Papers of the Benjamin Franklin Yancey Family

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, September 30, 1918
Roger Yancey tells his mother, Harriet, about his campus job at the dairy.

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, October 13, 1918
Roger Yancey discusses the overcrowding problems at the nearby Soldier hospital as well as his participation in Hampton's band.

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, October 16, 1918
Roger Yancey tells his mother, Harriet, about the Spanish flu epidemic and war preparations.

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, October 21, 1918
Roger Yancey, writing from school, tells his mother about the enforced quarantine resulting from a deadly flu outbreak. He discusses war preparations.

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, November 14, 1918
Roger Yancey tells his mother, Harriet, about festivities in Hampton, Virginia celebrating the end of World War I.

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, December 17, 1918
Roger Yancey tells his mother about events in Hampton. He mentions a talk he heard concerning the role African Americans played in World War I.

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, January 26, 1919
Roger Yancey discusses the establishment of a Reserve Officer Training Corps in Hampton, Virginia.

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, June 1, 1919
Roger Yancey requests his mother, Harriet, to buy him a new military style suit.

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, November 19, 1919
Roger Yancey tells his mother, Harriet, about the progress of Hampton's football team as well as his plans for Thanksgiving.

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, February 23, 1920

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, March 29, 1920
Roger Yancey tells his mother, Harriet, about his life at the Hampton Institute. He discusses rifle practice.

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, April 14, 1920
Roger Yancey tells his mother, Harriet, about happenings at the Hampton Institute, including rifle practice. He suggests that his sister, May Yancey, should attend school in Petersburg.

Roger McKinley Yancey to Harriet Anna Yancey, April 21, 1920
Roger Yancey tells his mother, Harriet, about rifle practice at school and plans to leave Virginia for the summer.

Harriet Anna Yancey to May Elizabeth Yancey, November 29, 1928
Harriet Yancey writes her daughter, May, to instruct her on curing her cold and caring for the house in Esmont, Virginia.

Roger McKinley Yancey, Jr to Harriet Anna Yancey, Dec 6, 1950
Roger M. Yancey, Junior, tells his grandmother, Harriet Yancey, about his arrival at the Lackland Air Force Base. He shares his impressions of military life.

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