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Mildred and Jesse Lare Correspondence

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Held at: Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center [Contact Us]

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Overview and metadata sections

Call Number:
SCRC 176
Repository:
Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
Extent:
1.6 linear feet (4 boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred Citation:
[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Mildred and Jesse Lare Papers, SCRC 176, Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Date:
1944-1945 (inclusive)
Creator:
Lare, Jesse, 1921-1998
Form:
Correspondence and Ephemera
Abstract:

Jesse Lare (1921-1998) and Mildred Patterson Lare (1923-1978) of the Fishtown section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, met in 1944. They corresponded daily from 1944 to 1945, while Jesse, who was Master Sergeant in the army, was stationed in Washington, DC, Mississippi, and Tennessee. Mildred remained in Philadelphia during that time, working at the Kensington National Bank. They married in January 1945.

This collection consists of approximately 500 letters, telegrams, cards, and other materials, written between Mildred Adele Patterson and Master Sergeant Jesse Lare, during their World War II courtship and marriage, from June 1944 to December 1945. Their letters discuss their relationship, families, work, and daily lives.

Gift of Victoria Anne Lare, 2015

Collection processed and finding aid prepared in June 2015 by Courtney Smerz, Collection Management Archivist.

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Temple University Libraries: Special Collections Research Center
Finding Aid Author
Machine-readable finding aid created by: Rajkumar Natarajan, Sky Global Services India (P) Ltd.
Finding Aid Date
April 2024
Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

Use Restrictions

The Mildred and Jesse Lare Papers are the physical property of the Special Collections Research Center, Temple University Libraries. Intellectual property rights, including copyright, have been assigned the SCRC. Researchers are responsible for obtaining permission for publication and for other purposes where stated.

Collection Inventory

Correspondence, June-August 1944.
Box 1 Folder 1
Correspondence, September 1944.
Box 1 Folder 2
Correspondence, October 1-16, 1944.
Box 1 Folder 3
Correspondence, October 17-31, 1944.
Box 1 Folder 4
Correspondence, November 1-15, 1944.
Box 1 Folder 5
Correspondence, November 16-29, 1944.
Box 1 Folder 6
Correspondence, December 1-15, 1944.
Box 1 Folder 7
Correspondence, December 16-31, 1944.
Box 2 Folder 1
Correspondence, January 1945.
Box 2 Folder 2
Correspondence, February 1-14, 1945.
Box 2 Folder 3
Correspondence, February 15-28, 1945.
Box 2 Folder 4
Correspondence, March 1-14, 1945.
Box 2 Folder 5
Correspondence, March 16-31, 1945.
Box 3 Folder 1
Correspondence, April 1945.
Box 3 Folder 2
Correspondence, May 1945.
Box 3 Folder 3
Correspondence, June 1945.
Box 3 Folder 4
Correspondence, July 1945.
Box 3 Folder 5
Correspondence, September 30-October 14, 1945.
Box 3 Folder 6
Correspondence, October 15-31, 1945.
Box 3 Folder 7
Correspondence, November 1-14, 1945.
Box 4 Folder 1
Correspondence, November 15-29, 1945.
Box 4 Folder 2
Correspondence, December 1945.
Box 4 Folder 3
Telegrams, hotel receipt, playbill, 1945.
Box 4 Folder 4
Greeting cards, Portrait from wedding day (scanned reprint), circa 1944-1945, undated.
Box 4 Folder 5

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