1981.115.32   Al Look Collections

Preston Walker Wartime Correspondences

Folder 1 

#1) To Dad:    (Nov 25, 1941)

#2) To Dad: Perfect river trip  (Nov 26, 1941)

#3) To Dad: Last letter before river trip begins  (Dec 2 1941)(2 pages)

#4) To Dad: River trip delayed until Dec 7   (Dec 6, 1941)

#5) Log of Voyage (for Mother) down the San Juan and Colorado Rivers by Norman Nevills, Mecsican Hat, Utah & Preston Walker, Grd Jct, CO  Trip covered approx 200 miles ending at Lee’s Ferry, Arizona (Log written by Preston Dec 9 - Dec 20, 1941, Returned to Mexican Hat on Dec 21, 1941 (10 pages)

#6) Article: “Norman Nevills and Preston Walker Embark Friday on Winter trip by fold boat down two Rivers” (Dec 4, 1941-Daily Sentinel)

#7) Article: “River Trips Inspiration for Editorial” , nationally circulated magazine comments upon Nevills-Walker boat excursions (Mar 4, 1942-Daily Sentinel)

#8) Note to personal friends from Walter Walker about the river trip (Dec 22, 1941)

       To Dad:  (Jan 5, 1942) Sentinel Business

Folder 2  

#9) To Dad:   (Jan 2, 1942)  (Jan 11, 1942)

#10) To Dad:   (Feb 6, 1942)

#11) To Dad:   (Feb 8, 1942)

#12) To Dad:  Drilling, Sentinel, town  (Feb 11, 1942)

#13) To Dad:    (Feb 13, 1942)

#14) To Dad:   (Feb 24, 1942)

#15) To Dad:   (Feb 27, 1942)

#16) To Dad:  Life, drilling vanadium, USV  (Mar 1, 1942)

#17) From Dad: Life munition trains going through Grd. Jct  (Mar 1, 1942)

#18) To Dad:  Life, Sentinel  (Mar 6, 1942)

#19) To Dad:  Life, etc, drilling, Sentinel, War  (Mar 10, 1942)  (5 pages)

#20) To Dad: Life  (Mar 15, 1942)

#21) To Dad:  Life   (Mar 23, 1942)

#22) To Dad: Life  (Mar 20, 1942 [1942?])

#23) To Dad:  Life  (Apr 3, 1942)

#24) Reporter takes notes on 3,000 mile Auto Journey written by Charles H. Leckenby, Veteran publisher of the Steamboat Springs, CO Pilot, area around Mesican Hat (Apr 24, 1942)

#25) Clipping: “The San Juan Record of Monticello, Utah” “San Juan Boat Trip Thrilling Experience” (May 15, 1942)

#26) To Parents: Life . . . from Mexican Hat (May 28, 1942)

#27) To Dad: Trips on River, politics, life (June 18, 1942)

#28) To Dad: Draft exam  (July 3, 1942)

#29) To Dad: politics, river trip at dam  (July 8, 1942)

#30) To Parents: river trip  (July 11, 1942)

#31) Note on trip Badger Creek  (July 15, 1942)

#32) Western Union Telegram River Trip Okay Desert View lookout Point  (July 20, 1942)

#33) To Parents:  River trip going well in Grand Canyon  (July 22, 1942)

#34) From Norm: Note of well wishes, asks for Mr & Mrs Walker to meet them at the end of river trip  (July 22, 1942)

#35) Western Union Telegram = Grand Canyon, AZ, trip in Monument Creek Rapids - very rough  (July 23, 1942)

#36) To Walter and Kathie - handwritten  (mailed at Grand Canyon Aug 2, 1942)

#37) Western Union Telegram: To Senator Walter Walker from Preston  arrived Bouder City from Trip  (Aug 3, 1942)

#38) To Walter from Kathie (handwritten) at Grand Canyon  (Aug 1942)

#39) Clipping: Preston & Norman Nevills arrive at Boulder Dam after river expedition of 700 miles  (Aug 2, 1942)

#40) To Walter From Kathie (handwritten) about meeting Preston when he arrives  (Aug 4, 1942)

#41) Log of 1942 Nevills Expedition July 15-Aug 3  Clipping: “Preston Walker Narrowly escapes in shooting treacherous rapids of Snake River in Idaho”  (1942)

#42) Extra: Grand Canyon, AZ  River Tip  (July 20, 1942)

#43) M.E. on boat trip down Grand Canyon (copy to Sentinel)  (Jul 25, 1942)

#44) Neill C Wilson’s articles on “trips down the Colorado River (15 pages)

#45) Home movies for March - shooting the Colorado rapids by Federick Foster

#46) Selective Service - Robert Preston Walker  (Aug 3, 1942)

#47) To Mother:   (Aug 27, 1942)

#48) To Mother: will ship out Monday  (Aug 29, 1942)

#49) To Parents: Life in Army  (Sept 1, 1942)

#50) To Parents:  Life in Army  (Sept 4, 1942)

#51) Clipping “The Answer” poem by Christian Herald

#52) To Parents: Life in Army, Embarked Port of Emp____, Boston, Headed to either Iceland or Emerald Isle  (Sep 7, 1942)

#53) To Mother: Life in Army

#54) To Parents: New job in Army, Letter: Fort Logan, Colo, Duty Assignment (Sept 24, 1942)

#55) To Parents: Life   (Sept 27, 1942)

#56) To Parents: Visited home   (Oct 7, 1942)

#57) To Mother:  Life (Oct 18, 1942)

#58) To Parents: Life  (Oct 26, 1942)

#59) To Parents: Life  (Oct 28, 1942)

#60) Short Letter from Preston:  Life  (Oct 28, 1942)

#61) To Parents: Life  (Nov 3, 1942)

#62) To Parents:  At hotel Denver  (Nov 8, 1942)

#63) To Parents: Life in Army, get Corporal stripes  (Nov 13, 1942)

#64) To Parents:  Life Fort Logan  (Nov 10, 1942)

#65) To Mother: Preston has been down in dumps  (Dec 15, 1942)

#66) To Parents:  Life   Dec 16, 1942)

#67) To Dad:      (Dec 25, 1942)

Folder 3

#68) To Parents: Life   (Jan 5, 1943)

#69) To Parents:  In St. Louis, Life, USO Stationery  (Jan 12, 1943)

#70) From Mother: Life at home  (Jan 13, 1943)

#71) To Parents:  Leaving to unknown location   (Jan 18, 1943)

#72) To Parents:  Camp Butner  (Jan 20, 1943)

#73) To Parents: Army Life “On Alert”  (Jan 24, 1943)

#74) Dear Preston:  Life at home   (Jan 28, 1943)

#75) To Parents:  In New York, APO  (Feb 3, 1943)

#76) To Parents: from North Africa V-mail, Life  (Feb 26, 1943)

#77) To Parents: on troop ship great adventure  (Feb 26, 1943)

#78) Clipping: about Norman Nevills

#79) To Parents: from North Africa V-mail, Life  (March 8, 1942)?

#80) To Parents:  Life   (April 5, 1942(3))

#81) Clippings: about Preston & a poem “Living” by Ella Weber Walker in McCalls

#82) From Dad: V-mail, Life at home (April 18, 1943) (copy)

#83) From Mother: 4 V-mails Life at home  (April 8, 1943, April 13, 1943, April 23, 1943, April 29, 1943) 

#84) To Parents: from North Africa Army Life   (April 16, 1943)

#85) To Parents: Army Life  V-mail  (April 26, 1943)

#86) To Parents: Army Life  V-mail  (May 11, 1943)

#87) From Parents:  4 V-mails (May 5, May 9, May 15, May 20, 1943) (on 1 page)

#88) To Parents:  North Africa  V-mail  Life in Army  (May 19, 1943)

#89) To Parents: Army Life  (May 15, 1943)

#90) To Teller:  from North Africa  Congratulates Teller for appointment to Major  (May 15, 1943)

#91) To Parents: from North Africa, Army Life   (May 22, 1943)

#92) To Parents: from North Africa, Preston moved camps  (June 1, 1943)

#93) To Parents: from North Africa, Preston has new job & new organization, Military Intelligence/Army Life  (June 6, 1943)

#94) To Tantie:  V-mail from North Africa, Army Life  (June 9, 1943)

#95) To Parents:  V-mail from North Africa, Army Life   (June 14, 1943)

#96) From Mother 4 copies of V-mail, (May 30, June 15, June 22, July2, 1943) (on 1 page)

#97) To Parents: from North Africa V-mail, Life in Army  (June 26, 1943)

#98) To Parents: from North Africa V-mail , Life , Heard Mr. Moyer Died  (June 19, 1943)

#99) To Parents: from North Africa V-mail, mail is slow to get to Preston, Army life (July 2, 1943)

#100) To Parents: from North Africa, V-mail, Army Life  (July 9, 1943)

#101) copy-partial To Parents: North Africa, Army Life  (July 13, 1943)

#102) From Mother: 4 copies of V-mail (July 4, July 16, July 25, July 27, 1943) (on 1 page)

#103) To Home: Army Life  (July 17, 1943)

#104) From Mother:  Home Life  (July 17, 1943)

#105) To Home:  Army Life  (July 1943)

#106) From Mother:  Home Life  (July 22, 1943)

#107) From Mother:  Home Life  (July 27, 1943)

#108) To Parents & To Teller:  North Africa, Army Life  (July 21, Aug 2, Aug 11, Sept 1, 1943)

#109) To Parents:  Army Life  (July 23, 1943)

#110) To Parents: Partial letter, Army Life  (July 30, 1943)

#111) From Dad:  Home Life, Sentinel Info  (July 31, 1943)

#112) To Parents: Army Life  (Aug 5, 1943)

#113) From Mother: Home Life  (Aug 6, 1943)

#114) From Dad: Denver, Home Life (Aug 7, 1943)

#115) From Dad: Home Life  (Aug 9, 1943)

#116) 4 copies V-mail To Preston/To Parents: (June 23, July 31, Aug 4, Aug 14, 1943) (on 1 page)

#117) From Mother: Home Life  (Aug 13, 1943)

#118) From Dad: Home Life, Preston in service for 1 year  (Aug 14, 1943)

#119) From Dad: Home Life, Daily Sentinel Info  (Aug 17, 1943)

#120) To Parents:  Army Life  (Aug 18, 1943)

#121) From Mother:  Home Life  (Aug 19, 1943)

#122) From Mother:  Home Life  (Aug 27, 1943)

#123) From Mother:  Home Life  (Aug 27, 1943)

#124) To Parents: North Africa, received photos of Preston and buddies, PReston received Daily Sentinel copies and magazine clippings  (Aug 27, 1943)

#125) From Dad:  Home Life  (Aug 29) 1943)

Folder 4

#126) To Parents: North Africa, Army Life  (Sept 1, 1943)

#127) From Dad: Home Life  (Sept 2, 1943)

#128) From Mother: Home Life  (Sept 2, 1943)

#129) From Dad: Preparing for 5oth Anniversary of Daily Sentinel  (Sep 7, 1943)

#130) To Parents: Preston has been in Army 1 year & in Africa for 8 months, Army Life, Daily Sentinel discussion  (Sept 8, 1943)

#131) From Dad: Home Life, Avalon, working on Daily Sentinel Anniversary edition  (Sept 10, 1943)

#132) From Mother:  Home Life  (Sept 12, 1943)

#133) Clipping  G-2 Intelligence, Preston’s position

#134) To Parents: North Africa, Army Life  (Sept 13, 1943)

#135) From Mother: Home Life, Preston’s House  (Sept 16, 1943)

#136) To Parents: Army Life, Lt. Jack Porter from home  (Sept 19, 1943)

#137) 2 pages from “The International Trust Co” funds deposited, Article: “Shooting The Colorado Rapids” by Frederick Foster, “Movies for March” Film about boating trip-Nevill

#138) From Mother:  Home Life  (Sept 23, 1943)

#139) From Dad: Daily Sentinel Info, Home Life  (Sept 25, 1943)

#140 To Parents:  North Africa, Army Life   (Sept 25, 1943)

#141) From Mother: Home Life  (Sept 28, 1943)

#142) From Dad: Daily Sentinel Info, Home Life  (Oct 4, 1943)

#143) TO Parents: North Africa, Daily Sentinel Info replies, Army Life  (Oct. 4, 1943)

#144) From Mother:  Home Life  (Oct 1943)

#145) To Parents: North Africa, Request for funnies, Army Life, Replies to home news, AMGOT

(Oct 12, 1943)

#146) From Mother: Mother and  Dad in Chicago for Press Meeting, Home Life  (Oct 12, 1943)

#147) To Preston/From ?:  Home Life  (Oct 15, 1943)

#148) To Dad: North Africa, Feelings about Life, Daily Sentinel, Grand Junction, America (Oct 16, 1943)

#149) To Parents: Army Life, American Airlines comes to Grand Junction  (Oct 16, 1943)

#150) From Mother: Home Life  (Oct 16, 1943)

#151) To Parents: Army Life and replies  (Oct 21, 1943)

#152) From Mother:  Parents in Denver for 3 weeks  (Oct 22, 1943)

#153) To Dad: Daily Sentinel news department suggestions: people around town Vanadium plant, society news, more local stories/news, Newcomers Club, Special stories, cattle, sheep, ranges, big industries, Fall Round up, Remember Delta and Fruita pages  (Oct 26, 1943)

#154) To Parents: North Africa, Army Life, replies to home letters  (Oct 26, 1943)

#155) To Parents:  Army Life North Africa   (Oct 31, 1943)

#156) From Dad: Home Life  (Oct 31, 1943)

#157) From Mother, Home life, prepping for the Golden Anniversary Edition of Daily Sentinel  (Oct 31, 1943)

#158) From Dad: See Oct 16, personal note from Preston attached to Anniversary Edition letter (Nov 3, 1943)

#159)  To Parents: Army Life, replies to letters from home, Daily Sentinel discussion  (Nov 4, 1943)

#160) From Mother: (1943)

#161) From Dad:  Home life and Daily Sentinel discussions  (Nov 8, 1943)

#162) The Sentinel Honor Roll for the Anniversary Edition-locations during the war (no date)

#163) From Dad: List of people seeing excerpts from Preston’s letters (no date)

#164) To Parents: North Africa, Army Life, replies to letters from home (Nov 10, 1943)

#165) From Mother:  Talks about 1918 Armistice Day, life at home  (Nov 11, 1943)

#166) To Parents:  North Africa, Army Life (Nov 18, 1943)

#167) From Mother: Home Life, animals  (Nov 20, 1943)

#168) From Mother: Thanksgiving, home life  (Nov 25, 1943)

#169) To Parents: Army Life  (Nov 30, 1943)

#170) From Mother: Home life   (Dec 1 ,1943)

#171) To Parents: Army life  (Dec 5, 1943)

#172) From Dad:  Daily Sentinel discussion, replies to letters  (Dec 6, 1943)

#173)  From Mother:  Home life, news  (Dec 8, 1943)

#174) To Parents:  North Africa, receives a large amount of mail and Anniversary Edition of Daily Sentinel, Army life   (Dec 10, 1943)

#175) From Mother:  Christmas dinner and visitors, life at home  (Dec 13, 1943)

#176) To Parents:  North Africa, Army life   (Dec 15, 1943)

#177) To Parents: North Africa, Army life  (Dec 20, 1943)

#178) From Mother:  Home life and Army news heard at home, info on others son’s in the war.  Train wreck in North Carolina killed 48 soldiers going home for Christmas  (Dec 21, 1943)

#179) From Mother: Life at home, President made first talk since returning from the last conference  (Dec 24, 1943)

#180) From Mother: Thanked him for gifts for all  (Dec 28, 1943)

#181) From Mother: How mail passes some comes fast some comes slow  (Dec 29, 1943)

#182) To Parents: North Africa, mail is delayed then a lot arrives, Army Christmas, Army life, catching up with news  (Dec 29, 1943)

#183) From Mother: V-mail, home life, news  (Dec 31, 1943)

Folder 5

#184) From MOther: news from home  (Jan 1, 1944)

#185) To Parents: North Africa, mail comes in batches, some from Dec 1 & 8 also letters from friends/family.  Army life, politics, copies of Daily Sentinel’s came Oct & Nov issues  (Jan 4, 1944)

#186) From Dad: Life at home, Daily Sentinel Anniversary issue, Daily Sentinel audit, politics (Jan 4, 1944)

#187) From Mother: Life at home  (Jan 8, 1944)

#188) To Parents:  Big batch of mail just arrived dated Dec 21, package from Mother, Army life, remarks about clippings that were sent  (Jan8, 1944)

#189) From Dad: Life from home, weather temperature negative 4 degrees  (Jan 9, 1944)

#190) From Dad: “Great many troop and ammunition shipments go through, moving both ways often a train of seasoned Britishers going home from Australia, of course we can’t mention, nobody allowed to meet trains, and this is off the record stuff.”  Jan 10, 1944)

#191) From Dad: Life at home  (Jan 13, 1944)

#192) To Parents:  North Africa, Army life, replies to letters  (Jan 14, 1944)

#193) To Parents:  Army Life  (Jan 14, 1945?)

#194) To Parents: Army life   (Jan 17, 1944)

#195) To Parents: Army life  (Jan 19, 1944)

#196) From Mother:  Life at home  (Jan 23, 1944)

#197) From Dad:  Life at home  (Jan 24, 1944)

#198) To Parents: North Africa, Army life, politics  (Jan 24, 1944)

#199) From Mother: Life at home  (Jan 1944)

#200) From Mother: Parents went to California for visit  (Jan 27, 1944)

#201) From Mother: Parents in California by train  (Feb 2, 1944)

#202) To Marion/From Dad: (copied to Preston) in California will be gone about a month, Daily Sentinel information  (Feb 2, 1944)

#203) To Parents: North Africa: Army life, replies to home letters  (Feb 2, 1944)

#204) From Viola Jones:  Life info  (Feb 3, 1944)

#205) To Marion/From Dad: (copy to Preston) In California

#206) To Ben/From Dad: (copy to Preston) in California, Daily Sentinel info  (Feb 5, 1944)

#207) To Marion/From Dad: (copy to Preston) in California, Daily Sentinels are being sent to Walter Walker to keep up on news and help with decisions  Feb 6, 1944)

#208) To Parents:  North Africa, replies to home letters

#209) From Marg: life at home  (Feb 8,m 1944)

#210) To Marion/From Dad: (copy to Preston) Daily Sentinel info, activities in California (Feb 8, 1944)

#211) From Mother: V-mail-things in California  (Feb 8, 1944)

#212) To Marion/From Dad: (copy to Preston) Daily Sentinel info, activities in Calif (Feb 10, 1944)

#213) To Parents: North Africa, replies to letters from home, Army life, Daily Sentinel info  (Feb 10, 1944)

#214) To Marion/From Dad: (copy to Preston) mail to slow to Calif, Daily Sentinel info, California activities  (Feb 12, 1944)

#215) From Mother: California for 2 weeks, California activities (Feb 12, 1944)

#216) To Marion/From Dad: (copy to Preston comments on Japs buying land and his stand on it, California activities  (Feb 13, 1944)

#217) To Parents:  North Africa, Daily Sentinel info, politics, Army life  (Feb 16, 1944)

#218) From Mother: V-mail California  (Feb 18, 1944)

#219) To Marion/From Dad: (copy to Preston) California activities (Feb 14, 1944)

#220) From Dad: in California, replies to Preston’s letters, home life, Daily Sentinel info (Feb 16, 1944)

#221) To Marion/From Dad: California activities, Daily Sentinel Info, replies to Preston letter (Feb 16, 1944)

#222) To Marion/From Dad: (copy to Preston) California activities, Daily Sentinel  info ((Feb 18, 1944)

#223) To Marion/From Dad:  Calif Activities, Daily sentinel Info  (Feb 19, 1944)

#224) To Marion/From Dad (copy to Preston) Calif activities, Daily Sentinel info (Feb 20, 1944)

#225) From Mother:  in California, Activities  (Feb 20, 1944)

#226) To Marion/From Dad:  (copy to Preston) in Calif, activities, Daily Sentinel inf (Feb 21, 1944)

#227) To Marion/From Dad:  (copy to Preston) making plans to return to Grand Junction March 6 or 8 (Feb 22, 1944)

#228) To Marion/From Dad:  (copy to Preston) sending a telegram, Re: President’s act in vetoing the tax bill, Daily Sentinel inf (Feb 23, 1944)

#229) To Marion/From Dad:  (copy to Preston) in Calif, activities, Daily Sentinel inf (Feb 24, 1944) 

#230) To Parents:  Army life, war bond sales, replies to letters from home (Feb 25, 1944)

#231) From Mother: Calif activities, politics  (Feb 25, 1944)

#232) To Ben/From Dad: (copy to Preston) in California, Daily Sentinel info, war news  (Feb 25, 1944)

#233) To Marion/From Dad:  (copy to Preston) in Calif, activities, political developments (Feb 25, 1944)

#234) To Marion/From Dad:  (copy to Preston) newspapers from big cities have a Daily Sentinel as a main story front page, california activities, reservations on train leaving Oakland March 7 due in Grand Junction March 9  (Feb 26, 1944)

#235) To Parents:Daily Sentinel info, political talk, speaks of Japs, Hyashis’ in Grand Junction, Red Cross replies to other letters (Feb 27, 1944)

#236) To Marion/From Dad: (copy to Preston) in Calif  (Feb 28, 1944)

#237) To “Sugar” Preston-From Vi:   (Feb 28, 1944)

#238) To Marion/From Dad: in California, activities, Daily Sentinel info  (Feb 28, 1944)

#239) From Marg: talk of japs in Grand Junction and lan, feelings for Preston (Feb 29, 1944)

Folder 6

#240) To Marion/From Dad: in california, Daily Sentinel info about stories (Mar 2, 1944)

#241) From Mother: Ready to head home to Grand Junction, enjoyed Oakland  (Mar 2, 1944)

#242) To Marion & Preston From Dad: Two notes  1. Thanks to Preston for letter  2. Talks of ad in Life Magazine Dont come to San Francisco  (Mar 2, 1944)

#243) To Marion & Preston From Dad: In Calif, Daily Sentinel info  (Mar 3, 1944)

#244) To Marion/From Dad: (copy to Preston) in Calif, Daily Sentinel info,, plans to ask Will Rogers, Jr. to come and present in Grand Junction  (Mar 3, 1944)

#245) To Parents: Army life, Jap-landowners, legislators actions, Daily Sentinel info, Bond Drive, replies to letters (Mar 4, 1944)

#246) From Mother: In Grand junction, news from home  (March 1944)

#247) To Marion & Preston From Dad: Calif activities (Mar 5, 1944)

#248) From Mother: V-mail - saying Goodbye to Calif (Mar 7, 1944)

#249) To Parents: North Africa Hasn’t gotten on with “Stars and Stripes” replies to letters, Daily Sentinel circulation, Army life, Camp Hale Story  (Mar12, 1944)

#250) From Mother: V-mail, home news  (Mar 13, 1944)

#251) To Parents: North Africa, mail comes in large batches, replies to letters from home (Mar 17, 1944)

#252) From Dad: news about Daily Sentinel workings, replies to letters (Mar 17, 1944)

#253) From Marg: Draft lists, next draft Herman Vorbeck, Boots Kellog, Frank Prinster Jr, Joe Lowe, & Byron Houston, Deaths at home in war.  (Mar 17, 1944)

#254) From Dad: Daily Sentinel audit Dec 31, 1943, Audit details  (Mar 18, 1944)

#255) From Viola: news from home   (Mar 22, 1944)

#256) From Marg: V-mail news from home  (Mar 22, 1944)

#257) To parents: North Africa, replies to letters  (Mar 23, 1944)

#258) From Dad: Daily Sentinel info, comments on replies to Daily Sentinel stories (Mar 25, 1944)

#259) From Dad: reply about war (handwritten) (Mar 27, 1944)

#260) From Dad: daily Sentinel info, home life  (Mar 28, 1944)

#261) From Viola: replies to letter (Mar 29, 1944)

#262) From Mother: news from home  (Mar 30, 1944)

#263) To Parents: North Africa, replies to letters, Japs at home, Daily Sentinel stories & editorials  (Mar 31, 1944)

#264) From marg: replies to letters, news she hears about the war, life at home  (Mar 31, 1944)