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dc.creatorWalker, Alice
dc.date.accessioned2020-04-13T14:30:19Z
dc.date.available2020-04-13T14:30:19Z
dc.date.issued1943-04-01
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.tcu.edu/handle/116099117/39419
dc.descriptionLetter from Alice Walker to Amon Carter expressing sympathy at the news that his son, Amon, Jr., had been reported missing in action in North Africa.
dc.format.medium3.75x4.75 paper
dc.relationAmon G. Carter Papers (MS 014)
dc.rightsPrior written permission from TCU Special Collections required to use any document or photograph
dc.sourceBox 141, POW - Capture (April 1-11) 7 of 11 folder, Item 005
dc.subjectCarter, Amon G., Jr.
dc.subjectPrisoners of war
dc.subjectWorld War II
dc.titleLetter re: Amon Carter, Jr.
dc.typeDocument
dc.description.transcriptionDear Amon: You have been in my thoughts so constantly that I feel I must express to you my sympathy for you in your anguish and anxiety over your son. I know so well from experience the despair that engulfs a parent when a childs life is endangered in any way. and I want you to know that I, too, pray to Our Father that Amon, Jr. will be restored to you and to our country. Let us keep hoping and praying. Your friend Alice Walker Thursday, April 1, 1943


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  • Amon G. Carter, Sr. Collection [19320]
    The Amon G. Carter Papers consist of correspondence, photographs, newspapers, scrapbooks, and artifacts. The papers document the history of Fort Worth and the Southwest, as well as Carter's personal and business interests.

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