Our Collection

At the Institute’s core is the Gilder Lehrman Collection, one of the great archives in American history. More than 85,000 items cover five hundred years of American history, from Columbus’s 1493 letter describing the New World through the end of the twentieth century.

DiChristina, Richard J., (1949-2016) to Joyce Robinson

Order a pdf of this item here.

Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09626.16 Author/Creator: DiChristina, Richard J., (1949-2016) Place Written: Vietnam Type: Autograph letter Date: 11 January 1970 Pagination: 2 p. : envelope ; 23.5 x 15.8 cm. Order a Copy

Richard writes how much he loves and misses Joyce. He also mentions that it had rained all night and he is once again all wet. However he is hopeful that in 6 or 7 days they will be out of the field and going to a "Fries Bacise" (fire base) where he can shave as he hasn't been able to in 3 weeks. There is a missing page as it skips to a page marked 3. At which point Richard is at a fires bacise (fire base) for the next few days and is complaining about rain.

DiChristina, Richard J., 1949-2016
Robinson, Joyce, 1957-

Citation Guidelines for Online Resources