11 January. The third letter was written three months later, on 10 April 1946, from Detroit, Michigan, also by Dansby. One learns from it that he was in St. Louis until 7 April and left for Michigan instead of Los Angeles, where he could have met Sykes. He wrote to Sykes, \"I am wondering if I have been wrong in my decision to come here. I counteract this thought with your decision in going to L.A. If you had cared enough that wouldn't have happened. Someday you and I shall be so sorry for mistakes that will have gone too far to be corrected.\" The above letter is followed by a group of Dansby's letters written between August 1946 and January 1947. During that time Dansby was still living and working in Detroit. In the second part of September, he wanted to travel to Los Angeles to meet with Sykes, but since he did not receive a response from her soon enough, he did not go. In October Dansby lost his job, which put him in a very difficult financial situation. Finally, in January the relationship between Sykes and Dansby seems to have formally ended. In the letter dated 13 January 1947, Dansby wrote, \"Since you have made yourself so explicit. [sic] I guess I may feel relieved of any bond and focus interest in Detroit (...) I am really glad we have this understanding [sic] I can breathe easier. Hope that we may remain friends. (it's more human) [sic].\" This is the last letter of this collection from Dansby. The next letter of this collection was written over two years after Dansby's last letter to Sykes. The letter is from Collins, an Aircompany Veteran (R.V.T.). It is dated 22 May 1949 and was mailed from Fort Lawton, a United States Army post located in Seattle, Washington. The letter is the first of this collection from Collins to Sykes and it is a love note. The next item of the folder is Sykes and Collins's certificate of marriage officiated by a U.S. Army Chaplain, Ernest W. Armstrong Sr. in Ft. Lawton, Washington on 26 June 1949. The marriage seems to have been Collin's and Sykes's second. The way the letters are adressed also points to Sykes having moved from Los Angeles to Seattle, probably in June, before the marriage took place on 26 June. However, sometime between December 1949 and March 1951, Sykes moved back to Los Angeles, California. The following letters are to Sykes from her church friend and another friend from Los Angeles. In the latter, one can learn a little about operations jobs in Hollywood as Collins was looking for a steady job there. There are also letters addressed to Collins from his mother and a letter written to Collins from his aunt, also from Los Angeles. She wrote that on 17 July 1949, Collins's father, other relatives, and she, together with 35,000 others, went to hear Dr. Ralph Bunche speak at the Hollywood Bowl. Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, diplomat, a civil rights movement activist, and the first African American and a person of color to be awarded the Nobel Prize (1950). This collection is closed off by two letters from Collins to Sykes. At tha time, Collins and Sykes were seperated as Collins was stationed in San Francisco and Sykes lived in Los Angeles. The letters were written in March and August of 1951. They indicate that Collins was promoted from the rank of Private he held as of his marriage to Sykes to the rank of Corporal. 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There are also letters from two other Army soldiers, Jack Smith, stationed in the Pacific and Benjamin D. Collins, an aircompany soldier, whom Sykes married in 1949.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e The letters begin when Dansby joined the Army and started basic training in Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Initially he was a member of Company C, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion (Service), one of the many all-black units activated during the Second World War. In April of 1944, he became a member of 4060th Quartermaster Battalion. Towards the end of 1944, he was stationed to the South West Pacific Theatre and most likely spent the war in the Philippines. He was there until after World War II in Asia had ended and then spent approximately three and a half months in Japan. After his arrival to the United States in January 1946, Dansby travelled to St. Louis and then moved to Detroit, Michigan. He never met Sykes again after he had left St. Louis for basic training and their relationship ended in January of 1947.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e There are no letters written during Dansby's time in the Philippines and those mailed from Japan do not contain information about the war. Nevertheless, the collection provides a good insight into a soldier's life, contains numerous examples of military censorship of correspondence, and some reactions to the Jim Crow laws in place at the time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e In addition to letters to Sykes and few letters addressed to Collins, the collection contains a certificate of marriage between Sykes and Collins, postcards issued by the War Department notifying Sykes of Dansby's assignments to new installations, and stamped envelopes accompanying almost every letter.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents This folder contains numerous love letters from Pvt. Dansby to Gertha Sykes, written from basic training in Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dansby was assigned to one of the many all-black units activated during WWII, Company C, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion (Service) established in March 1942. The letters begin when Dansby joined the Army in October 1942 and indicate that Dansby and Sykes's romantic relationship predated Dansby's joining the Army to when both of them lived in St. Louis, Missouri. The letters contain much description of everyday Army life during basic training (pay, entertainment, training routines, etc.), including Dansby's expressions of dissatisfaction with it. They do not contain many political and social reactions. There are few comments regarding segregation in general, or more specifically, in the military, and they tend to be very matter-of-fact. One of them was on the poor organization of African-American soldiers in the camp, whom Dansby viewed as \"neglected to a certain extent\" (6 November 1942).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Just like folder 1, this folder also contains love letters from Dansby to Sykes. Dansby was still undergoing basic training in Camp Shelby, Mississippi and continued complaining about it, viewing it as too extensive and strenuous. Within a month's time, he advanced from the rank of Pvt. to Pfc., and later Cpl. and his unit moved out on maneuvers and on 1 April 1943 to the port of embarkation. Just like the letters from 1942, these also contain much description of everyday Army life during basic training: pay, rank advancement, entertainment, diet, training routines, furloughs, etc. They do not contain many political and social reactions, especially towards segregation. One comment specifically mentioning Jim Crow is in a letter written on 22 February 1943, at the bottom of page three. Dansby described Judy Canova's USO show, \"Hit the Deck\", and how touched he was by Canova's treatment of black soldiers. \"Judy Canova was fine, she talked with us, rather, to us and honey it made us feel so good to have a white person talk to us the way she did, after experincing [sic] the Jim Crow that persist down here, I've really taken some insults too.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains love letters written to Sykes by Dansby, now a Private again, from new Army installations. It also contains two cards issued by the War Department notifying Sykes of Dansby's arrivals at the new destinations. Letters written between April and the end of May seem to have been sent from Camp Stoneman in Pittsburg, California and the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, California. On the other hand, letters written thereafter seem to have been sent from a classified location in the South Pacific since a September letter from the next folder reveals that and since the second War Department card was mailed on 29 May and the new APO number listed on it was the same number as the one listed on the envelope accompanying Dansby's letter dated 7 June. Unlike envelopes in folders #1 and #2, all envelopes in folder #3 show evidence of cencorship. They are stamped as Passed by Army Examiner. Dansby wrote about censorship quite often and complained to Sykes that it made it difficult for him to be as personable as he had been prior to its institution. On 14 April, he mentioned that his first letter from Camp Stoneman did not pass cencorship and was returned to him, and on 7 and 14 June, he mentioned the same regarding his first letters from the port of embarkation. While the letters in this folder mention Dansby's letters being rejected by the censors, they do not mention any letters from Sykes to Dansby as being rejected. Many letters also shed light on the way censorship was conducted. For example, in letters dated 14 and 20 April, respectively, Dansby mentioned that he was forbidden to send personal correspondence while being moved from Missouri to California and that he was not allowed to scratch words out. Further, in a letter dated 12 August, he explained to Sykes that the small cut out in his letter from 14 June was due to his having used two question marks, while censorship only allowed one. One can find more examples of such cut-outs in the letter of 14 July. Despite censorship, Dansby continued writing about his everyday life. He was satisfied with Camp Stoneman, as well as the California climate and landscape, all of which he much preferred to Camp Shelby and Mississippi. However, after moving to the South Pacific location, his morale sank more and more until he hit his low point on Christmas Day, 1943. Sykes, on the other hand, moved to another address in St. Louis and was in the process of a divorce and a lawsuit (both had not been mentioned before), which she ultimately lost. It appears she had a son nicknamed \"Snookie.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Just like letters in folders #2 and 3, these letters are an extension of those in the previous folder. Dansby continues to write love letters to Sykes from the South Pacific island. During the time span of the letters, Sykes moved within St. Louis, for the second time since October 1942, changed her job, from which she was laid off soon thereafter (letter of 30 October), and had her divorce finalized (letter of 21 November). Dansby, on the other hand, became progressively more depressed and homesick. In comparison to the ports of embarkation in California, the conditions on the classified island were austere and, as it has been the case since Dansby joined the Army, he wished the war were over and he could see Sykes and St. Louis. His morale hit rock bottom at the end of December when he wrote, \"I am putting up a fight against the shattering of my morale and darling [sic] I am telling you [sic] it's not easy at all. Whatever happens though [sic] you can bet I'll be here thinking of you and fighting to my last breath\" (25 December 1943). While Dansby did not get shipped off to the Pacific front between September and December, his letters suggest that others from his basic training cohort were starting to get shipped off to both, the European and the Pacific, fronts. For example, in his letter from 1 December 1943, he wrote that his fellow soldier and friend, Nelson, had been sent to England. The letters contain much evidence of censorship in the form of cutouts. The most interesting are from 9 and 14 September and 21 November. For example, the 9 September letter has cutouts with cut out penciled in above them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The initial letters from 1944 were written from the same classified location in the South Pacific as the letters in the previous folder. Starting in late January, however, they were written from a new location. Dansby wrote, \"I feel better too, now that we're all back together again\" (27 January 1944) and mentioned he had been very busy since moving (29 February 1944). In addition to having been relocated, Dansby's military unit changed in April, from Co. C 262nd to 4060th. Then, in June, Dansby was awarded a \"good conduct\" medal and his letter from 26 July seems to suggest that there was a write-up about it in The Argus sometime before 15 July. The Argus (http://www.stlargus.com/) is the oldest continuous black business in the state of Missouri and one of the oldest black newspapers in America. While Dansby's letters had always been regular, period between 8 August and 12 October represents an unusually long gap. This gap was not elaborated on in the last letter of this folder from 12 October, but one learns from it that Sykes moved to Los Angeles, California; that Dansby was moved to yet another, new location; and that he was promoted to Private First Class. After 12 October, there is yet another gap in correspondence (see folder 6). In addition to letters from Dansby, the folder contains the first letter of this collection written to Sykes from a different correspondent. The correspondent's name is Jack Smith, who, like Dansby, was also a soldier in the US Army stationed in the Pacific. Smith was in an antiaircraft artillery gun battalion, Battery B 77th AAA Gun Bn (Sm). His letter is dated 30 May 1944.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains the largest variety of letters of this collection. Some letters are to Sykes and some are to Collins. There are love letters from Dansby to Sykes and from Collins to Sykes, letters from Smith and various friends from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Sykes, as well as letters from Collins's mother and aunt to Collins. The latter, although addressed to Collins only, were actually written to Collins and Sykes as a married couple. In addition to letters, the folder contains Sykes's and Collins's marriage certificate. The first letter of this folder was written by Dansby on 8 November 1945, a little over a year after the last letter of the previous folder, also by Dansby. Dansby explained the last couple of months of this gap in correspondence by his leaving Sykes's address in Manila when he was moved to Japan. He also wrote that he had not been receiving any letters during those couple of months. By the time this letter was written, the war in Asia had ended on 15 August 1945. Dansby's letters reveal he was stationed in Manila, Philippines until September 17, then in Japan, and that he was expecting to go home before Christmas. Regrettably, neither this nor the previous folders from which we find out that Dansby was stationed on the Pacific front, contain any letters describing Dansby's service in the Philippines or Japan. The second letter of this folder was also from Dansby. Dansby wrote it two months later from the Service Men's Telephone Center in Camp Anza, California, after he had failed to reach Sykes via telephone. He informed Sykes that he had left Japan the day after Christmas and that his course was set for Seattle, but was changed to Hawaii due to weather conditions. Dansby docked in San Pedro on 9 January, arrived at the Camp on 10 January, and left for St. Louis, Missouri on 11 January. The third letter was written three months later, on 10 April 1946, from Detroit, Michigan, also by Dansby. One learns from it that he was in St. Louis until 7 April and left for Michigan instead of Los Angeles, where he could have met Sykes. He wrote to Sykes, \"I am wondering if I have been wrong in my decision to come here. I counteract this thought with your decision in going to L.A. If you had cared enough that wouldn't have happened. Someday you and I shall be so sorry for mistakes that will have gone too far to be corrected.\" The above letter is followed by a group of Dansby's letters written between August 1946 and January 1947. During that time Dansby was still living and working in Detroit. In the second part of September, he wanted to travel to Los Angeles to meet with Sykes, but since he did not receive a response from her soon enough, he did not go. In October Dansby lost his job, which put him in a very difficult financial situation. Finally, in January the relationship between Sykes and Dansby seems to have formally ended. In the letter dated 13 January 1947, Dansby wrote, \"Since you have made yourself so explicit. [sic] I guess I may feel relieved of any bond and focus interest in Detroit (...) I am really glad we have this understanding [sic] I can breathe easier. Hope that we may remain friends. (it's more human) [sic].\" This is the last letter of this collection from Dansby. The next letter of this collection was written over two years after Dansby's last letter to Sykes. The letter is from Collins, an Aircompany Veteran (R.V.T.). It is dated 22 May 1949 and was mailed from Fort Lawton, a United States Army post located in Seattle, Washington. The letter is the first of this collection from Collins to Sykes and it is a love note. The next item of the folder is Sykes and Collins's certificate of marriage officiated by a U.S. Army Chaplain, Ernest W. Armstrong Sr. in Ft. Lawton, Washington on 26 June 1949. The marriage seems to have been Collin's and Sykes's second. The way the letters are adressed also points to Sykes having moved from Los Angeles to Seattle, probably in June, before the marriage took place on 26 June. However, sometime between December 1949 and March 1951, Sykes moved back to Los Angeles, California. The following letters are to Sykes from her church friend and another friend from Los Angeles. In the latter, one can learn a little about operations jobs in Hollywood as Collins was looking for a steady job there. There are also letters addressed to Collins from his mother and a letter written to Collins from his aunt, also from Los Angeles. She wrote that on 17 July 1949, Collins's father, other relatives, and she, together with 35,000 others, went to hear Dr. Ralph Bunche speak at the Hollywood Bowl. Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, diplomat, a civil rights movement activist, and the first African American and a person of color to be awarded the Nobel Prize (1950). This collection is closed off by two letters from Collins to Sykes. At tha time, Collins and Sykes were seperated as Collins was stationed in San Francisco and Sykes lived in Los Angeles. The letters were written in March and August of 1951. They indicate that Collins was promoted from the rank of Private he held as of his marriage to Sykes to the rank of Corporal. 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Further processed and described by Ania Leska in 2012/2013.","A Guide to World War II Resources in the Special Collections Research Center","Information about related materials is available at http://guides.swem.wm.edu/WorldWarII","Primarily this is a collection of love letters written between 1942-1944 to Gertha Barbara Jean Sykes residing in St. Louis, Missouri and James NMI Dansby, an African-American soldier in the United States Army. There are also letters from two other Army soldiers, Jack Smith, stationed in the Pacific and Benjamin D. Collins, an aircompany soldier, whom Sykes married in 1949.","The letters begin when Dansby joined the Army and started basic training in Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Initially he was a member of Company C, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion (Service), one of the many all-black units activated during the Second World War. In April of 1944, he became a member of 4060th Quartermaster Battalion. Towards the end of 1944, he was stationed to the South West Pacific Theatre and most likely spent the war in the Philippines. He was there until after World War II in Asia had ended and then spent approximately three and a half months in Japan. After his arrival to the United States in January 1946, Dansby travelled to St. Louis and then moved to Detroit, Michigan. He never met Sykes again after he had left St. Louis for basic training and their relationship ended in January of 1947.","There are no letters written during Dansby's time in the Philippines and those mailed from Japan do not contain information about the war. Nevertheless, the collection provides a good insight into a soldier's life, contains numerous examples of military censorship of correspondence, and some reactions to the Jim Crow laws in place at the time.","In addition to letters to Sykes and few letters addressed to Collins, the collection contains a certificate of marriage between Sykes and Collins, postcards issued by the War Department notifying Sykes of Dansby's assignments to new installations, and stamped envelopes accompanying almost every letter.","Scope and Contents This folder contains numerous love letters from Pvt. Dansby to Gertha Sykes, written from basic training in Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dansby was assigned to one of the many all-black units activated during WWII, Company C, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion (Service) established in March 1942. The letters begin when Dansby joined the Army in October 1942 and indicate that Dansby and Sykes's romantic relationship predated Dansby's joining the Army to when both of them lived in St. Louis, Missouri. The letters contain much description of everyday Army life during basic training (pay, entertainment, training routines, etc.), including Dansby's expressions of dissatisfaction with it. They do not contain many political and social reactions. There are few comments regarding segregation in general, or more specifically, in the military, and they tend to be very matter-of-fact. One of them was on the poor organization of African-American soldiers in the camp, whom Dansby viewed as \"neglected to a certain extent\" (6 November 1942).","Scope and Contents Just like folder 1, this folder also contains love letters from Dansby to Sykes. Dansby was still undergoing basic training in Camp Shelby, Mississippi and continued complaining about it, viewing it as too extensive and strenuous. Within a month's time, he advanced from the rank of Pvt. to Pfc., and later Cpl. and his unit moved out on maneuvers and on 1 April 1943 to the port of embarkation. Just like the letters from 1942, these also contain much description of everyday Army life during basic training: pay, rank advancement, entertainment, diet, training routines, furloughs, etc. They do not contain many political and social reactions, especially towards segregation. One comment specifically mentioning Jim Crow is in a letter written on 22 February 1943, at the bottom of page three. Dansby described Judy Canova's USO show, \"Hit the Deck\", and how touched he was by Canova's treatment of black soldiers. \"Judy Canova was fine, she talked with us, rather, to us and honey it made us feel so good to have a white person talk to us the way she did, after experincing [sic] the Jim Crow that persist down here, I've really taken some insults too.\"","This folder contains love letters written to Sykes by Dansby, now a Private again, from new Army installations. It also contains two cards issued by the War Department notifying Sykes of Dansby's arrivals at the new destinations. Letters written between April and the end of May seem to have been sent from Camp Stoneman in Pittsburg, California and the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, California. On the other hand, letters written thereafter seem to have been sent from a classified location in the South Pacific since a September letter from the next folder reveals that and since the second War Department card was mailed on 29 May and the new APO number listed on it was the same number as the one listed on the envelope accompanying Dansby's letter dated 7 June. Unlike envelopes in folders #1 and #2, all envelopes in folder #3 show evidence of cencorship. They are stamped as Passed by Army Examiner. Dansby wrote about censorship quite often and complained to Sykes that it made it difficult for him to be as personable as he had been prior to its institution. On 14 April, he mentioned that his first letter from Camp Stoneman did not pass cencorship and was returned to him, and on 7 and 14 June, he mentioned the same regarding his first letters from the port of embarkation. While the letters in this folder mention Dansby's letters being rejected by the censors, they do not mention any letters from Sykes to Dansby as being rejected. Many letters also shed light on the way censorship was conducted. For example, in letters dated 14 and 20 April, respectively, Dansby mentioned that he was forbidden to send personal correspondence while being moved from Missouri to California and that he was not allowed to scratch words out. Further, in a letter dated 12 August, he explained to Sykes that the small cut out in his letter from 14 June was due to his having used two question marks, while censorship only allowed one. One can find more examples of such cut-outs in the letter of 14 July. Despite censorship, Dansby continued writing about his everyday life. He was satisfied with Camp Stoneman, as well as the California climate and landscape, all of which he much preferred to Camp Shelby and Mississippi. However, after moving to the South Pacific location, his morale sank more and more until he hit his low point on Christmas Day, 1943. Sykes, on the other hand, moved to another address in St. Louis and was in the process of a divorce and a lawsuit (both had not been mentioned before), which she ultimately lost. It appears she had a son nicknamed \"Snookie.\"","Scope and Contents Just like letters in folders #2 and 3, these letters are an extension of those in the previous folder. Dansby continues to write love letters to Sykes from the South Pacific island. During the time span of the letters, Sykes moved within St. Louis, for the second time since October 1942, changed her job, from which she was laid off soon thereafter (letter of 30 October), and had her divorce finalized (letter of 21 November). Dansby, on the other hand, became progressively more depressed and homesick. In comparison to the ports of embarkation in California, the conditions on the classified island were austere and, as it has been the case since Dansby joined the Army, he wished the war were over and he could see Sykes and St. Louis. His morale hit rock bottom at the end of December when he wrote, \"I am putting up a fight against the shattering of my morale and darling [sic] I am telling you [sic] it's not easy at all. Whatever happens though [sic] you can bet I'll be here thinking of you and fighting to my last breath\" (25 December 1943). While Dansby did not get shipped off to the Pacific front between September and December, his letters suggest that others from his basic training cohort were starting to get shipped off to both, the European and the Pacific, fronts. For example, in his letter from 1 December 1943, he wrote that his fellow soldier and friend, Nelson, had been sent to England. The letters contain much evidence of censorship in the form of cutouts. The most interesting are from 9 and 14 September and 21 November. For example, the 9 September letter has cutouts with cut out penciled in above them.","Scope and Contents The initial letters from 1944 were written from the same classified location in the South Pacific as the letters in the previous folder. Starting in late January, however, they were written from a new location. Dansby wrote, \"I feel better too, now that we're all back together again\" (27 January 1944) and mentioned he had been very busy since moving (29 February 1944). In addition to having been relocated, Dansby's military unit changed in April, from Co. C 262nd to 4060th. Then, in June, Dansby was awarded a \"good conduct\" medal and his letter from 26 July seems to suggest that there was a write-up about it in The Argus sometime before 15 July. The Argus (http://www.stlargus.com/) is the oldest continuous black business in the state of Missouri and one of the oldest black newspapers in America. While Dansby's letters had always been regular, period between 8 August and 12 October represents an unusually long gap. This gap was not elaborated on in the last letter of this folder from 12 October, but one learns from it that Sykes moved to Los Angeles, California; that Dansby was moved to yet another, new location; and that he was promoted to Private First Class. After 12 October, there is yet another gap in correspondence (see folder 6). In addition to letters from Dansby, the folder contains the first letter of this collection written to Sykes from a different correspondent. The correspondent's name is Jack Smith, who, like Dansby, was also a soldier in the US Army stationed in the Pacific. Smith was in an antiaircraft artillery gun battalion, Battery B 77th AAA Gun Bn (Sm). His letter is dated 30 May 1944.","This folder contains the largest variety of letters of this collection. Some letters are to Sykes and some are to Collins. There are love letters from Dansby to Sykes and from Collins to Sykes, letters from Smith and various friends from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Sykes, as well as letters from Collins's mother and aunt to Collins. The latter, although addressed to Collins only, were actually written to Collins and Sykes as a married couple. In addition to letters, the folder contains Sykes's and Collins's marriage certificate. The first letter of this folder was written by Dansby on 8 November 1945, a little over a year after the last letter of the previous folder, also by Dansby. Dansby explained the last couple of months of this gap in correspondence by his leaving Sykes's address in Manila when he was moved to Japan. He also wrote that he had not been receiving any letters during those couple of months. By the time this letter was written, the war in Asia had ended on 15 August 1945. Dansby's letters reveal he was stationed in Manila, Philippines until September 17, then in Japan, and that he was expecting to go home before Christmas. Regrettably, neither this nor the previous folders from which we find out that Dansby was stationed on the Pacific front, contain any letters describing Dansby's service in the Philippines or Japan. The second letter of this folder was also from Dansby. Dansby wrote it two months later from the Service Men's Telephone Center in Camp Anza, California, after he had failed to reach Sykes via telephone. He informed Sykes that he had left Japan the day after Christmas and that his course was set for Seattle, but was changed to Hawaii due to weather conditions. Dansby docked in San Pedro on 9 January, arrived at the Camp on 10 January, and left for St. Louis, Missouri on 11 January. The third letter was written three months later, on 10 April 1946, from Detroit, Michigan, also by Dansby. One learns from it that he was in St. Louis until 7 April and left for Michigan instead of Los Angeles, where he could have met Sykes. He wrote to Sykes, \"I am wondering if I have been wrong in my decision to come here. I counteract this thought with your decision in going to L.A. If you had cared enough that wouldn't have happened. Someday you and I shall be so sorry for mistakes that will have gone too far to be corrected.\" The above letter is followed by a group of Dansby's letters written between August 1946 and January 1947. During that time Dansby was still living and working in Detroit. In the second part of September, he wanted to travel to Los Angeles to meet with Sykes, but since he did not receive a response from her soon enough, he did not go. In October Dansby lost his job, which put him in a very difficult financial situation. Finally, in January the relationship between Sykes and Dansby seems to have formally ended. In the letter dated 13 January 1947, Dansby wrote, \"Since you have made yourself so explicit. [sic] I guess I may feel relieved of any bond and focus interest in Detroit (...) I am really glad we have this understanding [sic] I can breathe easier. Hope that we may remain friends. (it's more human) [sic].\" This is the last letter of this collection from Dansby. The next letter of this collection was written over two years after Dansby's last letter to Sykes. The letter is from Collins, an Aircompany Veteran (R.V.T.). It is dated 22 May 1949 and was mailed from Fort Lawton, a United States Army post located in Seattle, Washington. The letter is the first of this collection from Collins to Sykes and it is a love note. The next item of the folder is Sykes and Collins's certificate of marriage officiated by a U.S. Army Chaplain, Ernest W. Armstrong Sr. in Ft. Lawton, Washington on 26 June 1949. The marriage seems to have been Collin's and Sykes's second. The way the letters are adressed also points to Sykes having moved from Los Angeles to Seattle, probably in June, before the marriage took place on 26 June. However, sometime between December 1949 and March 1951, Sykes moved back to Los Angeles, California. The following letters are to Sykes from her church friend and another friend from Los Angeles. In the latter, one can learn a little about operations jobs in Hollywood as Collins was looking for a steady job there. There are also letters addressed to Collins from his mother and a letter written to Collins from his aunt, also from Los Angeles. She wrote that on 17 July 1949, Collins's father, other relatives, and she, together with 35,000 others, went to hear Dr. Ralph Bunche speak at the Hollywood Bowl. Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, diplomat, a civil rights movement activist, and the first African American and a person of color to be awarded the Nobel Prize (1950). This collection is closed off by two letters from Collins to Sykes. At tha time, Collins and Sykes were seperated as Collins was stationed in San Francisco and Sykes lived in Los Angeles. The letters were written in March and August of 1951. They indicate that Collins was promoted from the rank of Private he held as of his marriage to Sykes to the rank of Corporal. 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There are also letters from two other Army soldiers, Jack Smith, stationed in the Pacific and Benjamin D. Collins, an aircompany soldier, whom Sykes married in 1949.","The letters begin when Dansby joined the Army and started basic training in Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Initially he was a member of Company C, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion (Service), one of the many all-black units activated during the Second World War. In April of 1944, he became a member of 4060th Quartermaster Battalion. Towards the end of 1944, he was stationed to the South West Pacific Theatre and most likely spent the war in the Philippines. He was there until after World War II in Asia had ended and then spent approximately three and a half months in Japan. After his arrival to the United States in January 1946, Dansby travelled to St. Louis and then moved to Detroit, Michigan. He never met Sykes again after he had left St. Louis for basic training and their relationship ended in January of 1947.","There are no letters written during Dansby's time in the Philippines and those mailed from Japan do not contain information about the war. Nevertheless, the collection provides a good insight into a soldier's life, contains numerous examples of military censorship of correspondence, and some reactions to the Jim Crow laws in place at the time.","In addition to letters to Sykes and few letters addressed to Collins, the collection contains a certificate of marriage between Sykes and Collins, postcards issued by the War Department notifying Sykes of Dansby's assignments to new installations, and stamped envelopes accompanying almost every letter.","Scope and Contents This folder contains numerous love letters from Pvt. Dansby to Gertha Sykes, written from basic training in Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dansby was assigned to one of the many all-black units activated during WWII, Company C, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion (Service) established in March 1942. The letters begin when Dansby joined the Army in October 1942 and indicate that Dansby and Sykes's romantic relationship predated Dansby's joining the Army to when both of them lived in St. Louis, Missouri. The letters contain much description of everyday Army life during basic training (pay, entertainment, training routines, etc.), including Dansby's expressions of dissatisfaction with it. They do not contain many political and social reactions. There are few comments regarding segregation in general, or more specifically, in the military, and they tend to be very matter-of-fact. One of them was on the poor organization of African-American soldiers in the camp, whom Dansby viewed as \"neglected to a certain extent\" (6 November 1942).","Scope and Contents Just like folder 1, this folder also contains love letters from Dansby to Sykes. Dansby was still undergoing basic training in Camp Shelby, Mississippi and continued complaining about it, viewing it as too extensive and strenuous. Within a month's time, he advanced from the rank of Pvt. to Pfc., and later Cpl. and his unit moved out on maneuvers and on 1 April 1943 to the port of embarkation. Just like the letters from 1942, these also contain much description of everyday Army life during basic training: pay, rank advancement, entertainment, diet, training routines, furloughs, etc. They do not contain many political and social reactions, especially towards segregation. One comment specifically mentioning Jim Crow is in a letter written on 22 February 1943, at the bottom of page three. Dansby described Judy Canova's USO show, \"Hit the Deck\", and how touched he was by Canova's treatment of black soldiers. \"Judy Canova was fine, she talked with us, rather, to us and honey it made us feel so good to have a white person talk to us the way she did, after experincing [sic] the Jim Crow that persist down here, I've really taken some insults too.\"","This folder contains love letters written to Sykes by Dansby, now a Private again, from new Army installations. It also contains two cards issued by the War Department notifying Sykes of Dansby's arrivals at the new destinations. Letters written between April and the end of May seem to have been sent from Camp Stoneman in Pittsburg, California and the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, California. On the other hand, letters written thereafter seem to have been sent from a classified location in the South Pacific since a September letter from the next folder reveals that and since the second War Department card was mailed on 29 May and the new APO number listed on it was the same number as the one listed on the envelope accompanying Dansby's letter dated 7 June. Unlike envelopes in folders #1 and #2, all envelopes in folder #3 show evidence of cencorship. They are stamped as Passed by Army Examiner. Dansby wrote about censorship quite often and complained to Sykes that it made it difficult for him to be as personable as he had been prior to its institution. On 14 April, he mentioned that his first letter from Camp Stoneman did not pass cencorship and was returned to him, and on 7 and 14 June, he mentioned the same regarding his first letters from the port of embarkation. While the letters in this folder mention Dansby's letters being rejected by the censors, they do not mention any letters from Sykes to Dansby as being rejected. Many letters also shed light on the way censorship was conducted. For example, in letters dated 14 and 20 April, respectively, Dansby mentioned that he was forbidden to send personal correspondence while being moved from Missouri to California and that he was not allowed to scratch words out. Further, in a letter dated 12 August, he explained to Sykes that the small cut out in his letter from 14 June was due to his having used two question marks, while censorship only allowed one. One can find more examples of such cut-outs in the letter of 14 July. Despite censorship, Dansby continued writing about his everyday life. He was satisfied with Camp Stoneman, as well as the California climate and landscape, all of which he much preferred to Camp Shelby and Mississippi. However, after moving to the South Pacific location, his morale sank more and more until he hit his low point on Christmas Day, 1943. Sykes, on the other hand, moved to another address in St. Louis and was in the process of a divorce and a lawsuit (both had not been mentioned before), which she ultimately lost. It appears she had a son nicknamed \"Snookie.\"","Scope and Contents Just like letters in folders #2 and 3, these letters are an extension of those in the previous folder. Dansby continues to write love letters to Sykes from the South Pacific island. During the time span of the letters, Sykes moved within St. Louis, for the second time since October 1942, changed her job, from which she was laid off soon thereafter (letter of 30 October), and had her divorce finalized (letter of 21 November). Dansby, on the other hand, became progressively more depressed and homesick. In comparison to the ports of embarkation in California, the conditions on the classified island were austere and, as it has been the case since Dansby joined the Army, he wished the war were over and he could see Sykes and St. Louis. His morale hit rock bottom at the end of December when he wrote, \"I am putting up a fight against the shattering of my morale and darling [sic] I am telling you [sic] it's not easy at all. Whatever happens though [sic] you can bet I'll be here thinking of you and fighting to my last breath\" (25 December 1943). While Dansby did not get shipped off to the Pacific front between September and December, his letters suggest that others from his basic training cohort were starting to get shipped off to both, the European and the Pacific, fronts. For example, in his letter from 1 December 1943, he wrote that his fellow soldier and friend, Nelson, had been sent to England. The letters contain much evidence of censorship in the form of cutouts. The most interesting are from 9 and 14 September and 21 November. For example, the 9 September letter has cutouts with cut out penciled in above them.","Scope and Contents The initial letters from 1944 were written from the same classified location in the South Pacific as the letters in the previous folder. Starting in late January, however, they were written from a new location. Dansby wrote, \"I feel better too, now that we're all back together again\" (27 January 1944) and mentioned he had been very busy since moving (29 February 1944). In addition to having been relocated, Dansby's military unit changed in April, from Co. C 262nd to 4060th. Then, in June, Dansby was awarded a \"good conduct\" medal and his letter from 26 July seems to suggest that there was a write-up about it in The Argus sometime before 15 July. The Argus (http://www.stlargus.com/) is the oldest continuous black business in the state of Missouri and one of the oldest black newspapers in America. While Dansby's letters had always been regular, period between 8 August and 12 October represents an unusually long gap. This gap was not elaborated on in the last letter of this folder from 12 October, but one learns from it that Sykes moved to Los Angeles, California; that Dansby was moved to yet another, new location; and that he was promoted to Private First Class. After 12 October, there is yet another gap in correspondence (see folder 6). In addition to letters from Dansby, the folder contains the first letter of this collection written to Sykes from a different correspondent. The correspondent's name is Jack Smith, who, like Dansby, was also a soldier in the US Army stationed in the Pacific. Smith was in an antiaircraft artillery gun battalion, Battery B 77th AAA Gun Bn (Sm). His letter is dated 30 May 1944.","This folder contains the largest variety of letters of this collection. Some letters are to Sykes and some are to Collins. There are love letters from Dansby to Sykes and from Collins to Sykes, letters from Smith and various friends from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Sykes, as well as letters from Collins's mother and aunt to Collins. The latter, although addressed to Collins only, were actually written to Collins and Sykes as a married couple. In addition to letters, the folder contains Sykes's and Collins's marriage certificate. The first letter of this folder was written by Dansby on 8 November 1945, a little over a year after the last letter of the previous folder, also by Dansby. Dansby explained the last couple of months of this gap in correspondence by his leaving Sykes's address in Manila when he was moved to Japan. He also wrote that he had not been receiving any letters during those couple of months. By the time this letter was written, the war in Asia had ended on 15 August 1945. Dansby's letters reveal he was stationed in Manila, Philippines until September 17, then in Japan, and that he was expecting to go home before Christmas. Regrettably, neither this nor the previous folders from which we find out that Dansby was stationed on the Pacific front, contain any letters describing Dansby's service in the Philippines or Japan. The second letter of this folder was also from Dansby. Dansby wrote it two months later from the Service Men's Telephone Center in Camp Anza, California, after he had failed to reach Sykes via telephone. He informed Sykes that he had left Japan the day after Christmas and that his course was set for Seattle, but was changed to Hawaii due to weather conditions. Dansby docked in San Pedro on 9 January, arrived at the Camp on 10 January, and left for St. Louis, Missouri on 11 January. The third letter was written three months later, on 10 April 1946, from Detroit, Michigan, also by Dansby. One learns from it that he was in St. Louis until 7 April and left for Michigan instead of Los Angeles, where he could have met Sykes. He wrote to Sykes, \"I am wondering if I have been wrong in my decision to come here. I counteract this thought with your decision in going to L.A. If you had cared enough that wouldn't have happened. Someday you and I shall be so sorry for mistakes that will have gone too far to be corrected.\" The above letter is followed by a group of Dansby's letters written between August 1946 and January 1947. During that time Dansby was still living and working in Detroit. In the second part of September, he wanted to travel to Los Angeles to meet with Sykes, but since he did not receive a response from her soon enough, he did not go. In October Dansby lost his job, which put him in a very difficult financial situation. Finally, in January the relationship between Sykes and Dansby seems to have formally ended. In the letter dated 13 January 1947, Dansby wrote, \"Since you have made yourself so explicit. [sic] I guess I may feel relieved of any bond and focus interest in Detroit (...) I am really glad we have this understanding [sic] I can breathe easier. Hope that we may remain friends. (it's more human) [sic].\" This is the last letter of this collection from Dansby. The next letter of this collection was written over two years after Dansby's last letter to Sykes. The letter is from Collins, an Aircompany Veteran (R.V.T.). It is dated 22 May 1949 and was mailed from Fort Lawton, a United States Army post located in Seattle, Washington. The letter is the first of this collection from Collins to Sykes and it is a love note. The next item of the folder is Sykes and Collins's certificate of marriage officiated by a U.S. Army Chaplain, Ernest W. Armstrong Sr. in Ft. Lawton, Washington on 26 June 1949. The marriage seems to have been Collin's and Sykes's second. The way the letters are adressed also points to Sykes having moved from Los Angeles to Seattle, probably in June, before the marriage took place on 26 June. However, sometime between December 1949 and March 1951, Sykes moved back to Los Angeles, California. The following letters are to Sykes from her church friend and another friend from Los Angeles. In the latter, one can learn a little about operations jobs in Hollywood as Collins was looking for a steady job there. There are also letters addressed to Collins from his mother and a letter written to Collins from his aunt, also from Los Angeles. She wrote that on 17 July 1949, Collins's father, other relatives, and she, together with 35,000 others, went to hear Dr. Ralph Bunche speak at the Hollywood Bowl. Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, diplomat, a civil rights movement activist, and the first African American and a person of color to be awarded the Nobel Prize (1950). This collection is closed off by two letters from Collins to Sykes. At tha time, Collins and Sykes were seperated as Collins was stationed in San Francisco and Sykes lived in Los Angeles. The letters were written in March and August of 1951. They indicate that Collins was promoted from the rank of Private he held as of his marriage to Sykes to the rank of Corporal. They show that Collins was very much in love with his wife and give an impression of a happy marriage."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use:"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","United Service Organizations (U.S.)"],"names_coll_ssim":["United Service Organizations (U.S.)"],"persname_ssim":["Dansby, James","Collins, Benjamin D.","Collins, Gertha Sykes"],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","United Service Organizations (U.S.)","Dansby, James","Collins, Benjamin D.","Collins, Gertha Sykes"],"language_ssim":["English"],"total_component_count_is":7,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T07:41:50.510Z","scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003ePrimarily this is a collection of love letters written between 1942-1944 to Gertha Barbara Jean Sykes residing in St. Louis, Missouri and James NMI Dansby, an African-American soldier in the United States Army. There are also letters from two other Army soldiers, Jack Smith, stationed in the Pacific and Benjamin D. Collins, an aircompany soldier, whom Sykes married in 1949.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e The letters begin when Dansby joined the Army and started basic training in Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Initially he was a member of Company C, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion (Service), one of the many all-black units activated during the Second World War. In April of 1944, he became a member of 4060th Quartermaster Battalion. Towards the end of 1944, he was stationed to the South West Pacific Theatre and most likely spent the war in the Philippines. He was there until after World War II in Asia had ended and then spent approximately three and a half months in Japan. After his arrival to the United States in January 1946, Dansby travelled to St. Louis and then moved to Detroit, Michigan. He never met Sykes again after he had left St. Louis for basic training and their relationship ended in January of 1947.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e There are no letters written during Dansby's time in the Philippines and those mailed from Japan do not contain information about the war. Nevertheless, the collection provides a good insight into a soldier's life, contains numerous examples of military censorship of correspondence, and some reactions to the Jim Crow laws in place at the time.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e In addition to letters to Sykes and few letters addressed to Collins, the collection contains a certificate of marriage between Sykes and Collins, postcards issued by the War Department notifying Sykes of Dansby's assignments to new installations, and stamped envelopes accompanying almost every letter.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents This folder contains numerous love letters from Pvt. Dansby to Gertha Sykes, written from basic training in Camp Shelby, Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Dansby was assigned to one of the many all-black units activated during WWII, Company C, 262nd Quartermaster Battalion (Service) established in March 1942. The letters begin when Dansby joined the Army in October 1942 and indicate that Dansby and Sykes's romantic relationship predated Dansby's joining the Army to when both of them lived in St. Louis, Missouri. The letters contain much description of everyday Army life during basic training (pay, entertainment, training routines, etc.), including Dansby's expressions of dissatisfaction with it. They do not contain many political and social reactions. There are few comments regarding segregation in general, or more specifically, in the military, and they tend to be very matter-of-fact. One of them was on the poor organization of African-American soldiers in the camp, whom Dansby viewed as \"neglected to a certain extent\" (6 November 1942).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Just like folder 1, this folder also contains love letters from Dansby to Sykes. Dansby was still undergoing basic training in Camp Shelby, Mississippi and continued complaining about it, viewing it as too extensive and strenuous. Within a month's time, he advanced from the rank of Pvt. to Pfc., and later Cpl. and his unit moved out on maneuvers and on 1 April 1943 to the port of embarkation. Just like the letters from 1942, these also contain much description of everyday Army life during basic training: pay, rank advancement, entertainment, diet, training routines, furloughs, etc. They do not contain many political and social reactions, especially towards segregation. One comment specifically mentioning Jim Crow is in a letter written on 22 February 1943, at the bottom of page three. Dansby described Judy Canova's USO show, \"Hit the Deck\", and how touched he was by Canova's treatment of black soldiers. \"Judy Canova was fine, she talked with us, rather, to us and honey it made us feel so good to have a white person talk to us the way she did, after experincing [sic] the Jim Crow that persist down here, I've really taken some insults too.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains love letters written to Sykes by Dansby, now a Private again, from new Army installations. It also contains two cards issued by the War Department notifying Sykes of Dansby's arrivals at the new destinations. Letters written between April and the end of May seem to have been sent from Camp Stoneman in Pittsburg, California and the San Francisco Port of Embarkation, California. On the other hand, letters written thereafter seem to have been sent from a classified location in the South Pacific since a September letter from the next folder reveals that and since the second War Department card was mailed on 29 May and the new APO number listed on it was the same number as the one listed on the envelope accompanying Dansby's letter dated 7 June. Unlike envelopes in folders #1 and #2, all envelopes in folder #3 show evidence of cencorship. They are stamped as Passed by Army Examiner. Dansby wrote about censorship quite often and complained to Sykes that it made it difficult for him to be as personable as he had been prior to its institution. On 14 April, he mentioned that his first letter from Camp Stoneman did not pass cencorship and was returned to him, and on 7 and 14 June, he mentioned the same regarding his first letters from the port of embarkation. While the letters in this folder mention Dansby's letters being rejected by the censors, they do not mention any letters from Sykes to Dansby as being rejected. Many letters also shed light on the way censorship was conducted. For example, in letters dated 14 and 20 April, respectively, Dansby mentioned that he was forbidden to send personal correspondence while being moved from Missouri to California and that he was not allowed to scratch words out. Further, in a letter dated 12 August, he explained to Sykes that the small cut out in his letter from 14 June was due to his having used two question marks, while censorship only allowed one. One can find more examples of such cut-outs in the letter of 14 July. Despite censorship, Dansby continued writing about his everyday life. He was satisfied with Camp Stoneman, as well as the California climate and landscape, all of which he much preferred to Camp Shelby and Mississippi. However, after moving to the South Pacific location, his morale sank more and more until he hit his low point on Christmas Day, 1943. Sykes, on the other hand, moved to another address in St. Louis and was in the process of a divorce and a lawsuit (both had not been mentioned before), which she ultimately lost. It appears she had a son nicknamed \"Snookie.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents Just like letters in folders #2 and 3, these letters are an extension of those in the previous folder. Dansby continues to write love letters to Sykes from the South Pacific island. During the time span of the letters, Sykes moved within St. Louis, for the second time since October 1942, changed her job, from which she was laid off soon thereafter (letter of 30 October), and had her divorce finalized (letter of 21 November). Dansby, on the other hand, became progressively more depressed and homesick. In comparison to the ports of embarkation in California, the conditions on the classified island were austere and, as it has been the case since Dansby joined the Army, he wished the war were over and he could see Sykes and St. Louis. His morale hit rock bottom at the end of December when he wrote, \"I am putting up a fight against the shattering of my morale and darling [sic] I am telling you [sic] it's not easy at all. Whatever happens though [sic] you can bet I'll be here thinking of you and fighting to my last breath\" (25 December 1943). While Dansby did not get shipped off to the Pacific front between September and December, his letters suggest that others from his basic training cohort were starting to get shipped off to both, the European and the Pacific, fronts. For example, in his letter from 1 December 1943, he wrote that his fellow soldier and friend, Nelson, had been sent to England. The letters contain much evidence of censorship in the form of cutouts. The most interesting are from 9 and 14 September and 21 November. For example, the 9 September letter has cutouts with cut out penciled in above them.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eScope and Contents The initial letters from 1944 were written from the same classified location in the South Pacific as the letters in the previous folder. Starting in late January, however, they were written from a new location. Dansby wrote, \"I feel better too, now that we're all back together again\" (27 January 1944) and mentioned he had been very busy since moving (29 February 1944). In addition to having been relocated, Dansby's military unit changed in April, from Co. C 262nd to 4060th. Then, in June, Dansby was awarded a \"good conduct\" medal and his letter from 26 July seems to suggest that there was a write-up about it in The Argus sometime before 15 July. The Argus (http://www.stlargus.com/) is the oldest continuous black business in the state of Missouri and one of the oldest black newspapers in America. While Dansby's letters had always been regular, period between 8 August and 12 October represents an unusually long gap. This gap was not elaborated on in the last letter of this folder from 12 October, but one learns from it that Sykes moved to Los Angeles, California; that Dansby was moved to yet another, new location; and that he was promoted to Private First Class. After 12 October, there is yet another gap in correspondence (see folder 6). In addition to letters from Dansby, the folder contains the first letter of this collection written to Sykes from a different correspondent. The correspondent's name is Jack Smith, who, like Dansby, was also a soldier in the US Army stationed in the Pacific. Smith was in an antiaircraft artillery gun battalion, Battery B 77th AAA Gun Bn (Sm). His letter is dated 30 May 1944.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThis folder contains the largest variety of letters of this collection. Some letters are to Sykes and some are to Collins. There are love letters from Dansby to Sykes and from Collins to Sykes, letters from Smith and various friends from Los Angeles and San Francisco to Sykes, as well as letters from Collins's mother and aunt to Collins. The latter, although addressed to Collins only, were actually written to Collins and Sykes as a married couple. In addition to letters, the folder contains Sykes's and Collins's marriage certificate. The first letter of this folder was written by Dansby on 8 November 1945, a little over a year after the last letter of the previous folder, also by Dansby. Dansby explained the last couple of months of this gap in correspondence by his leaving Sykes's address in Manila when he was moved to Japan. He also wrote that he had not been receiving any letters during those couple of months. By the time this letter was written, the war in Asia had ended on 15 August 1945. Dansby's letters reveal he was stationed in Manila, Philippines until September 17, then in Japan, and that he was expecting to go home before Christmas. Regrettably, neither this nor the previous folders from which we find out that Dansby was stationed on the Pacific front, contain any letters describing Dansby's service in the Philippines or Japan. The second letter of this folder was also from Dansby. Dansby wrote it two months later from the Service Men's Telephone Center in Camp Anza, California, after he had failed to reach Sykes via telephone. He informed Sykes that he had left Japan the day after Christmas and that his course was set for Seattle, but was changed to Hawaii due to weather conditions. Dansby docked in San Pedro on 9 January, arrived at the Camp on 10 January, and left for St. Louis, Missouri on 11 January. The third letter was written three months later, on 10 April 1946, from Detroit, Michigan, also by Dansby. One learns from it that he was in St. Louis until 7 April and left for Michigan instead of Los Angeles, where he could have met Sykes. He wrote to Sykes, \"I am wondering if I have been wrong in my decision to come here. I counteract this thought with your decision in going to L.A. If you had cared enough that wouldn't have happened. Someday you and I shall be so sorry for mistakes that will have gone too far to be corrected.\" The above letter is followed by a group of Dansby's letters written between August 1946 and January 1947. During that time Dansby was still living and working in Detroit. In the second part of September, he wanted to travel to Los Angeles to meet with Sykes, but since he did not receive a response from her soon enough, he did not go. In October Dansby lost his job, which put him in a very difficult financial situation. Finally, in January the relationship between Sykes and Dansby seems to have formally ended. In the letter dated 13 January 1947, Dansby wrote, \"Since you have made yourself so explicit. [sic] I guess I may feel relieved of any bond and focus interest in Detroit (...) I am really glad we have this understanding [sic] I can breathe easier. Hope that we may remain friends. (it's more human) [sic].\" This is the last letter of this collection from Dansby. The next letter of this collection was written over two years after Dansby's last letter to Sykes. The letter is from Collins, an Aircompany Veteran (R.V.T.). It is dated 22 May 1949 and was mailed from Fort Lawton, a United States Army post located in Seattle, Washington. The letter is the first of this collection from Collins to Sykes and it is a love note. The next item of the folder is Sykes and Collins's certificate of marriage officiated by a U.S. Army Chaplain, Ernest W. Armstrong Sr. in Ft. Lawton, Washington on 26 June 1949. The marriage seems to have been Collin's and Sykes's second. The way the letters are adressed also points to Sykes having moved from Los Angeles to Seattle, probably in June, before the marriage took place on 26 June. However, sometime between December 1949 and March 1951, Sykes moved back to Los Angeles, California. The following letters are to Sykes from her church friend and another friend from Los Angeles. In the latter, one can learn a little about operations jobs in Hollywood as Collins was looking for a steady job there. There are also letters addressed to Collins from his mother and a letter written to Collins from his aunt, also from Los Angeles. She wrote that on 17 July 1949, Collins's father, other relatives, and she, together with 35,000 others, went to hear Dr. Ralph Bunche speak at the Hollywood Bowl. Bunche was an American political scientist, academic, diplomat, a civil rights movement activist, and the first African American and a person of color to be awarded the Nobel Prize (1950). This collection is closed off by two letters from Collins to Sykes. At tha time, Collins and Sykes were seperated as Collins was stationed in San Francisco and Sykes lived in Los Angeles. The letters were written in March and August of 1951. They indicate that Collins was promoted from the rank of Private he held as of his marriage to Sykes to the rank of Corporal. They show that Collins was very much in love with his wife and give an impression of a happy marriage.\u003c/p\u003e"]}]}},"label":"Breadcrumbs"}}},"links":{"self":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_1730"}},{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1001","type":"collection","attributes":{"title":"Mae Alvan Belt Diaries, 1933/1943","creator":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_1001#creator","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"Belt, Mae Alvan, b. circa 1916","label":"Creator"}},"abstract_or_scope":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_1001#abstract_or_scope","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":"\u003cp\u003e3 Diaries, 1933, 1936-1940 and 1941-1943 of Mae Alvan Belt of Rockville, Maryland. The 1933 girl scout diary was written while Mae Belt was a teenager and contains brief entries that mention school, house work, and social life. The 1936-1940 diary contains brief daily entries. Mae Belt seems to live with her parents and mentions going to work, working some evenings, helping with Red Cross work, doing house hold chores, but also comments on her social life and particular her courtship with a man named Frank, whom she should marry in the early 1940s.\u003c/p\u003e","label":"Abstract Or Scope"}},"breadcrumbs":{"id":"https://search.arvasarchive.org/catalog/viw_repositories_2_resources_1001#breadcrumbs","type":"document_value","attributes":{"value":{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1001","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1001","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1001","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_1001","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_1001.xml","title_filing_ssi":"Belt, Mae Alvan Diaries","title_ssm":["Mae Alvan Belt Diaries"],"title_tesim":["Mae Alvan Belt Diaries"],"unitdate_ssm":["1933-1943"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1933-1943"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1933/1943"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Mae Alvan Belt Diaries, 1933/1943"],"text":["Mae Alvan Belt Diaries, 1933/1943","MS 00155","/repositories/2/resources/1001","Maryland--Social life and customs--20th century","Courtship--United States--History--20th century","Women--Diaries","Clippings (information artifacts)","Diaries","Photographs","Postcards","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .","Accessioned and minimally processed in April 2010 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. Burger Archivist.","3 Diaries, 1933, 1936-1940 and 1941-1943 of Mae Alvan Belt of Rockville, Maryland. The 1933 girl scout diary was written while Mae Belt was a teenager and contains brief entries that mention school, house work, and social life. The 1936-1940 diary contains brief daily entries. Mae Belt seems to live with her parents and mentions going to work, working some evenings, helping with Red Cross work, doing house hold chores, but also comments on her social life and particular her courtship with a man named Frank, whom she should marry in the early 1940s.","The 1941-1943 volume also contains brief daily entries relating to her work, her relationship with Frank, and social activities. At some time she was enrolled in Red Cross nursing classes and also mentions her engagement to Frank and moving into a room of her own.","The following description was provided by the seller:","\"The diaries represent the years 1933 (Girl Scout diary), 1936-1940 (5 year diary) and 1941-1943 (Another 5 year diary but only 3 years written on). By the time the 1936 diary begins, Mae is in her early 20's, dating a man by the name of Frank, either is in or has been to college and wonders if Frank and her will be married before he gets drafted. They also take a 2 week road trip at the end of summer in 1940 to Yellowstone Park and I believe that is where she buys her Yellowstone diary. I've taken most of my quotes from that particular trip. The Girl Scout diary has entries from March 17th through November 1st. The entries have to do with her time as a teenage girl but there are no entries about the girl scouts. There were also 6 postcards with this lot and 1 photo (found in one of the diaries). All of the postcards date between 1937-1941 [addressed to Mae Belt.\"","For selected excerpts, also provided by the seller, see finding aid link below.","The following excerpts were provided by the seller: \"Went to church. Slept on wedding cake and dreamed silliest dream. Lewis and Bob came down and we played Hi Spy. Everything ok…..Went to church and studied all afternoon. At night Claude, Lewis, Bob and Virginia were out with us. Played spin the bottle and truth and consequences…..Met and played truth and consequences. Some awful consequences. I dislike Bob more and more. I like Claude a little more…..Mother went away. Claude spend afternoon here. We found a dead man in the street. Will came down… Went to the beach with Manard, Tucker, Violet and some others. Went to Arundel on the bay……At beach. Went swimming at 4:45 a.m. Ate breakfast and went in again. The man in charge made me do a least 4 tricks. Had great time…..Went to the medicine show and also to the Olney picnic. Had a good time……Went up in the mountains and in Virginia. Had a right good time. Spent the night a Miss Helen…….Went to Stronghold, the estate of a rich man. Plenty of hard mountain climbing. Beautiful and wonderful view……\"","The following excerpts were provided by the seller: 1940 \"June 19th, Went to work. Just another day. At night went to movies at Bethesda with Frank. Saw \"High School\" and \"Adventure in Diamonds.\" Jehovah's Witness raid tonight in Rockville.\" \"August 26th, Started on our trip. Miserable weather. Saw Ocie in Leesburg. Hot lunch in Clarksburg, W. Va. At night ate and slept at Columbus, Ohio.\" \"August 28th, Had breakfast in Hannibal Mo. Saw Quaker Oats, Swift and Armour buildings at St. Joseph, Mo. Had lunch in Perry Kansas and spent the night in Stockton, Kansas.\" \"August 30th, Shopped in Denver for souvenirs. In afternoon went up on Mt. Evans (14,283 ft.) over longest and highest mountain road in the world. Got caught in snowstorm and mixed up with electricity. Had dinner at Aunt Mamies.\" \"September 1st, Left early for Estes Park. Dad, mother, Uncle Claude, Leonard, Eleanor and I went. Took lots of snapshots. Had dinner at Grand Lake, highest yacht anchorage in the world. Bought more souvenirs. After dinner at Aunt Mamie's. Went to bed early.\" \"September 2nd, Visited the Henry's. Left for Yellowstone. Had lunch in Laramie, Wyo. and spent the night at Pinedale, Wyo. in the desert a hundred miles from nearest town. All buildings and even our beds made of logs.\" \"September 3rd, Drove 89 miles through Hoback Canyon to breakfast in Jackson Hole. Did Yellowstone quickly. Saw Old Faithful twice. Spent the night in Cody, Wyoming. A real Western town. Went through Teton National Park. Wonderful.\" \"September 4th, Drove through the Big Horn Mountains. Beautiful but nerve wracking. Bought myself a ring in Sheridan, Wyo. Spent the night in Rapid City S. Dak. Went through the Black Hills today.\" \"September 5th, Had horrible breakfast after riding a hundred miles in the desert. Had lunch in Mitchell, S.D. and saw the corn castles. Drove late. Had supper in Mapleton Ia. and spent the night in Denison Iowa.\"","Loose items include postcards, a photograph, news clipping and dried flowers.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Belt, Mae Alvan, b. circa 1916","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Mae Alvan Belt Diaries, 1933/1943"],"collection_ssim":["Mae Alvan Belt Diaries, 1933/1943"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["MS 00155","/repositories/2/resources/1001"],"unitid_tesim":["MS 00155","/repositories/2/resources/1001"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Maryland--Social life and customs--20th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Maryland--Social life and customs--20th century"],"places_ssim":["Maryland--Social life and customs--20th century"],"creator_ssm":["Belt, Mae Alvan, b. circa 1916"],"creator_ssim":["Belt, Mae Alvan, b. circa 1916"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Belt, Mae Alvan, b. circa 1916"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"creators_ssim":["Belt, Mae Alvan, b. circa 1916","Special Collections Research Center"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Purchase."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Courtship--United States--History--20th century","Women--Diaries","Clippings (information artifacts)","Diaries","Photographs","Postcards"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Courtship--United States--History--20th century","Women--Diaries","Clippings (information artifacts)","Diaries","Photographs","Postcards"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.25 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["0.25 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Clippings (information artifacts)","Diaries","Photographs","Postcards"],"date_range_isim":[1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. 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At some time she was enrolled in Red Cross nursing classes and also mentions her engagement to Frank and moving into a room of her own.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e The following description was provided by the seller:\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e \"The diaries represent the years 1933 (Girl Scout diary), 1936-1940 (5 year diary) and 1941-1943 (Another 5 year diary but only 3 years written on). By the time the 1936 diary begins, Mae is in her early 20's, dating a man by the name of Frank, either is in or has been to college and wonders if Frank and her will be married before he gets drafted. They also take a 2 week road trip at the end of summer in 1940 to Yellowstone Park and I believe that is where she buys her Yellowstone diary. I've taken most of my quotes from that particular trip. The Girl Scout diary has entries from March 17th through November 1st. The entries have to do with her time as a teenage girl but there are no entries about the girl scouts. There were also 6 postcards with this lot and 1 photo (found in one of the diaries). All of the postcards date between 1937-1941 [addressed to Mae Belt.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e For selected excerpts, also provided by the seller, see finding aid link below.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eThe following excerpts were provided by the seller: \"Went to church. Slept on wedding cake and dreamed silliest dream. Lewis and Bob came down and we played Hi Spy. Everything ok…..Went to church and studied all afternoon. At night Claude, Lewis, Bob and Virginia were out with us. Played spin the bottle and truth and consequences…..Met and played truth and consequences. Some awful consequences. I dislike Bob more and more. I like Claude a little more…..Mother went away. Claude spend afternoon here. We found a dead man in the street. Will came down… Went to the beach with Manard, Tucker, Violet and some others. Went to Arundel on the bay……At beach. Went swimming at 4:45 a.m. Ate breakfast and went in again. The man in charge made me do a least 4 tricks. Had great time…..Went to the medicine show and also to the Olney picnic. Had a good time……Went up in the mountains and in Virginia. Had a right good time. Spent the night a Miss Helen…….Went to Stronghold, the estate of a rich man. Plenty of hard mountain climbing. Beautiful and wonderful view……\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following excerpts were provided by the seller: 1940 \"June 19th, Went to work. Just another day. At night went to movies at Bethesda with Frank. Saw \"High School\" and \"Adventure in Diamonds.\" Jehovah's Witness raid tonight in Rockville.\" \"August 26th, Started on our trip. Miserable weather. Saw Ocie in Leesburg. Hot lunch in Clarksburg, W. Va. At night ate and slept at Columbus, Ohio.\" \"August 28th, Had breakfast in Hannibal Mo. Saw Quaker Oats, Swift and Armour buildings at St. Joseph, Mo. Had lunch in Perry Kansas and spent the night in Stockton, Kansas.\" \"August 30th, Shopped in Denver for souvenirs. In afternoon went up on Mt. Evans (14,283 ft.) over longest and highest mountain road in the world. Got caught in snowstorm and mixed up with electricity. Had dinner at Aunt Mamies.\" \"September 1st, Left early for Estes Park. Dad, mother, Uncle Claude, Leonard, Eleanor and I went. Took lots of snapshots. Had dinner at Grand Lake, highest yacht anchorage in the world. Bought more souvenirs. After dinner at Aunt Mamie's. Went to bed early.\" \"September 2nd, Visited the Henry's. Left for Yellowstone. Had lunch in Laramie, Wyo. and spent the night at Pinedale, Wyo. in the desert a hundred miles from nearest town. All buildings and even our beds made of logs.\" \"September 3rd, Drove 89 miles through Hoback Canyon to breakfast in Jackson Hole. Did Yellowstone quickly. Saw Old Faithful twice. Spent the night in Cody, Wyoming. A real Western town. Went through Teton National Park. Wonderful.\" \"September 4th, Drove through the Big Horn Mountains. Beautiful but nerve wracking. Bought myself a ring in Sheridan, Wyo. Spent the night in Rapid City S. Dak. Went through the Black Hills today.\" \"September 5th, Had horrible breakfast after riding a hundred miles in the desert. Had lunch in Mitchell, S.D. and saw the corn castles. Drove late. Had supper in Mapleton Ia. and spent the night in Denison Iowa.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLoose items include postcards, a photograph, news clipping and dried flowers.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["3 Diaries, 1933, 1936-1940 and 1941-1943 of Mae Alvan Belt of Rockville, Maryland. The 1933 girl scout diary was written while Mae Belt was a teenager and contains brief entries that mention school, house work, and social life. The 1936-1940 diary contains brief daily entries. Mae Belt seems to live with her parents and mentions going to work, working some evenings, helping with Red Cross work, doing house hold chores, but also comments on her social life and particular her courtship with a man named Frank, whom she should marry in the early 1940s.","The 1941-1943 volume also contains brief daily entries relating to her work, her relationship with Frank, and social activities. At some time she was enrolled in Red Cross nursing classes and also mentions her engagement to Frank and moving into a room of her own.","The following description was provided by the seller:","\"The diaries represent the years 1933 (Girl Scout diary), 1936-1940 (5 year diary) and 1941-1943 (Another 5 year diary but only 3 years written on). By the time the 1936 diary begins, Mae is in her early 20's, dating a man by the name of Frank, either is in or has been to college and wonders if Frank and her will be married before he gets drafted. They also take a 2 week road trip at the end of summer in 1940 to Yellowstone Park and I believe that is where she buys her Yellowstone diary. I've taken most of my quotes from that particular trip. The Girl Scout diary has entries from March 17th through November 1st. The entries have to do with her time as a teenage girl but there are no entries about the girl scouts. There were also 6 postcards with this lot and 1 photo (found in one of the diaries). All of the postcards date between 1937-1941 [addressed to Mae Belt.\"","For selected excerpts, also provided by the seller, see finding aid link below.","The following excerpts were provided by the seller: \"Went to church. Slept on wedding cake and dreamed silliest dream. Lewis and Bob came down and we played Hi Spy. Everything ok…..Went to church and studied all afternoon. At night Claude, Lewis, Bob and Virginia were out with us. Played spin the bottle and truth and consequences…..Met and played truth and consequences. Some awful consequences. I dislike Bob more and more. I like Claude a little more…..Mother went away. Claude spend afternoon here. We found a dead man in the street. Will came down… Went to the beach with Manard, Tucker, Violet and some others. Went to Arundel on the bay……At beach. Went swimming at 4:45 a.m. Ate breakfast and went in again. The man in charge made me do a least 4 tricks. Had great time…..Went to the medicine show and also to the Olney picnic. Had a good time……Went up in the mountains and in Virginia. Had a right good time. Spent the night a Miss Helen…….Went to Stronghold, the estate of a rich man. Plenty of hard mountain climbing. Beautiful and wonderful view……\"","The following excerpts were provided by the seller: 1940 \"June 19th, Went to work. Just another day. At night went to movies at Bethesda with Frank. Saw \"High School\" and \"Adventure in Diamonds.\" Jehovah's Witness raid tonight in Rockville.\" \"August 26th, Started on our trip. Miserable weather. Saw Ocie in Leesburg. Hot lunch in Clarksburg, W. Va. At night ate and slept at Columbus, Ohio.\" \"August 28th, Had breakfast in Hannibal Mo. Saw Quaker Oats, Swift and Armour buildings at St. Joseph, Mo. Had lunch in Perry Kansas and spent the night in Stockton, Kansas.\" \"August 30th, Shopped in Denver for souvenirs. In afternoon went up on Mt. Evans (14,283 ft.) over longest and highest mountain road in the world. Got caught in snowstorm and mixed up with electricity. Had dinner at Aunt Mamies.\" \"September 1st, Left early for Estes Park. Dad, mother, Uncle Claude, Leonard, Eleanor and I went. Took lots of snapshots. Had dinner at Grand Lake, highest yacht anchorage in the world. Bought more souvenirs. After dinner at Aunt Mamie's. Went to bed early.\" \"September 2nd, Visited the Henry's. Left for Yellowstone. Had lunch in Laramie, Wyo. and spent the night at Pinedale, Wyo. in the desert a hundred miles from nearest town. 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Burger Archivist.","3 Diaries, 1933, 1936-1940 and 1941-1943 of Mae Alvan Belt of Rockville, Maryland. The 1933 girl scout diary was written while Mae Belt was a teenager and contains brief entries that mention school, house work, and social life. The 1936-1940 diary contains brief daily entries. Mae Belt seems to live with her parents and mentions going to work, working some evenings, helping with Red Cross work, doing house hold chores, but also comments on her social life and particular her courtship with a man named Frank, whom she should marry in the early 1940s.","The 1941-1943 volume also contains brief daily entries relating to her work, her relationship with Frank, and social activities. At some time she was enrolled in Red Cross nursing classes and also mentions her engagement to Frank and moving into a room of her own.","The following description was provided by the seller:","\"The diaries represent the years 1933 (Girl Scout diary), 1936-1940 (5 year diary) and 1941-1943 (Another 5 year diary but only 3 years written on). By the time the 1936 diary begins, Mae is in her early 20's, dating a man by the name of Frank, either is in or has been to college and wonders if Frank and her will be married before he gets drafted. They also take a 2 week road trip at the end of summer in 1940 to Yellowstone Park and I believe that is where she buys her Yellowstone diary. I've taken most of my quotes from that particular trip. The Girl Scout diary has entries from March 17th through November 1st. The entries have to do with her time as a teenage girl but there are no entries about the girl scouts. There were also 6 postcards with this lot and 1 photo (found in one of the diaries). All of the postcards date between 1937-1941 [addressed to Mae Belt.\"","For selected excerpts, also provided by the seller, see finding aid link below.","The following excerpts were provided by the seller: \"Went to church. Slept on wedding cake and dreamed silliest dream. Lewis and Bob came down and we played Hi Spy. Everything ok…..Went to church and studied all afternoon. At night Claude, Lewis, Bob and Virginia were out with us. Played spin the bottle and truth and consequences…..Met and played truth and consequences. Some awful consequences. I dislike Bob more and more. I like Claude a little more…..Mother went away. Claude spend afternoon here. We found a dead man in the street. Will came down… Went to the beach with Manard, Tucker, Violet and some others. Went to Arundel on the bay……At beach. Went swimming at 4:45 a.m. Ate breakfast and went in again. The man in charge made me do a least 4 tricks. Had great time…..Went to the medicine show and also to the Olney picnic. Had a good time……Went up in the mountains and in Virginia. Had a right good time. Spent the night a Miss Helen…….Went to Stronghold, the estate of a rich man. Plenty of hard mountain climbing. Beautiful and wonderful view……\"","The following excerpts were provided by the seller: 1940 \"June 19th, Went to work. Just another day. At night went to movies at Bethesda with Frank. Saw \"High School\" and \"Adventure in Diamonds.\" Jehovah's Witness raid tonight in Rockville.\" \"August 26th, Started on our trip. Miserable weather. Saw Ocie in Leesburg. Hot lunch in Clarksburg, W. Va. At night ate and slept at Columbus, Ohio.\" \"August 28th, Had breakfast in Hannibal Mo. Saw Quaker Oats, Swift and Armour buildings at St. Joseph, Mo. Had lunch in Perry Kansas and spent the night in Stockton, Kansas.\" \"August 30th, Shopped in Denver for souvenirs. In afternoon went up on Mt. Evans (14,283 ft.) over longest and highest mountain road in the world. Got caught in snowstorm and mixed up with electricity. Had dinner at Aunt Mamies.\" \"September 1st, Left early for Estes Park. Dad, mother, Uncle Claude, Leonard, Eleanor and I went. Took lots of snapshots. Had dinner at Grand Lake, highest yacht anchorage in the world. Bought more souvenirs. After dinner at Aunt Mamie's. Went to bed early.\" \"September 2nd, Visited the Henry's. Left for Yellowstone. Had lunch in Laramie, Wyo. and spent the night at Pinedale, Wyo. in the desert a hundred miles from nearest town. All buildings and even our beds made of logs.\" \"September 3rd, Drove 89 miles through Hoback Canyon to breakfast in Jackson Hole. Did Yellowstone quickly. Saw Old Faithful twice. Spent the night in Cody, Wyoming. A real Western town. Went through Teton National Park. Wonderful.\" \"September 4th, Drove through the Big Horn Mountains. Beautiful but nerve wracking. Bought myself a ring in Sheridan, Wyo. Spent the night in Rapid City S. Dak. Went through the Black Hills today.\" \"September 5th, Had horrible breakfast after riding a hundred miles in the desert. Had lunch in Mitchell, S.D. and saw the corn castles. Drove late. Had supper in Mapleton Ia. and spent the night in Denison Iowa.\"","Loose items include postcards, a photograph, news clipping and dried flowers.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Belt, Mae Alvan, b. circa 1916","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Mae Alvan Belt Diaries, 1933/1943"],"collection_ssim":["Mae Alvan Belt Diaries, 1933/1943"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["MS 00155","/repositories/2/resources/1001"],"unitid_tesim":["MS 00155","/repositories/2/resources/1001"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Maryland--Social life and customs--20th century"],"geogname_ssim":["Maryland--Social life and customs--20th century"],"places_ssim":["Maryland--Social life and customs--20th century"],"creator_ssm":["Belt, Mae Alvan, b. circa 1916"],"creator_ssim":["Belt, Mae Alvan, b. circa 1916"],"creator_persname_ssim":["Belt, Mae Alvan, b. circa 1916"],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"creators_ssim":["Belt, Mae Alvan, b. circa 1916","Special Collections Research Center"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"acqinfo_ssim":["Purchase."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Courtship--United States--History--20th century","Women--Diaries","Clippings (information artifacts)","Diaries","Photographs","Postcards"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Courtship--United States--History--20th century","Women--Diaries","Clippings (information artifacts)","Diaries","Photographs","Postcards"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["0.25 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["0.25 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Clippings (information artifacts)","Diaries","Photographs","Postcards"],"date_range_isim":[1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. 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Went swimming at 4:45 a.m. Ate breakfast and went in again. The man in charge made me do a least 4 tricks. Had great time…..Went to the medicine show and also to the Olney picnic. Had a good time……Went up in the mountains and in Virginia. Had a right good time. Spent the night a Miss Helen…….Went to Stronghold, the estate of a rich man. Plenty of hard mountain climbing. Beautiful and wonderful view……\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe following excerpts were provided by the seller: 1940 \"June 19th, Went to work. Just another day. At night went to movies at Bethesda with Frank. Saw \"High School\" and \"Adventure in Diamonds.\" Jehovah's Witness raid tonight in Rockville.\" \"August 26th, Started on our trip. Miserable weather. Saw Ocie in Leesburg. Hot lunch in Clarksburg, W. Va. At night ate and slept at Columbus, Ohio.\" \"August 28th, Had breakfast in Hannibal Mo. Saw Quaker Oats, Swift and Armour buildings at St. Joseph, Mo. Had lunch in Perry Kansas and spent the night in Stockton, Kansas.\" \"August 30th, Shopped in Denver for souvenirs. In afternoon went up on Mt. Evans (14,283 ft.) over longest and highest mountain road in the world. Got caught in snowstorm and mixed up with electricity. Had dinner at Aunt Mamies.\" \"September 1st, Left early for Estes Park. Dad, mother, Uncle Claude, Leonard, Eleanor and I went. Took lots of snapshots. Had dinner at Grand Lake, highest yacht anchorage in the world. Bought more souvenirs. After dinner at Aunt Mamie's. Went to bed early.\" \"September 2nd, Visited the Henry's. Left for Yellowstone. Had lunch in Laramie, Wyo. and spent the night at Pinedale, Wyo. in the desert a hundred miles from nearest town. All buildings and even our beds made of logs.\" \"September 3rd, Drove 89 miles through Hoback Canyon to breakfast in Jackson Hole. Did Yellowstone quickly. Saw Old Faithful twice. Spent the night in Cody, Wyoming. A real Western town. Went through Teton National Park. Wonderful.\" \"September 4th, Drove through the Big Horn Mountains. Beautiful but nerve wracking. Bought myself a ring in Sheridan, Wyo. Spent the night in Rapid City S. Dak. Went through the Black Hills today.\" \"September 5th, Had horrible breakfast after riding a hundred miles in the desert. Had lunch in Mitchell, S.D. and saw the corn castles. Drove late. Had supper in Mapleton Ia. and spent the night in Denison Iowa.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLoose items include postcards, a photograph, news clipping and dried flowers.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["3 Diaries, 1933, 1936-1940 and 1941-1943 of Mae Alvan Belt of Rockville, Maryland. The 1933 girl scout diary was written while Mae Belt was a teenager and contains brief entries that mention school, house work, and social life. The 1936-1940 diary contains brief daily entries. Mae Belt seems to live with her parents and mentions going to work, working some evenings, helping with Red Cross work, doing house hold chores, but also comments on her social life and particular her courtship with a man named Frank, whom she should marry in the early 1940s.","The 1941-1943 volume also contains brief daily entries relating to her work, her relationship with Frank, and social activities. At some time she was enrolled in Red Cross nursing classes and also mentions her engagement to Frank and moving into a room of her own.","The following description was provided by the seller:","\"The diaries represent the years 1933 (Girl Scout diary), 1936-1940 (5 year diary) and 1941-1943 (Another 5 year diary but only 3 years written on). By the time the 1936 diary begins, Mae is in her early 20's, dating a man by the name of Frank, either is in or has been to college and wonders if Frank and her will be married before he gets drafted. They also take a 2 week road trip at the end of summer in 1940 to Yellowstone Park and I believe that is where she buys her Yellowstone diary. I've taken most of my quotes from that particular trip. The Girl Scout diary has entries from March 17th through November 1st. The entries have to do with her time as a teenage girl but there are no entries about the girl scouts. There were also 6 postcards with this lot and 1 photo (found in one of the diaries). All of the postcards date between 1937-1941 [addressed to Mae Belt.\"","For selected excerpts, also provided by the seller, see finding aid link below.","The following excerpts were provided by the seller: \"Went to church. Slept on wedding cake and dreamed silliest dream. Lewis and Bob came down and we played Hi Spy. Everything ok…..Went to church and studied all afternoon. At night Claude, Lewis, Bob and Virginia were out with us. Played spin the bottle and truth and consequences…..Met and played truth and consequences. Some awful consequences. I dislike Bob more and more. I like Claude a little more…..Mother went away. Claude spend afternoon here. We found a dead man in the street. Will came down… Went to the beach with Manard, Tucker, Violet and some others. Went to Arundel on the bay……At beach. Went swimming at 4:45 a.m. Ate breakfast and went in again. The man in charge made me do a least 4 tricks. Had great time…..Went to the medicine show and also to the Olney picnic. Had a good time……Went up in the mountains and in Virginia. Had a right good time. Spent the night a Miss Helen…….Went to Stronghold, the estate of a rich man. Plenty of hard mountain climbing. Beautiful and wonderful view……\"","The following excerpts were provided by the seller: 1940 \"June 19th, Went to work. Just another day. At night went to movies at Bethesda with Frank. Saw \"High School\" and \"Adventure in Diamonds.\" Jehovah's Witness raid tonight in Rockville.\" \"August 26th, Started on our trip. Miserable weather. Saw Ocie in Leesburg. Hot lunch in Clarksburg, W. Va. At night ate and slept at Columbus, Ohio.\" \"August 28th, Had breakfast in Hannibal Mo. Saw Quaker Oats, Swift and Armour buildings at St. Joseph, Mo. Had lunch in Perry Kansas and spent the night in Stockton, Kansas.\" \"August 30th, Shopped in Denver for souvenirs. In afternoon went up on Mt. Evans (14,283 ft.) over longest and highest mountain road in the world. Got caught in snowstorm and mixed up with electricity. Had dinner at Aunt Mamies.\" \"September 1st, Left early for Estes Park. Dad, mother, Uncle Claude, Leonard, Eleanor and I went. Took lots of snapshots. Had dinner at Grand Lake, highest yacht anchorage in the world. Bought more souvenirs. After dinner at Aunt Mamie's. Went to bed early.\" \"September 2nd, Visited the Henry's. Left for Yellowstone. Had lunch in Laramie, Wyo. and spent the night at Pinedale, Wyo. in the desert a hundred miles from nearest town. All buildings and even our beds made of logs.\" \"September 3rd, Drove 89 miles through Hoback Canyon to breakfast in Jackson Hole. Did Yellowstone quickly. Saw Old Faithful twice. Spent the night in Cody, Wyoming. A real Western town. Went through Teton National Park. Wonderful.\" \"September 4th, Drove through the Big Horn Mountains. Beautiful but nerve wracking. Bought myself a ring in Sheridan, Wyo. Spent the night in Rapid City S. Dak. Went through the Black Hills today.\" \"September 5th, Had horrible breakfast after riding a hundred miles in the desert. Had lunch in Mitchell, S.D. and saw the corn castles. Drove late. 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Both lived in Alexandria, Virginia and most of the letters are personal in nature as Kerrick actively courted Howdershell during this time. Kerrick was openly expressive in his love for the more reserved Howdershell. On October 8, 1919 the two were married, but their love letters continued as Kerrick was often away with his work for the Southern Railroad Company. 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Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Letters from the Maude A. Howdershell and Milton F. Kerrick papers, Mss. Acc. 2009.481, were integrated with MS 00239. Both accessions were purchases. It was established that the contents of the Mss. Acc. 2009.481 collection were a continuation of the letters between the two individuals. Letters from Mss. Acc. 2009.481 are marked as such in the Scope at the folder level.","The letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, August 8, 1909, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, April 21, 1910, the letter from Maude to Milton, May 24, 1910, letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, May 27, 1910, the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, June 11, 1910, and the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, July 5, 1911, all originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Howdershell to Kerrick, August 3, 1910, letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, September 27, 1910 (1913?), letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, November 4, 1910, and the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, November 30, 1910, all originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Kerrick to Howdershell dated January 14, 1911 and April 17, 1911 originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Howdershell to Milton, September 22, 1911, and the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, October 28, 1911, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Kerrick to Howdershell dated November 16, 1911, November 22, 1911, and December 28, 1911, all originated from Acc. 2009.481.\nThe letters from Howdershell to Kerrick dated November 20, 1911 and December 26, 1911, also originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick tTo Maude A. Howdershell, January 9, 1912, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell, July 22, 1912, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo Milton F. Kerrick, April 8, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude To Howdershell, June 8, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell to M. F. Kerrick, November 4, 1913, and the letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell, November 20, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell to Mr. M. F. Kerrick, September 4, 1914, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, December 14, 1914, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Maude Howdershell to M. F. Kerrick, January 14, 1915 and February 1, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Maude Howdershell to M.F. Kerrick, March 29, 1915 and April 6, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M.F. Kerrick, May 6, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, July 11, 1916, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick tTo Maude Howdershell, October 15, 1917, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, June 17, 1919, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Maude Howdershell to M.F. Kerrick, August 22, 1919 and August 25, 1919, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The two undated letters from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead originated from Acc. 2009.481.","Over 200 letters exchanged between Milton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell from 1908 through the 1930's. Both lived in Alexandria, Virginia and most of the letters are personal in nature as Kerrick actively courted Howdershell during this time. Kerrick was openly expressive in his love for the more reserved Howdershell.  On October 8, 1919 the two were married, but their love letters continued as Kerrick was often away with his work for the Southern Railroad Company. There are also some letters addressed to Maude and their daughter, Elizabeth, from various friends written after Milton had passed away in 1941.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Two letters sent by Milton indicate his employment with the railroad. The February 28, 1909 letter is written on Washington and Southwestern Limited Southern Railway stationary. The August 2, 1909 letter is written on New York-New Orleans Limited stationary.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the April 21, 1910 letter, Milton mentions that he is now a full fledged Knights Templar.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The November 4, 1910 letter mentions little Ralph's illness and by December, another letter describes that they were now free from a quarantine ban.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the June 3, 1911 letter, Milton describes he marched with the Knights Templar to the White House to be received by President Taft.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude sends her condolences on the death of Milton's brother in the August 27, 1911 letter.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude discusses the recovery of her sister from an illness and of being weighed for the first time in a long while. In the November 22, 1911 letter, Milton apologizes for his recent unbecoming behavior and asks her to remind him to be prudent and temperate in his affections for her.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton is always openly affectionate in his letters; however, in the February 10, 1912 letter, he writes a particularly passionate letter declaring his love for Maude and desire to marry her. He encloses a pressed flower, as well.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the March 20, 1912 letter, Milton expresses his appreciation for a hankerchief that Maude made for him, as well as his opinion that a suffragette wouldn't have had the time to make a hankerchief since she would be \"busy trying to be a man\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the July 4, 1912 letter, Milton asks Maude what she thinks of the Democratic presidential nominee and that he is \"tickled at the selection of Mr. Wilson\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the November 4, 1912 letter, Milton writes that he is \"going to put one in for Wilson bright and early and he is going to be elected, too\". He encloses two autumn leaves.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of the books she recently read, \"Their Yesterdays\" and \"The Shepherd of the Hills\". Milton replies that he will share his new book, \"Cease Firing\" by the \"awfully suffragette\" Miss Mary Johnson, with Maude and her sister, Lucile.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes that he \"is 40 today but I don't feel any different than when I was twenty\" in the March 13, 1913 letter.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude chides Milton that maybe he found some new love to marry, but also tells him that she is too busy to see him.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude shares neighborhood news of planting potatoes, how little Ollie Clark knocked his elbow out of place from a fall, of a friend's visit, and of breaking a colt. She asks about taking a trip with Milton and others to Colonial or Chesapeake Beach.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the October 5, 1913 letter, Milton writes that he was \"initiated in mystic shrine last night, some more masonry\" and discusses his engagement in other Knights Templar activities. In the October 14, 1913 letter, Maude shared news of her home, of canning apples and preparing preserves and that \"little Frances is three years old today\". On October 24, 1913, Milton describes how Vice President Marshall and his wife rode Milton's train from Washington to Danville, and back again yesterday. He writes that \"they look very democractic and plain folks\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton tells her will be catch the train with Fred and Ellie and will be seeing her for Christmas dinner.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In a lover's quarrel, Maude writes in response to hearing that Milton expressed interest in Louise with his \"splendid compliments\", so Rob gave her a beautiful bracelet. On February 1, 1914, Maude tells of the fire at Minnie and Mr. Clarks's last week, in which every building was burned. On February 6, 1914 Milton asks Maude to attend a banquet as his guest. Milton also writes, February 16, 1914, that his brother Walter has disappeared.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On March 13, Milton's 41st birthday, he writes that he received a smallpox vaccination, since there is so much smallpox everywhere.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On May 4, 1914, Maude waxes on about the change of seasons and of \"Maying\" in the woods to gather violets, dogwood blossoms, and wild honeysuckle. On June 1, she writes that her mother is in bed with a sprained ankle and describes how a lightning strike killed a cow that was like a pet. Milton invites her to join him, Beverly, and Lucile, and him on a moonlight ride.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton has been sick and neglected to write for three weeks. Maude writes of the hot weather which makes cooking unpleasant, of playing at night by aid of automobile lights, and of little Frances growing so fast.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes that she hasn't seen the comet that Milton spoke of, but that she is enjoying the beautiful moonlit night. On October 12, Milton writes that the only independent life is as a farmer and that he doesn't blame any girl for not marrying a railroad man for they are always unsettled.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the November 29, 1914 letter, Milton describes his Thanksgiving celebration and meeting fellow Masons and friends of his father's, who was also a Mason. He tells Maude in the December 20, 1914 letter that Fred was appointed Junior Steward in the Andrew Jackson Lodge and will eventually become a Worshipful Master. Milton was once asked to accept the same appointment, but he declined.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude mentions the sudden passing of Mr. Cassedy from pneumonia and her sorrow for his family.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes about Lucile's dental work, of Fred being an officer and his attendance at the Lodge, and of Milton going to a Shrine meeting at the Willard Hotel. Maude tells him of family news.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude  tells Milton she is too busy to see him on certain dates. Milton invites Maude to a banquet at Mount Vernon and Maude replies that she isn't sure about attending.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of the weather and family. In the August 8, 1915 letter, Maude apologizes for treating Milton badly, despite how good he is to her. Milton shares news of friends, tells Maude he much he misses and loves her, and fancies that they are looking at the same moon.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of canning apples, the Harvest moon, and breaking a colt. Milton writes that he is glad that Maude loved his last letter. In a display of hopefulness, he writes \"many a woman has fallen in love with the manuscript of many a man and afterwards fallen in love with the man himself\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of church gatherings and the Baptist preacher, Mr. Payne.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton continues to profess his unending love and his belief that Maude may love him as evidenced by her \"look and somewhat evasive answer\". Maude comments on the weather and the potato harvest.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On April 23, 1916, Maude writes that it is a cold Easter Day. She wishes she owned a Ford of her very own. Milton later replies that he and Fred may try out a Chevrolet. Their letters discuss the price of gasoline, Shriner's meetings, and how much Milton misses her.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The May 4, 1916 letter has portions excised from the body of the text. Maude describes Mr. Payne's sermons as well as children who have measles.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton has bought his Ford and describes getting the vehicle stuck in mud. He apologizes to Maude for his wrong behavior and promises to be a better Christian man. Maude tells Milton that she was invited to a young man's masquerade party at his house and that she'll go if Milton doesn't come visit.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On December 7, 1916, Milton's Ford requires work and he writes that to keep up with the \"Jones\", he needs new tires. Maude writes of the work ahead of her now that they've killed hogs. Milton expresses his longing and affection for Maude and they make arrangements for him to come out to the house.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the January 9, 1917 letter, Milton explains the car troubles that prevented him from visiting her. He asks if she stayed up for the eclipse of the moon. On January 17, 1917, he describes the \"soldier boys\" who arrived today and were given a standing ovation by the crowd welcoming them home.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On February 13, 1917, Milton is sick with a \"cold that settled into the muscles of my back\" and unable to visit. In her reply on February 15, 1917, Maude expresses concern over Milton's illness and explicitly tells him how much she loves and misses him.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On March 1, 1917, Maude ardently professes her love. In the March 2, 1917 letter, Milton writes of the inaugural crowds coming into Washington by train. Their letters discuss the snowy weather, bad roads, and various friends' illnesses. Milton suggests that marrying will prevent him from being sent to war since the President will call for single men first.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On May 9, 1917, Milton writes about Bessie undergoing an operation. As the letters continue, the couple continues to express their love and devotion in a more serious manner.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes of his admiration for Maude. He pleads forgiveness for being bad and believes his Christian faith will support his better behavior. In the November 8, 1917 letter, Milton describes his happiness since he asked Maude to marry him and she agreed.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On January 1, 1918, Milton celebrates the one year anniversary of Maude giving her sweet self to him, promising him her love. He believes God will bless their love and grant them happiness.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton and Maude muse about the cold winter weather and discuss arrangements to see one another each week.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude celebrates the beautiful spring. She laments the wasted years where she withheld her love from Milton despite his pleas.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The June 4, 1919 letter written by Milton is on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead. On June 7, 1919, Maude alludes to Milton meeting with her father, Bill, likely to discuss marriage. She later writes of how she is looking forward to their wedding that fall.","Letters between Maude and Milton, as well as from various friends and family. Maude shares tidbits from home, such as misplacing her grape juice recipe and of two men diagnosed with typhoid. She inquires about her sister Lucile and Beverly. The folder also includes letters of congratulations on Maude and Milton's October 8, 1919 wedding.","A single letter from Maude to Milton in which she writes how much she misses him. She mentions Lucile's bad heart, subsequent doctor visit, and expresses concern for her health.","The contents consist of an Easter card (March 1932) and a letter from Milton to Maude (November 16, 1932).","Letter from Catherine Crandall, Clearwater, Florida, to Bette and Maude Kerrick, Alexandria, Virginia.","Contents include a letter and news clippings addressed to Betty Kerrick, a Christmas letter from \"Emily and Bill\" of San Francisco, California, and an an irate letter from George Flanagan to Gerald Turner, who was a relative of Maude Kerrick.","Contents include an announcement card from the law firm Spencer, Whalen and Graham, a letter from \"Norma and Roger\" to Bette and Maude, and a letter to Betty from \"Doris and Bill\", Birmingham, Michigan.","The letters contained herein consist of correspondence between Maude and Milton, but lack an obvious date. Two letters from Milton are written on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead. A Valentine Day's Card to \"My Wife\" from Milton is also included.","Sixty-three letters sent between Milton Fristoe Kerrick and Maude Amanda \"Betty\" Howdershell. Kerrick worked as a Railway Baggage Master in Alexandria, VA for the Southern Railway Company. Howdershell and Kerrick were married in October 1919. The letters sent between the couple range from before and after the marriage. Topics include work, daily life, and romance. 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Kerrick, January 14, 1915 and February 1, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters from Maude Howdershell to M.F. Kerrick, March 29, 1915 and April 6, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M.F. Kerrick, May 6, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, July 11, 1916, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter from Milton Kerrick tTo Maude Howdershell, October 15, 1917, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, June 17, 1919, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters from Maude Howdershell to M.F. Kerrick, August 22, 1919 and August 25, 1919, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe two undated letters from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History"],"custodhist_tesim":["Letters from the Maude A. Howdershell and Milton F. Kerrick papers, Mss. Acc. 2009.481, were integrated with MS 00239. Both accessions were purchases. It was established that the contents of the Mss. Acc. 2009.481 collection were a continuation of the letters between the two individuals. Letters from Mss. Acc. 2009.481 are marked as such in the Scope at the folder level.","The letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, August 8, 1909, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, April 21, 1910, the letter from Maude to Milton, May 24, 1910, letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, May 27, 1910, the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, June 11, 1910, and the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, July 5, 1911, all originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Howdershell to Kerrick, August 3, 1910, letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, September 27, 1910 (1913?), letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, November 4, 1910, and the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, November 30, 1910, all originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Kerrick to Howdershell dated January 14, 1911 and April 17, 1911 originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Howdershell to Milton, September 22, 1911, and the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, October 28, 1911, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Kerrick to Howdershell dated November 16, 1911, November 22, 1911, and December 28, 1911, all originated from Acc. 2009.481.\nThe letters from Howdershell to Kerrick dated November 20, 1911 and December 26, 1911, also originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick tTo Maude A. Howdershell, January 9, 1912, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell, July 22, 1912, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo Milton F. Kerrick, April 8, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude To Howdershell, June 8, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell to M. F. Kerrick, November 4, 1913, and the letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell, November 20, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell to Mr. M. F. Kerrick, September 4, 1914, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, December 14, 1914, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Maude Howdershell to M. F. Kerrick, January 14, 1915 and February 1, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Maude Howdershell to M.F. Kerrick, March 29, 1915 and April 6, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M.F. Kerrick, May 6, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, July 11, 1916, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick tTo Maude Howdershell, October 15, 1917, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, June 17, 1919, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Maude Howdershell to M.F. Kerrick, August 22, 1919 and August 25, 1919, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The two undated letters from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead originated from Acc. 2009.481."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMilton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell Letters, 1908-1980, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Milton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell Letters, 1908-1980, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOver 200 letters exchanged between Milton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell from 1908 through the 1930's. Both lived in Alexandria, Virginia and most of the letters are personal in nature as Kerrick actively courted Howdershell during this time. Kerrick was openly expressive in his love for the more reserved Howdershell.  On October 8, 1919 the two were married, but their love letters continued as Kerrick was often away with his work for the Southern Railroad Company. There are also some letters addressed to Maude and their daughter, Elizabeth, from various friends written after Milton had passed away in 1941.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Two letters sent by Milton indicate his employment with the railroad. The February 28, 1909 letter is written on Washington and Southwestern Limited Southern Railway stationary. The August 2, 1909 letter is written on New York-New Orleans Limited stationary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the April 21, 1910 letter, Milton mentions that he is now a full fledged Knights Templar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The November 4, 1910 letter mentions little Ralph's illness and by December, another letter describes that they were now free from a quarantine ban.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the June 3, 1911 letter, Milton describes he marched with the Knights Templar to the White House to be received by President Taft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude sends her condolences on the death of Milton's brother in the August 27, 1911 letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude discusses the recovery of her sister from an illness and of being weighed for the first time in a long while. In the November 22, 1911 letter, Milton apologizes for his recent unbecoming behavior and asks her to remind him to be prudent and temperate in his affections for her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton is always openly affectionate in his letters; however, in the February 10, 1912 letter, he writes a particularly passionate letter declaring his love for Maude and desire to marry her. He encloses a pressed flower, as well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the March 20, 1912 letter, Milton expresses his appreciation for a hankerchief that Maude made for him, as well as his opinion that a suffragette wouldn't have had the time to make a hankerchief since she would be \"busy trying to be a man\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the July 4, 1912 letter, Milton asks Maude what she thinks of the Democratic presidential nominee and that he is \"tickled at the selection of Mr. Wilson\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the November 4, 1912 letter, Milton writes that he is \"going to put one in for Wilson bright and early and he is going to be elected, too\". He encloses two autumn leaves.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of the books she recently read, \"Their Yesterdays\" and \"The Shepherd of the Hills\". Milton replies that he will share his new book, \"Cease Firing\" by the \"awfully suffragette\" Miss Mary Johnson, with Maude and her sister, Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes that he \"is 40 today but I don't feel any different than when I was twenty\" in the March 13, 1913 letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude chides Milton that maybe he found some new love to marry, but also tells him that she is too busy to see him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude shares neighborhood news of planting potatoes, how little Ollie Clark knocked his elbow out of place from a fall, of a friend's visit, and of breaking a colt. She asks about taking a trip with Milton and others to Colonial or Chesapeake Beach.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the October 5, 1913 letter, Milton writes that he was \"initiated in mystic shrine last night, some more masonry\" and discusses his engagement in other Knights Templar activities. In the October 14, 1913 letter, Maude shared news of her home, of canning apples and preparing preserves and that \"little Frances is three years old today\". On October 24, 1913, Milton describes how Vice President Marshall and his wife rode Milton's train from Washington to Danville, and back again yesterday. He writes that \"they look very democractic and plain folks\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton tells her will be catch the train with Fred and Ellie and will be seeing her for Christmas dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In a lover's quarrel, Maude writes in response to hearing that Milton expressed interest in Louise with his \"splendid compliments\", so Rob gave her a beautiful bracelet. On February 1, 1914, Maude tells of the fire at Minnie and Mr. Clarks's last week, in which every building was burned. On February 6, 1914 Milton asks Maude to attend a banquet as his guest. Milton also writes, February 16, 1914, that his brother Walter has disappeared.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On March 13, Milton's 41st birthday, he writes that he received a smallpox vaccination, since there is so much smallpox everywhere.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On May 4, 1914, Maude waxes on about the change of seasons and of \"Maying\" in the woods to gather violets, dogwood blossoms, and wild honeysuckle. On June 1, she writes that her mother is in bed with a sprained ankle and describes how a lightning strike killed a cow that was like a pet. Milton invites her to join him, Beverly, and Lucile, and him on a moonlight ride.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton has been sick and neglected to write for three weeks. Maude writes of the hot weather which makes cooking unpleasant, of playing at night by aid of automobile lights, and of little Frances growing so fast.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes that she hasn't seen the comet that Milton spoke of, but that she is enjoying the beautiful moonlit night. On October 12, Milton writes that the only independent life is as a farmer and that he doesn't blame any girl for not marrying a railroad man for they are always unsettled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the November 29, 1914 letter, Milton describes his Thanksgiving celebration and meeting fellow Masons and friends of his father's, who was also a Mason. He tells Maude in the December 20, 1914 letter that Fred was appointed Junior Steward in the Andrew Jackson Lodge and will eventually become a Worshipful Master. Milton was once asked to accept the same appointment, but he declined.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude mentions the sudden passing of Mr. Cassedy from pneumonia and her sorrow for his family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes about Lucile's dental work, of Fred being an officer and his attendance at the Lodge, and of Milton going to a Shrine meeting at the Willard Hotel. Maude tells him of family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude  tells Milton she is too busy to see him on certain dates. Milton invites Maude to a banquet at Mount Vernon and Maude replies that she isn't sure about attending.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of the weather and family. In the August 8, 1915 letter, Maude apologizes for treating Milton badly, despite how good he is to her. Milton shares news of friends, tells Maude he much he misses and loves her, and fancies that they are looking at the same moon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of canning apples, the Harvest moon, and breaking a colt. Milton writes that he is glad that Maude loved his last letter. In a display of hopefulness, he writes \"many a woman has fallen in love with the manuscript of many a man and afterwards fallen in love with the man himself\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of church gatherings and the Baptist preacher, Mr. Payne.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton continues to profess his unending love and his belief that Maude may love him as evidenced by her \"look and somewhat evasive answer\". Maude comments on the weather and the potato harvest.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On April 23, 1916, Maude writes that it is a cold Easter Day. She wishes she owned a Ford of her very own. Milton later replies that he and Fred may try out a Chevrolet. Their letters discuss the price of gasoline, Shriner's meetings, and how much Milton misses her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The May 4, 1916 letter has portions excised from the body of the text. Maude describes Mr. Payne's sermons as well as children who have measles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton has bought his Ford and describes getting the vehicle stuck in mud. He apologizes to Maude for his wrong behavior and promises to be a better Christian man. Maude tells Milton that she was invited to a young man's masquerade party at his house and that she'll go if Milton doesn't come visit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On December 7, 1916, Milton's Ford requires work and he writes that to keep up with the \"Jones\", he needs new tires. Maude writes of the work ahead of her now that they've killed hogs. Milton expresses his longing and affection for Maude and they make arrangements for him to come out to the house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the January 9, 1917 letter, Milton explains the car troubles that prevented him from visiting her. He asks if she stayed up for the eclipse of the moon. On January 17, 1917, he describes the \"soldier boys\" who arrived today and were given a standing ovation by the crowd welcoming them home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On February 13, 1917, Milton is sick with a \"cold that settled into the muscles of my back\" and unable to visit. In her reply on February 15, 1917, Maude expresses concern over Milton's illness and explicitly tells him how much she loves and misses him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On March 1, 1917, Maude ardently professes her love. In the March 2, 1917 letter, Milton writes of the inaugural crowds coming into Washington by train. Their letters discuss the snowy weather, bad roads, and various friends' illnesses. Milton suggests that marrying will prevent him from being sent to war since the President will call for single men first.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On May 9, 1917, Milton writes about Bessie undergoing an operation. As the letters continue, the couple continues to express their love and devotion in a more serious manner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes of his admiration for Maude. He pleads forgiveness for being bad and believes his Christian faith will support his better behavior. In the November 8, 1917 letter, Milton describes his happiness since he asked Maude to marry him and she agreed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On January 1, 1918, Milton celebrates the one year anniversary of Maude giving her sweet self to him, promising him her love. He believes God will bless their love and grant them happiness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton and Maude muse about the cold winter weather and discuss arrangements to see one another each week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude celebrates the beautiful spring. She laments the wasted years where she withheld her love from Milton despite his pleas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The June 4, 1919 letter written by Milton is on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead. On June 7, 1919, Maude alludes to Milton meeting with her father, Bill, likely to discuss marriage. She later writes of how she is looking forward to their wedding that fall.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters between Maude and Milton, as well as from various friends and family. Maude shares tidbits from home, such as misplacing her grape juice recipe and of two men diagnosed with typhoid. She inquires about her sister Lucile and Beverly. The folder also includes letters of congratulations on Maude and Milton's October 8, 1919 wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA single letter from Maude to Milton in which she writes how much she misses him. She mentions Lucile's bad heart, subsequent doctor visit, and expresses concern for her health.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe contents consist of an Easter card (March 1932) and a letter from Milton to Maude (November 16, 1932).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Catherine Crandall, Clearwater, Florida, to Bette and Maude Kerrick, Alexandria, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContents include a letter and news clippings addressed to Betty Kerrick, a Christmas letter from \"Emily and Bill\" of San Francisco, California, and an an irate letter from George Flanagan to Gerald Turner, who was a relative of Maude Kerrick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContents include an announcement card from the law firm Spencer, Whalen and Graham, a letter from \"Norma and Roger\" to Bette and Maude, and a letter to Betty from \"Doris and Bill\", Birmingham, Michigan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters contained herein consist of correspondence between Maude and Milton, but lack an obvious date. Two letters from Milton are written on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead. A Valentine Day's Card to \"My Wife\" from Milton is also included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSixty-three letters sent between Milton Fristoe Kerrick and Maude Amanda \"Betty\" Howdershell. Kerrick worked as a Railway Baggage Master in Alexandria, VA for the Southern Railway Company. Howdershell and Kerrick were married in October 1919. The letters sent between the couple range from before and after the marriage. Topics include work, daily life, and romance. Letters are written on \"Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen\" stationery.\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_heading_ssm":["Content Description","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents","Scope and Contents"],"scopecontent_tesim":["Over 200 letters exchanged between Milton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell from 1908 through the 1930's. Both lived in Alexandria, Virginia and most of the letters are personal in nature as Kerrick actively courted Howdershell during this time. Kerrick was openly expressive in his love for the more reserved Howdershell.  On October 8, 1919 the two were married, but their love letters continued as Kerrick was often away with his work for the Southern Railroad Company. There are also some letters addressed to Maude and their daughter, Elizabeth, from various friends written after Milton had passed away in 1941.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Two letters sent by Milton indicate his employment with the railroad. The February 28, 1909 letter is written on Washington and Southwestern Limited Southern Railway stationary. The August 2, 1909 letter is written on New York-New Orleans Limited stationary.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the April 21, 1910 letter, Milton mentions that he is now a full fledged Knights Templar.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The November 4, 1910 letter mentions little Ralph's illness and by December, another letter describes that they were now free from a quarantine ban.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the June 3, 1911 letter, Milton describes he marched with the Knights Templar to the White House to be received by President Taft.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude sends her condolences on the death of Milton's brother in the August 27, 1911 letter.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude discusses the recovery of her sister from an illness and of being weighed for the first time in a long while. In the November 22, 1911 letter, Milton apologizes for his recent unbecoming behavior and asks her to remind him to be prudent and temperate in his affections for her.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton is always openly affectionate in his letters; however, in the February 10, 1912 letter, he writes a particularly passionate letter declaring his love for Maude and desire to marry her. He encloses a pressed flower, as well.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the March 20, 1912 letter, Milton expresses his appreciation for a hankerchief that Maude made for him, as well as his opinion that a suffragette wouldn't have had the time to make a hankerchief since she would be \"busy trying to be a man\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the July 4, 1912 letter, Milton asks Maude what she thinks of the Democratic presidential nominee and that he is \"tickled at the selection of Mr. Wilson\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the November 4, 1912 letter, Milton writes that he is \"going to put one in for Wilson bright and early and he is going to be elected, too\". He encloses two autumn leaves.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of the books she recently read, \"Their Yesterdays\" and \"The Shepherd of the Hills\". Milton replies that he will share his new book, \"Cease Firing\" by the \"awfully suffragette\" Miss Mary Johnson, with Maude and her sister, Lucile.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes that he \"is 40 today but I don't feel any different than when I was twenty\" in the March 13, 1913 letter.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude chides Milton that maybe he found some new love to marry, but also tells him that she is too busy to see him.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude shares neighborhood news of planting potatoes, how little Ollie Clark knocked his elbow out of place from a fall, of a friend's visit, and of breaking a colt. She asks about taking a trip with Milton and others to Colonial or Chesapeake Beach.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the October 5, 1913 letter, Milton writes that he was \"initiated in mystic shrine last night, some more masonry\" and discusses his engagement in other Knights Templar activities. In the October 14, 1913 letter, Maude shared news of her home, of canning apples and preparing preserves and that \"little Frances is three years old today\". On October 24, 1913, Milton describes how Vice President Marshall and his wife rode Milton's train from Washington to Danville, and back again yesterday. He writes that \"they look very democractic and plain folks\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton tells her will be catch the train with Fred and Ellie and will be seeing her for Christmas dinner.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In a lover's quarrel, Maude writes in response to hearing that Milton expressed interest in Louise with his \"splendid compliments\", so Rob gave her a beautiful bracelet. On February 1, 1914, Maude tells of the fire at Minnie and Mr. Clarks's last week, in which every building was burned. On February 6, 1914 Milton asks Maude to attend a banquet as his guest. Milton also writes, February 16, 1914, that his brother Walter has disappeared.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On March 13, Milton's 41st birthday, he writes that he received a smallpox vaccination, since there is so much smallpox everywhere.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On May 4, 1914, Maude waxes on about the change of seasons and of \"Maying\" in the woods to gather violets, dogwood blossoms, and wild honeysuckle. On June 1, she writes that her mother is in bed with a sprained ankle and describes how a lightning strike killed a cow that was like a pet. Milton invites her to join him, Beverly, and Lucile, and him on a moonlight ride.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton has been sick and neglected to write for three weeks. Maude writes of the hot weather which makes cooking unpleasant, of playing at night by aid of automobile lights, and of little Frances growing so fast.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes that she hasn't seen the comet that Milton spoke of, but that she is enjoying the beautiful moonlit night. On October 12, Milton writes that the only independent life is as a farmer and that he doesn't blame any girl for not marrying a railroad man for they are always unsettled.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the November 29, 1914 letter, Milton describes his Thanksgiving celebration and meeting fellow Masons and friends of his father's, who was also a Mason. He tells Maude in the December 20, 1914 letter that Fred was appointed Junior Steward in the Andrew Jackson Lodge and will eventually become a Worshipful Master. Milton was once asked to accept the same appointment, but he declined.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude mentions the sudden passing of Mr. Cassedy from pneumonia and her sorrow for his family.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes about Lucile's dental work, of Fred being an officer and his attendance at the Lodge, and of Milton going to a Shrine meeting at the Willard Hotel. Maude tells him of family news.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude  tells Milton she is too busy to see him on certain dates. Milton invites Maude to a banquet at Mount Vernon and Maude replies that she isn't sure about attending.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of the weather and family. In the August 8, 1915 letter, Maude apologizes for treating Milton badly, despite how good he is to her. Milton shares news of friends, tells Maude he much he misses and loves her, and fancies that they are looking at the same moon.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of canning apples, the Harvest moon, and breaking a colt. Milton writes that he is glad that Maude loved his last letter. In a display of hopefulness, he writes \"many a woman has fallen in love with the manuscript of many a man and afterwards fallen in love with the man himself\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of church gatherings and the Baptist preacher, Mr. Payne.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton continues to profess his unending love and his belief that Maude may love him as evidenced by her \"look and somewhat evasive answer\". Maude comments on the weather and the potato harvest.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On April 23, 1916, Maude writes that it is a cold Easter Day. She wishes she owned a Ford of her very own. Milton later replies that he and Fred may try out a Chevrolet. Their letters discuss the price of gasoline, Shriner's meetings, and how much Milton misses her.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The May 4, 1916 letter has portions excised from the body of the text. Maude describes Mr. Payne's sermons as well as children who have measles.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton has bought his Ford and describes getting the vehicle stuck in mud. He apologizes to Maude for his wrong behavior and promises to be a better Christian man. Maude tells Milton that she was invited to a young man's masquerade party at his house and that she'll go if Milton doesn't come visit.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On December 7, 1916, Milton's Ford requires work and he writes that to keep up with the \"Jones\", he needs new tires. Maude writes of the work ahead of her now that they've killed hogs. Milton expresses his longing and affection for Maude and they make arrangements for him to come out to the house.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the January 9, 1917 letter, Milton explains the car troubles that prevented him from visiting her. He asks if she stayed up for the eclipse of the moon. On January 17, 1917, he describes the \"soldier boys\" who arrived today and were given a standing ovation by the crowd welcoming them home.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On February 13, 1917, Milton is sick with a \"cold that settled into the muscles of my back\" and unable to visit. In her reply on February 15, 1917, Maude expresses concern over Milton's illness and explicitly tells him how much she loves and misses him.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On March 1, 1917, Maude ardently professes her love. In the March 2, 1917 letter, Milton writes of the inaugural crowds coming into Washington by train. Their letters discuss the snowy weather, bad roads, and various friends' illnesses. Milton suggests that marrying will prevent him from being sent to war since the President will call for single men first.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On May 9, 1917, Milton writes about Bessie undergoing an operation. As the letters continue, the couple continues to express their love and devotion in a more serious manner.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes of his admiration for Maude. He pleads forgiveness for being bad and believes his Christian faith will support his better behavior. In the November 8, 1917 letter, Milton describes his happiness since he asked Maude to marry him and she agreed.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On January 1, 1918, Milton celebrates the one year anniversary of Maude giving her sweet self to him, promising him her love. He believes God will bless their love and grant them happiness.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton and Maude muse about the cold winter weather and discuss arrangements to see one another each week.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude celebrates the beautiful spring. She laments the wasted years where she withheld her love from Milton despite his pleas.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The June 4, 1919 letter written by Milton is on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead. On June 7, 1919, Maude alludes to Milton meeting with her father, Bill, likely to discuss marriage. She later writes of how she is looking forward to their wedding that fall.","Letters between Maude and Milton, as well as from various friends and family. Maude shares tidbits from home, such as misplacing her grape juice recipe and of two men diagnosed with typhoid. She inquires about her sister Lucile and Beverly. The folder also includes letters of congratulations on Maude and Milton's October 8, 1919 wedding.","A single letter from Maude to Milton in which she writes how much she misses him. She mentions Lucile's bad heart, subsequent doctor visit, and expresses concern for her health.","The contents consist of an Easter card (March 1932) and a letter from Milton to Maude (November 16, 1932).","Letter from Catherine Crandall, Clearwater, Florida, to Bette and Maude Kerrick, Alexandria, Virginia.","Contents include a letter and news clippings addressed to Betty Kerrick, a Christmas letter from \"Emily and Bill\" of San Francisco, California, and an an irate letter from George Flanagan to Gerald Turner, who was a relative of Maude Kerrick.","Contents include an announcement card from the law firm Spencer, Whalen and Graham, a letter from \"Norma and Roger\" to Bette and Maude, and a letter to Betty from \"Doris and Bill\", Birmingham, Michigan.","The letters contained herein consist of correspondence between Maude and Milton, but lack an obvious date. Two letters from Milton are written on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead. A Valentine Day's Card to \"My Wife\" from Milton is also included.","Sixty-three letters sent between Milton Fristoe Kerrick and Maude Amanda \"Betty\" Howdershell. Kerrick worked as a Railway Baggage Master in Alexandria, VA for the Southern Railway Company. Howdershell and Kerrick were married in October 1919. The letters sent between the couple range from before and after the marriage. Topics include work, daily life, and romance. Letters are written on \"Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen\" stationery."],"userestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eBefore reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"userestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Use"],"userestrict_tesim":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"persname_ssim":["Kerrick, Milton Fristoe","Kerrick, Maude Amanda Howdershell","Howdershell, Maude Amanda \"Betty\""],"names_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center","Kerrick, Milton Fristoe","Kerrick, Maude Amanda Howdershell","Howdershell, Maude Amanda \"Betty\""],"language_ssim":["English"],"descrules_ssm":["Describing Archives: A Content Standard"],"total_component_count_is":57,"online_item_count_is":0,"component_level_isim":[0],"sort_isi":0,"timestamp":"2026-06-23T07:45:26.564Z","collection":{"numFound":1,"start":0,"numFoundExact":true,"docs":[{"id":"viw_repositories_2_resources_7839","ead_ssi":"viw_repositories_2_resources_7839","_root_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_7839","_nest_parent_":"viw_repositories_2_resources_7839","ead_source_url_ssi":"data/oai/WM/repositories_2_resources_7839.xml","title_ssm":["Milton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell Letters"],"title_tesim":["Milton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell Letters"],"unitdate_ssm":["1908-1980"],"unitdate_inclusive_ssm":["1908-1980"],"normalized_date_ssm":["1908/1980"],"normalized_title_ssm":["Milton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell Letters, 1908/1980"],"text":["Milton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell Letters, 1908/1980","MS 00239","/repositories/2/resources/7839","Alexandria (Va.)--History","Knights Templar (Masonic order)","Courtship--1910-1920","Railroads--Employees","Courtship--United States--History--20th century","Courtship--Virginia--History","Correspondence","Love letters","Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Letters from the Maude A. Howdershell and Milton F. Kerrick papers, Mss. Acc. 2009.481, were integrated with MS 00239. Both accessions were purchases. It was established that the contents of the Mss. Acc. 2009.481 collection were a continuation of the letters between the two individuals. Letters from Mss. Acc. 2009.481 are marked as such in the Scope at the folder level.","The letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, August 8, 1909, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, April 21, 1910, the letter from Maude to Milton, May 24, 1910, letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, May 27, 1910, the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, June 11, 1910, and the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, July 5, 1911, all originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Howdershell to Kerrick, August 3, 1910, letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, September 27, 1910 (1913?), letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, November 4, 1910, and the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, November 30, 1910, all originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Kerrick to Howdershell dated January 14, 1911 and April 17, 1911 originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Howdershell to Milton, September 22, 1911, and the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, October 28, 1911, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Kerrick to Howdershell dated November 16, 1911, November 22, 1911, and December 28, 1911, all originated from Acc. 2009.481.\nThe letters from Howdershell to Kerrick dated November 20, 1911 and December 26, 1911, also originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick tTo Maude A. Howdershell, January 9, 1912, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell, July 22, 1912, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo Milton F. Kerrick, April 8, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude To Howdershell, June 8, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell to M. F. Kerrick, November 4, 1913, and the letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell, November 20, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell to Mr. M. F. Kerrick, September 4, 1914, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, December 14, 1914, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Maude Howdershell to M. F. Kerrick, January 14, 1915 and February 1, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Maude Howdershell to M.F. Kerrick, March 29, 1915 and April 6, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M.F. Kerrick, May 6, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, July 11, 1916, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick tTo Maude Howdershell, October 15, 1917, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, June 17, 1919, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Maude Howdershell to M.F. Kerrick, August 22, 1919 and August 25, 1919, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The two undated letters from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead originated from Acc. 2009.481.","Over 200 letters exchanged between Milton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell from 1908 through the 1930's. Both lived in Alexandria, Virginia and most of the letters are personal in nature as Kerrick actively courted Howdershell during this time. Kerrick was openly expressive in his love for the more reserved Howdershell.  On October 8, 1919 the two were married, but their love letters continued as Kerrick was often away with his work for the Southern Railroad Company. There are also some letters addressed to Maude and their daughter, Elizabeth, from various friends written after Milton had passed away in 1941.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Two letters sent by Milton indicate his employment with the railroad. The February 28, 1909 letter is written on Washington and Southwestern Limited Southern Railway stationary. The August 2, 1909 letter is written on New York-New Orleans Limited stationary.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the April 21, 1910 letter, Milton mentions that he is now a full fledged Knights Templar.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The November 4, 1910 letter mentions little Ralph's illness and by December, another letter describes that they were now free from a quarantine ban.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the June 3, 1911 letter, Milton describes he marched with the Knights Templar to the White House to be received by President Taft.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude sends her condolences on the death of Milton's brother in the August 27, 1911 letter.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude discusses the recovery of her sister from an illness and of being weighed for the first time in a long while. In the November 22, 1911 letter, Milton apologizes for his recent unbecoming behavior and asks her to remind him to be prudent and temperate in his affections for her.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton is always openly affectionate in his letters; however, in the February 10, 1912 letter, he writes a particularly passionate letter declaring his love for Maude and desire to marry her. He encloses a pressed flower, as well.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the March 20, 1912 letter, Milton expresses his appreciation for a hankerchief that Maude made for him, as well as his opinion that a suffragette wouldn't have had the time to make a hankerchief since she would be \"busy trying to be a man\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the July 4, 1912 letter, Milton asks Maude what she thinks of the Democratic presidential nominee and that he is \"tickled at the selection of Mr. Wilson\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the November 4, 1912 letter, Milton writes that he is \"going to put one in for Wilson bright and early and he is going to be elected, too\". He encloses two autumn leaves.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of the books she recently read, \"Their Yesterdays\" and \"The Shepherd of the Hills\". Milton replies that he will share his new book, \"Cease Firing\" by the \"awfully suffragette\" Miss Mary Johnson, with Maude and her sister, Lucile.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes that he \"is 40 today but I don't feel any different than when I was twenty\" in the March 13, 1913 letter.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude chides Milton that maybe he found some new love to marry, but also tells him that she is too busy to see him.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude shares neighborhood news of planting potatoes, how little Ollie Clark knocked his elbow out of place from a fall, of a friend's visit, and of breaking a colt. She asks about taking a trip with Milton and others to Colonial or Chesapeake Beach.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the October 5, 1913 letter, Milton writes that he was \"initiated in mystic shrine last night, some more masonry\" and discusses his engagement in other Knights Templar activities. In the October 14, 1913 letter, Maude shared news of her home, of canning apples and preparing preserves and that \"little Frances is three years old today\". On October 24, 1913, Milton describes how Vice President Marshall and his wife rode Milton's train from Washington to Danville, and back again yesterday. He writes that \"they look very democractic and plain folks\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton tells her will be catch the train with Fred and Ellie and will be seeing her for Christmas dinner.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In a lover's quarrel, Maude writes in response to hearing that Milton expressed interest in Louise with his \"splendid compliments\", so Rob gave her a beautiful bracelet. On February 1, 1914, Maude tells of the fire at Minnie and Mr. Clarks's last week, in which every building was burned. On February 6, 1914 Milton asks Maude to attend a banquet as his guest. Milton also writes, February 16, 1914, that his brother Walter has disappeared.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On March 13, Milton's 41st birthday, he writes that he received a smallpox vaccination, since there is so much smallpox everywhere.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On May 4, 1914, Maude waxes on about the change of seasons and of \"Maying\" in the woods to gather violets, dogwood blossoms, and wild honeysuckle. On June 1, she writes that her mother is in bed with a sprained ankle and describes how a lightning strike killed a cow that was like a pet. Milton invites her to join him, Beverly, and Lucile, and him on a moonlight ride.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton has been sick and neglected to write for three weeks. Maude writes of the hot weather which makes cooking unpleasant, of playing at night by aid of automobile lights, and of little Frances growing so fast.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes that she hasn't seen the comet that Milton spoke of, but that she is enjoying the beautiful moonlit night. On October 12, Milton writes that the only independent life is as a farmer and that he doesn't blame any girl for not marrying a railroad man for they are always unsettled.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the November 29, 1914 letter, Milton describes his Thanksgiving celebration and meeting fellow Masons and friends of his father's, who was also a Mason. He tells Maude in the December 20, 1914 letter that Fred was appointed Junior Steward in the Andrew Jackson Lodge and will eventually become a Worshipful Master. Milton was once asked to accept the same appointment, but he declined.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude mentions the sudden passing of Mr. Cassedy from pneumonia and her sorrow for his family.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes about Lucile's dental work, of Fred being an officer and his attendance at the Lodge, and of Milton going to a Shrine meeting at the Willard Hotel. Maude tells him of family news.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude  tells Milton she is too busy to see him on certain dates. Milton invites Maude to a banquet at Mount Vernon and Maude replies that she isn't sure about attending.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of the weather and family. In the August 8, 1915 letter, Maude apologizes for treating Milton badly, despite how good he is to her. Milton shares news of friends, tells Maude he much he misses and loves her, and fancies that they are looking at the same moon.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of canning apples, the Harvest moon, and breaking a colt. Milton writes that he is glad that Maude loved his last letter. In a display of hopefulness, he writes \"many a woman has fallen in love with the manuscript of many a man and afterwards fallen in love with the man himself\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of church gatherings and the Baptist preacher, Mr. Payne.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton continues to profess his unending love and his belief that Maude may love him as evidenced by her \"look and somewhat evasive answer\". Maude comments on the weather and the potato harvest.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On April 23, 1916, Maude writes that it is a cold Easter Day. She wishes she owned a Ford of her very own. Milton later replies that he and Fred may try out a Chevrolet. Their letters discuss the price of gasoline, Shriner's meetings, and how much Milton misses her.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The May 4, 1916 letter has portions excised from the body of the text. Maude describes Mr. Payne's sermons as well as children who have measles.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton has bought his Ford and describes getting the vehicle stuck in mud. He apologizes to Maude for his wrong behavior and promises to be a better Christian man. Maude tells Milton that she was invited to a young man's masquerade party at his house and that she'll go if Milton doesn't come visit.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On December 7, 1916, Milton's Ford requires work and he writes that to keep up with the \"Jones\", he needs new tires. Maude writes of the work ahead of her now that they've killed hogs. Milton expresses his longing and affection for Maude and they make arrangements for him to come out to the house.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the January 9, 1917 letter, Milton explains the car troubles that prevented him from visiting her. He asks if she stayed up for the eclipse of the moon. On January 17, 1917, he describes the \"soldier boys\" who arrived today and were given a standing ovation by the crowd welcoming them home.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On February 13, 1917, Milton is sick with a \"cold that settled into the muscles of my back\" and unable to visit. In her reply on February 15, 1917, Maude expresses concern over Milton's illness and explicitly tells him how much she loves and misses him.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On March 1, 1917, Maude ardently professes her love. In the March 2, 1917 letter, Milton writes of the inaugural crowds coming into Washington by train. Their letters discuss the snowy weather, bad roads, and various friends' illnesses. Milton suggests that marrying will prevent him from being sent to war since the President will call for single men first.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On May 9, 1917, Milton writes about Bessie undergoing an operation. As the letters continue, the couple continues to express their love and devotion in a more serious manner.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes of his admiration for Maude. He pleads forgiveness for being bad and believes his Christian faith will support his better behavior. In the November 8, 1917 letter, Milton describes his happiness since he asked Maude to marry him and she agreed.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On January 1, 1918, Milton celebrates the one year anniversary of Maude giving her sweet self to him, promising him her love. He believes God will bless their love and grant them happiness.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton and Maude muse about the cold winter weather and discuss arrangements to see one another each week.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude celebrates the beautiful spring. She laments the wasted years where she withheld her love from Milton despite his pleas.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The June 4, 1919 letter written by Milton is on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead. On June 7, 1919, Maude alludes to Milton meeting with her father, Bill, likely to discuss marriage. She later writes of how she is looking forward to their wedding that fall.","Letters between Maude and Milton, as well as from various friends and family. Maude shares tidbits from home, such as misplacing her grape juice recipe and of two men diagnosed with typhoid. She inquires about her sister Lucile and Beverly. The folder also includes letters of congratulations on Maude and Milton's October 8, 1919 wedding.","A single letter from Maude to Milton in which she writes how much she misses him. She mentions Lucile's bad heart, subsequent doctor visit, and expresses concern for her health.","The contents consist of an Easter card (March 1932) and a letter from Milton to Maude (November 16, 1932).","Letter from Catherine Crandall, Clearwater, Florida, to Bette and Maude Kerrick, Alexandria, Virginia.","Contents include a letter and news clippings addressed to Betty Kerrick, a Christmas letter from \"Emily and Bill\" of San Francisco, California, and an an irate letter from George Flanagan to Gerald Turner, who was a relative of Maude Kerrick.","Contents include an announcement card from the law firm Spencer, Whalen and Graham, a letter from \"Norma and Roger\" to Bette and Maude, and a letter to Betty from \"Doris and Bill\", Birmingham, Michigan.","The letters contained herein consist of correspondence between Maude and Milton, but lack an obvious date. Two letters from Milton are written on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead. A Valentine Day's Card to \"My Wife\" from Milton is also included.","Sixty-three letters sent between Milton Fristoe Kerrick and Maude Amanda \"Betty\" Howdershell. Kerrick worked as a Railway Baggage Master in Alexandria, VA for the Southern Railway Company. Howdershell and Kerrick were married in October 1919. The letters sent between the couple range from before and after the marriage. Topics include work, daily life, and romance. Letters are written on \"Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen\" stationery.","Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.","Special Collections Research Center","Kerrick, Milton Fristoe","Kerrick, Maude Amanda Howdershell","Howdershell, Maude Amanda \"Betty\"","English"],"collection_title_tesim":["Milton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell Letters, 1908/1980"],"collection_ssim":["Milton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell Letters, 1908/1980"],"level_ssm":["collection"],"level_ssim":["Collection"],"unitid_ssm":["MS 00239","/repositories/2/resources/7839"],"unitid_tesim":["MS 00239","/repositories/2/resources/7839"],"repository_ssm":["College of William and Mary"],"repository_ssim":["College of William and Mary"],"geogname_ssm":["Alexandria (Va.)--History","Knights Templar (Masonic order)"],"geogname_ssim":["Alexandria (Va.)--History","Knights Templar (Masonic order)"],"places_ssim":["Alexandria (Va.)--History","Knights Templar (Masonic order)"],"creator_ssm":["Kerrick, Milton Fristoe","Kerrick, Milton Fristoe","Kerrick, Maude Amanda Howdershell","Howdershell, Maude Amanda \"Betty\""],"creator_ssim":["Kerrick, Milton Fristoe","Kerrick, Milton Fristoe","Kerrick, Maude Amanda Howdershell","Howdershell, Maude Amanda \"Betty\""],"creator_persname_ssim":["Kerrick, Milton Fristoe","Kerrick, Maude Amanda Howdershell","Howdershell, Maude Amanda \"Betty\""],"creator_corpname_ssim":["Special Collections Research Center"],"creators_ssim":["Kerrick, Milton Fristoe","Kerrick, Maude Amanda Howdershell","Howdershell, Maude Amanda \"Betty\"","Special Collections Research Center"],"access_terms_ssm":["Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library."],"access_subjects_ssim":["Courtship--1910-1920","Railroads--Employees","Courtship--United States--History--20th century","Courtship--Virginia--History","Correspondence","Love letters"],"access_subjects_ssm":["Courtship--1910-1920","Railroads--Employees","Courtship--United States--History--20th century","Courtship--Virginia--History","Correspondence","Love letters"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"extent_ssm":["1.5 Linear Feet"],"extent_tesim":["1.5 Linear Feet"],"genreform_ssim":["Correspondence","Love letters"],"date_range_isim":[1908,1909,1910,1911,1912,1913,1914,1915,1916,1917,1918,1919,1920,1921,1922,1923,1924,1925,1926,1927,1928,1929,1930,1931,1932,1933,1934,1935,1936,1937,1938,1939,1940,1941,1942,1943,1944,1945,1946,1947,1948,1949,1950,1951,1952,1953,1954,1955,1956,1957,1958,1959,1960,1961,1962,1963,1964,1965,1966,1967,1968,1969,1970,1971,1972,1973,1974,1975,1976,1977,1978,1979,1980],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Conditions Governing Access"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to all researchers. 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Howdershell, January 9, 1912, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell, July 22, 1912, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter from Maude Howdershell tTo Milton F. Kerrick, April 8, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude To Howdershell, June 8, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter from Maude Howdershell to M. F. Kerrick, November 4, 1913, and the letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell, November 20, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter from Maude Howdershell to Mr. M. F. Kerrick, September 4, 1914, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, December 14, 1914, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters from Maude Howdershell to M. F. Kerrick, January 14, 1915 and February 1, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters from Maude Howdershell to M.F. Kerrick, March 29, 1915 and April 6, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M.F. Kerrick, May 6, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, July 11, 1916, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter from Milton Kerrick tTo Maude Howdershell, October 15, 1917, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, June 17, 1919, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters from Maude Howdershell to M.F. Kerrick, August 22, 1919 and August 25, 1919, originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe two undated letters from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead originated from Acc. 2009.481.\u003c/p\u003e"],"custodhist_heading_ssm":["Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History","Custodial History"],"custodhist_tesim":["Letters from the Maude A. Howdershell and Milton F. Kerrick papers, Mss. Acc. 2009.481, were integrated with MS 00239. Both accessions were purchases. It was established that the contents of the Mss. Acc. 2009.481 collection were a continuation of the letters between the two individuals. Letters from Mss. Acc. 2009.481 are marked as such in the Scope at the folder level.","The letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, August 8, 1909, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, April 21, 1910, the letter from Maude to Milton, May 24, 1910, letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, May 27, 1910, the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, June 11, 1910, and the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, July 5, 1911, all originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Howdershell to Kerrick, August 3, 1910, letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, September 27, 1910 (1913?), letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, November 4, 1910, and the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, November 30, 1910, all originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Kerrick to Howdershell dated January 14, 1911 and April 17, 1911 originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Howdershell to Milton, September 22, 1911, and the letter from Kerrick to Howdershell, October 28, 1911, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Kerrick to Howdershell dated November 16, 1911, November 22, 1911, and December 28, 1911, all originated from Acc. 2009.481.\nThe letters from Howdershell to Kerrick dated November 20, 1911 and December 26, 1911, also originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick tTo Maude A. Howdershell, January 9, 1912, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell, July 22, 1912, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo Milton F. Kerrick, April 8, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude To Howdershell, June 8, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell to M. F. Kerrick, November 4, 1913, and the letter from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell, November 20, 1913, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell to Mr. M. F. Kerrick, September 4, 1914, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, December 14, 1914, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Maude Howdershell to M. F. Kerrick, January 14, 1915 and February 1, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Maude Howdershell to M.F. Kerrick, March 29, 1915 and April 6, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M.F. Kerrick, May 6, 1915, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, July 11, 1916, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Milton Kerrick tTo Maude Howdershell, October 15, 1917, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letter from Maude Howdershell tTo M. F. Kerrick, June 17, 1919, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The letters from Maude Howdershell to M.F. Kerrick, August 22, 1919 and August 25, 1919, originated from Acc. 2009.481.","The two undated letters from Milton Kerrick to Maude Howdershell on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead originated from Acc. 2009.481."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eMilton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell Letters, 1908-1980, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary.\u003c/p\u003e  "],"prefercite_tesim":["Milton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell Letters, 1908-1980, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, William and Mary."],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eOver 200 letters exchanged between Milton Kerrick and Maude Howdershell from 1908 through the 1930's. Both lived in Alexandria, Virginia and most of the letters are personal in nature as Kerrick actively courted Howdershell during this time. Kerrick was openly expressive in his love for the more reserved Howdershell.  On October 8, 1919 the two were married, but their love letters continued as Kerrick was often away with his work for the Southern Railroad Company. There are also some letters addressed to Maude and their daughter, Elizabeth, from various friends written after Milton had passed away in 1941.\u003c/p\u003e  ","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Two letters sent by Milton indicate his employment with the railroad. The February 28, 1909 letter is written on Washington and Southwestern Limited Southern Railway stationary. The August 2, 1909 letter is written on New York-New Orleans Limited stationary.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the April 21, 1910 letter, Milton mentions that he is now a full fledged Knights Templar.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The November 4, 1910 letter mentions little Ralph's illness and by December, another letter describes that they were now free from a quarantine ban.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the June 3, 1911 letter, Milton describes he marched with the Knights Templar to the White House to be received by President Taft.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude sends her condolences on the death of Milton's brother in the August 27, 1911 letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude discusses the recovery of her sister from an illness and of being weighed for the first time in a long while. In the November 22, 1911 letter, Milton apologizes for his recent unbecoming behavior and asks her to remind him to be prudent and temperate in his affections for her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton is always openly affectionate in his letters; however, in the February 10, 1912 letter, he writes a particularly passionate letter declaring his love for Maude and desire to marry her. He encloses a pressed flower, as well.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the March 20, 1912 letter, Milton expresses his appreciation for a hankerchief that Maude made for him, as well as his opinion that a suffragette wouldn't have had the time to make a hankerchief since she would be \"busy trying to be a man\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the July 4, 1912 letter, Milton asks Maude what she thinks of the Democratic presidential nominee and that he is \"tickled at the selection of Mr. Wilson\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the November 4, 1912 letter, Milton writes that he is \"going to put one in for Wilson bright and early and he is going to be elected, too\". He encloses two autumn leaves.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of the books she recently read, \"Their Yesterdays\" and \"The Shepherd of the Hills\". Milton replies that he will share his new book, \"Cease Firing\" by the \"awfully suffragette\" Miss Mary Johnson, with Maude and her sister, Lucile.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes that he \"is 40 today but I don't feel any different than when I was twenty\" in the March 13, 1913 letter.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude chides Milton that maybe he found some new love to marry, but also tells him that she is too busy to see him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude shares neighborhood news of planting potatoes, how little Ollie Clark knocked his elbow out of place from a fall, of a friend's visit, and of breaking a colt. She asks about taking a trip with Milton and others to Colonial or Chesapeake Beach.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the October 5, 1913 letter, Milton writes that he was \"initiated in mystic shrine last night, some more masonry\" and discusses his engagement in other Knights Templar activities. In the October 14, 1913 letter, Maude shared news of her home, of canning apples and preparing preserves and that \"little Frances is three years old today\". On October 24, 1913, Milton describes how Vice President Marshall and his wife rode Milton's train from Washington to Danville, and back again yesterday. He writes that \"they look very democractic and plain folks\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton tells her will be catch the train with Fred and Ellie and will be seeing her for Christmas dinner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In a lover's quarrel, Maude writes in response to hearing that Milton expressed interest in Louise with his \"splendid compliments\", so Rob gave her a beautiful bracelet. On February 1, 1914, Maude tells of the fire at Minnie and Mr. Clarks's last week, in which every building was burned. On February 6, 1914 Milton asks Maude to attend a banquet as his guest. Milton also writes, February 16, 1914, that his brother Walter has disappeared.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On March 13, Milton's 41st birthday, he writes that he received a smallpox vaccination, since there is so much smallpox everywhere.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On May 4, 1914, Maude waxes on about the change of seasons and of \"Maying\" in the woods to gather violets, dogwood blossoms, and wild honeysuckle. On June 1, she writes that her mother is in bed with a sprained ankle and describes how a lightning strike killed a cow that was like a pet. Milton invites her to join him, Beverly, and Lucile, and him on a moonlight ride.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton has been sick and neglected to write for three weeks. Maude writes of the hot weather which makes cooking unpleasant, of playing at night by aid of automobile lights, and of little Frances growing so fast.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes that she hasn't seen the comet that Milton spoke of, but that she is enjoying the beautiful moonlit night. On October 12, Milton writes that the only independent life is as a farmer and that he doesn't blame any girl for not marrying a railroad man for they are always unsettled.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the November 29, 1914 letter, Milton describes his Thanksgiving celebration and meeting fellow Masons and friends of his father's, who was also a Mason. He tells Maude in the December 20, 1914 letter that Fred was appointed Junior Steward in the Andrew Jackson Lodge and will eventually become a Worshipful Master. Milton was once asked to accept the same appointment, but he declined.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude mentions the sudden passing of Mr. Cassedy from pneumonia and her sorrow for his family.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes about Lucile's dental work, of Fred being an officer and his attendance at the Lodge, and of Milton going to a Shrine meeting at the Willard Hotel. Maude tells him of family news.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude  tells Milton she is too busy to see him on certain dates. Milton invites Maude to a banquet at Mount Vernon and Maude replies that she isn't sure about attending.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of the weather and family. In the August 8, 1915 letter, Maude apologizes for treating Milton badly, despite how good he is to her. Milton shares news of friends, tells Maude he much he misses and loves her, and fancies that they are looking at the same moon.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of canning apples, the Harvest moon, and breaking a colt. Milton writes that he is glad that Maude loved his last letter. In a display of hopefulness, he writes \"many a woman has fallen in love with the manuscript of many a man and afterwards fallen in love with the man himself\".\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of church gatherings and the Baptist preacher, Mr. Payne.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton continues to profess his unending love and his belief that Maude may love him as evidenced by her \"look and somewhat evasive answer\". Maude comments on the weather and the potato harvest.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On April 23, 1916, Maude writes that it is a cold Easter Day. She wishes she owned a Ford of her very own. Milton later replies that he and Fred may try out a Chevrolet. Their letters discuss the price of gasoline, Shriner's meetings, and how much Milton misses her.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The May 4, 1916 letter has portions excised from the body of the text. Maude describes Mr. Payne's sermons as well as children who have measles.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton has bought his Ford and describes getting the vehicle stuck in mud. He apologizes to Maude for his wrong behavior and promises to be a better Christian man. Maude tells Milton that she was invited to a young man's masquerade party at his house and that she'll go if Milton doesn't come visit.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On December 7, 1916, Milton's Ford requires work and he writes that to keep up with the \"Jones\", he needs new tires. Maude writes of the work ahead of her now that they've killed hogs. Milton expresses his longing and affection for Maude and they make arrangements for him to come out to the house.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the January 9, 1917 letter, Milton explains the car troubles that prevented him from visiting her. He asks if she stayed up for the eclipse of the moon. On January 17, 1917, he describes the \"soldier boys\" who arrived today and were given a standing ovation by the crowd welcoming them home.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On February 13, 1917, Milton is sick with a \"cold that settled into the muscles of my back\" and unable to visit. In her reply on February 15, 1917, Maude expresses concern over Milton's illness and explicitly tells him how much she loves and misses him.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On March 1, 1917, Maude ardently professes her love. In the March 2, 1917 letter, Milton writes of the inaugural crowds coming into Washington by train. Their letters discuss the snowy weather, bad roads, and various friends' illnesses. Milton suggests that marrying will prevent him from being sent to war since the President will call for single men first.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On May 9, 1917, Milton writes about Bessie undergoing an operation. As the letters continue, the couple continues to express their love and devotion in a more serious manner.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes of his admiration for Maude. He pleads forgiveness for being bad and believes his Christian faith will support his better behavior. In the November 8, 1917 letter, Milton describes his happiness since he asked Maude to marry him and she agreed.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On January 1, 1918, Milton celebrates the one year anniversary of Maude giving her sweet self to him, promising him her love. He believes God will bless their love and grant them happiness.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton and Maude muse about the cold winter weather and discuss arrangements to see one another each week.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude celebrates the beautiful spring. She laments the wasted years where she withheld her love from Milton despite his pleas.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The June 4, 1919 letter written by Milton is on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead. On June 7, 1919, Maude alludes to Milton meeting with her father, Bill, likely to discuss marriage. She later writes of how she is looking forward to their wedding that fall.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetters between Maude and Milton, as well as from various friends and family. Maude shares tidbits from home, such as misplacing her grape juice recipe and of two men diagnosed with typhoid. She inquires about her sister Lucile and Beverly. The folder also includes letters of congratulations on Maude and Milton's October 8, 1919 wedding.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eA single letter from Maude to Milton in which she writes how much she misses him. She mentions Lucile's bad heart, subsequent doctor visit, and expresses concern for her health.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe contents consist of an Easter card (March 1932) and a letter from Milton to Maude (November 16, 1932).\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eLetter from Catherine Crandall, Clearwater, Florida, to Bette and Maude Kerrick, Alexandria, Virginia.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContents include a letter and news clippings addressed to Betty Kerrick, a Christmas letter from \"Emily and Bill\" of San Francisco, California, and an an irate letter from George Flanagan to Gerald Turner, who was a relative of Maude Kerrick.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eContents include an announcement card from the law firm Spencer, Whalen and Graham, a letter from \"Norma and Roger\" to Bette and Maude, and a letter to Betty from \"Doris and Bill\", Birmingham, Michigan.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eThe letters contained herein consist of correspondence between Maude and Milton, but lack an obvious date. Two letters from Milton are written on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead. A Valentine Day's Card to \"My Wife\" from Milton is also included.\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eSixty-three letters sent between Milton Fristoe Kerrick and Maude Amanda \"Betty\" Howdershell. Kerrick worked as a Railway Baggage Master in Alexandria, VA for the Southern Railway Company. Howdershell and Kerrick were married in October 1919. The letters sent between the couple range from before and after the marriage. Topics include work, daily life, and romance. 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Both lived in Alexandria, Virginia and most of the letters are personal in nature as Kerrick actively courted Howdershell during this time. Kerrick was openly expressive in his love for the more reserved Howdershell.  On October 8, 1919 the two were married, but their love letters continued as Kerrick was often away with his work for the Southern Railroad Company. There are also some letters addressed to Maude and their daughter, Elizabeth, from various friends written after Milton had passed away in 1941.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Two letters sent by Milton indicate his employment with the railroad. The February 28, 1909 letter is written on Washington and Southwestern Limited Southern Railway stationary. The August 2, 1909 letter is written on New York-New Orleans Limited stationary.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the April 21, 1910 letter, Milton mentions that he is now a full fledged Knights Templar.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The November 4, 1910 letter mentions little Ralph's illness and by December, another letter describes that they were now free from a quarantine ban.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the June 3, 1911 letter, Milton describes he marched with the Knights Templar to the White House to be received by President Taft.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude sends her condolences on the death of Milton's brother in the August 27, 1911 letter.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude discusses the recovery of her sister from an illness and of being weighed for the first time in a long while. In the November 22, 1911 letter, Milton apologizes for his recent unbecoming behavior and asks her to remind him to be prudent and temperate in his affections for her.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton is always openly affectionate in his letters; however, in the February 10, 1912 letter, he writes a particularly passionate letter declaring his love for Maude and desire to marry her. He encloses a pressed flower, as well.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the March 20, 1912 letter, Milton expresses his appreciation for a hankerchief that Maude made for him, as well as his opinion that a suffragette wouldn't have had the time to make a hankerchief since she would be \"busy trying to be a man\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the July 4, 1912 letter, Milton asks Maude what she thinks of the Democratic presidential nominee and that he is \"tickled at the selection of Mr. Wilson\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the November 4, 1912 letter, Milton writes that he is \"going to put one in for Wilson bright and early and he is going to be elected, too\". He encloses two autumn leaves.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of the books she recently read, \"Their Yesterdays\" and \"The Shepherd of the Hills\". Milton replies that he will share his new book, \"Cease Firing\" by the \"awfully suffragette\" Miss Mary Johnson, with Maude and her sister, Lucile.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes that he \"is 40 today but I don't feel any different than when I was twenty\" in the March 13, 1913 letter.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude chides Milton that maybe he found some new love to marry, but also tells him that she is too busy to see him.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude shares neighborhood news of planting potatoes, how little Ollie Clark knocked his elbow out of place from a fall, of a friend's visit, and of breaking a colt. She asks about taking a trip with Milton and others to Colonial or Chesapeake Beach.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the October 5, 1913 letter, Milton writes that he was \"initiated in mystic shrine last night, some more masonry\" and discusses his engagement in other Knights Templar activities. In the October 14, 1913 letter, Maude shared news of her home, of canning apples and preparing preserves and that \"little Frances is three years old today\". On October 24, 1913, Milton describes how Vice President Marshall and his wife rode Milton's train from Washington to Danville, and back again yesterday. He writes that \"they look very democractic and plain folks\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton tells her will be catch the train with Fred and Ellie and will be seeing her for Christmas dinner.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In a lover's quarrel, Maude writes in response to hearing that Milton expressed interest in Louise with his \"splendid compliments\", so Rob gave her a beautiful bracelet. On February 1, 1914, Maude tells of the fire at Minnie and Mr. Clarks's last week, in which every building was burned. On February 6, 1914 Milton asks Maude to attend a banquet as his guest. Milton also writes, February 16, 1914, that his brother Walter has disappeared.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On March 13, Milton's 41st birthday, he writes that he received a smallpox vaccination, since there is so much smallpox everywhere.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On May 4, 1914, Maude waxes on about the change of seasons and of \"Maying\" in the woods to gather violets, dogwood blossoms, and wild honeysuckle. On June 1, she writes that her mother is in bed with a sprained ankle and describes how a lightning strike killed a cow that was like a pet. Milton invites her to join him, Beverly, and Lucile, and him on a moonlight ride.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton has been sick and neglected to write for three weeks. Maude writes of the hot weather which makes cooking unpleasant, of playing at night by aid of automobile lights, and of little Frances growing so fast.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes that she hasn't seen the comet that Milton spoke of, but that she is enjoying the beautiful moonlit night. On October 12, Milton writes that the only independent life is as a farmer and that he doesn't blame any girl for not marrying a railroad man for they are always unsettled.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the November 29, 1914 letter, Milton describes his Thanksgiving celebration and meeting fellow Masons and friends of his father's, who was also a Mason. He tells Maude in the December 20, 1914 letter that Fred was appointed Junior Steward in the Andrew Jackson Lodge and will eventually become a Worshipful Master. Milton was once asked to accept the same appointment, but he declined.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude mentions the sudden passing of Mr. Cassedy from pneumonia and her sorrow for his family.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes about Lucile's dental work, of Fred being an officer and his attendance at the Lodge, and of Milton going to a Shrine meeting at the Willard Hotel. Maude tells him of family news.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude  tells Milton she is too busy to see him on certain dates. Milton invites Maude to a banquet at Mount Vernon and Maude replies that she isn't sure about attending.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of the weather and family. In the August 8, 1915 letter, Maude apologizes for treating Milton badly, despite how good he is to her. Milton shares news of friends, tells Maude he much he misses and loves her, and fancies that they are looking at the same moon.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of canning apples, the Harvest moon, and breaking a colt. Milton writes that he is glad that Maude loved his last letter. In a display of hopefulness, he writes \"many a woman has fallen in love with the manuscript of many a man and afterwards fallen in love with the man himself\".","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude writes of church gatherings and the Baptist preacher, Mr. Payne.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton continues to profess his unending love and his belief that Maude may love him as evidenced by her \"look and somewhat evasive answer\". Maude comments on the weather and the potato harvest.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On April 23, 1916, Maude writes that it is a cold Easter Day. She wishes she owned a Ford of her very own. Milton later replies that he and Fred may try out a Chevrolet. Their letters discuss the price of gasoline, Shriner's meetings, and how much Milton misses her.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The May 4, 1916 letter has portions excised from the body of the text. Maude describes Mr. Payne's sermons as well as children who have measles.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton has bought his Ford and describes getting the vehicle stuck in mud. He apologizes to Maude for his wrong behavior and promises to be a better Christian man. Maude tells Milton that she was invited to a young man's masquerade party at his house and that she'll go if Milton doesn't come visit.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On December 7, 1916, Milton's Ford requires work and he writes that to keep up with the \"Jones\", he needs new tires. Maude writes of the work ahead of her now that they've killed hogs. Milton expresses his longing and affection for Maude and they make arrangements for him to come out to the house.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. In the January 9, 1917 letter, Milton explains the car troubles that prevented him from visiting her. He asks if she stayed up for the eclipse of the moon. On January 17, 1917, he describes the \"soldier boys\" who arrived today and were given a standing ovation by the crowd welcoming them home.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On February 13, 1917, Milton is sick with a \"cold that settled into the muscles of my back\" and unable to visit. In her reply on February 15, 1917, Maude expresses concern over Milton's illness and explicitly tells him how much she loves and misses him.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On March 1, 1917, Maude ardently professes her love. In the March 2, 1917 letter, Milton writes of the inaugural crowds coming into Washington by train. Their letters discuss the snowy weather, bad roads, and various friends' illnesses. Milton suggests that marrying will prevent him from being sent to war since the President will call for single men first.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On May 9, 1917, Milton writes about Bessie undergoing an operation. As the letters continue, the couple continues to express their love and devotion in a more serious manner.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton writes of his admiration for Maude. He pleads forgiveness for being bad and believes his Christian faith will support his better behavior. In the November 8, 1917 letter, Milton describes his happiness since he asked Maude to marry him and she agreed.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. On January 1, 1918, Milton celebrates the one year anniversary of Maude giving her sweet self to him, promising him her love. He believes God will bless their love and grant them happiness.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Milton and Maude muse about the cold winter weather and discuss arrangements to see one another each week.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. Maude celebrates the beautiful spring. She laments the wasted years where she withheld her love from Milton despite his pleas.","Letters exchanged between Maude Howdershell and Milton Kerrick. The June 4, 1919 letter written by Milton is on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead. On June 7, 1919, Maude alludes to Milton meeting with her father, Bill, likely to discuss marriage. She later writes of how she is looking forward to their wedding that fall.","Letters between Maude and Milton, as well as from various friends and family. Maude shares tidbits from home, such as misplacing her grape juice recipe and of two men diagnosed with typhoid. She inquires about her sister Lucile and Beverly. The folder also includes letters of congratulations on Maude and Milton's October 8, 1919 wedding.","A single letter from Maude to Milton in which she writes how much she misses him. She mentions Lucile's bad heart, subsequent doctor visit, and expresses concern for her health.","The contents consist of an Easter card (March 1932) and a letter from Milton to Maude (November 16, 1932).","Letter from Catherine Crandall, Clearwater, Florida, to Bette and Maude Kerrick, Alexandria, Virginia.","Contents include a letter and news clippings addressed to Betty Kerrick, a Christmas letter from \"Emily and Bill\" of San Francisco, California, and an an irate letter from George Flanagan to Gerald Turner, who was a relative of Maude Kerrick.","Contents include an announcement card from the law firm Spencer, Whalen and Graham, a letter from \"Norma and Roger\" to Bette and Maude, and a letter to Betty from \"Doris and Bill\", Birmingham, Michigan.","The letters contained herein consist of correspondence between Maude and Milton, but lack an obvious date. Two letters from Milton are written on Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen letterhead. A Valentine Day's Card to \"My Wife\" from Milton is also included.","Sixty-three letters sent between Milton Fristoe Kerrick and Maude Amanda \"Betty\" Howdershell. Kerrick worked as a Railway Baggage Master in Alexandria, VA for the Southern Railway Company. Howdershell and Kerrick were married in October 1919. The letters sent between the couple range from before and after the marriage. Topics include work, daily life, and romance. 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If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Lived in Passaic New Jersey. From 1927-1929 he is documented to have worked in the Manhatten Rubber Company. He was also secretary of the American Rusin Falcon Chorus of the New York District, Passaic Branch from 1928-1929.","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:",".","Accessioned and processed in November 2009 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. 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Rusin (or Ruthenian) is an east-Slavic language that was spoken by ethnic groups from Karpaty Ukraine, Slovakia, Hungary as well as of parts of the former Yugoslavia.","For a more detailed description see folder links below.","The following information was provided by the seller: \"Also incuded is a tablet that records the efforts of a bill collector to collect unpaid debts in Passaic and surrounding towns. No name in this pad, but the entries are dated 1924 and the handwriting similar to Stephen Pregun's.\"","The following description and excerpts were provided by the seller: \"This daily diary was written by Stephen Pregun, a 23 year old young man who lived in Passaic, New Jersey. The entries begin on January 1st, 1927 and are written daily until May 13, 1929. He also keeps a very detailed record of his earnings and expenditures for 1927 \u0026 1928. On the first page in the journal he writes: \" This book is purchased and dedicated for the purpose that a brief record of important events may be kept for future reference. All events of which the data is herein contained is up to the minute, absolutely correct, there is no boasting, but true facts only.\" Under this he signs his name and writes \"Official Seal\" over some sort of symbol put on with an ink stamp. \"Mr Pregun diligently records his daily activities, buying a car, trips, visits to NYC, Pa, visits to relatives, deaths, funerals, social activities with friends, etc. He provides a flavor of his Passaic neighborhood in the 1920s.\" \"He worked at the Manhattan Rubber Company, and turned his wages over to his family, keeping only a small amount for himself. His family is very strict, and once, when he failed to pick up his sister from the rail station, they did not celebrate his birthday. He also writes about staying home once because of the same old argument about his going out too much. Perhaps his parents had good reason. He seems to spend a lot of time hanging around street corners and going to \"John's Place\". Part of his entry of Aug 8, 1928 reads: \"....eve. went to see Attorney Unger in reference to the call made by Venturo Guardiola yesterday in which he claimed that I was loitering about his place of business last Tuesday evening with the intention of doing bodily harm to him. The advice of Mr Unger being that there was insufficient cause for arrest but to be careful of a repetition of the charge etc. ....\" \"Mr. Pregun also had a younger brother who was arrested for assault and battery which required several trips to court. However, if the diary is \"true facts\" as the author states, he attends church regularly and is quite involved in the A. R. Falcon chorus. There is some sort of problem at his church and the chorus, which he writes about in the diary. \"Sept 24, 1928.......\"The evening paper today bore the story that a bomb was discovered in Prof. Saxum's car last night. It being the belief that it had been placed under the hood while he was directing our rehearsal at Magocsy's Hall. (Prof Saxum, who directed the chorus, resigned because of a \"nervous breakdown\". On another occasion, the pastor assigned guards outside expecting violence). \"Mr Pregun writes much about his interaction with young women. He refers to \"appointments\", and when he talks to women, he occasionally calls it \"an interview\". Friends and girlfriends are written about using their initials, but he provides a key in back giving their full names. He becomes engaged at the end of 1928, and writes quite a long passage about why he decided to marry.. It reads in part: \"Dec 30, 1928.........\"hereafter she will be referred to in this book as the girlfriend. My rather insistent attitude toward this act was greatly influenced by the fact that I have found her to be a very plain, cheerful and honest young lady. Possessing fine personality and a taste for moderation in attire combined with a very scant use for cosmetics prompted my act. Another outstanding point being that in the time of our acquaintance not a single person spoke an ill word against her character, and I have always found her willing to go anywhere I asked her to go, and not offering any excuse or displaying any disfavor towards my request\". \"After the engagement, several weeks pass before Mr Pregun has enough \"confidence\" in Mary to tell her how much money he has saved. When he writes a summary of the years important events at the end of 1928, his engagement is written about last.\"","Minutes of the meetings of the American Rusin Falcon Chorus. 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Part of his entry of Aug 8, 1928 reads: \"....eve. went to see Attorney Unger in reference to the call made by Venturo Guardiola yesterday in which he claimed that I was loitering about his place of business last Tuesday evening with the intention of doing bodily harm to him. The advice of Mr Unger being that there was insufficient cause for arrest but to be careful of a repetition of the charge etc. ....\" \"Mr. Pregun also had a younger brother who was arrested for assault and battery which required several trips to court. However, if the diary is \"true facts\" as the author states, he attends church regularly and is quite involved in the A. R. Falcon chorus. There is some sort of problem at his church and the chorus, which he writes about in the diary. \"Sept 24, 1928.......\"The evening paper today bore the story that a bomb was discovered in Prof. Saxum's car last night. It being the belief that it had been placed under the hood while he was directing our rehearsal at Magocsy's Hall. (Prof Saxum, who directed the chorus, resigned because of a \"nervous breakdown\". On another occasion, the pastor assigned guards outside expecting violence). \"Mr Pregun writes much about his interaction with young women. He refers to \"appointments\", and when he talks to women, he occasionally calls it \"an interview\". Friends and girlfriends are written about using their initials, but he provides a key in back giving their full names. He becomes engaged at the end of 1928, and writes quite a long passage about why he decided to marry.. It reads in part: \"Dec 30, 1928.........\"hereafter she will be referred to in this book as the girlfriend. My rather insistent attitude toward this act was greatly influenced by the fact that I have found her to be a very plain, cheerful and honest young lady. 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He also keeps a very detailed record of his earnings and expenditures for 1927 \u0026 1928. On the first page in the journal he writes: \" This book is purchased and dedicated for the purpose that a brief record of important events may be kept for future reference. All events of which the data is herein contained is up to the minute, absolutely correct, there is no boasting, but true facts only.\" Under this he signs his name and writes \"Official Seal\" over some sort of symbol put on with an ink stamp. \"Mr Pregun diligently records his daily activities, buying a car, trips, visits to NYC, Pa, visits to relatives, deaths, funerals, social activities with friends, etc. He provides a flavor of his Passaic neighborhood in the 1920s.\" \"He worked at the Manhattan Rubber Company, and turned his wages over to his family, keeping only a small amount for himself. His family is very strict, and once, when he failed to pick up his sister from the rail station, they did not celebrate his birthday. He also writes about staying home once because of the same old argument about his going out too much. Perhaps his parents had good reason. He seems to spend a lot of time hanging around street corners and going to \"John's Place\". Part of his entry of Aug 8, 1928 reads: \"....eve. went to see Attorney Unger in reference to the call made by Venturo Guardiola yesterday in which he claimed that I was loitering about his place of business last Tuesday evening with the intention of doing bodily harm to him. The advice of Mr Unger being that there was insufficient cause for arrest but to be careful of a repetition of the charge etc. ....\" \"Mr. Pregun also had a younger brother who was arrested for assault and battery which required several trips to court. However, if the diary is \"true facts\" as the author states, he attends church regularly and is quite involved in the A. R. Falcon chorus. There is some sort of problem at his church and the chorus, which he writes about in the diary. \"Sept 24, 1928.......\"The evening paper today bore the story that a bomb was discovered in Prof. Saxum's car last night. It being the belief that it had been placed under the hood while he was directing our rehearsal at Magocsy's Hall. (Prof Saxum, who directed the chorus, resigned because of a \"nervous breakdown\". On another occasion, the pastor assigned guards outside expecting violence). \"Mr Pregun writes much about his interaction with young women. He refers to \"appointments\", and when he talks to women, he occasionally calls it \"an interview\". Friends and girlfriends are written about using their initials, but he provides a key in back giving their full names. 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If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.","Lived in Passaic New Jersey. From 1927-1929 he is documented to have worked in the Manhatten Rubber Company. He was also secretary of the American Rusin Falcon Chorus of the New York District, Passaic Branch from 1928-1929.","Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki:",".","Accessioned and processed in November 2009 by Ute Schechter, Warren E. 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On the first page in the journal he writes: \" This book is purchased and dedicated for the purpose that a brief record of important events may be kept for future reference. All events of which the data is herein contained is up to the minute, absolutely correct, there is no boasting, but true facts only.\" Under this he signs his name and writes \"Official Seal\" over some sort of symbol put on with an ink stamp. \"Mr Pregun diligently records his daily activities, buying a car, trips, visits to NYC, Pa, visits to relatives, deaths, funerals, social activities with friends, etc. He provides a flavor of his Passaic neighborhood in the 1920s.\" \"He worked at the Manhattan Rubber Company, and turned his wages over to his family, keeping only a small amount for himself. His family is very strict, and once, when he failed to pick up his sister from the rail station, they did not celebrate his birthday. He also writes about staying home once because of the same old argument about his going out too much. Perhaps his parents had good reason. He seems to spend a lot of time hanging around street corners and going to \"John's Place\". Part of his entry of Aug 8, 1928 reads: \"....eve. went to see Attorney Unger in reference to the call made by Venturo Guardiola yesterday in which he claimed that I was loitering about his place of business last Tuesday evening with the intention of doing bodily harm to him. The advice of Mr Unger being that there was insufficient cause for arrest but to be careful of a repetition of the charge etc. ....\" \"Mr. Pregun also had a younger brother who was arrested for assault and battery which required several trips to court. However, if the diary is \"true facts\" as the author states, he attends church regularly and is quite involved in the A. R. Falcon chorus. There is some sort of problem at his church and the chorus, which he writes about in the diary. \"Sept 24, 1928.......\"The evening paper today bore the story that a bomb was discovered in Prof. Saxum's car last night. It being the belief that it had been placed under the hood while he was directing our rehearsal at Magocsy's Hall. (Prof Saxum, who directed the chorus, resigned because of a \"nervous breakdown\". On another occasion, the pastor assigned guards outside expecting violence). \"Mr Pregun writes much about his interaction with young women. He refers to \"appointments\", and when he talks to women, he occasionally calls it \"an interview\". Friends and girlfriends are written about using their initials, but he provides a key in back giving their full names. He becomes engaged at the end of 1928, and writes quite a long passage about why he decided to marry.. It reads in part: \"Dec 30, 1928.........\"hereafter she will be referred to in this book as the girlfriend. My rather insistent attitude toward this act was greatly influenced by the fact that I have found her to be a very plain, cheerful and honest young lady. Possessing fine personality and a taste for moderation in attire combined with a very scant use for cosmetics prompted my act. Another outstanding point being that in the time of our acquaintance not a single person spoke an ill word against her character, and I have always found her willing to go anywhere I asked her to go, and not offering any excuse or displaying any disfavor towards my request\". \"After the engagement, several weeks pass before Mr Pregun has enough \"confidence\" in Mary to tell her how much money he has saved. When he writes a summary of the years important events at the end of 1928, his engagement is written about last.\"","Minutes of the meetings of the American Rusin Falcon Chorus. 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All events of which the data is herein contained is up to the minute, absolutely correct, there is no boasting, but true facts only.\" Under this he signs his name and writes \"Official Seal\" over some sort of symbol put on with an ink stamp. \"Mr Pregun diligently records his daily activities, buying a car, trips, visits to NYC, Pa, visits to relatives, deaths, funerals, social activities with friends, etc. He provides a flavor of his Passaic neighborhood in the 1920s.\" \"He worked at the Manhattan Rubber Company, and turned his wages over to his family, keeping only a small amount for himself. His family is very strict, and once, when he failed to pick up his sister from the rail station, they did not celebrate his birthday. He also writes about staying home once because of the same old argument about his going out too much. Perhaps his parents had good reason. He seems to spend a lot of time hanging around street corners and going to \"John's Place\". Part of his entry of Aug 8, 1928 reads: \"....eve. went to see Attorney Unger in reference to the call made by Venturo Guardiola yesterday in which he claimed that I was loitering about his place of business last Tuesday evening with the intention of doing bodily harm to him. The advice of Mr Unger being that there was insufficient cause for arrest but to be careful of a repetition of the charge etc. ....\" \"Mr. Pregun also had a younger brother who was arrested for assault and battery which required several trips to court. However, if the diary is \"true facts\" as the author states, he attends church regularly and is quite involved in the A. R. Falcon chorus. There is some sort of problem at his church and the chorus, which he writes about in the diary. \"Sept 24, 1928.......\"The evening paper today bore the story that a bomb was discovered in Prof. Saxum's car last night. It being the belief that it had been placed under the hood while he was directing our rehearsal at Magocsy's Hall. (Prof Saxum, who directed the chorus, resigned because of a \"nervous breakdown\". On another occasion, the pastor assigned guards outside expecting violence). \"Mr Pregun writes much about his interaction with young women. He refers to \"appointments\", and when he talks to women, he occasionally calls it \"an interview\". Friends and girlfriends are written about using their initials, but he provides a key in back giving their full names. He becomes engaged at the end of 1928, and writes quite a long passage about why he decided to marry.. It reads in part: \"Dec 30, 1928.........\"hereafter she will be referred to in this book as the girlfriend. My rather insistent attitude toward this act was greatly influenced by the fact that I have found her to be a very plain, cheerful and honest young lady. Possessing fine personality and a taste for moderation in attire combined with a very scant use for cosmetics prompted my act. Another outstanding point being that in the time of our acquaintance not a single person spoke an ill word against her character, and I have always found her willing to go anywhere I asked her to go, and not offering any excuse or displaying any disfavor towards my request\". \"After the engagement, several weeks pass before Mr Pregun has enough \"confidence\" in Mary to tell her how much money he has saved. When he writes a summary of the years important events at the end of 1928, his engagement is written about last.\"\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003eMinutes of the meetings of the American Rusin Falcon Chorus. 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He also keeps a very detailed record of his earnings and expenditures for 1927 \u0026 1928. On the first page in the journal he writes: \" This book is purchased and dedicated for the purpose that a brief record of important events may be kept for future reference. All events of which the data is herein contained is up to the minute, absolutely correct, there is no boasting, but true facts only.\" Under this he signs his name and writes \"Official Seal\" over some sort of symbol put on with an ink stamp. \"Mr Pregun diligently records his daily activities, buying a car, trips, visits to NYC, Pa, visits to relatives, deaths, funerals, social activities with friends, etc. He provides a flavor of his Passaic neighborhood in the 1920s.\" \"He worked at the Manhattan Rubber Company, and turned his wages over to his family, keeping only a small amount for himself. 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