Case Study:
“Life or Death of the World”: Letters from England and Scandinavia, 1939-1945
Creator:
Malleson, Constance [aka O'Niel, Colette]
Source:
letter
Date:
18 June 1941
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.
Identifier:
00001237-2
Language:
eng
Type:
image
Format:
jpg
Transcript:
[partial transcription]
(2)
While typing all this, I’ve been watching men and horses streaming into the village. It’s as I suspected early this a.m. – partial mobilisation. Nothing is known at the moment except that the Russians have mobilised. So, of course, the Finns have to do so....
I am supposed to be preparing a broadcast to give to the Finnish schools, but simply haven’t been able to kick myself into getting down to it during these last days....
With deepest love from Colette.