Title: Charles and Grace Bost Letters

Date/Date Range :   1942-1945

Extent: 0.5 linear feet

Abstract:

This collection includes WWII-era correspondence between Charles and Grace Bost as well as letters from friends of the family, especially other servicemen from the Springfield area. Also included in the collection are cards sent to the Bosts congratulating them on the birth of their daughter, Connie.

Call number: MS-2786

Repository: University of Tennessee Special Collections Library, Knoxville, TN

Aquisition Information:

This collection was purchased on April 27, 2006

Access Restrictions:

Collection is open for research.

Copyright:

The copyright interests in this collection remain with the creator. For more information, contact the Special Collections Library.

Preferred Citation:

[Identification of Item], Letters of Charles and Grace Bost, MS-2786. University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Special Collections Library.

Collection consists of five folders.

The Bosts lived in Springfield, Ohio during World War II. Charles entered the service in July of 1942. He entered as an enlisted man and rose to the rank of lieutentant. They had a daughter, Connie, born during the war.

This collection includes WWII-era correspondence between Charles and Grace Bost as well as letters from friends of the family, especially other servicemen from the Springfield area. Also included in the collection are cards sent to the Bosts congratulating them on the birth of their daughter, Connie. Many of the letters between Charles and Grace have acronyms inscribed inside the envelopes.

• World War, 1939-1945 -- Correspondence.