Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection

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Date

11-12-1939

Description

From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Pauline informs Martha about her dressmaking process and recommends care tips for silk material. Daddy went to Starkville to visit Chris who was on her way to Memphis for the weekend. Foss' project was shut down and he traveled to Jackson and Winona seraching for new work. Mr. Ligon is sick in the hospital in Grenada and Bernice is working for Senator Bilbo gathering a list of voters in the county. Foss is now working with the WPA. Sonny Boy traded his bike for a rifle. James was in a pedestrian accident that killed a man who had 11 children.

Mentioned Locations

Calhoun County (Miss.); Oktibbeha County (Miss.); Monroe County (Miss.); Hinds County (Miss.); Montgomery County (Miss.); Grenada County (Miss.); Shelby County (Tenn.)

Keywords

Letter writing; Dress making; Rain and rainfall; Weather; College sports; Blood--Transfusion; Automobile accidents

Format

Digital reproduction of a 4-page letter

Contributor

Elaine Walker

Identifier

mcj-dp018-19391112-smith-pauline-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All unpublished materials are protected by copyright held by Mississippi University for Women.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.

Letter from Pauline Smith to Martha Smith; November 12, 1939

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