Christmas letter from Rowena Roach (DIN 1931), 1949

Letter

Living History Museum

1997.243.40

Front, holiday card sent by Rowena Roach to "Miss Maston"

Name/Title

Christmas letter from Rowena Roach (DIN 1931), 1949

Entry/Object ID

1997.243.40

Description

Christmas card with an embossed image of Heidelberg and embossed text in gold, "Frohe Weihnachten und ein gluckliches neues Jahr!" [Merry Christmas and a happy new Year!]

Collection

Alumni Association Collection

Acquisition

Accession

1997.243

Acquisition Method

Found in Collections

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Tertiary Object Term

Card, Holiday

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Card, Greeting

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Letter Details

Letter Date

1949 - 1949

Sender

Name

Rowen Roach, DIN 1931

Transcription

Dear 'Miss Maston,' I will have completed 10 years in the army in January, expect to retire after 10 more years of soldiering. It is lovely in Heidelberg-- Gen. Patton died @ this hospital. I had my x-mas 3 day pass @ Berchtesgaden- Hitler's homes was there- now a total wreck, but much of world war II history took place there. Have seen Riley- we had dinner together @ Col. Fitzgerald's. They were in Persia during the war. Riley is in Munich. How is the hospital? back on its feet from the war years? My regards to all- Ever, Rowena

Transcriber

Kirsten Hammerstrom

Language

English

Notes

Rowena Roach resigned as Assistant Supervisor of the Operating Room, University Hospital, Maryland and enlisted in the U.S. Army Nurse Corps in January, 1940. She was rotated to Germany in 1947. 'Miss Maston' is Bessie Lee Maston (DIN 1920) [Mrs. Harold Arnurius; Maston married sometime after 1940, so Roach is making a gentle joke of using her maiden name. They worked together at University Hospital.] Riley is Della Riley (DIN 1936). Colonel Fitzgerald is probably Gregory J. Fitzgerald, USAF.

Dimensions

Height

6-1/16 in

Width

4-1/4 in

Created By

khammerstrom@umaryland.edu

Create Date

March 27, 2025

Updated By

khammerstrom@umaryland.edu

Update Date

March 27, 2025