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Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection
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Letter from Christine Smith to Pauline Smith; August 22, 1942
Edith Christine Faust
From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Letter from Christine Smith to Pauline Smith; August 22, 1942. Christine updates her mother on Martha's trip to see her and expresses that she is feeling homesick. She shares that she and Phil are planning on getting married and hope to do so before he gets shipped out.
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Letter from Christine Smith to Pauline Smith; August 31, 1942
Edith Christine Faust
From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Letter from Christine Smith to Pauline Smith; August 31, 1942. Christine shares stories about her dating life with her mother. She expresses how physically and mentally exhausting her job is.
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Letter from Christine Smith to Pauline Smith; September 30, 1942
Edith Christine Faust
From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Letter from Christine Smith to Pauline Smith; September 30, 1942. Christine writes to her mother about her dating life, work, and plans to move soon.
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Letter from William Bruce Feigley to Martha Smith; August 30, 1942
William Bruce Feigley
From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Letter from William Bruce Feigley to Martha Smith; August 30, 1942. William shares with Martha about going sailing on a motorboat with friends. He expresses that he hopes she did not dye her hair blonde or accept a teaching job somewhere other than Jackson.
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Letter from Taylor Jennie to Pauline Smith, December 15, 1942
Taylor Jennie
From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Taylor writes a letter to Pauline wishing her a Merry Christmas along with sharing how much fun she is having in California.
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Letter from J. W. Pigott, Jr. to Christine Smith; March 31, 1942
J. W. Pigott
From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Letter from J. W. Pigott, Jr. to Christine Smith; March 31, 1942. J.W. tells Christine about what he has been reading and says that he is disappointed she could not come visit at Christmas, while wondering when she might be able to see him. Another letter is enclosed in which J.W. tells Christine that they cannot see each other anymore despite how much he loves her, because he doesn't deserve her.
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Letter from Christine Smith to Pauline Smith, December 15, 1942
Edith Christine Smith
From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Chrisitine writes to her mother about the conditions of her job and how she feels indifferent about Christmas. She also mentions her many affairs and the fact there is a war going on.
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Letter from Christine Smith to S.H Smith; October 31, 1942
Edith Christine Smith
From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Papers Collection. Letter from Christine Smith to S.H Smith; October 31, 1942. Letter from Christine to her mother telling how her week was and asking how her mother is doing. Tells of a Jack Sheffield. Also includes a newspaper clipping about Prince Bernard of the Netherlands.
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Letter from Christine Smith to Pauline Smith; July 14, 1942
Edith Pauline Smith
From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection. Letter from Christine Smith to Pauline Smith; July 14, 1942. Christine writes to her mother to tell her about her new job with Pan American Airways. She says she is treated like a man in the workplace and is expected to know what she's doing without much training, but is picking things up.
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Letter from Christine Smith to Pauline Smith; July 17, 1942
Edith Pauline Smith
From the Ellard-Murphree-Pilgreen-Smith Family Papers Collection.