MSS Finding Aids
Publication Date
2-12-2020
Abstract
Finding aid only for Manuscript Small Collection 3502. Letters written by John B. DeLong, Kentucky, to his wife Katherine, Alabama and Kentucky. In these sentimental letters John discusses searching for a job. He also includes details about daily life such as meals and his health. He relays how much he misses Katherine, their home life, and their dog “Pal.” Also included is a single letter from Merit O’Neal, a Louisville attorney, expressing his regrets for being unable to provide tickets to the Kentucky Derby.
Disciplines
Social History | United States History
Recommended Citation
Folklife Archives, Manuscripts &, "DeLong, John Berkley "Jack," 1894-1981 (SC 3502)" (2020). MSS Finding Aids. Paper 4776.
https://digitalcommons.wku.edu/dlsc_mss_fin_aid/4776
Comments
This collection is archived in Manuscripts & Folklife Archives at Western Kentucky University; 270-745-6434; mssfa@wku.edu