McIlhenny, James

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: McIlhenny penned many of the letters that comprise this subseries, writing primarily to his mother as a youngster at summer camp and as a young man in college and to his sister while on active duty in the Navy Reserve during World War II. Correspondence written by various family members and other individuals makes up the remainder, and includes glimpses of family life prior to McIlhenny's birth. Written one to eight years after his father's death, McIlhenny's letters to his...