Leonard Kephart to Laura Kephart, July 3, 1944

Dublin Core

Title

Leonard Kephart to Laura Kephart, July 3, 1944

Subject

Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931 -- Family
Kephart, Laura, 1862-1954
Kephart, Leonard W. (Leonard Wheeler), 1892-1988
Sailors -- United States
World War, 1939-1945

Description

In this letter of July 3, 1944, Leonard Kephart (1892-1988) writes his mother, Laura Kephart to update her on his family. His youngest daughter turned 21 and he will miss her. Buddy is in San Francisco and in command of one of the Martin Mariner patrol bombers. Jane was visiting with her baby and Barbara will leave to stay with Jane for the summer soon. He saw his brother George in Chicago recently, but missed seeing his sister Cornelia there. His tells her about his job and that he is now able to send her $10.00 a month. He won’t get the Fourth of July off from work and expresses his concern about voting for Franklin Roosevelt.

Creator

Kephart, Leonard W. (Leonard Wheeler), 1892-1988

Source

Horace Kephart and Laura Mack Kephart Family Collection

Publisher

Hunter Library Digital Collections, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, NC 28723

Date

1944-07-03

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/CNE/1.0/

Format

jpg;
letters (correspondence)

Language

eng

Type

Text

Identifier

33666
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/33666

Date Created

2020-08-19

Rights Holder

All rights reserved. For permissions, contact Hunter Library Special Collections, Western Carolina U, Cullowhee, NC 28723;

Spatial Coverage

Washington (D.C.)

Extent

10.5" x 8"(dimension)
2 pages(pages)

Is Part Of

Horace Kephart

Collection

Citation

Kephart, Leonard W. (Leonard Wheeler), 1892-1988, “Leonard Kephart to Laura Kephart, July 3, 1944,” OAI, accessed May 2, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/33666.