A Guide to the Dares Emery Wirt letters, 1946-1947 Wirt, Dares Emery, letters, 1946-1947 45313

A Guide to the Dares Emery Wirt letters, 1946-1947

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the Library of Virginia
Accession Number 45313


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Repository
The Library of Virginia
Accession Number
45313
Title
Dares Emery Wirt letters, 1946-1947
Extent
32 leaves and 28 pages
Creator
Dares Emery Wirt
Language
English

Administrative Information

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Preferred Citation

Dares Emery Wirt letters, 1946-1947. Accession 45313. Personal papers collection, The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia.

Acquisition Information

Purchased from Crown Collectibles, Chesterfield, Virginia.

Biographical Information

Dares Emery Wirt was born in 1924 in Massachusetts. He served as an officer and pilot in the United States Navy, including a stint at the Naval Auxiliary Air Station at Chincoteague, Virginia. Wirt retired as a captain in the United State Naval Reserve. He married Esther Dulin Johnson (1923-1998) in 1947, and they had at least four children.

Scope and Content

Letters, 1946-1947, from Dares Emery Wirt (1923-), stationed at the Chincoteague, Virginia, Naval Auxiliary Air Station to Esther Dulin Johnson (Wirt) (1923-1998) of St. Petersburg, Florida, detailing his duties as a Naval pilot, describing Chincoteague and surrounding communities, commenting on trips and his efforts in purchasing a car, telling Esther he misses her, and planning their wedding.

Contents List

Folder 1
Letter , 16-17 October 1946 .
Folder 1
Letter , 20 October 1946 .
Folder 1
Letter , 25 October 1946 .
Folder 1
Letter , 27 October 1946 .
Folder 1
Letter , 28 October 1946 .
Folder 1
Letter , 30 October 1946 .
Folder 1
Letter , 20 December 1946 .
Folder 1
Letter , 22 December 1946 .
Folder 1
Letter , 6 January 1947 .
Folder 1
Letter , 9 January 1947 .
Folder 2
Letter , 14 January 1947 .
Folder 2
Letter , 16 January 1947 .
Folder 2
Letter , 26 January 1947 .
Folder 2
Letter , 28 January 1947 .
Folder 2
Letter , 30 January 1947 .
Folder 2
Letter , 31 January[?] 1947 .
Folder 2
Letter , 6 February 1947 .
Folder 2
Letter , 10 February 1947 .
Folder 2
Letter , 12 February 1947 .
Folder 2
Letter , 17 February 1947 .