Gorham Collection
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V-Mail from James P. Morgan, Jr. to Thelma T. Gorham, July 27, 1944
Victory mail from Corporal James P. Morgan, Jr. to Thelma T. Gorham. In his letter, Morgan apprises Gorham on his time overseas and requests he be added to The Apache Sentinel mailing list. A handwritten note on the letter reads "a former reporter and student." -
V-Mail from D. A. Lane, Jr. to C. E. Nelson, May 21, 1944
Victory mail from Captain D. A. Lane, Jr. to Colonel C. E. Nelson (to be redirected to Mr. Gorham), in which Lane requests copies of the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's editions of The Sentinel. -
V-Mail from Costelle Jackson to The Apache Sentinel, June 15, 1944
Victory mail from Captain Costelle Jackson to The Apache Sentinel. In his letter, Jackson shares that he read The Sentinel's write up on the troops in Iran, noting he was among the first to be stationed there. He goes on to request more papers, in addition to expressing his interest in hearing from "the soldiers, WAC, or pin-up girls." -
V-Mail from Walter B. Armour to The Apache Sentinel, March 23, 1944
Victory mail from Staff Sergeant Walter B. Armour to The Apache Sentinel. In his letter, Armour informs The Sentinel that reading their January 28, 1944 issue brought him great pleasure. He goes on to share updates on the 229th Salvage Collection Company's work in the British Isles. The letter also includes a handwritten note penned by "T. RT. G," who explains they saw to it that Armour's unit received publicity in The Apache Sentinel and the Negro Press. -
V-Mail from Costelle Jackson to Thelma T. Gorham, June 14, 1944
Victory mail from Captain Costelle Jackson to Thelma T. Gorham. In his letter, Jackson informs Gorham that several soldiers read one of her papers. In addition to requesting more papers, he also expresses their interest in hearing from "some of the young ladies".. Lastly, he inquires into where they might obtain photos of "movie stars, bathing beauties, or what have you." -
V-Mail from Hildrus A. Poindexter to Thelma T. Gorham, March 12, 1944
Victory mail from Hildrus A. Poindexter to Thelma T. Gorham. In his letter, Poindexter expresses regret for his reluctance to grant Gorham an interview and informs her that he has read her "excellent" article about him. He notifies her that he is overseas, but indicates his interest in discussing her creative writing upon his return. -
Letter and Accompanying Envelope from George S. Schuyler to Thelma T. Gorham, August 20, 1943
A letter from George S. Schuyler to Thelma T. Gorham. In his letter, Schuyler writes to inform Gorham of an open position at The Crisis for an editorial assistant. Schuyler also provides additional information and advice in regard to her job search. -
Letter from Walter White to Thelma T. Gorham, April 16, 1943
A letter from Walter White to Thelma T. Gorham inquiring into her availability for an interview with the NAACP. -
Letter and Accompanying Envelope from The Crisis to Thelma T. Gorham, February 10, 1943
A letter from a sender at The Crisis to Thelma T. Gorham encouraging her to apply for an executive position at the NAACP. -
Letter from the Pittsburgh Courier to Thelma T. Gorham, December 12, 1942
A letter from a sender at the Pittsburgh Courier to Thelma T. Gorham. The sender thanks Gorham for sending in a story, and informs her of its publication in the January 2, 1943 issue.