Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection
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Date
9-18-1939
Description
From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Pauline is still hopeful that Martha will find a W.P.A. job. She recalls a conflict with some fellow church members and talks about choir practice. Pauline saw and enjoyed the film "Dark Victory" and tells of her experience of a flirtatious encounter with two men at a store with a photography studio. The Murphree family came for a visit and Pauline hopes to visit Allie Miller in Greenwood soon. A second letter enclosed from Pauline to Martha the following Tuesday morning at 6:00am. Pauline apoligizes for not writing sooner and Sonny Boy is doing well in school. Pauline plans to make a pie for the PTA dinner and asks about Martha's new job. She also expresses sentiments about Martha's roomate, Vera, getting married soon.
Mentioned Locations
Leflore County (Miss.); Calhoun County (Miss.); Orleans Parish (Louisiana); North Carolina (state); Georgia (state)
Keywords
Methodist Church; Women's choir; Mississippi -- politics and government; World War, 1939-1945; Motion picture film; Coquetry;
Format
Digital reproduction of a 7-page letter
Contributor
Elaine Walker
Identifier
mcj-dp018-19390918-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All unpublished materials are protected by copyright held by Mississippi University for Women.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.
Recommended Citation
Smith, Edith Chrisitne, "Letter from Christine Smith to Martha Smith; September 18, 1939" (1939). Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. 228.
https://athenacommons.muw.edu/smithpapers/228