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Letters to Jean Goodhart Akin, 1938-1947, n.d.

 File — Box: 5, Folder: 4

Scope and Content

From the Collection:

This collection contains the correspondence of Morgan Goodhart, a staff officer in the U. S. Army during World War II and afterward. Included are outgoing as well as incoming letters, consisting largely of exchanges between Goodhart and his mother (Pauline Boyd Goodhart) and sister (Jean Goodhart Akin) and other family members and friends. The letters trace Goodhart's war service from Fort Dix to England, Africa, and finally Italy. Goodhart's frequent letters focus on family matters, daily activities, and descriptions of his surroundings. Included among these letters are several examples of V-mail ("victory mail"), The collection also contains letters received by Goodhart's mother and sister from other correspondents, and a few letters exchanged among third parties. Also included are materials relating to Goodhart's service as commanding officer and professor of air science and tactics of the Air Reserve Officers Training Corps at University of Oklahoma. The collection also includes a small selection of personal financial papers, invitations, and photographs. A folder of notes and ephemera contains, among other things, two blank sheets of Goodhart's stationery; a page of genealogical notes on the Boyd/Baldwin family of Virginia; a treasurer's report for the Art and Literature Club of Kansas City; and a guide to an Angelo di Benedetto and Lee Porzio gallery show at the Kober Shop (Denver, Colorado).

Dates

  • 1938-1947, n.d.

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

The materials in the collection are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Extent

From the Collection: 1.9 Cubic Feet (5 boxes)

Repository Details

Part of the Special Collections and University Archives, Virginia Tech Repository

Contact:
Special Collections and University Archives, University Libraries (0434)
560 Drillfield Drive
Newman Library, Virginia Tech
Blacksburg Virginia 24061 US
540-231-6308