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Collection Overview
Scope and Contents of the Materials
This collection is comprised of letters and postcards written to Miss Frankie Kauffman of Lancaster, KY at the end of World War II. They talk about trips they were taking, family members in the army, the war and the Women's Army Auxiliary Corp (WAAC).
Subject/Index Terms
Administrative Information
Repository:
Eastern Kentucky University - Special Collections and Archives
Acquisition Source:
Found in collections
Box and Folder Listing
Browse by Folder:
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Folder 1],
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- Folder 1
- Barcode: 31234013928666
- Item 1: Echo River 360 Feet Underground in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky, 13 Jul 1945
- Postcard from Holly, presumably a sister.
- Format: Postcard
- Item 2: Passway Under 1,000 Ton Balance Rock, Rock City Gardens, Lookout Mountain, 7 Aug 1846
- Postcard from Holly.
- Item 3: ALS to Miss Frankie from Lucille, n.d.
- She talks about trying to get in the WAACs and the diet she went on to qualify and about her sisters marrying men in the Army. She also talks about the hardships of the war.
- Item 4: ALS to Dido from Hardtimes, 1 Jul
- Brief letter from Mexico talking about the plane trip and wishing she were here.
