Community Correspondence - Letter from Susan Zimmerman regarding Oceana

Community Correspondence - Individual letters from citizens regarding the Naval Air Station Oceana

Executive Correspondence – Letter dtd 07/22/2005 to Chairman Principi from Sen. John Warner, Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services, enclosing material regarding the proposed relocation of the Army Night Vision Lab from Fort Belvoir, VA.

A letter written to Dr. N. F. Muir, Roanoke, Virginia, from T. N. Carswell, dated December 26, 1940. Carswell addresses "apparent misunderstandings" regarding account arrangements made by Dr. Gillespie with Dr. Muir for his work on bands and appliance adjustments on Peggy Anne.

Copy of transcript for a letter from George L. Hammeken to James F. Perry regarding a map he created of Galveston Bay and other matters.

Letter from Elizabeth Upshur Teackle to her sister, Ann Eyre, written from Princess Anne. This letter discusses her sister-in-law Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker, and some family unrest over a man who was courting her behind her parents back, George Wilson Jackson. While in New York City, she met Charles Nicoll Bancker, her eventual husband, and this letter explains how it all came to pass. George Wilson Jackson was the brother-in-law of Congressman John Dennis, Littleton Teackle Dennis's Uncle who lived next door to them in Princess Anne at their home Beckford, which Elizabeth states "places our family in a delicate situation." Elizabeth mentions a recent trip to Baltimore and their Aunt Susannah Kendall.

Letter from Andrew D. Campbell to Littleton Dennis Teackle before their journey back to England. Campbell was from Glasgow, and a classmate of Teackle's at Columbia University.

A letter to Sarah Upshur Teackle Bancker from her sister, Elizabeth Dennis Teackle (later Montgomery) and her father John Teackle. The letter includes mentions of family health and other news.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Helen E. Webster sending remittance for previously requested shipment of commemorative plates.

Letter from Cornelia Yerkes discussing Christmas gifts, traveling by train, meeting a Russian fur trapper, recent correspondence, the WASP program and pay. Typed on Hotel John Marshal (Richmond) stationary.

Letter from Harris Kempner to Ann Oppenheimer explaining what happened during a recent visit to Washington, D.C. when they made a wrong turn and other social news.

Letter from Francis Gaines to Mr. and Mrs. I. H. Kempner discussing his appreciation for his friends this Christmas after battling a frightening illness.

Letter from Daniel W. Kempner to J. Malcolm Luck informing him about the Glee club.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to F. P. Gaines thanking Dr. and Mrs. Gaines for a cherished Christmas greeting card. He updates her on significant milestones: Mrs. Kempner's 80th birthday, their 60th wedding anniversary, and the his upcoming 90th birthday.

Letter from I. H. Kempner to Dr. F. P. Gaines discussing his hopes that Gaines will visit him at his home for dinner on November 13th while he is in Texas as a guest speaker for the Southern Medical Association Convention and Washington & Lee Alumni Chapter events in Houston.

Transcription of letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz is on the summer cruise and writing from aboard the USS Hartford. He discusses visiting the shipyards at Newport News, Virginia. Nimitz expresses some surprise to see German navy ships anchored nearby and able to view the construction of American battleships so freely. He also mentions some details about being aboard and interacting with the captain.

Handwritten letter from Chester Nimitz to his father in Kerrville. Nimitz is on the summer cruise and writing from aboard the USS Hartford. He discusses visiting the shipyards at Newport News, Virginia. Nimitz expresses some surprise to see German navy ships anchored nearby and able to view the construction of American battleships so freely. He also mentions some details about being aboard and interacting with the captain. This letter is on US Naval Academy stationery.