Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection is comprised primarily of letters, with some accompanying photographs, written by the five oldest brothers in the Charles T. Kennedy family to their parents in St. Louis while they served in the military during World War II. The letters are arranged chronologically and date from 1941 to 1945; the bulk of the letters date from 1943 to 1944. There are gaps in the papers: September 1942 to January 1943, February to May 1945, and August to December 1945. Envelopes are included...