Guide to the Grady family correspondence 1942-1945
Cage 721

Summary Information

Repository
Washington State University Libraries, Manuscripts, Archives and Special Collections
Creator
Grady family.
Title
Grady family correspondence
ID
Cage 721
Date [inclusive]
1942-1945
Extent
.5 Linear feet of shelf space, 1 box
Language
Collection materials are in English.
Abstract
This collection includes correspondence among several members of the Grady family during World War II.

Preferred Citation

[Item Description] Grady Family Correspondence, 1942-1945

Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, Washington State University Libraries, Pullman, WA.

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Biography/History

Thomas E. Grady, Sr. (1880-1974), a Washington State Supreme Court Justice, and his wife, Eliza J. Grady (1887-1973) were the parents of three sons who served in the United States Armed Forces during World War II: Thomas E. Grady, Jr. (1911-1988), James E. Grady, and Howard M. Grady (1918-1993).

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Scope and Content

This collection includes correspondence among several members of the Grady family during World War II. It consists primarily of letters to and from Thomas E. Grady, Jr., a young lawyer from Washington State serving in the U.S. Army. Most of his correspondence is with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Grady, Sr., who lived in Yakima, WA, and moved to Olympia during the war. There is also a small correspondence with Lt. Col. Samuel M. Driver (Branch Office, Judge Advocate General). Some of the letters are on V-mail stationery; most of these are photographic reproductions, reduced from actual size. Grady's letters do not always disclose his location, but he wrote most of them from the United States and the Philippines.

The remainder of the correspondence is related to Thomas Grady, Jr.'s brothers, James E. Grady and Howard M. Grady, who were also serving in the Armed Forces during World War II.

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Arrangement

The correspondence is arranged in a single series, by correspondent and date.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

Washington State University Libraries Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections  © 2016

http://www.libraries.wsu.edu/masc/

Terrell Library

P.O. Box 645610

Pullman, WA, 99164-5610 USA

509-335-6691

mascref@wsu.edu

Restrictions on Access

This collection is open and available for research use.

Acquisition Information

These letters were purchased from Charles Apfelbaum Rare Books and Collections in 1994 (MS 1995-01).

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Cheryl Gunselman in 2007

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Names and Subjects

Family Name(s)

  • Grady family.
  • Grady family |v Correspondence.
  • Grady, Thomas E., Jr.
  • Grady, Thomas E., Sr.
  • Grady, Eliza J.
  • Grady, James E.
  • Grady, Howard M.

Personal Name(s)

Creator(s) :

Subject(s)

  • Soldiers -- Family relationships.
  • World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives.
  • Military
  • City and Town Life
  • Washington (State)

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Detailed Description of Collection

Thomas Grady, Jr., outgoing correspondence to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. Grady, Sr. 
box folder

1942 

 1 1

1943 

 2

1944 

 3

1945, undated 

 4

V-Mail (photographed), 1942-1944 

 5

Empty envelopes, 1944 

 6

Thomas Grady, Jr., incoming correspondence 

Judge Thomas Grady to Thomas Grady, Jr., 1944-1945 

 7

Mrs. Thomas Grady, Sr., to Thomas Grady, Jr., 1943-1945 

 8

Helen Grady and Margaret Bellemore, 1944-1945 

 9

Thomas Grady, Jr., correspondence with Lt. Col. Samuel Driver regarding Grady's application for appointment to the Judge Advocate General's office, 1944-1945 

 10

James and Helen Grady correspondence, 1942-1944 

 11

Howard M. Grady correspondence, 1943-1944 

 12

Miscellaneous, circa 1942-1944 

 13

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