Letter to Thelma T. Gorham, August 14, 1944
Item
Title
Letter to Thelma T. Gorham, August 14, 1944
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Type
Text
Creator
Gorham, Thelma Thurston, 1913-1991 (Correspondent)
Date
1944-08-14
Description
A handwritten letter addressed to Thelma T. Gorham from a sender at the Tank Destroyer Center in Camp Hood, Texas. The sender thanks Gorham for the way she treated them and one of their associates. They go on to note that the special edition looked very nice and praises one "Ashby" for their fine work. An additional note, written by a different hand, identifies the author of the letter as a white officer who was art director at the Pittsburgh Star-Telegraph.
Genre
Personal correspondence
Language
English
Place
Fort Hood (Tex.)
Physical Description
2 pages
Identifier
JGRCMA-MSS2004-1108-B008C-F055-I015
Topics
Gorham, Thelma Thurston
African American women journalists
Soldiers' writings, American
United States. Army. Tank Destroyer Command
Time Period
World War II (1939-1945)
Physical Location
Thelma T. Gorham Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.