[Letter from Carolyn R. Itri to Private Nicholas C. Soviero}, August 13th, 1944]

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A love letter from Carolyn R. Itri to her future husband, Nicholas C. Soviero. The letter opens with a detailed scene description of a Sunday afternoon where "everyone is lazying around" together. Carolyn goes on to detail planned outings with friends and going to mass and closes the letter by telling Nicholas about the talk of babies among the other wives and her father's business plans. Dated and posted August 13th, 1944

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[1] p. ; 28 cm. + 1 envelope (10 x 16 cm.)

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Itri, Carolyn R. August 13, 1944.

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A love letter from Carolyn R. Itri to her future husband, Nicholas C. Soviero. The letter opens with a detailed scene description of a Sunday afternoon where "everyone is lazying around" together. Carolyn goes on to detail planned outings with friends and going to mass and closes the letter by telling Nicholas about the talk of babies among the other wives and her father's business plans. Dated and posted August 13th, 1944

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[1] p. ; 28 cm. + 1 envelope (10 x 16 cm.)

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The author of this item is Carolyn R. Itri [1922-1997]. Daughter of Stephen Itri and Elsie White, Carolyn was born in the beach town of Long Branch Monmouth, New Jersey. Carolyn and Nicholas met in 1942 and at the time of these letters, Carolyn was 22 and Nicholas was 26.

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  • Accession or Local Control No: UNTA_AR0821-001-01-001
  • Accession or Local Control No: UNTA_AR0821-001-04-007
  • Archival Resource Key: ark:/67531/metadc1835702

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  • Preferred Citation: Carolyn Itri Collection (AR0821), University of North Texas Special Collections

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Carolyn Itri Collection

Letters written by Carolyn Itri to her future husband, Private Nicholas C. Soviero who served the United States Air Force 1942-1947 in the 20th Air Depot Group. The letters pertain to Itri's day-to-day activities on the home front in New Jersey. Some also include information about Soviero's activities in the war.

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Itri, Carolyn R. [Letter from Carolyn R. Itri to Private Nicholas C. Soviero}, August 13th, 1944], letter, August 13, 1944; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1835702/: accessed May 24, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.

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