Letters

The Philip Crosland collection contains photographs, military documents, holiday menus, Navy memorabilia, newsletters, a wooden postcard, and letters he sent to his mother while he was away at war in the Pacific. This includes twelve photographs, a multitude of military documents including special orders, ID cards, schedules, state department bulletins, discharge paperwork, a booklet on Navy jobs and their pay rates, training certificates, a letter from the Secretary of the Navy thanking him for his service, two USO maps and a set of Navy songs. The collection also includes a wooden postcard from the 1904 World's Fair, sixty-three letters Crosland wrote to his mother during the war, and five miscellaneous letters from friends and family.