Reflections on Writing: Timeless Words That Connect Us
December 7, 1919. From Dick to college girlfriend, Ruth. Letter 1 of 3 in series.
December 1919. Snow covers the houses, trees and streets, the moon is shining and Dick...
March 27, 1920. From Dick to college girlfriend, Ruth. Letter 2 of 3 in series.
It's March 1920 and college kids are doing what they have always done: chasing basketball...
April 19, 1920. From Dick to college girlfriend, Ruth. Letter 3 of 3 in series.
Ruth has returned to college for the final stretch of the school year. In this...
March 4, 1930. From Florence to Clarence. Letter 1 of 2 in collection.
In March 1930, as the Great Depression tightened its grip on America, a self-proclaimed "cranky...
March 11, 1930. From Florence to Clarence. Letter 2 of 3 in this collection.
In the early 1930s, Florence, a self-described "cranky old teacher," continues to write to Clarence...
March 30, 1930. From Florence to Clarence. Letter 3 of 3 in this collection.
During March 1930, as the US slips deeper into the early months of the Great...
March 10, 1950. From Airman Charles to June. Letter 1 of 10 in collection.
At West Point in 1950, cadet Charles writes a first letter to his girlfriend, June....
Jan. 4, 1951. Early letter series from Charles at West Point to his sweetheart, June. Letter 2 in the series.
Written in January 1951 from the halls of West Point, this tender letter captures a...