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[ Letter to Girl from Gorman Kelley | July 1942 ]
Image Not Available for [ Letter to Girl from Gorman Kelley | July 1942 ]

[ Letter to Girl from Gorman Kelley | July 1942 ]

Date1942
MediumInk, paper
DimensionsH: 11 in, W: 8.5 in
ClassificationsArchives
Credit LineGift of Mary F. Kelley
Object number94.296.16
Description2 page typed letter, addressed "Dear Girl", written by Kelley and dated July 5, 1942. Kelley writes about not being able to do anything outside of the concentration camp, flag raising ceremony, boy scouts, girl scouts, and a Japanese celebration. The letter also details fights that break out in camp among incarcerees. Signed "G".

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