Love Letters from Roy to Edie Mae

Love Letters from Roy to Edie Mae, compiled by Ellen Drake and Emily Garrett (daughters of the couple), is a heartfelt, real-life collection of personal letters written in 1948 by Roy L. Mitchell to his beloved Edith Mae Smith during their courtship. These letters span a period after Roy’s discharge from the Army and his move to New York City to pursue graduate studies at Columbia College, while Edie remained in Utica, New York.

The book does more than share nostalgia; it preserves the lost art of letter-writing, celebrates emotional intelligence in men, and reminds modern readers of the power of deliberate, daily expressions of love.