Elmer E. Rhode Letters
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Scope and Contents
Contains two letters from Bernice Shelly to P.F.C. Elmer E. Rhode about her work as a waitress and at a factory to aid the war effort. The third letter is a third-party reference to an encounter with Elmer Rhode written by Fred Kimball to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Payne. A few other men away at war are also mentioned, and Mr. Kimball's business card is included.
Dates
- Creation: 1942 - 1943
Biographical / Historical
Bernice Shelly writes from Tracy and Oakland, California, to P.F.C. Elmer E. Rhode, stationed in San Francisco, California. Fred Kimball of San Francisco, California, writes to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Payne of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. All of the letters contain brief references to World War II.
Extent
0.014 Linear Feet (3 Letters, 1 Envelope)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Bernice Shelly writes from Tracy and Oakland, California, to P.F.C. Elmer E. Rhode, stationed in San Francisco, California, about her work as a waitress and at a factory to aid the war effort. A third letter makes a third-party reference to an encounter with Elmer Rhode written by Fred Kimball of San Francisco, California, to Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Payne of Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
Provenance
Gift of Wde Hall, 2006.
Processed by
Amanda Haldy, 2009.
- Title
- Guide to the Elmer E. Rhode Letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Amanda Haldy
- Date
- October 1, 2009.
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository