Defense Stamps and Christmas Greetings Card

Defense Stamps and Christmas Greetings Card

The material in this collection may be reused so long as attribution is provided to its original source.

1941

A Christmas greeting card and defense stamps belonging David R. Sutherland or sent to his family then residing in Casper, Wyoming. These items belong to a collection of photographs and letters David R. Sutherland sent to his family while in the United States Navy and at Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania between 1945 and 1946, and photographs of David, his family, and friends. David R. Sutherland, according to the obituary published in the Casper Star-Tribune in 2013, was born in Greybull, Wyoming, in 1927 to L.D. "Si" and Clara Lewis Sutherland. He served in the Navy during WWII, was in the first graduating class of Casper College, and went on to attend Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania before graduating from Denver University. Upon returning to Wyoming, he married Joan Hurd in 1954 and opened an accounting firm in Casper. He was the founder and president of Data Processors, Inc., and was heavily involved in several local Casper organizations throughout his life.

Physical Object

David R. Sutherland

David R. Sutherland Navy Letters, NCA 01.v.1996.02 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.

NCA 01.v.1996.02_Defense Stamps for Christmas Greetings_1941_01, NCA 01.v.1996.02_Defense Stamps for Christmas Greetings_1941_02, NCA 01.v.1996.02_Defense Stamps for Christmas Greetings_1941_03

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Casper College Archives and Special Collections (Western History Center)

Greeting Card and stamps