Letter from Robert O. Blood to Chris J. Agrafiotis, 1941 August 5
- Collection Name:
- Robert O. Blood Papers, 1917-1954
- Title:
- Letter from Robert O. Blood to Chris J. Agrafiotis, 1941 August 5
- Creator:
- Blood, Robert O., 1887-1975
- Creator Role:
- Author
- Accession / Call Number:
- 2007.003
- Object ID:
- 2007.003.008.049
- Date:
- 1941/08/05
- Type of Material:
- textual record
- Physical Description:
- 1 letter and 1 photograph
- Language:
- English
- Scope and Content:
- Letter from Robert O. Blood to Chris J. Agrafiotis in Manchester, NH, dated August 5, 1941. In the letter, Blood notes he is enclosing his check for $25 to support the Kalivas Park State Memorial Fund and its creation of a memorial for those soldiers who fought and died in World War I. Blood goes on to discuss the purpose of the war and that it had been their hope it would end conflict in Europe, but "twenty-two years later, we find that not only our hopes did not materialize, but we are facing a greater crisis which may mean the end of our civilized world." Attached is a photograph of the memorial.
- Subjects:
- Correspondence , Memorials , World War, 1939-1945 , Soldiers , World War, 1914-1918
- Locations:
- Manchester, NH
Concord, NH - Credit Line:
- Gift of Horace S. Blood.
- Restrictions:
- Available for research.
- Level Description:
- Item
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