]> Finding Aid for the Marjorie L. Jackson Letters, 1945 Processed by: Jennifer Motszko; machine-readable finding aid created by: Jennifer Motszko University Libraries, The University of North Carolina at Greensboro 2009 Machine-readable finding aid derived from XML authoring program. Date of source: July, 2009; Description is in English Finding aid was prepared using DACS Finding Aid for the Marjorie L. Jackson Letters, 1945 University of North Carolina at Greensboro Descriptive Summary Marjorie L. Jackson (1919-1998) of Louisiana served as a corporal in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) Army Air Forces during World War II. The collection consists of 123 letters written by Jackson to her fiancé, Henry Heusinkveld, from February through August 1945, while Jackson was stationed in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and later, Louisville, Kentucky. Marjorie L. Jackson Letters, 1945 WV0342 Jackson, Marjorie L. (1919-1998) 0.21 Linear Feet, 1 Box University of North Carolina at Greensboro. University Archives & Manuscripts English Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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 Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Marjorie L. Jackson Letters (WV0342), Betty H. Carter Women Veterans Historical Project, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, NC, USA.

 Acquisition Information

Purchased from Bob Wilson in February 2006

Processing Information

Processed by Jennifer Motszko, July 2009

Encoded by Jennifer Motszko, July 2009

 Biographical Note

Marjorie L. Jackson (1919-1998) of Louisiana served as a corporal in the Women's Army Corps (WAC) Army Air Forces during World War II. Jackson joined the WAC on 15 March 1944. Following basic training at Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, she was assigned to the Army Air Forces Personnel Distribution Command (PDC) in Atlantic City, New Jersey. Jackson was transferred to Bowman Field in Louisville, Kentucky, in April 1945, where she also worked in the PDC until she gained reassignment as a music instructor at the convalescent hospital on base in May 1945.

After the war, Marjorie married Henry Heusinkveld and moved to his family farm in Iowa.

 Collection Overview

The collection consists of 123 letters written by Jackson to her fiancé, Henry Heusinkveld, from February through August 1945, while Jackson was stationed in Atlantic City, New Jersey, and later, Louisville, Kentucky. While the letters contain some information on Jackson's day-to-day life as a WAC, they focus primarily on the couple's personal relationship.

Collection Arrangement

The letters are arranged chronologically.

Detailed Description of the Collection 1 Correspondence, February 1945 Correspondence, March 1945 Correspondence, April-May 1945 Correspondence, June 1945 Correspondence, July-August 1945 Article, May 1945 Online Catalog Headings

These and related materials may be found under the following headings in online catalogs.

Jackson, Marjorie L. United States. Army. Women's Army Corps. Women veterans--United States World War, 1939-1945--Women--United States. World War, 1939-1945--Participation, Female.