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Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992; to Naomi

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09662.442 Author/Creator: Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992; Place Written: Sicily, Italy Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 8 August 1943 Pagination: 1 p. : V-mail Order a Copy

One v-mail addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated August 8, 1943. Describes being stationed in Sicily. States that it is a "tourist's paradise," and that he sleeps in a "bed of roses." Notes that its the first time he is paying attention to nature.

Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992
Hurwitz, Naomi, 1897-1973

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