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Letter from Charles R. Winthrop to Mary Winthrop
Collection — Box: GTM Shared Box 16, Folder: 9
Identifier: GTM-20231227
Scope and Contents
Four-page handwritten letter on USO letterhead from Charles R. Winthrop to his wife Mary Winthrop. At the time Winthrop was serving with the 372nd Infantry, a segregated African American regiment then serving in World War II. With original envelope with "Idle Gossip Sinks Ships" stamped to front. Winthrop served as a Chaplain and mentions staying busy with marrying six couples and several conferences in the preceding month. Of special note is his mentioning that he will try to see Paul...
Dates:
1943
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
Konrad Wolff - Ilse Bing Collection
Collection
Identifier: GTM-160304
Scope and Contents
The collection contains correspondence, documents, sketches, drafts, photographs and music relating to the pianist and composer Konrad Wolff (1907-1989) and his wife, the distinguished photographer Ilse Bing (1899-1998). It also contains significant additional material relating to Wolff’s family members including his father, the distinguished German lawyer Martin Wolff, and his mother, Marguerite Wolff née Jolowicz, who was personally charged with documenting important aspects of...
Dates:
1873 - 1991
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts
World War I and World War II U.S. Military Periodicals
Collection
Identifier: GTM-20240912
Scope and Contents
26 U.S. military newspapers and newsletters printed during World War I and World War II. Including:“The Bombshell, Vol I. No. 3.” October 5th 1918. “Published Weekly by the Officers and Men of the 304th Ammunition Train, American Expeditionary Forces, France”“Far Seas; Published by The US Naval Detachment in Turkish Waters.” Constantinople, 21st May, 1921.“T.N.T." [Trinidad News Tips]; Headquarters Trinidad Sector, Port of Spain, Trinidad, B.W.I. [British...
Dates:
1918 - 1945
Found in:
Georgetown University Manuscripts