Case Study:
Creative Dialogue Across the Ocean: Eric Aldwinckle’s Letters to Harry Somers
Creator:
Aldwinckle, Eric
Source:
letter
Date:
27 April 1943
Collection/Fonds:
Contributer:
McMaster University Libraries
Rights:
Copyright, public domain: McMaster University owns the rights to the archival copy of the digital image in TIFF format. Reproduced with the kind permission of Margaret Bridgman.
Identifier:
00001541-6
Language:
eng
Type:
image
Format:
jpg
Transcript:
coffee with real cream, or even fresh milk in it and as much sugar as it will hold. Thank you. My, I enjoyed that.
So goodbye for now. Oh I forgot to mention, all is settled, we are separated and I am on my way to my first station to live 'on' for a month somewhere in Scotland. God it's beautiful! I'm working on Coastal Command.
So long,
Eric
[sketches of cake with jam, bread, shortbread with jam in the centre, egg in a cup that is captioned "don't touch", coffee]
[drawing of a smiling sun]
Please tell Ruth the socks and sweater (both much admired) are very useful.