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    Katherine Gay

    The 20 Gay letters are written to Katherine Gay of Texas from her beau, Jimmy, between 1939 to 1940. These letters are a snapshot of life and history just at the outbreak of World War II. The United States would enter the war effort in 1941. 

    December 9, 1941.

    December 9, 1941.

    November 28, 1940.

    November 28, 1940.

    September 15, 1940.

    September 15, 1940.

    September 9, 1940.

    September 9, 1940.

    September 6, 1940.

    September 6, 1940.

    August 2, 1940.

    August 2, 1940.

    July 31, 1940.

    July 31, 1940.

    July 29, 1940.

    July 29, 1940.

    July 27, 1940.

    July 27, 1940.

    July 26, 1940.

    July 26, 1940.

    September
 1939.

    September 1939.

    September 30, 1939.

    September 30, 1939.

    September 25, 1939.

    September 25, 1939.

    September 23, 1939.

    September 23, 1939.

    September 18, 1939.

    September 18, 1939.

    September 14, 1939.

    September 14, 1939.

    September 12, 1939.

    September 12, 1939.

    September 11, 1939.

    September 11, 1939.

    September 10, 1939.

    September 10, 1939.

    September 9, 1939.

    September 9, 1939.

    September 1939.

    September 1939.

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