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Preferred Citation:

Hattie Sneyley Correspondence, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Acc. 2012.136 was received by the SCRC via USPS on 4/4/2012.

Processing Information:

Acc. 2012.136 accessioned and minimally described by Steven Bookman, University Archives Specialist, in April 2012.

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Scope and Contents

Correspondence, 1947-1952, written by Hattie Sneyley of Crowborough, Sussex in England to Miss Doris Hastings Baxter, Riverdale, on Hudson, New York. The letters describe life in England just after the end of World War II. Some of the topics discussed in the letters include rationing, food shortages, variuos austerity measures, and social changes as a result of the war.

Arrangement of Materials:

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Subjects and Indexing Terms

• England--Description and travel--20th century
• England--Economic conditions--20th century
• World War, 1939-1945--England--Sussex.