Letter from Maida Riggs to Alfred D. Riggs and Winifred L. Riggs

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Maida Riggs to Alfred D. Riggs and Winifred L. Riggs
Description:
Letter discusses family matters, her duties until they go overseas, her pay, and life at the American Red Cross 3rd Army Air Force Rest Center in Lake Lure, North Carolina. She describes the Army using an entire hotel to accommodate soldiers on vacation but not on leave. Handwriting on envelope reads, "First of Maida's letters in service."
Creator:
Riggs, Maida L.
Addressee:
Riggs, Alfred D.
Addressee:
Riggs, Winifred Leonard
Date:
July 17, 1943
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 001 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
Maida L. Riggs Papers
Series:
Series 1: Correspondence
Subjects:
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945--War work--Red Cross
World War, 1939-1945--Women
Extent:
5 p.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mufs095-b001-f002-i005
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Lake Lure (N.C.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mufs095-b001-f002-i005