Sep 12, 1924 letter

first page of 2025.1019.83

first page of 2025.1019.83

Name/Title

Sep 12, 1924 letter

Entry/Object ID

2025.1019.83

Description

Addressed to his wife from Larry P. Cox. Letter sent from USS Altair on September 12, 1924, when the ship was in Mare Island.

Context

Larry P. Cox was a crew member on Battleship New York from the late 1910s through the early 1920s, likely 1917-1924. In his time on New York, Cox was a member of the ship baseball team and often wrote home to his darling.

Collection

Donation (Kyle Brillantes), Historical Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects