Letter from Agnes Van Der Weide to Joe Olexa, August 27, 1944

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Van Der Weide, Agnes, “Letter from Agnes Van Der Weide to Joe Olexa, August 27, 1944,” Digital Collections, accessed April 20, 2025, https://digitalcollections.library.gvsu.edu/document/43977.

Title

Letter from Agnes Van Der Weide to Joe Olexa, August 27, 1944

Description

Handwritten letter and envelope with transcript by Agnes Van Der Weide to Joe Olexa, dated August 27, 1944. The envelope is sent from 1913 Berkley Ave. S.W., Grand Rapids, Michigan, dated August 28, 1944. In the letter, Agnes expresses her happiness in knowing Joe received her photographs, her affection for him and an eagerness for their marriage someday. She closes her letter mentioning Paris' liberation from Nazi occupation while inquiring about Joe's thoughts on the major world event.

Coverage

World War II

Date

1944-08-27

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Publisher

Grand Valley State University. University Libraries. Lemmen Library and Archives

Relation

Veterans History Project (U.S.)
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