Laura Kephart to Leonard W. Kephart, December 8, 1944

Dublin Core

Title

Laura Kephart to Leonard W. Kephart, December 8, 1944

Subject

Christmas
Kephart, Horace, 1862-1931 -- Family
Kephart, Laura, 1862-1954
Kephart, Leonard W. (Leonard Wheeler), 1892-1988
Thanksgiving Day
World War, 1939-1945

Description

In this letter of December 8, 1944, Laura Kephart responds to her son Leonard Kephart from her daughter Lucy’s house. She is glad to hear all his good news, except that the boys may be sent to the front line. She is hoping the war will be over before that happens. She talks about Thanksgiving celebrations and upcoming Christmas plans. She tells him about the death of her friend Nona.

Creator

Kephart, Laura, 1862-1954

Source

Horace Kephart and Laura Mack Kephart Family Collection

Date

1944-12-08

Rights

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

Format

envelopes
letters (correspondence)

Language

eng

Type

Text

Identifier

71300
https://southernappalachiandigitalcollections.org/object/71300

Spatial Coverage

Tompkins County (N.Y.)

Extent

3.75" x 6.5" (dimension)
5(pages)
8.5" x 5.5"(dimension)

Is Part Of

Horace Kephart

Collection

Citation

Kephart, Laura, 1862-1954, “Laura Kephart to Leonard W. Kephart, December 8, 1944,” OAI, accessed April 29, 2025, https://sadc.qi-cms.com/omeka/items/show/71300.