Letters of the Heart

Postmarked envelope from Menlo, Iowa, dated July 6, 1944.

July 5, 1944. From Verna to Marvin

10/27/2025

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

10/27/2025

Dearest Madelyn,I'm very happy to know that I have "taken your breath away for a...

Close-up of an envelope corner with a blue postage stamp and postal markings.

1958. From Jack to Carolyn

10/24/2025

Jack writes through the fog, literal and metaphorical, to announce to Carolyn, in Chattanooga, TN,...