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Preferred Citation:

Virginia Howell Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Processing Information:

Accessioned and minimally processed by Benjamin Bromley in June 2011. Acc. 2012.054 added and integrated by Benjamin Bromley in February 2012.

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Scope and Contents

Diaries and photograph album, circa 1940s, of Virginia Howell of Richmond, Virginia. Virginia Howell was married to David Edward Howell, who was in the United States Army during World War II. Includes two volumes which contain diary entries, with photographs and letters from Edward Howell attached. Diary entries include information about Edward Howell's training at Camp Lee, Virginia, as well as information about Virginia Howell's daily activities and whether she received mail from Edward. There are also two photograph albums, which include pictures of Virginia and Edward Howell on trips that they took together, as well as pictures of Edward Howell and other military personnel. Mss. Acc. 2011.432 and 2012.054

Related Material

Armed Conflicts & the Military in the Special Collections Research Center

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Camp Lee (Va.)--History--20th century
• Diaries
• Photograph albums
• Richmond (Va.)--History--20th century
• Richmond (Va.)--Social life and customs
• United States. Army.
• World War, 1939-1945
• World War, 1939-1945--United States
• World War, 1939-1945--Women
• World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States