Johnson, Julius Leonard--Correspondence--1945-1947

Archive

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St. Mary's County Historical Society, Leonardtown, MD

Name/Title

Johnson, Julius Leonard--Correspondence--1945-1947

Entry/Object ID

2011.017.0008

Scope and Content

1 folder ; 8 3/4" x 11 7/8" J. Leonard Johnson lived in Bushwood and served in the Navy in WW II. He was at a Navy Amphibious Training Station in Little Creek, Virginia and was somehow part of the Normandy landing. He was not discharged from the Navy until late 1945. After that he was back in Bushwood until he moved to Washington, D.C. to work in a bank. June 2, 1945 3 1/2" X 5 1/4" envelope sent from Clements, Maryland to Little Creek, Virginia by an unnamed person. June 7, 1945 Invitation to William Lawrence's graduation from St. Mary's Academy July 4, 1945 Letter sent by Kitty Russell from State Sanatorium to Little Creek, Virginia. August 20, 1945 Letter from an Italian friend September 8, 1945 4 1/2" x 5 1/2" envelope for a comical card sent by Kathleen Hume in New York, New York to Little Creek, Virginia. The card chastised Johnson for not writing. The figure on the cover has a tiny brown plastic bottle in the back pocket. September 25, 1945 3 1/2" x 6 3/8" envelope from the Hotel Clarendon in Quebec City with a much folded sheet of hotel stationery. Eleanor May [Forbes] was visiting Canada with three other girl friends. The letter was sent from Quebec to Little Creek, Virginia. November 5, 1945 Letter sent by E. M. Forbes from Baltimore to Little Creek, Virginia December 20, 1945 Letter sent by E. M. Forbes from Baltimore to Bushwood. February 17, 1946 Invitation to the wedding of Mary Patricia Finke sent from Baltimore to Bushwood May 4, 1946 Thank you note sent by Mrs. William Shoemaker from Washington D.C. to Bushwood May 8, 1946 Letter sent by Mabel Turner from Phoebus, Virginia to Bushwood. Written in pencil on the back flap of the envelope was the name Marianna Brady with a Somerset, Maryland address. June 2, 1946 Color postcard sent by Eleanor May from Miami, Florida to Bushwood June 3, 1946 Color postcard from Eleanor May sent from Baltimore to Bushwood December 10, 1946 4 3/4" x 6 3/8" envelope sent from Leonardtown to Leonard, who was then in Baltimore, by an unnamed person December 13, 1946 3 1/4" x 4 1/4" envelope sent to Leonard and Bernard from Leonardtown. It is about the right size to be an invitation. December 19, 1946 Invitation for both Leonard and Bernard to come to a supper for Hilda and Tom [Jones] December 2?, 1946 invitation to a party in honor of Hilda and Tom [Jones] April 16, 1947 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" envelope sent from Baltimore to Bushwood by an unnamed person July 15, 1947 Invitation to the wedding of Rachel Franklin Hayden July 18, 1947 4 3/4" x 6 1/2" envelope sent from Washington, D.C. to Bushwood by an unnamed person Two letters from Salerno

Collection

Johnson Family Collection

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Archive Items Details

Date(s) of Creation

1945 - 1947

Location

Container

Johnson Family Collection, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 07, Shelf 2

Rack

Rack 07

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Container

Johnson Family Collection, Box 1

Shelf

Rack 07, Shelf 2

Rack

Rack 07

Wall

West wall

Room

Archives 1

Building

Tudor Hall

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Forbes, Eleanor May

Person or Organization

Johnson, Bernard I.

Person or Organization

Johnson, Julius Leonard

Person or Organization

Russell, Kitty