[Letter from Marie Lynott to Dr. William McKie - May 20, 1943]

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Letter sent from Marie Lynott to Dr. William McKie thanking him for the message. Envelope addressed to Dr. W. L. McKie D.C., Sacramento, California from Lynott, Lake Grove, Oregon. Envelope is postmarked Oswego, Oregon.

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[2] p. + 1 envelope

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Lynott, Marie May 20, 1943.

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Letter sent from Marie Lynott to Dr. William McKie thanking him for the message. Envelope addressed to Dr. W. L. McKie D.C., Sacramento, California from Lynott, Lake Grove, Oregon. Envelope is postmarked Oswego, Oregon.

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[2] p. + 1 envelope

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The Cecelia McKie Scrapbook was generously donated to the museum by the American Ex-Prisoners of War (www.axpow.org), of which McKie was an honorary member.

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[Cecelia McKie Scrapbook] (Book)

[Cecelia McKie Scrapbook]

Scrapbook compiled by Cecelia McKie during World War II. The scrapbook contains letters to 62 families of civilian internees and P.O.W.s, many of whom sent thank you letters in response to messages McKie transcribed from Radio Tokyo broadcasts made by prisoners of war primarily held at Santo Tomas Internment Camp, Manila, Philippines.

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[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Marie Lynott - May 12, 1943] (Letter)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Marie Lynott - May 12, 1943]

Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to Marie Lynott, recorded in the letter as 'Mrs. George H. Lynott', regarding Santo Tomas Internment Camp internee Mr. Lynott, recorded in the letter as 'George Deering Lynott (or Joyce Helen Lynott) (?)'. Letter contains transcribed message broadcast to Marie from internee on Radio Tokyo.

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[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Marie Lynott - May 12, 1943], ark:/67531/metapth1632451/

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  • May 20, 1943

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Lynott, Marie. [Letter from Marie Lynott to Dr. William McKie - May 20, 1943], letter, May 20, 1943; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1632452/: accessed June 5, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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