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Title A name given to the resource Through the Lines: Letters from Home and the Front, 1917-1945 Description An account of the resource These letters, drawn from manuscripts collections held by the Special Collections Department of Mississippi State University Libraries, were written by men and women, including many graduates of the University, who served in World War I or World War II or who lived in hope that their loved ones would return to them after the war. The soldiers’ thoughts on getting accustomed to the pace and structure of military life and missing their homes, families, farms, and favorite foods, like Mama's chocolate cake, are recurrent themes in their letters; their voices, as well as the voices of their loved ones, are represented in the following objects. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mastley, Carrie P. Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Manuscripts Division; University Archives; and the Congressional and Political Research Center, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mississippi State University Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1917-1945 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright Mississippi State Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG files Language A language of the resource en_US Type The nature or genre of the resource Collection Coverage The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant England France Germany Mississippi Pennsylvania Philippines South Carolina 1917-1945 Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 2020-09-17 Subject The topic of the resource Military correspondence War and families World War, 1914-1918 World War, 1939-1945 Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context Through the Lines: Letters from Home and the Front, 1917-1945, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter, Frank T. Jackson to Parents, July 18, 1944 Subject The topic of the resource World War, 1939-1945 Description An account of the resource Correspondence from Frank T. Jackson to his parents, Mr. & Mrs. William P. Jackson. In the letter, Frank expresses his deep shock after hearing of his brother, William, dying in action during World War II. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Jackson, Frank T., 1924-2014 Source A related resource from which the described resource is derived Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Mississippi State University Libraries Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 1945-07-18 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource JPEG Language A language of the resource en-US Type The nature or genre of the resource text Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context MFM_MSS_833_1944-07-18_WP-Jackson_001.jpg MFM_MSS_833_1944-07-18_WP-Jackson_002.jpg MFM_MSS_833_1944-07-18_WP-Jackson_003.jpg MFM_MSS_833_1944-07-18_WP-Jackson_004.jpg Is Part Of A related resource in which the described resource is physically or logically included. Mosley-Jackson Family Papers, Manuscripts Division, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries. Through the Lines: Letters from Home and the Front, 1917-1945, Digital Exhibit, Special Collections, Mississippi State University Libraries. Scripto Transcription A written representation of a document. Somewhere in Normandy July 18, 1944 Dear Folks, I got your letters today and of course it was a great shock to me to hear about Billy. He certainly had a lot of bad luck, but you can certainly be proud of him. After what I’ve seen here, I know a little bit about what he went through. Also being here makes the news easier for me, because you can get more used to that kind of thing here. I hope you will try to take it in stride as well as you possibly can, because it worries me a lot when you are not well or when are worrying and blue. I want to see you both in the best of health when I get home. I’m only sorry Billy didn’t live to see the start of the invasion. The boys down there certainly waited anxiously enough for it. I’m not denying myself anything by sending money home. The more I have saved the better off I will be when this is over. There will be another $45 coming home at the end of this month. Besides, all the sightseeing I’ll do here will be on Uncle Sam. I hope he shows me Berlin pretty quick now. If you want to follow the war more closely just read all the news about the 4th Division. That’s where you’ll find me. I wonder if Vernon Pace isn’t in the same? Quite by accident I found out he made the same moves in the States this division made. I got ten letters from you today, the first mail I have gotten in six weeks. Of course only the last two had the new address. Also I got one from Sibber, two from Dave Cluley, and one from Dan Self. You were right about me changing camps in England. I was in three different camps there. Mother, it has suddenly dawned on me that you wrote me one letter I haven’t gotten yet. It leaves a few things blank, but I can just about fill in all the spaces. I appreciate the clippings very much, and hope you will continue to send them, even though I’m getting more news now. James Sloan didn’t come over on the same ship as me, because I knew all the soldiers on board. One thing about the lawn, Mother. I don’t care if it grows up to your neck, I don’t want you out cutting on it. Forget what people think. There’s plenty of time to mow the lawn later when the negroes will be glad to mow it. Don’t forget, if you need any of the money I’m sending home, go ahead and use it, a part of it or all of it. If you don’t hear from me regularly you will know it is because the mail system is a little irregular. Just be patient and don’t worry. The letters will come. And don’t worry about me. I’m taking care of myself, and never felt better in my life. You’re the ones who’ve got to be careful. I adjust myself pretty fast. Write as often as you can. It helps a lot to hear from home. Love, Frank