The collection contains letters written by Raymond Galindo, of Staten Island, New York, to his parents while serving in the United States Navy in the post-World War II era. The letters discuss his day to day life in the Navy including training at Camp Peary, Virginia and working in the kitchen. Galindo eventually served on the USS Taconic (AGC-17) command ship. Most of the letters contain the original envelopes and two photographs are also included.
The collection is organized into two series: Series I: Letters; and Series II: Photographs.
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[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archivist, in April 2019.
Raymond Galindo served in the United States navy in the immediate post- World War II era in late 1945. Although originally from Staten Island in New York, Galindo spent a lot of his time stationed in Virginia at Camp Peary. Galindo spent the years between 1946-1948 traveling in and out of Norfolk, Virginia. These letters were acquired by ODU in 2018.
This series contains letters written by Raymond Galindo to his parents while serving with the United States Navy. Topics in the letters include Navy life, the USS Taconic (AGC 17) ship, Norfolk Virginia, Camp Peary Virginia, and US Naval Amphibious Base, Little Creek, Virginia.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Letters, 1945, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Letters, 1946 February-May, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Letters, 1946 June, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Letters, 1946 July-August, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Letters, 1946 September-October, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Letters, 1946 November, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Letters, 1946 December, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Letters, 1947 January-February, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Letters, 1947 March-May, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, Letters, 1947 June-August, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, Letters, 1947 October-December, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, Letters, 1948, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, Letters, 1949, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 5, Miscellaneous, 1946-1949, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series contains two photos that belonged to Galindo.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 6, Photographs, undated, Raymond Galindo Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.