Box 1

Most of these letters were written to Robert while he was in the Navy during World War II. His mother wrote to him while he was in training and deployed, and she mostly updated him on what was happening within the family and community. There are a few outlying letters that were written later in time, and they serve the same purpose of keeping Robert updated while absent from Richmond.

This is a single letter written from father to son a week after Robert left for Naval training. Preston asked a lot of questions in the letter about how Robert's arrival at training was and things about the military. He also tells Robert a little about what had been happening locally since he left.

These are letters to Robert from his sister. She wrote to him a few times while he was training for military service, and the letters served to update him on what he was missing in Richmond. There is also a single letter written in 1980.

These letters were written to Bob by one of his girlfriends who lived and went to school in Richmond. Most of the correspondence had the purpose of informing Bob about her day-to-day activities.

As with the other folder, these letters are general correspondence to Bob from his girlfriend in Richmond. The final letters talk about a possible medical problem, and then the letters cease.

These are letters from a friend of Robert that moved to Florida. Some of the letters contained pictures which are filed with the other photographs.

These letters were written by an old ship mate of Robert's from the War. Mr. Pollock undertook the task of updating contact information of the PC-479 crew to facilitate contact between old friends. Some of the letters also discuss reunion information.

This is a folder of general correspondence to Robert Lanter from a variety of people. The letters also cover a wide range of topics including WWII and business.

This is a collection of cards that were sent to Robert over many years. The majority are from the 1940s when Robert was away for the War.

These letters from Robert inform his mother about his activities in the US Navy while at training and abroad. He also answers many questions that were asked of him in prior letters from his mother and family.