Life Letters Club

Stack of vintage letters and envelopes.

Dec. 1932. From Jen to her Mother

The timing of this 1932 letter is particularly poignant given it's during the Great Depression...
Postmarked envelope from Menlo, Iowa, dated July 6, 1944.

July 5, 1944. From Verna to Marvin

A 1944 wartime letter that captures a spirited young woman teasing a hospitalized soldier about...
Red paper hearts on a white envelope on wooden surface.

No date. From Herman to Madelyn

Dearest Madelyn,I'm very happy to know that I have "taken your breath away for a...
A stack of vintage letters tied with a red ribbon.

Jan. 28, 1944. From Charlie to Charlotte (3)

Today in our third letter from Charlie, we find a serviceman stuck at his desk...
Stack of letters tied with red ribbon.

Sept. 17, 1943. From Charlie to Charlotte (2)

While the world was at war, Charlie was missing Charlotte. In this rain-soaked letter, he...
Stack of letters tied with red ribbon.

July 10, 1944. From Charlie to Charlotte (5)

In July 1944, just a month after Allied troops stormed the beaches of Normandy, Charlie...
A stack of vintage letters tied with a red ribbon.

May 11, 1944. From Charlie to Charlotte (4)

In May 1944, just weeks before D-Day would change the course of history, Charlie sat...
A stack of vintage letters tied with a red ribbon.

Aug. 2, 1943. From Charlie to Charlotte (1)

A young Navy recruit at Bainbridge Naval Training Station pens a letter to his girlfriend...
Close-up of an envelope corner with a blue postage stamp and postal markings.

1958. From Jack to Carolyn

Jack writes through the fog, literal and metaphorical, to announce to Carolyn, in Chattanooga, TN,...
Hand writing on paper at a desk.

1914. From Mother to Daughter

July 27, 1914. From Mother to daughter In the summer of 1914, as Europe edged...