Reflections on Writing: Timeless Words That Connect Us

Blurred red postage stamp on envelope

Dec. 21, 1954. From Airman Charles to June. Letter 7 of 10 in collection.

Written on the cusp of Christmas in 1954, our young airman Charles stationed abroad captures...
Blurred red postage stamp on envelope

Dec. 22, 1954. From Airman Charles to June. Letter 8 of 10 in collection.

As Christmas approaches in 1954, our young airman writes his new bride from overseas, his...
Blurred red postage stamp on envelope

Dec 23, 1954. From Airman Charles to June. Letter 9 of 10 in collection.

Right before Christmas in 1954, an airman stationed overseas writes tenderly to his sweetheart back...
Bundle of old letters and vintage photos

July 27, 1945. From Bill to his wife. Letter 6 of 6.

Just twelve days from coming home, US serviceman Bill writes to his wife with equal...
Bundle of old letters and vintage photos

Feb. 10, 1945. From Bill to his wife. Letter 4 of 6.

In this short heartfelt note, Bill shares updates from CA naval base life where the...
Bundle of old letters and vintage photos

April 12, 1945. From Bill to his wife. Letter 5 of 6.

On the day of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s death and mere weeks before the war...
Bundle of old letters and vintage photos

June 29, 1944. From Bill to his wife. Letter 3 of 6.

A quick note from serviceman Bill to his wife, sharing a work duty update and...
Bundle of old letters and vintage photos

June 28, 1944 From Bill to his wife. Letter 2 of 6.

In this blistering June 1944 letter, Navy serviceman Bill sweats through tax advice, military chow...
Bundle of old letters and vintage photos

June 27, 1944. From Bill to his wife. Letter 1 of 6.

In June of 1944, as the world stood in the shadow of global conflict, a...
Close-up of three green vintage U.S. stamps

Sept 1, 1933. From Mother to Boyd.

Written in September 1933, at the depths of the Great Depression, this letter captures the...