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Letter No.16, 1953 April 11
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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Veramay wrote an angry letter in which she complained about Wright not being fully honest about the number of other girls that he had been writing to. She mentioned that it was unfair of him to complain about her not writing often because she had been so tired and busy with work. Veramay warned him that if he continued to insinuate that he had been writing to other girls then she would do the same and go out with guys that had invited her out. She ended the letter by telling Wright that...
Dates:
1953 April 11
Letter No.17, 1953 April 14
File — Box: 1, Folder: 7
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Veramay started her letter by telling Wright how much she loved him. She wrote that she loved his future plans and that she felt like such a lucky girl. She informed Wright that her parents thought it would be a good idea if she took a trip to Indiana to visit him and that she ought to get to sending him that pudding. Veramay asked Wright how long it would be until he returned home. She promised to do a better job at responding to his letters. She ended the letter by telling him that it was...
Dates:
1953 April 14
Letter No.18, 1953 April 16
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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Veramay started the letter by complaining about the wind. She asked him how the Post Office was going and that he had so many responsibilities because he was so smart. She jokingly told Wright not to ever tell anyone that he didn’t know the definition of rancid otherwise they might think she is stupid. Veramay asked Wright to tell her more about Tent City. She proceeded to update him about everyone at the office. She told him that Ralph was getting more “Okiefied” by the day. In addition,...
Dates:
1953 April 16
Letter No.20, 1953 April 22
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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Veramay started her letter by apologizing to Wright about not writing the night before because she worked longer hours and went to Cathedral City afterwards. She told him that she had gone to see “I Love Melvin” She updated him with gossip regarding everyone back home. She wrote about how much she loved Wright. She told him that she had gone out with her friend Liz and two Lieutenants to Western Gameforce (Okie Stomp) at the veteran’s center. She mentioned that eventually they went to a bar...
Dates:
1953 April 22
Letter No.19, 1953 April 19
File — Box: 1, Folder: 8
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Veramay started the letter by asking Wright if he was still working long hours.She went on to write about the long list of things that she got done for the day. She let him know that she finally had studio pictures taken. She jokingly told him that she tried hard to look sexy for him.She told him that she almost ran over a spaniel and her puppies while on her way back home. She told him that her family decided to keep them. In addition, Veramay mentioned that her parents bought the trailer...
Dates:
1953 April 19
Letter No.21, 1953 April 27
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
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From the Collection:
Collection of letters written by Veramay Spencer to her boyfriend, US Army soldier Kenneth L. Wright. Topics discussed in letters include Veramay’s daily routine back home, her frustration of knowing Wright was so far away and the war. Also included are photographs of Wright in his military uniform and with friends.
Dates:
1953 April 27
Letter No.22, 1953 May 2
File — Box: 1, Folder: 9
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Veramay wrote her letter on flowery stationary set paper and told Wright that his mother had given it to her for her birthday. She congratulated him for his upgrade to private first class. She told him that she had been so busy now that she was considered a land lord. She wrote about her busy day and told him that a “yellow” from the gas station helped her when she got a flat tire. She told Wright that she had a dress made which only cost her 35 cents and she jokingly told him she would make...
Dates:
1953 May 2
Letter No.36, 1953 July 1
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
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Veramay started the letter by congratulating Wright on his promotion to Generals Aid. She told him that absolutely nothing new had happened back home. She told him that the family that they were renting out the trailer to was finally leaving and that they were afraid to rent it out to anyone else because of their previous experience. The remainder of Veramay’s letter consisted of answering his questions from previous letters.Veramay told Wright that she would only answer the questions that...
Dates:
1953 July 1
Letter No.37, 1953 July 5
File — Box: 1, Folder: 13
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Veramay started her letter to Wright by asking him what he had been doing with all of his free time. She mentioned that nothing excited had happened since her last letter. She asked Wright what she did for the 4th of July, she mentioned that fireworks were the last thing that she wanted to see because they reminded her of the war. She ended the letter by telling Wright about a woman who was interested in renting their trailer.
Dates:
1953 July 5
Letter No.38, 1953 July 7
File — Box: 1, Folder: 14
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Veramay started her letter by telling Wright that she was very worried and afraid because she had not heard back from him. She told him that she was wondering if he had been moved to a different station and wasn’t receiving his mail, or if he was mad at her. She wrote that she heard a commentator say that the “police action” of Truman would go down as one of the most futile in the history of war. Veramay told him that she included newspaper clippings of his monthly horoscope for his...
Dates:
1953 July 7