[Letter from Lois Sadd to Edgar F. Sadd, July 11, 1944]

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Letter from Lois Sadd to Edgar F. Sadd discussing the recent cool weather they've been having, her and her friend's blood type due to a transfusion, the Barber's moving out of the neighborhood, a battery she received for her car, how she mailed off some cookies she made for Edgar and other aspects of her daily life.

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[2] p. ; 27 cm.

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Sadd, Lois July 11, 1944.

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  • Main Title: [Letter from Lois Sadd to Edgar F. Sadd, July 11, 1944]
  • Series Title: Sadd Family Papers

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Letter from Lois Sadd to Edgar F. Sadd discussing the recent cool weather they've been having, her and her friend's blood type due to a transfusion, the Barber's moving out of the neighborhood, a battery she received for her car, how she mailed off some cookies she made for Edgar and other aspects of her daily life.

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[2] p. ; 27 cm.

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The Sadd family consists of Edgar F. Sadd and his wife, Lois Sadd. Edgar Sadd was a Radio Tech in the United States Navy from 1944 to 1946. Throughout Edgar's time in the Navy, he and Lois would write letters to each other, detailing life at the home front, training in the Navy, world events, separation, and other relevant World War II topics.

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  • July 11, 1944

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Sadd, Lois. [Letter from Lois Sadd to Edgar F. Sadd, July 11, 1944], letter, July 11, 1944; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1822002/: accessed November 8, 2025), 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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