Lot of 7 inked manuscript letters with covers. These letters begin July 20, 1941 and end Nov. 6, 1944.
This group includes a very interesting 14 page inked letter written by a 20’s female war worker, who is working in the Curtiss/Wright aircraft engine plant in Columbus, Ohio. She is writing to a female friend in Marietta, Ohio. Both are into horse riding in shows with some success before the war, but were having difficulties keeping their horses trained during the war. The letters are written by an unknown lady to her friend, Joan Burns in Marietta, Ohio. This long letter reads in part: ‘There is a Colored Maid, Lucy who makes our beds and tidies up the rooms every day and serves us meals! Isn’t that wonderful? Now I have two good laughs a day for Lucy is another one of those Goldie and Mary of the Readers Digest, characters, whose originality is simply their own. And no matter how the mistress of the household may be, they try to change them…Lucy storms in an expressionless tone of why there has to be tea and milk served at every meal! And she has an ans. for Mrs. Cockins always. Tonite Mrs. Cockins asked her what this milk was in the window. Mrs. C. is distinguished Southern Lady, does things up nice, but hasn’t much use for darkies says Lucy, Stop Meddling *#* and there is nothing more said. Of course I can’t let on but I get so tickled that we just fall over when we get to our rooms….I like this darkie Lucy a lot. She is so funny and she is original. She’s awfully good too, not like most darkies.’ This is not the only letter she writes with somewhat racist comments, does not appear to like Italians, or Greeks either. She was working in the office, and one of the matrons of the other female employees, the plant is swarming with U.S. Army guards including a young unmarried Lt. who has taken quite a romantic interest in her.

All with normal folds, else Fine.