[Letter from Elsie Backman to Cecelia McKie - May 12, 1943]

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Letter sent to Cecelia McKie from Elsie Backman thanking her for the message and stating she had last heard from her son, Herbert Backman, in November 1941. Envelope addressed to Mrs. William L. McKie, Sacramento, California from Mrs. William M. Backman, c/o Letcher W. Bennett, Ridgewood, New Jersey.

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[1] p. ; 28 cm. + 1 envelope : ill. ; 21 x 20 cm.

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Elsie, Backman May 12, 1943.

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Letter sent to Cecelia McKie from Elsie Backman thanking her for the message and stating she had last heard from her son, Herbert Backman, in November 1941. Envelope addressed to Mrs. William L. McKie, Sacramento, California from Mrs. William M. Backman, c/o Letcher W. Bennett, Ridgewood, New Jersey.

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[1] p. ; 28 cm. + 1 envelope : ill. ; 21 x 20 cm.

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The Cecelia McKie Scrapbook was generously donated to the museum by the American Ex-Prisoners of War (www.axpow.org), of which McKie was an honorary member.

Envelope has been cut open so that the front and back sides are visible as one image.

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[Cecelia McKie Scrapbook] (Book)

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Scrapbook compiled by Cecelia McKie during World War II. The scrapbook contains letters to 62 families of civilian internees and P.O.W.s, many of whom sent thank you letters in response to messages McKie transcribed from Radio Tokyo broadcasts made by prisoners of war primarily held at Santo Tomas Internment Camp, Manila, Philippines.

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[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Elsie Backman - May 7, 1943] (Letter)

[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Elsie Backman - May 7, 1943]

Copy of letter sent from Cecelia McKie to Mrs. Backman, recorded in the letter as 'Mrs. Beckman' regarding Santo Tomas Internment Camp internee Herbert Backman, recorded in the letter as 'Herbert (Hobart) Beckman (Backman) (?)'. Letter contains transcribed message broadcast to mother from internee on Radio Tokyo.

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[Letter from Cecelia McKie to Elsie Backman - May 7, 1943], ark:/67531/metapth1632358/

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  • May 12, 1943

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  • June 20, 2024, 6:29 p.m.

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Elsie, Backman. [Letter from Elsie Backman to Cecelia McKie - May 12, 1943], letter, May 12, 1943; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1632359/: accessed July 10, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation.

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