Greensboro (N.C.) -- History--20th century;World War, 1939-1945
Place
Greensboro (N.C.)
Description
This folder includes a 1942 and 1944 copy of Memorial Day programs for the services held at Forest Lawn Cemetery. Correspondence from families regarding loved ones lost during World War II is also included, along with a clipping from The Greensboro Record dated December 16, 1941. Of particular interest are anecdotes and poetry, including a poem written on the battlefield by Lt. Dean Shatlain as well as a poem about Mary Webb Nicholson written by Katherine Stedman Palmey.
Type
Text
Original format
correspondence;poetry;programs
Original publisher
[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified]
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Object ID
GHM_MSS041.045.001
Digital access format
Image/jpeg
Digital publisher
The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, University Libraries, PO Box 26170, Greensboro NC 27402-6170, 336.334.5304 -- http://library.uncg.edu/
