Pine Mountain Settlement School
Series 09: BIOGRAPHY – Staff
Olive Coolidge, Asst Nurse, 1941-1942
Olive Dame Coolidge (1920-2008)
Correspondence 1942
July 22-30 & August 1-26
Including a letter dated November 26, 1942
Bob (Robert Butman) to Oggy (Olive)

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TAGS: Olive Coolidge correspondence, Olive Dame Coolidge, Robert Butman, Washington DC

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OLIVE COOLIDGE Correspondence 1942 Bob to Oggy JULY-AUG

July 22-30 & August 1-26, 1942
Including a letter dated November 26, 1942

TRANSCRIPTIONS [in process]

[Note: Transcriptions are in chronological order and not necessarily in the order of the file number.]

022 POSTMARK: JULY 22, 1942, U.S. NAVY

Return address: “PFC Butman, U.S.S. South Dakota”

July 23, 1942, Wednesday

Oggy Darling,
According to the rules it is not possible to say more than -….

023 POSTMARK: JULY 27, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aug. 26, 1942
10:55 P.M.

Darling —- If you were here tonight I doubt that you would need any….

021 POSTMARK: JULY 27, 1942, WASHINGTON, D.C.

July 27, 1942
3:45 P.M.

Hello Darling
Back to the mines again – with little to do except write a report….

024 POSTMARK: JULY 29, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

[Notation on reverse side of envelope: “Sorry Dearie – forgot to mail this this morning.”]

July 28, 1942
9:50 P.M.

Oggy Dearest,
Let’s you and I sneak down to the beach for a dip in the ocean Dearie….

025 POSTMARK: JULY 30, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

July 29, 1942
11:00 P.M.

Hello Dearie,
Why shucks – you don’t have to be so apologetic after all….

026 POSTMARK: AUGUST 1, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

July 31, 1942

Hello Darling – How’s my favorite sailing instructor?….

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027 POSTMARK: AUGUST 1, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aug 1, 1942

Hello Darling —

Well well – things are definitely picking up. Much to my astonishment….

028 POSTMARK: AUGUST 9, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aug 7, 1942

Darling – Sitting here listening to soft music and the rain beating against….

029 POSTMARK: AUGUST 10, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aug 9, 1942

Hello Darling,
I’ve just finished doing some work on the radio -….

030 POSTMARK: AUGUST 11, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

August 10, 1942

Oggy Darling,
S’funny but I felt the same way about not discussing marriage….

031 POSTMARK: AUGUST 12, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aug 12, 1942

Darling – You sound a little unhappy. I can’t say that I blame you….

032 POSTMARK: AUGUST 14, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aug. 13, 1942

Fine thing – no sooner does she hear my voice than she suspects….

033 POSTMARK: AUGUST 15, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aug. 14, 1942

Hello Darling —
Just thought I’d write & thank you for the invitation to your wedding….

034 POSTMARK: AUGUST 16, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aug 16 ?, 1942
Sun. 9:45 A.M.

Good Morning Darling,
Well well – I was just about to start a letter when the telephone rang….

035 POSTMARK: AUGUST 18, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aug. 17, 1942

Hello Darling,
Time sails along Dearie – I’m beginning to feel the same as I do just….

036 POSTMARK: AUGUST 19, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aug. 21, 1942
10:30 P.M.

Hello Darling,
It’s a shame Dearie to have half of the family so much under the weather….

037 POSTMARK: AUGUST 24, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aug. 23, 1942
6:00 P.M.

Hello Darling —
Won’t you dig in and listen to the Nutcracker Suite with me for a while? ….

038 POSTMARK: AUGUST 24, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aug. 24, 1942

Hello Darling —
It’s a sad situation – your husband is being unfaithful already….

039 POSTMARK: AUGUST 26, 1942,  WASHINGTON, D.C.

Aug. 25, 1942

Oggy Darling,
Two very nice letters today from the Coolidge mansion — although….

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Nov. 26, 1942

Hello Cutie,
Seems as though you’ve been away a long time – that husband of yours….

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GALLERY

[Note: Images of envelopes and pages that are without text are not included in the Gallery.]

 

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See Also:
OLIVE COOLIDGE Staff – Biography

OLIVE COOLIDGE Correspondence 1941-1942 Oggy to Family GUIDE
OLIVE COOLIDGE Correspondence 1941-1942 PMSS Letters GUIDE

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OLIVE COOLIDGE Correspondence 1941-1942 Bob and Oggy GUIDE