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Preferred Citation

Grace L. Lewis letters, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.

Biographical / Historical

Grace L. Lewis was born in St. Paris, Ohio on September 1902. She was a member of the Women's Auxilary Army Corps (WAC); this later became the Women's Army Corps (WAC). She served as a corporal, head office clerk, and member of the first WAC choir during World War II.

Content Description

The collection includes 62 letters addressed to various people from Grace L. Lewis. The addressees include Edythe Faust, Estella Lewis, Grace Lewis, Janice Lewis, James Lewis, and Jesse Lewis; an additional folder acounts for unidentifiable correspondence.

Scope and Contents

The collection includes 62 letters addressed to various people from Grace L. Lewis. The addressees include Edythe Faust, Estella Lewis, Grace Lewis, Janice Lewis, James Lewis, and Jesse Lewis. These letters detail her time as a member of the Women's Auxilary Army Corps (WAAC); later the Women's Army Corps (WAC). She writes on her experiences as a corporal, head office clerk, and member of the first WAC choir.

Arrangement

There are 10 legal-sized folders organized by addressee; the letters are in chronological order within each folder.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Correspondence
• Letter writing
• Letters (correspondence)
• World War II