Letter from Bernice Smith to Martha Smith; September 27, 1939

Creator

Martha Josephine Womble

Files

Date

9-27-1939

Description

From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Bernice thanks Mollie (Martha) for the sweater that she sent and recalls events of the Lee trial. Christine starts a teaching job in Starkville. The PTA is selling lunches to raise money for a sanitary water supply for local school kids. Mrs. Flanagan is expecting triplets. Bernice comments on how slow the mail runs.

Mentioned Locations

Oktibbeha County (Miss.)

Keywords

Letter writing; Sweaters; Parent-teacher associations; Mississippi -- politics and government; Triplets; Letter mail handling

Format

Digital reproduction of a 2-page letter

Contributor

Elaine Walker

Identifier

mcj-dp018-19390927-smith-bernice-001

Source

Box C611, folder 29

Rights

All unpublished materials are protected by copyright held by Mississippi University for Women. Permission to publish or reproduce must be requested in writing to the University Archivist. Published materials may also be protected by copyright, and the user must locate and request permission from copyright holder to publish or reproduce.

Recommended Citation

Womble, Martha Josephine, "Letter from Bernice Smith to Martha Smith; September 27, 1939" (1939). Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. 219.
https://athenacommons.muw.edu/smithpapers/219