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Letters from Ivor Powell, an American serving in the U.S. Navy who writes about day to day life aboard the HMS Byrsa while in Bari, Italy. A letter dated April 20, 1945, includes a description of a major explosion on another ship (The Charles Henderson) where he is injured by the shock waves from the blast from 300 yards away.

This folder contains letters from Jack Rimalover to Sheldon F. Berlow discussing furlough in America and romance in Europe.

This folder contains letters from James W. Crew Jr. "Winifield," to Hazel. Crew was a mutual friend of Hazel and Mary Jane Arnold and eventually married Mary Jane Arnold.

This folder contains nine letters. The Bryans splurged and bought a can of pineapple with 43 points. Janet notices a persistant pain in the vicinity of her liver and gets an x-ray taken at the base that shows nothing, later the pain goes away. There are roses everywhere in Tyler, Ray tells Janet that at camp they trample over them and dig foxholes in the midst of rose bushes. The irritable Colonel Davis has gone to a school in Georgia. Janet spends a majority of her time with preparations for the baby. She has made the train reservations for going home to have the baby in a few months though she is very reluctent to leave Ray. The ticket for the first part of the trip between Texas and New York costs 75$. After visiting the movies, Janet observes that the way that Russia is now depicted is different than before the war.

This folder contains nine letters, two written on hotel stationary, two Western Union telegrams, and one postcard showing The Wishing Well at Beacon Tavern. The Group Commander has directly made life harder with a new rule that men on base must spend two weeks out of every month out in the field. The wives say that they feel like old widows being without their husbands for the long stretches of time. Janet writes her mother requesting her to purchase a variety of items that are unavailable in California. There is tentitive news that the 75th Battalion will be transferred to Fort Sill as school troops, confirmed days later. Though both Ray and Janet greatly dislike Oklahoma, Janet is relieved to know where she will be in July at the end of the pregnancy, where there will be a hospital and doctors available. On the train up to Fort Sill, Ray was chosen as Quartermaster. After arriving in Fort Sill, the two firing batteries of the 75th are to be sent to two different infantry outfits. Ray and Janet will be going to Mineral Wells, Texas. February 22 letter is written on hotel stationary from the Beacon Tavern, the letterhead distinguishes the hotel "Air Cooled."

This folder contains ten letters, one of which is addressed to Marland Williams, Janet's younger brother. The Bryan's new lodging is close to the highway; Janet describes how the "house shakes all over" when tank divisions pass by as they do on a frequent basis. There is a new group commander at camp unhappy with his assignment and is making work more difficult for everyone under him. He has set his mind to derank Colonel Davis and relieve him of his command. Janet describes living jointly with the Wilsons in one household, her experiences so far with pregnancy, and her first check up. The Bryans celebrated their fiirst anniversary with going to dinner, seeing a movie, and subscribing to a Book of the Month club. Ray has been changed to C Battery, a firing battery, to his delight. Robbie Wilson's parents are staying with them to visit for a few weeks. January 24th letter includes an ad for shoes torn from a magazine that Janet requests her mother to purchase for her. The reverse of the magazine scrap depicts an ad for Meds feminine sanitary products. Janet discusses plans for traveling home pregnant or with the baby on the occasion when Ray is sent overseas.

This folder contains nine letters and one postcard. One of the letters is a short thank you note in response to recieving a sweater. The Bryans are now in Tyler, Texas. The availability of housing options is better than in Lawton. Janet is determined to be pickier and is staying in hotels or pay by the day rooms until she has found exactly the lodging she is looking for. These letters describe a wives' search for housing through the USO, Chamber of Commerce, and other methods including mention of costs and dead-ends. Janet visits the doctor multiple times with good reports of the baby, save that she is gaining too much weight. She also visits the dentist and finds that she has eight cavaties. Ray brings home a rumor that the 74th Field Artillery Batalion will be changed to the 574th Battlion so that they can get their missing battery. A few days later that is dismissed, there is news that their A battery, who've been in Alaska for a year, will be soon returning. Ray is lecturing to infantry schools.

This folder contains four letters postmarked Tyler, Texas. Janet is seven months pregnant and these four letters discuss predominently her plans to travel home to have the baby, and the ordeal that is packing to move across the country from Texas to Rhode Island.

This is a locally published book, entitled Following Camp: The Wartime Letters of Janet Bryan, of her letters to her parents that are both photocopied into the book and transcribed by her son David. Also included in the book are photographs from Bryan's 1942-1943 snapshot album and other images accompanied by notes lending insight from David.