Pierce Matthews Correspondence
Object NameCorrespondence
Envelope
Postcard
Newspaper
Historic Owner
Pierce Y. Matthews Jr.
Association
USS Intrepid (CV/CVA/CVS-11)
Date1949–1962
PeriodCold War
Mediumpaper, ink
ClassificationsCommunication Artifacts
Credit LineCollection of the Intrepid Museum. Museum Purchase. A2017.05
Object numberA2017.05
DescriptionExtent: 5 foldersThe Pierce Matthews Correspondence collection consists primarily of letters and postcards to his family. The correspondence spans a portion his service in the U.S. Navy, from 1949–1962, with the majority concentrating on 1960–1962. In addition to letters and postcards, there were often photos, clippings, and other documents enclosed with and described in various letters.
Topics in the letters include family and daily life, opinions on raising a family; chess; coin collecting; Matthews' dating life; promotions on board; Russian relations; the Cold War; holidays; leave; career goals; promotions; Cadillac, Michigan; naval transfers; Germany; the Soviet Union; the Weapons Division; Portsmouth, Virginia; Newport News, Virginia; Sidewinder missiles; Albuquerque, New Mexico; Golfo de Palmas, Sardinia; the Mediterranean; Tyrrhenian Sea; Rome, Italy; Cannes, France; and Barcelona, Spain.
Correspondence, 1949–1959
- February 5, 1949, to Dean (brother) on memorandum notepaper stamped with "Outgoing", "Urgent", and "Top Secret"
- October 12, 1957, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 2 pages, 2 photos enclosed (P2017.05.01-.02)
- October 21, 1957, postcard of Panama to Mr. & Mrs. Matthews
- September 11, 1959, to Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 2 pages
- September 13, 1959, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 1 page
- October 12, 1959, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 2 pages, enclosed: business card for Armstrong Furnace Company with notes on back, newsletter "The Newsletter and Naval Reserve Bulletin" for October 5, 1959
- December 30, 1959, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 2 pages
Correspondence, 1960
- June 20, 1960, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 2 pages
- July 27, 1960, to Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 2 pages, with clipping of an advertisement for The Great Books of the Western World series
- July 30, 1960, to Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 2 pages
- August 9, 1960, to Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 4 pages
- August 16, 1960, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 1 page
- September 2, 1960, Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 5 pages, 4 photos enclosed (P2017.05.03-.06)
- October 8, 1960, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 4 pages
- October 14, 1960, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 4 pages, enclosed: 2 copies of BUPERS Orders
- November 25, 1960, postcard of a Holiday Inn in Amarillo, Texas, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews
- December 4, 1960, postcard, from New Mexico of a lake scene with a fisherman, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews
Correspondence, 1961
- February 19, 1961, postcard of the Post Office and Library in Los Alamos, NM, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews
- February 1961, postcard of Long House Bandelier in Northern New Mexico in Frijoles Canyon
- March 11, 1961, to Mr. P.Y. Matthews, 4 pages, enclosed: clipping from March 6, 1961 Newsweek
- March 11, 1961, to Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 3 pages
- April 1, 1961, to Mr. P.Y. Matthews, 1 page
- April 6, 1961, to Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 3 pages, 1 photo enclosed (P2017.05.07)
- April 14, 1961, to Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 1 page, 2 deposit slips enclosed
- May 28, 1961, to Mr. P.Y. Matthews, 4 pages
- May 28, 1961, to Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 2 pages
- June 1, 1961, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 1 page, enclosed: 1 postcard of Old Trinity Church, Portsmouth, VA, and 1 postcard from Jamestown, VA, both to Mrs. P.Y. Matthews
- August 19, 1961, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 2 pages, with sketches, on USS Intrepid letterhead
- August 21, 1961, to Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 2 pages on USS Intrepid letterhead
- November 20, 1961, Familygram to Mrs. Matthews, with "Thrift"
- November 22, 1961, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 7 pages on USS Intrepid letterhead, 4 photos enclosed (P2017.05.08-.11)
Correspondence, 1962
- January 6, 1962, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 6 pages on USS Intrepid letterhead, 12 photos enclosed (P2017.05.12-.24)
- January 28, 1962, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 4 pages on USS Intrepid letterhead
- February 6, 1962, to Mr. & Mrs. P.Y. Matthews, 6 pages
- February 8, 1962, to Mr. P.Y. Matthews, 3 pages on USS Intrepid letterhead
Other Documents
- Ensign Pierce Matthews sign
- The Ketcher, March 1, 1962
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