Civil War Letters Collection Click Browse Collection to see the handwritten letter. A selection of original Civil War correspondence between soldiers from the battlefields and their family members and friends on the homefront. These letters describe firsthand accounts of battle, reflections on the nature of war and its profound effect on those involved - both on those at the front lines and loved ones who remained anxiously at home. Many are love letters home to sweethearts and wives, some cautionary advice from fathers to sons, one a harrowing account of capture and escape over enemy lines; all seemingly are reflections of the same sentiment.
The Library of Congress Experiencing War In addition to oral histories, the Veterans History Project collects original manuscript materials—including letters sent to and from veterans during their service. Quite often, these letters are intimate, personal documents; whether exchanged between family members, friends, or lovers, they stand as statements of love. Here, we present 18 collections featuring examples of wartime correspondence.
War Letters All letters in the war letters database are digitally scanned at high resolution and their literary contents transcribed into text form.
Dear Harry, Love Bess : Bess Truman's Letters to Harry Truman, 1919-1943 Clifton Truman Daniel, oldest grandson of former U.S. President Harry S. Truman, shares the few remaining letters Bess wrote to Harry Truman. These letters provide new insight into the lives and personalities of Bess and Harry Truman during the formative years of his political life.
Letters to Women: New Letters, Volume 2 eBook from EBSCOhost Collection Theodore Dreiser led a long and controversial life, almost always pursuing some serious question, and not rarely pursuing women. This collection, the second volume of Dreiser correspondence to be published by the University of Illinois Press, gathers previously unpublished letters Dreiser wrote to women between 1893 and 1945, many of them showing personal feelings Dreiser revealed nowhere else.
Regulating Romance : Youth Love Letters, Moral Anxiety, and Intervention in Uganda’s Time of AIDS eBook from EBSCOhost Collection Drawing on ten years of ethnographic research, two hundred fifty interviews, and over three hundred youth love letters, author Shanti Parikh uses lively vignettes to provide a rare window into young people's heterosexual desires and practices in Uganda. Click the PDF Full Text to access the book, then go to Part III for letters like "Burn the letter after reading", "I miss you like the desert missing rain", and "You're just playing with my head".