[Letter from Nora Janssen to Cecelia McKie - May 24, 1943] Metadata

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Title

  • Main Title [Letter from Nora Janssen to Cecelia McKie - May 24, 1943]
  • Series Title Cecelia McKie Scrapbook Collection

Creator

  • Author: Janssen, Nora
    Creator Type: Personal

Contributor

  • Correspondent: McKie, Cecelia, 1903-1982
    Contributor Type: Personal
    Contributor Info: Compiler of scrapbook

Date

  • Creation: 1943-05-24

Language

  • English

Description

  • Content Description: Handwritten letter from Nora Janssen to Cecelia McKie thanking her for sending Janssen's sister's message from Manila. She tells McKie that the family had not heard from her sister since December 7, 1941 and that her sister had been teaching Manila for many years. Included with the letter is an envelope addressed to Mrs. Cecelia McKie, Sacramento, California from Nora Janssen, Janssen Hardware, Gothenburg, Nebraska.
  • Physical Description: [1] p. ; 21 cm. + 1 envelope : ill. ; 11 x 17 cm.

Subject

  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Military and War - Wars - World War II
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Education - Schools - Teachers
  • University of North Texas Libraries Browse Structure: Social Life and Customs - Correspondence
  • Library of Congress Genre/Form Terms: Personal correspondence
  • Library of Congress Subject Headings: World War, 1939-1945
  • Keyword: WWII
  • Keyword: prisoners of war
  • Keyword: Andrews, Bertha Johnssen
  • Keyword: Andrews, Bertha Janssen
  • Keyword: Janssen Hardware

Primary Source

  • Item is a Primary Source

Coverage

  • Place Name: United States - California - Sacramento County - Sacramento
  • Place Name: United States - Nebraska - Dawson County - Gothenburg
  • Place Name: Philippines - National Capital Region - Manila
  • Coverage Date: 1941-12-17
  • Time Period: mod-tim

Relation

  • Is Part Of: [Cecelia McKie Scrapbook], ark:/67531/metapth1628681/
  • References: [Letter from Cecelia McKie to Nora Johnssen - May 8, 1943], ark:/67531/metapth1632353/

Collection

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War Digital Archive
    Code: NMPWA

Institution

  • Name: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
    Code: NMPW

Rights

  • Rights License: by-nc-nd
  • Rights Statement: Commercial use is prohibited without permission from the National Museum of the Pacific War.

Resource Type

  • Letter

Format

  • Text

Identifier

  • Accession or Local Control No: 2016.189.011-012
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metapth1632354

Note

  • Display Note: Text of item: "Gothenburg, Nebraska, May 24, 1943, Mrs. Cecelia McKie, Sacremento, Calif. Dear Mrs. McKee. The Janssen family want to thank you from the bottom of our heart for your kindness and thoughtfulness in sending us my sisters message from Manila. We had not heard from her since Dec 17, 1941 when she sent a cablegram. She has taught in Normal in Manila for many years. I thanking you again for your time in sending us the most enclosed message we could receive. I am Sincerely Nora Janssen."
  • Display Note: Included in page 28 of scrapbook. Reverse side of envelope has been removed by creator.
  • Display Note: 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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