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George M. Dorsey letters
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0322
Abstract
The 93 letters in this collection span the dates July 3, 1943, to March 23, 1946, and reflect George Dorsey's experiences and observations while stationed in India during World War II. All of the letters are addressed to Mary Emily Dorsey, George's only sister, who resided in Wilmington, Delaware.
Dates:
1943-1946
Mary Jane Elliot papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0533
Abstract
The Mary Jane Elliot papers relate to her volunteer work in the area of Wilmington, Delaware, between 1979 and 1992.
Dates:
1979-1992
Thomas Becker Malone, Jr., World War II correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0906
Abstract
Thomas Becker Malone, Jr. (1919-1980) was an American serviceman in the U.S. Army, Office of the Post Quartermaster, Headquarters Command, in the European theater of World War II. This collection comprises letters and V-mail exchanged by Malone and his family and friends in Delaware from 1942 to 1946. During this time, Malone trained at Camp Croft in Spartanburg, South Carolina, and served abroad in London, England, and Paris, France. The collection also contains Selective Service letters...
Dates:
1941-1946, undated; Majority of material found within 1942-1945
Samuel C. T. and Julia Dudkewitz McDowell World War II correspondence
Collection
Identifier: MSS 0748
Abstract
Samuel C. T. McDowell (1920-2007) was an American Army Air Force lieutenant in World War II. His wife, Julia Dudkewitz McDowell (1923-2001), was a tracing clerk in the Reproduction Department, Design Division at E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Company in the 1940s. This collection comprises letters exchanged by the serviceman and his spouse on the homefront in Delaware, on a nearly daily basis, during the period 1943-1945. During this time, Samuel was stationed domestically and deployed in...
Dates:
1937-1945, 2002; Majority of material found within 1943-1945