Letter from Jesse G. Dorsey, July 1942
| Description: |
A letter written by Jesse G. Dorsey explaining that the Speed Community House had just entertained their first group of soldiers and they are looking for volunteers to attend a meeting to discuss the next group of soldiers that will be visiting. This first entertainment weekend was held July 25-26, 1942. Dorsey was the director of welfare and recreation for the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana.This letter is part of a large group of letter written to or by Jesse G. Dorsey during World War II. Dorsey ran the community house for the Louisville Cement Company in Speed, Indiana. Being a veteran of World War I, he knew the value of providing support to the troops. He wrote letters and sent the company newsletter (Speedometer) to several hundred service men and women during the war. The community house also hosted weekend parties for soldiers from Fort Knox, Kentucky during the war. |
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| Origin: | 1942-07 |
| Created By: |
Dorsey, Jesse Grant, 1895-1976 |
| Source: |
http://indianamemory.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p1819coll10/id/6295 |
| Collection: |
Jesse G. Dorsey WWII Correspondence |
| Rights: | http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ |
| Copyright: |
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| Geography: |
Speed, Clark County, Indiana 38.4122869,-85.7612189 |
| Subjects: |
Speed Community House (Speed, Ind.)Soldiers--entertainmentSpeed (Ind.)Louisville Cement Company (Speed, Ind.)World War, 1939-1945--SoldiersCorrespondence |
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