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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09414.0061 |
| From Archive Folder | The Weiner Collection |
| Title | Sylvia Weiner to Morris "Moe" Weiner |
| Date | 09 June 1943 |
| Author | Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) |
| Recipient | Weiner, Morris |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Written at 5:00 PM at the office. Glad to get his telegram. Had seen a picture of soldiers in an overturned truck, and was worried he was involved in the accident. Went to see the film "Russian Story" Went to Tofenetti's afterward for strawberry shortcake. |
| Subjects | Marriage Soldier's Letter World War II Women's History Military History Woman Author Telegraph Automobile Global History and Civics Art, Music, Theater, and Film Communism |
| People | Weiner, Morris (Moe) (1909-1988) Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Lamont, Corliss (1902-1995 |
| Place written | Brooklyn, New York |
| Theme | World War II; Arts & Literature; Women in American History |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Toffinetti's-Popular restaurant in Times Square, NYC- Established in 1940 after being a hit at the 1939 World's Fair at Flushing Meadows, Queens, N.Y. "Russian Story" was compiled from 25 different Soviet documentaries . Subtitled A Film Cavalcade of a Thousand Years of Russian Heroism, the picture is an tribute to the USSR, which was one of America's staunchest allies at the time. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |