Life Letters Club

Wooden box of Polaroid photos

1944. From Bill to his sweetheart, Gloria (3rd letter)

In this honest and heartfelt 1944 wartime letter, Bill opens up about exhausting routines, uncertain...
Stack of old handwritten letters and envelopes

August 9, 1942. From newlywed Mrs. Jamieson to her “hugbug” husband who is deployed.

In this sugar-sweet wartime letter from 1942, a young new wife gushes with love, determination,...
Vintage family photos, child on rocking horse

Nov. 6, 1944. From Verna to Stinko

Written on quirky hotel letterhead called “Bedside Manor,” this charming 1944 letter from Verna to...
Cyclist riding past historic European town buildings

Nov. 2, 1958. From Bob to his sister, Ruth

In this candid letter from November 1958, a young serviceman overseas writes to his sister,...
Colorful row of old brick and plaster facades

Sept. 21, 1958. From Bob to his sister, Ruth

Bob, an American soldier writing to his sister on his arrival in Germany. Sept. 21,...
Woman in vintage attire painting outdoors near a wooden wagon.

Nov. 7, 1938. From Isabel in Germany to Peter

A supportive, loving note to a young Peter leaving his homeland to America. [Translated] November,...
Elderly hand writing in notebook, glasses nearby.

Dec. 19, 1938. From Kate in Germany to Peter

Written on December 19, 1938 just weeks after Kristallnacht this letter glows with the light...
Vintage airmail stamp with multilingual text on paper.

1944. From Bill to his sweetheart, Gloria

As the war continues, this tender letter from Bill to his sweetheart Gloria captures a...
Vintage airmail stamp with multilingual text on paper.

June 30, 1944. From Bill to his sweetheart, Gloria

June 1944: Just 24 days after D-Day, while the world watches Europe, Bill writes home...
A vintage envelope addressed to Mrs. Etta Reeves in Bloomington, Indiana.

April 1919. From Poe to Sorority Sisters at Sigma Kappa House

When a young teacher put pen to paper to write her sorority sisters at Sigma...