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Samples of V-Mail (Victory Mail) from the Bromiley Family, undated
MISC MSS 345
Table of Contents
Summary Information
- Abstract
- The Samples of V-Mail (Victory Mail) from the Bromiley Family Collection contains descriptions and photocopied examples of v-mail.
- Collection Title
- Samples of V-Mail (Victory Mail) from the Bromiley Family
- Date of Materials
- undated
- Creator
- Bromiley Family
- Call Number
- MISC MSS 345
- Amount
- 0.01 cubic feet (1 folder)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Box
- MISC 67
- Folder
- 3
- Repository
- La Crosse Public Library Archives
Preferred Citation
[Identification of item], Samples of V-Mail (Victory Mail) from the Bromiley, MISC MSS 345, La Crosse Public Library Archives, La Crosse, WI
Historical Note
V-mail, short for victory mail, was a mail process used by the United States during World War II (WWII) to allow civilians and soldiers stationed abroad to securely and cheaply correspond. To reduce the cost of sending a letter through the military postal system, v-mail would be censored, then copied to film, and then printed back onto paper upon arriving at its destination. V-mail was sent at no cost to the soldiers, and postage for civilians was three cents.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
La Crosse Public Library Archives 2016 December
800 Main St.La Crosse, Wisconsin, 54601
(608) 789-7136
archives@lacrosselibrary.org
Access to Materials
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Acquisitions Information
(Accession no. 2016.148) Donated by Jack Bromiley, November 2016
Controlled Access Headings
Personal Name(s)
- Bromiley, Jack
Subject(s)
- Military correspondence
- World War, 1939-1945--Military personnel