Collections : [University of Michigan William L. Clements Library]

Brothers Thomas A. and Charles E. Phillips wrote 4 letters to their parents while serving in the United States Army Air Forces during and just after World War II. They commented on subjects such as their flight training, military movements, and a labor strike.

Brothers Thomas A. and Charles E. Phillips wrote 4 letters to their parents while serving in the United States Army Air Forces during and just after World War II. Thomas wrote 1 letter in July 1944, commenting on his flight training and reporting news from Charles, who was then serving near the Gulf of Mexico. Charles wrote 3 letters in May 1945 and May 1946. He discussed military subjects such as his training and the end of the war. One of his letters contains his opinions about a recent labor strike, its political implications, and its possible economic effects. See the Detailed Box and Folder Listing for more information about each item.

The Jennie Nutter correspondence contains letters that Nutter's former students wrote to her about their service in the United States Army, Army Air Forces, Navy, and Marine Corps during World War II.

This collection contains 141 letters that Jennie L. Nutter, a teacher at the Good Will-Hinckley school in Fairfield, Maine, received from former students about their service in the United States Armed Forces from March 1940-October 1945. Nutter's correspondents, who were members of the United States Army, United States Army Air Forces, United States Marine Corps, and United States Navy, served at bases throughout the United States, including many in California, as well as in the European and Pacific Theaters. They described their training, coursework, and military life, such as a navy drill that tested sailors' response time for a simulated disaster (May 14, 1940). Many expressed gratitude for Nutter's instruction in subjects such as Latin and French; one letter is written in Latin (March 30, 1940). Others discussed their reading material, reminisced about their time at the school, inquired about Nutter's mother ("Ma" or "Ma Smith"), and referred to their correspondence with fellow Good Will alumni; one letter is addressed directly to "Ma." A few writers mention travels to locations such as Hawaii, Italy, and England, and offer opinions on the war. The collection includes manuscript and typed letters, V-mail letters, a greeting card, and a postcard. Clarence Perry enclosed programs from an Easter service at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Sacramento, California, in his letters of April 6, 1944, and April 10, 1944.

This collection contains letters related to the family of Sarah Guy of Negley, Ohio. Guy received around 50 letters from her sons, Fidelis and Gerald McCoy, who served in paratrooper regiments during World War II. Other friends and family members wrote to the McCoy brothers and to the Guy family, particularly after January 1945.

This collection (0.25 linear feet) contains letters related to the family of Sarah Guy of Negley, Ohio. Guy received around 50 letters from her sons, Fidelis and Gerald McCoy, who served in paratrooper regiments during World War II. Other friends and family members wrote to the McCoy brothers and the Guy family, particularly after January 1945.

Fidelis and Gerald McCoy's letters to their mother, which comprise the bulk of the collection, are mainly dated April 1942-January 1945. The McCoys wrote while training at military camps in the United States, and while serving in Europe during the war; they commented on military life and training activities, such as hiking and parachute training, and inquired about their stepsisters. Fidelis McCoy mentioned a girlfriend, Aileen, who later became his fiancée, and encouraged his mother to correspond with her. He later served in England, the Netherlands, Belgium, and France, and provided some details about his activities, such as building bridges. Gerald McCoy ("Jerry") served in Italy and France, and spent some time in a hospital in England.

Other correspondence includes a letter from Sarah Guy to Gerald McCoy, letters to the McCoy brothers from female friends, and 2 letters to Wayne Guy from Ernest Hughes, a soldier stationed at Fort McClellan, Alabama, in 1945. Postwar correspondence consists of letters Roy Guy wrote to his family during his military training and letters Wayne Guy wrote to his family from Japan, where he was stationed in 1948 and 1949. The collection contains a newspaper article about Fidelis McCoy's death.

This collection contains around 150 incoming letters that Miriam Kline of New York City received from men serving in the United States Armed Forces throughout World War II. They described their experiences and exercises at army training camps and other military bases within the United States.

This collection contains around 150 incoming letters that Miriam Kline of New York City received from men serving in the United States Armed Forces throughout World War II. They described their experiences and exercises at army training camps and other military bases within the United States. She also wrote 2 letters and sent 2 Christmas cards to soldiers.

Sergeant Walter C. Jessel and Private David W. Hoefer wrote most of the earlier letters between July 1941 and June 1942. Jessel, a friend, shared his experiences in the army both before and shortly after the Pearl Harbor attacks, and Hoefer often wrote Miriam about his life in the army and about his affection for her, though he wrote less frequently after she declined his romantic advances in mid-June 1942. Throughout the war, Kline continued to receive letters from Jessel, Hoefer, and 14 other servicemen, primarily from bases in the United States. They described many aspects of everyday life in the army, army air forces, and coast guard.

Enclosures include 3 photographs of Walter C. Jessel in uniform, newspaper clippings, and humorous cartoons. Jessel drew a picture of his transport train in his letter postmarked October 13, 1941. Later items include letters that Miriam wrote to Jessel and to Lieutenant R. H. Davis in 1945, as well as Christmas cards she sent to Davis and to Allan Isakson.

This collection contains letters that M. Robert Rosenberg received while serving in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, as well as letters he wrote to Gertrude Rosenberg of Albany, New York. The collection also includes additional correspondence to Gertrude Rosenberg and a typed poem.

This collection contains letters that M. Robert Rosenberg received while serving in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II, as well as letters he wrote to Gertrude Rosenberg of Albany, New York. The collection also includes additional correspondence to Gertrude Rosenberg and a typed poem. Some items consist of multiple letters to M. Robert Rosenberg, Gertrude Rosenberg, or both.

M. Robert Rosenberg wrote to Gertrude Rosenberg about his military service at Lowry Field, Colorado, and Will Rogers Field, Oklahoma. He commented on his leisure activities, dates with "Rosalie," his attempts to publish a book, and the possibility of receiving a medical discharge. He received v-mail letters from friends in the army and a typed letter from F. G. Duffy of Neisner Brothers, Inc. in Rochester, New York, a potential postwar employer. A 4-page poem by G. A. Smith provides information about personnel stationed at Lowry Field in December 1943. Gertrude Rosenberg's other correspondents were a niece or nephew and a friend in Newark, New Jersey.