Father’s Day Card- to: Ottis Ballard, Ackerman, MS, from: Mike, Cullowhee, North Carolina; Mother’s Day Card – to: Mrs. Ottis Ballard, from: Mr. Ottis Ballard, undated; gold, black and red triangle patch, Christmas card, undated; and postcard – to: Everyone/Mrs. C. H. Ballard, Drew, MS, from: Ottis Ballard, Minneapolis, MN, 1949

File — Box: 5, Folder: 6

Staff Only

Content Description

From the Collection:

Letters between Ottis and Jessie Dola Ballard written during World War II, military records, Bible and artifacts related to Ottis Ballard's military service in Africa and Italy. Also includes four issues (1943-1944) of the newsletter published by the Gulf Ordinance Plant in Prairie, Mississippi, part of the defense industry during World War II. Jessie Dola Ballard worked for the plant during the war.