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[ WRA Letter to his daughter from Gorman Kelley | June 1942 ]
Maker
Kelley, Gorman F.
Maker
War Relocation Authority
Date1942
MediumInk, paper
DimensionsH: 11 in, W: 8 in
ClassificationsArchives
Credit LineGift of Mary F. Kelley
Object number94.296.4
Description3 page typed letter from Kelley to his daughter, addressed "Dear Darling" and signed "Your Daddy G", the letter is dated June 4, 1942 and describes getting hot water but not having a stove or ice box. Kelley also describes camp newcomers, eating with incarcerees, and the bad quality as well as scarcity of the food and how he regularly leaves camp to get food in town. Typed on WRA letterhead, third page is blank.