Full-Size V-Mail Letters, March 1943 - November 1944
File — Box: AR00048, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents
This folder contains 12 full-size v-mails written from March 1943 to November 1944 by Mary Bartol Smith to Commander Xavier Martin Smith. These letters express Mrs. Smith’s deep worry and longing for her husband, who is deployed in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater. They allow her to share her sadness with delayed correspondences, updates on their family, her daily life, her physical recovery, and her prayers for his safe return home soon.
Dates
- Creation: March 1943 - November 1944
Creator
- From the Collection: Smith, Xavier Martin, 1894-1973 (Person)
- From the Collection: Smith, Mary Bartol, 1885-1945 (Person)
- From the Collection: Bartol, James, 1848-1919 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Extent
From the Collection: 1.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Repository Details
Part of the Center for Pacific War Studies / National Museum of the Pacific War Repository
Contact:
328 E. Austin St.
Fredericksburg Texas 78624 United States of America
archives@nimitzfoundation.org
328 E. Austin St.
Fredericksburg Texas 78624 United States of America
archives@nimitzfoundation.org