Marjorie and Mondell Stewart Papers and Photographs,

Scope and Content Note

The papers of Marjorie and Mondell Stewart are divided into two series: Papers and Photographs.

Papers (1942-1945) consist largely of the letters exchanged between Marjorie, at home with her parents, and Mondell, serving in various stateside air fields. In her letters to her husband Marjorie described her pregnancy, her loneliness for him, and the conditions at home. After the birth of their daughter, Martha, she described her feelings about motherhood and her struggles adapting to having a baby around the house. She expressed her frustrations that Mondell had not been discharged at the war's end and asked if she and the baby should move out to live with him on a base. Mondell's letters to his wife describe his day-to-day life on several different air fields in the United States in the final months of the war and the first months after its end. He, too, expresses his feelings of loneliness and his impatience to return to her. Also in this series is a large binder containing the training materials Marjorie received and used during her first months in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps. It includes printed worksheets and handouts and handwritten notes reflecting the topics covered during the training. Other papers include some post-war materials sent to Mondell recognizing his service in the United States Army Air Forces, introductory materials from the WAACs, and several postcards that Marjorie sent home during her service.

Photographs (1943-1944) consists of a photograph of Marjorie in W.A.C. uniform and another of her and Mondell, both in uniform, on their wedding day. Also included are small picture postcards of WAAC training at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia.