Name/Title
Jan 11, 1919 letterEntry/Object ID
2024.1007.200.1Description
Letter dated January 11, 1919 addressed to Jill.
Written on Manager Popular Hotels letterhead.Context
Battleship Texas underwent post-war refitting in New York Navy Yard from December 26, 1918, to January 31, 1919.
John Lamson was a MM1c on Battleship Texas from May 1917 to June 1919. Throughout his time on Texas, he sent a letter to his family at least once a week, often more. Longer stretches of absence are explained either by movement across the Atlantic, or with the Grand Fleet.
Battleship Texas had her own post office. All mail passed through a censor before leaving the ship. Once the package is checked, it was stamped with a “U.S.S. TEXAS” stamp. If in a port, mail could carry the markers of the post office on shore.Collection
Collection (John F. Lamson), Historical CollectionsLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
LetterNomenclature Primary Object Term
CorrespondenceNomenclature Sub-Class
Other DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication Objects
