Typed version: A love letter from Carolyn R. Itri to her fiancé, Nicholas C. Soviero. The letter reads, "Hello my sweetie pie. Got two letters from you today dated January 15 & 16." The letter continues how Itri included a pad and paper for Seviero in her Valentine's day care package, as Seviero has run out of writing paper for his letters. Itri says that Seviero can ask for whatever he wants, and "you will only make me happy."
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Typed version: A love letter from Carolyn R. Itri to her fiancé, Nicholas C. Soviero. The letter reads, "Hello my sweetie pie. Got two letters from you today dated January 15 & 16." The letter continues how Itri included a pad and paper for Seviero in her Valentine's day care package, as Seviero has run out of writing paper for his letters. Itri says that Seviero can ask for whatever he wants, and "you will only make me happy."
Physical Description
[3] p. ; 28 cm.
Notes
The author of this item is Carolyn R. Itri [1922-1997]. Daughter of Stephen Itri and Elsie White, Carolyn was born in the beach town of Long Branch Monmouth, New Jersey. Carolyn and Nicholas met in 1942 and at the time of these letters, Carolyn was 21 and Nicholas was 25.
Preferred Citation:
Carolyn Itri Collection (AR0821), University of North Texas Special Collections
Collections
This letter is part of the following collection of related materials.
Carolyn Itri Collection
Letters written by Carolyn Itri to her future husband, Private Nicholas C. Soviero who served the United States Air Force 1942-1947 in the 20th Air Depot Group. The letters pertain to Itri's day-to-day activities on the home front in New Jersey. Some also include information about Soviero's activities in the war.
Itri, Carolyn R.[Typed version: Letter to Private Nicholas C. Soviero from Carolyn R. Itri, January 26, 1944],
letter,
January 26, 1944;
(https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc1835677/:
accessed May 24, 2024),
University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu;
crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.