Donnie Crase Correspondence, 1950-1959

This is a collection of letters and greeting cards addressed to Donny Gene Crase, of Letcher Co., during the periods of his military service. Letters specifically from 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1958, 1959. While letters are of a personal nature, they provide insight into period's popular culture, medical care, and reaction to current events such as 1958 Floyd County bus accident. The letters also chronicle the course of a " teen marriage".