ms_1795.xml Finding Aid to the Katherine Morrell Driscoll letters, 1942-1947 Written by Elizabeth Delmage Encoding funded by a 2008 Archives-Basic Projects grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission. Georgia Historical Society.
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 Encoded by Elizabeth Delmage, January 2009 Description is in English Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard MS 1795 Katherine Morrell Driscoll letters 1942-1947 2 boxes (1 cubic foot) Driscoll, Katherine Morrell, 1922-1996. Collection materials are in English. Georgia Historical Society
, Savannah, Georgia.
Access restrictions

The collection is open for research.

 Processing information

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 Subject headings

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Driscoll, Katherine Morrell, 1922-1996. Little House (Savannah, Ga.) Soldiers--United States--Correspondence. World War, 1939-1945. Letters (correspondence) Biographical information

Katherine Morrell Driscoll was born 15 February 1922 in Savannah, Georgia. In the 1940s, before she was married, she resided at what was referred to as the "Little House" on 711 East 41st Street in Savannah. She died 4 September 1996 in Savannah.

 Scope and content note

This collection contains letters written to Miss Katherine Morrell from 1942 to 1947. Majority of her correspondence was received from soldiers from various branches of the military serving in World War II (1939-1945). The soldiers wrote their letters to Driscoll from their military bases and would recount their memories of visiting her at the "Little House" in Savannah, Georgia as well as their experiences in the military and serving in the war. Also included are letters from Katherine's family and friends. The letters in this collection are in their original envelopes and are not arranged in any particular order.

 Arrangement of collection

This collection is arranged into 2 boxes:

Box 1: Letters, 1942-1946 Box 2: Letters, 1942-1947