Edith Floyd Letter
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Scope and Contents
This collection contains one letter and envelope from Edith Floyd to Eloise Jackson, possibly her sister. The letter contains a transcript of a telegram from the Navy to Edith, informing her that her husband is missing following the fall of his naval station in Manila Bay in 1942.
Dates
- Creation: 1942 May 13
Biographical / Historical
Edith Floyd, wife of Charles Elliott Floyd, lived in San Diego, California, in 1942. She notes having one sister, Margie, and possibly has another, Eloise Jackson.
Charles Elliott Floyd was a Chief Boatswain's Mate who was captured by the Japanese during the fall of the Philippines in 1942. Charles Floyd died as a POW of the Japanese.
Extent
0.05 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains one letter from Edith Floyd to Eloise Jackson, possibly her sister. The letter concerns Charles Floyd, Edith's husband, who is missing following the fall of the Philippines in 1942.
Provenance
Gift of Ronald and Elizabeth Howard, 2008
Processed by
James N. Gilbreath, August, 2010
Topical
- Title
- Guide to the Edith Floyd Letter
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- James N. Gilbreath
- Date
- August, 2010
- 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