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Personal correspondence from Cora Lee, wife, to Edward T. Burke Jr..

This folder contains letters from W. McGuire, otherwise known as "Bill" or "B" in his letters. McGuire is a friend from Gainesville, FL. His early letters mention people and events at University of Florida. Later, he worked for the New Yorker and wrote on his experience there.

This folder contains several handwritten letters in French and photocopied photographs.

Letters home from Meriden, Connecticut, where he works at the Meriden Hospital describing various procedures and the hospital routine. Then from the Veterans Administration Hospital in Minneapolis, MN, where he describes the lack of accommodations due to an influx of workers for the defense industry. Discusses the doctors' understanding of the position of the VA hospitals in relation to the US Army and doubts VA doctors can be drafted. Describes train trip across the US to Portland, OR. Description of housing in Meriden, CT., Minneapolis, MN, and Portland, OR, as well as social life for doctors in each city.

This folder contains letters sent to Hazel Bowman from her mother. The letters received in 1938 and 1939 were sent to Hazel while she was attending the University of Florida in Gainesville, FL. The letters from 1942 are addressed to Hazel while she was living in Wauchula, FL. Her mother discusses money, illnesses (personal and in the family or community), news about neighbors and friends, and family business.

This folder contains 14 letters that were sent to Walther R. Stokes, including World War II. One letter was postmarked August 18, 1939 from the Free City of Danzig and includes a propaganda postcard about Danzig.