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Box 1

 Container

Contains 52 Results:

Soldiers' Appeal for Letters and Elizabeth Corbett's Response, 1952 November 24

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Content

A group of soldiers in Korea wrote to a newspaper asking for people to write them letters. Corbett responded describing what they would do if they visited her apartment in Greenwich Village.

Dates: 1952 November 24

Correspondence between Elizabeth Corbett and John M. Griffin, 1952 December 8-1953 January 9

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 4
Scope and Content

Griffin's letter includes a brief history of his life, including his time in the merchant marine that began when he was 15. Corbett's letter includes stories about what was going on at the time and about her neighbors.

Dates: 1952 December 8-1953 January 9

Letter from Elizabeth Corbett to Mr. Ceely, 1952 December 10

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 5
Scope and Content

Corbett's response to an appeal for letters. It describes what they would do if Ceely visited her apartment in Greenwich Village.

Dates: 1952 December 10

Correspondence between Elizabeth Corbett and Edward G. Ceely, 1952 December 16-1953 January 12

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Scope and Content

Ceely's letter includes biographical information about himself, including information on his service in the Air Force. He describes his warehousing job on a Navy base on the Aleutian islands. Corbett's response addresses some of what Ceely wrote about. She also writes about her holiday season in New York.

Photograph of Ceely enclosed.

Dates: 1952 December 16-1953 January 12

Marines' Appeal for Letters and Elizabeth Corbett's Response, 1953 January 20

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
Scope and Content

A group of soldiers in Korea wrote to a newspaper asking for people to write them letters. Corbett responded with information about herself and described what they would do if they visited her apartment in Greenwich Village.

Dates: 1953 January 20

Letter from Phill Neeley to Elizabeth Corbett, 1953 January 22

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Content

The letter includes information about Neeley's life before the war.

Dates: 1953 January 22

Correspondence betweeen Elizabeth Corbett and Bill Rice, 1953 May 17-November 23

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
Scope and Content

Rice writes about a letter from Corbett that he read that was not addressed to him. He writes that he was interested in Corbett's writing because he also wrote sometimes. He tells of the uneasiness that the servicemen feel and that letters are the only link they have between where they are and home. Corbett's response tells of the different events going on in her life at the time.

Dates: 1953 May 17-November 23

Letter from Richard D. Treadwell to Elizabeth Corbett, 1953 August 28

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 10
Scope and Content

Treadwell writes about his aspirations of becoming a writer. He studied Journalism for two years until he had to go to Korea.

Photographs from Korea enclosed.

Dates: 1953 August 28

Letter from Elizabeth Corbett to Laura E. Burmeister, 1960 August 29

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 11
Scope and Content

The letter includes Corbett's response about the two of them planning to meet. Corbett writes a bit about where she lives.

Dates: 1960 August 29

Letter from Elizabeth Corbett to Laura E. Burmeister, 1961 February 5

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 12
Scope and Content

Corbett writes about some of the women they knew growing up and about living in New York.

Dates: 1961 February 5