Long-Form V-Mail Envelope
Scope and Contents
The Wilson Scrapbook and Materials Collection is comprised of a scrapbook, a box of glass slides, and a box of printed material related to the Wilson family of Walker County, Texas.
Box one contains a 16 page scrapbook consisting of of photographs, newspaper articles, and cards. Box two contains four photographic glass slides and one glass slide fragment. Box three is comprised of seventeen stickers, five cards, four invitations, four tags, three newspaper articles, two programs and a piece of program ephemera, two v-mail envelopes, a newsletter, and a postcard.
Dates
- 1933 - 1935
- 1938 - 1939
- 1941 - 1943
- 1950
- 1952
Biographical / Historical
VV-Mail is short for Victory Mail. It was used during World War II from June 1942 to November 1945. This postal system was established to reduce shipping and airplane space which freed up room for valuable supplies. V-Mail provided quick mail service to soldiers overseas and in the United States.
A form of V-Mail allowed the letter to be photographed into microfilm, which was then reproduced and delivered. When a letter wasn't microfilmed it was termed "long-form" and was sent through the mail as is.
Extent
1 Sheets : V-mail folded envelope with letter (long-form).
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
This V-Mail includes the letter and envelope in one folded sheet, referred to as "long-form."
The V-Mail envelope section is addressed to Captain James R. Wilson in New York City from Mrs. J.R. Wilson in Huntsville, Texas. The letter section has not been used.
Repository Details
Part of the Thomason Special Collections & SHSU University Archives Repository