Letter and Accompanying Clippings and Envelope From Jess Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, September 19, 1944
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Letter and Accompanying Clippings and Envelope From Jess Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, September 19, 1944
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Type
Text
Creator
Dunson, Jesse Thomas (Correspondent)
Gorham, Thelma Thurston, 1913-1991 (Correspondent)
Date
1944-09-19
Description
Jess Dunson writes a letter to Thelma T. Gorham during her recovery in the hospital from two operations. Having been notified by Gorham of the suspension of The Apache Sentinel, Dunson discusses taking the time to reread several past copies, which he notes he took great joy from revisiting. Dunson goes on to discuss the previous night's radio shows including one hosted by Cecil B. DeMille, a show from The Lady Esther Screen Guild Players, and FDR's Fireside Chats. He also makes mention of a "Dewey outburst from the Pacific Coast," which presumably alludes to FDR's 1944 presidential opponent, Thomas E. Dewey. Dunson goes on to discuss recent happenings on the Eastern Front, including the conjecture that Adolf Hitler will "take a plane to South America along with his co-partners", and his hopes of D-Day arriving soon.
Genre
Personal correspondence
Newspapers
Language
English
Place
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Fort Huachuca (Ariz.)
Physical Description
6 pages
Identifier
JGRCMA-MSS2004-1108-B008C-F050-I007
Topics
World War II (1939-1945)
World War, 1939-1945--Campaigns--Germany
Radio programs
Fireside chats (Roosevelt, Franklin D.)
Screen Guild Players
DeMille, Cecil B. (Cecil Blount), 1881-1959
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971
Gorham, Thelma Thurston
African American professional employees
African American journalists
African American women educators
Time Period
World War II (1939-1945)
Physical Location
Thelma T. Gorham Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.