Dear Helen : wartime letters from a Londoner to her American pen pal /
Swallow, Betty M., 1915-1969.
Dear Helen : wartime letters from a Londoner to her American pen pal / edited by Russell M. Jones and John H. Swanson. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2009. - 1 online resource (xi, 247 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references.
The beginning -- The "phony war" -- "France has surrendered and we are all on our ownsomes" -- February 1941-early 1942 -- July 1942-February 1945 -- August 1945-1947 -- May 10, 1949-December 1950 -- Helen Bradley to Betty Swallow, August 18, 1969.
"In letters written between 1937 and 1950 to her American pen pal, a working-class Londoner offers accounts of the Blitz and of wartime deprivations and postwar austerity, interweaving descriptions of terror with talk about theater, clothes, and family outings, providing a unique view of daily life during World War II"--Provided by publisher.
English.
9780826271808 (electronic bk.) 0826271804 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) (alk. paper)
Swallow, Betty M., 1915-1969 --Correspondence.
Bradley, Helen, 1890-1979 --Correspondence.
Bradley, Helen, 1890-1979.
Swallow, Betty M., 1915-1969.
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
World War, 1939-1945--England--London.
Pen pals--England--London--Correspondence.
Young women--England--London--Correspondence.
Working class--England--London--Correspondence.
Pen pals--Missouri--Kansas City--Correspondence.
HISTORY.
Manners and customs.
Pen pals.
Working class.
Young women.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Récits personnels britanniques.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Angleterre--Londres.
Jeunes femmes--Angleterre--Londres--Correspondance.
Travailleurs--Angleterre--Londres--Correspondance.
London (England)--Biography.
London (England)--Social life and customs--20th century.
England--London.
Missouri--Kansas City.
Londres (Angleterre)--Mœurs et coutumes--20e siècle.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Personal narratives--British.
Personal correspondence.
D811.5 / .S924 2009eb
942.1/084092
Dear Helen : wartime letters from a Londoner to her American pen pal / edited by Russell M. Jones and John H. Swanson. - Columbia : University of Missouri Press, ©2009. - 1 online resource (xi, 247 pages) : illustrations
Includes bibliographical references.
The beginning -- The "phony war" -- "France has surrendered and we are all on our ownsomes" -- February 1941-early 1942 -- July 1942-February 1945 -- August 1945-1947 -- May 10, 1949-December 1950 -- Helen Bradley to Betty Swallow, August 18, 1969.
"In letters written between 1937 and 1950 to her American pen pal, a working-class Londoner offers accounts of the Blitz and of wartime deprivations and postwar austerity, interweaving descriptions of terror with talk about theater, clothes, and family outings, providing a unique view of daily life during World War II"--Provided by publisher.
English.
9780826271808 (electronic bk.) 0826271804 (electronic bk.) (alk. paper) (alk. paper)
Swallow, Betty M., 1915-1969 --Correspondence.
Bradley, Helen, 1890-1979 --Correspondence.
Bradley, Helen, 1890-1979.
Swallow, Betty M., 1915-1969.
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945--Personal narratives, British.
World War, 1939-1945--England--London.
Pen pals--England--London--Correspondence.
Young women--England--London--Correspondence.
Working class--England--London--Correspondence.
Pen pals--Missouri--Kansas City--Correspondence.
HISTORY.
Manners and customs.
Pen pals.
Working class.
Young women.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Récits personnels britanniques.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945--Angleterre--Londres.
Jeunes femmes--Angleterre--Londres--Correspondance.
Travailleurs--Angleterre--Londres--Correspondance.
London (England)--Biography.
London (England)--Social life and customs--20th century.
England--London.
Missouri--Kansas City.
Londres (Angleterre)--Mœurs et coutumes--20e siècle.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Personal narratives--British.
Personal correspondence.
D811.5 / .S924 2009eb
942.1/084092