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This folder contains letters from Bill Fontaine sent to Hazel. Included in many of his letters are copies and discussions of The Snafupper, a satire paper aimed at GIs which he edits based out of his location in Columbus, OH. In this folder, he also included a copy of the "Kyle Kartoon Book," a supplement to The Snafupper. His August 14, 1945, letter discussed the surrender of Japan.

Folder includes a letter to Admiral Holmes, letter to Professer Watson, letter to Vanos, Office of Scientific Research and Development Certificate, Medallion USS Koiner(DE-331), document about the vessel, and two Resumes of Vanos' career.

This folder is the last set of letters from Clifford B. Shirley to his mother Gladys. Shirley's February 13th letter describes his arrival to Top Hat camp. The February 14th letter describes the conditions at Camp Top Hat and the dates for when Shirley will travel to the U.S. In his February 17th letter, he describes his role of supervising Germans at the camp and provides an itinerary of how he will return to the U.S. and the time required for it. His March 3rd letter describes international relations between countries including delicate diplomatic relations with Russia. His March 6th letter includes a hand drawn cartoon of a train. His March 25th letter states that will board the Tufts Victory.

In this folder, Shirley discusses everyday life on guard duty, the food, and the various rumors that are circulating about when he will return to the U.S. Shirley's January 6th letter explains the different types of jobs that he is done through describing pictures that were once enclosed in the letter (these photographs are not in the collection).

This folder contains from various French women to Shledon F. Berlow discussing Sheldon F. Berlow's relationship with Linette and growing fears of communism.

This folder contains four letters written to Mckee Sr. during the period. One letter was written by the former navigator of Mckee's B-17 bomb crew, Lieutenant Chris Allison, after his release in 1945.

This folder contains letters from Harold Humphries to Hazel.

This folder contains a letter and Christmas card to Richard May, a British soldier. In her letter to him, it became clear that the two had had a romantic relationship while they were both stationed in Burma, but May fell ill and subsequently moved home and sought to end the relationship. This letter is her response to his idea of breaking up the relationship, and she expresses her love for him and willingness to wait for him to get better. Additionally, the folder contains a Christmas card sent by Bowman, which appears to have been forwarded back to her.

This folder contains letters and a v-mail from H.D. "Harold" Gunn to Hazel. In his early letters, he asks about mutual friends and talks about his placement in England during the war. In 1951, he sent a long letter which updated Hazel on his life, including his work and family.

This folder contains letters sent from Fredrickson to her mother while she worked at the Fleet Records Office in San Francisco. The letters talk about Fredrickson's daily life leading up to her discharge. One letter was written on the back of discarded personnel cards to avoid detection while Frederickson was at work.