Roy and Sara Swindell Letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS-2926
Scope and Contents
Letters from Roy Swindell to his wife Sara Swindell and their family, who lived in Chattanooga and later Nashville, Tennessee. He wrote as he was traveling for the armed services and work. He wrote of his struggles to find permanent local employment, missing his wife and children, and planning visits home.
One V-mail letter is from Sara to their son Jimmy while he was a second lieutenant stationed in New York during World War II. She sent him a list of Bible verses because "President Roosevelt has asked that everybody read their Bibles." There is also one letter from Sara to her mother and several empty envelopes.
One V-mail letter is from Sara to their son Jimmy while he was a second lieutenant stationed in New York during World War II. She sent him a list of Bible verses because "President Roosevelt has asked that everybody read their Bibles." There is also one letter from Sara to her mother and several empty envelopes.
Dates
- 1918-1935
Conditions Governing Use
None
Biographical / Historical
Roy Gardner Swindell (1889-1939) served in France while in the U. S. Army. After his return he married Sara Martin Lauderdale and began work as a traveling salesman. They had three sons: James "Jimmy" W. (1923-1944), Roy Gardner, Jr. (1927-2008), and John L. (abt. 1929-). Jimmy Swindell was a second lieutenant in the armed services and was killed in action. The family lived in Tennessee.
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Extent
0.1 Linear Feet (45 letters)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Letters from Roy Swindell and Sara Swindell to their family, who lived in Chattanooga, and later Nashville, Tennessee. The letters discuss missing home, traveling for work, and Bible verses. One letter is from Sara to their son James, an officer in the armed services during World War II.
Provenance
Donated by Wade Hall, 2006
Processing Information
Processed by Christen Robichaud, 2010
Source
- Hall, Wade (Donor, Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Roy and Sara Swindell Letters
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Christen Robichaud
- Date
- August 2014
- 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