University of Georgia postcards with personal correspondence, 1944-1945

Series — Box: 9, Folder: 76

Collection number: MSS 016.049

Scope and Contents

Six postcards, all addressed to Estel Woolum, mostly while she resided in Corbin, Kentucky, sent by a man named Gordon with a middle or surname initial of B. Initially, Ethel is in Chicago, and Gordon is in Corbin. Later, Ethel is in Corbin and the author has traveled to Athens, making note of an ailing brother, apparently named Reese, whose death appears to be imminent; suggesting that Athens is either his hometown or at least his brother’s current home. Earlier in the correspondence, when Ethel’s address is in Chicago, Gordon refers to Ethel’s sister being in ill health.

Dates

1944-1945

Conditions Governing Access

This collection has no restrictions. This collection is open to the public. Library policy on photography and photocopying will apply. Advance notice may be required. Apply in the Heritage Room for access. The exception is the Order of the Eastern Star collection, the directories included in which list the personal addresses and phone numbers of members. These directories are not available to the public.

Biographical / Historical

In addition to the postcards themselves, made by the Graycraft Card Company, the E. C Kropp Company, the Tichnor Brothers, and the Asheville Post Card Company, these items offer examples of wartime correspondence between what seems to be a young people. Five of the postcards depict University scenes, while the sixth shows the Confederate memorial at the intersection of Broad and College downtown.