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Series 1, Correspondence from John A. Chinn to Erma Chinn
1942 - 1945
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence from SSgt. John A. Chinn, USAAF to his wife, Erma Chinn. Chinn writes to his wife at least
weekly, sometimes several times a week. SSG Chinn and his wife were married just before he left for military service. He always
writes, usually at length, about how much he misses her. SSgt. Chinn describes daily life on base; although little about his
work as a airplane mechanic, much about training, meals, music, movies and his friends. His letters contain sexual innuendo,
teasing and flirting. As his service extends into years, he writes a great deal about his loneliness and how little there
is to do on base. When based near Cairo, Egypt he describes a few furlough trips to Alexandria and to Israel.
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Series 2, Correspondence from Erma Chinn to John A. Chinn
1942 April 15 - 1942 May 14
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence from Erma Chinn to SSgt. John A. Chinn, USAAF written in April and May 1942.
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Series 3, Correspondence from Mrs. Jack Chinn to John A. Chinn
1942 April 9 - 1942 May 18
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence from Mrs. Jack Chinn to her son SSgt. John A. Chinn, USAAF during the Second World War.
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Series 4, Correspondence from W.M. Woodward and Elwin C. Woodward to Erma Chinn
1940 - 1945
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence from W.M. Woodward and Elwin C. Woodward to their sister Erma Woodward Chinn.
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Series 5, Miscellaneous correspondence
1943 - 1946
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This series contains correspondence from Private V.M. Chinn, Women's Auxiliary Corps to Erma Chinn -- from "dad" to Elwin
C. Woodward -- and from the War Department to John A. Chinn.
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Series 6, Ephemera
Language of Material: English.
Scope and Contents
This series contains:
- one war ration book
- one US Navy pamphlet on venereal disease
- one mechanical drawing by John Chinn
- one sergeant stripes emblem patch
- one ticket for CBS Radio Theatre in New York
- one cocktail napkin from Grand Central Terminal Restaurant, NYC
- one business postcard from The Nankin Chinese restaurant, Chicago
- one Employee's Earnings Record for Erma Chinn from University of Minnesota, 1945
- one withholding receipt (W-2) for Erma Chinn, 1945
- Schedule of Withholding Tax
- 22 retail receipts from Dayton Co.
- two receipts for magazine subscriptions
- one receipt for professional services of Martin Nordland, M.D. for Erma Chinn, 1944
- one University of Minnesota football ticket receipt, 1944
- nine mail receipts
- two rent statements