Items (122 total)
- Collection: Letters of John Jarmain
Aerogram dated 18 December 1942: draft of poem 'Your Peace'
Manuscript lettercard from the Libyan desert including a draft of the poem 'Your Peace'.
Aerogram dated 18 October 1943
Manuscript letter card mentioning Collins, the publication of his poems, the preparation of another poem, life in the army and learning Italian in Sicily.
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Content Advice: This letter contains offensive historical language and viewpoints, which…
Aerogram dated 19 April 1943
Manuscript lettercard from Tunisia.
Aerogram dated 19 August 1943
Manuscript letter card mentioning that the Sicily campaign is ended and his battery didn't take part in its final phase. Also including references to his time on the island and the South coast bombing stage of invasion.
Aerogram dated 19 September 1943
Manuscript letter card mentioning Bianca and an Italian family met in Sicily and Jarmain's practicing Italian language.
Aerogram dated 2 November 1942: draft of poems 'Tel El Eisa' and 'Sandbags'
Manuscript lettercard including a draft of two more poems to be included in the collection 'Poems in the Western desert': a revised version of 'Tel El Eisa' and 'Sandbags'.
Aerogram dated 21 April 1943
Manuscript lettercard from Tunisia.
Aerogram dated 21 May 1943
Manuscript lettercard describing life in the camp along the Mediterranean coast in North Africa, a change of battery, the cost of clothes and the Utility clothing scheme.
Aerogram dated 22 October 1943: draft of poem 'Faith'
Manuscript air letter from Sicily about Jarmain's children and wife, including a draft of the poem ''Faith'.
Aerogram dated 23 July 1943
Manuscript air letter including references to life in the camp in Sicily.
Aerogram dated 24 July 1943
Manuscript air letter including references to his battery having been in Sicily since the invasion began, his life on board of the ship during the sea journey to Italy, Mount Etna, landscape and Syracuse.
Aerogram dated 25 September 1942
Manuscript lettercard including references to everyday life in the army camps in the desert near Cairo.
Aerogram dated 26 March 1943: draft of poems 'The Desert Army' and 'These Poems'
Manuscript lettercard including the poems 'The Desert Army' and 'These Poems', probably written from the Mareth line and sent from Medenine in Tunisia.
Aerogram dated 26 September 1943
Manuscript letter card from Sicily mentioning a parade and a speech by Monty or Bernard Montgomery
Aerogram dated 27 May 1943
Manuscript air letter from the Mediterranean coast mentioning a possible promotion and an increased income.
Aerogram dated 28 October 1943
Manuscript letter card from Sicily about war propaganda. Also including references to the Italian shops and his daughter.
Aerogram dated 28 September 1942
Manuscript lettercard including references to everyday life in the army in the desert near Cairo.
Aerogram dated 29 May 1943: amendments to poems 'Tobruk' and 'Tel El Eisa'
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Manuscript air letter including alterations to the poems 'Tobruk' and 'Tel El Eisa'.
Aerogram dated 3 June 1943
Manuscript air letter including references to every day like in the camp
Aerogram dated 30 January 1943: draft of poem 'Sand'
Manuscript lettercard from Tripoli including a draft of the poem 'Sand' and references to his experience in Tripoli.