November 15, 1944 Letter to Merrill Dan
Title
November 15, 1944 Letter to Merrill Dan
Subject
maids; dishes
Description
This is a PDF of a letter from the Special Collections section of the University of Memphis Library. Hope Bespalow, a college student at the University of Wisconsin, writes a letter to Lieutenant Merrill Dan, who is a lieutenant for the U.S. Military. They were both natives of Memphis, Tennessee. This letter is handwritten by Hope Bespalow. In this letter Hope speaks of how glad she is that her family has finally found a maid to work for them. She says that dishes are horrible for a girl’s beauty. This is an example of the common everyday things that Merrill and Hope wrote about to each other.
Creator
Hope Bespalow
Source
Hope and Merrill Dan Papers Box 2, Folder 46 MSS 274
Publisher
The University of Memphis Libraries
Date
November 15, 1944
Rights
Digital Image © 2016, University of Memphis Libraries Preservation and Special Collections Department. All Rights Reserved.
Files
Collection
Citation
Hope Bespalow, “November 15, 1944 Letter to Merrill Dan,” Making an Impact: The Lives of Tennessee Women, accessed March 28, 2024, https://umhist4851.omeka.net/items/show/129.