This collection contains war correspondence received by Gretchen Howell, a librarian at East Texas State Teachers College (ETSTC), now Texas A&M University-Commerce. Howell wrote to former ETSTC students and staff members who were serving in the armed forces during World War II. She also sent them copies of The East Texan, the student newspaper on campus. To view additional items in person, see the Gretchen Howell Letters finding aid.