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19300002244DELAWARE OHIO CLEVELAND AKRON OH. Good. 1930. On offer is a fascinating original January 1 1930 to November 9 1930 manuscript diary handwritten by Grace Elinore Chapman later Nash a 21 year old woman a concert violinist and teacher who would one day soon find love move to the Philippines and then in 1942 become a prisoner of war under cruel and severe treatment by her Japanese captors. Casual research finds an article regarding her life titled: "An Unbelievable Life: Mother wife teacher POW author - Grace Nash packs a lot of living into 97 years 'Amazing' Grace; Mother Wife Teacher POW Author: Grace Nash Packs a Lot of Living into 97 Years." Grace's story is truly unbelievable from how she met her husband to her capture and enduring three years of the most awful treatment and conditions and even giving birth in prison but she did endure and thrived to a goodly age. She is noted for having refused her captors admonition to give up her violin and her refusal and subsequent use of the violin led to her salvation and maintained her sanity. Her love of the violin and teaching violin led her to write 30 or so books on the subject plus she trained and taught teachers throughout the world on how to teach violin. However her first book "That We Might Live" an autobiography of her time in prison shared so that others could learn of the horrors she and her family faced. This 7 x 5 inch page a day diary book usually with full page entries describing her life friends near endless practising performing and working while trying to maintain a social life is about 2/3rd full and was written while she was at Ohio Wesleyan College in Delaware Ohio offers an unusual opportunity for researchers and historians to meet the young woman who would soon have to prove her mettle and survive when so many others did not. Overall G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF GRACE ELINORE CHAPMAN NASH VIOLINIST VIOLIN TEACHERS PRISONER-OF-WAR MUSICIAN SYMPHONIC SYMPHONY WWII WORLD WAR II WW2 JAPANESE PRISONS THE BATTLE FOR MANILA PHILIPPINES WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES WOMEN IN WAR WOMEN CAPTIVES OF THE JAPANESE SANBORN LIBRARY CLEVELAND OHIO DELAWARE OHIO OHIO WESLEYAN COLLEGE CHICAGO MUSICAL COLLEGE AMERICANAHANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
19380001981ASEA NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA. Very Good. 1938. On offer is a superb 1938 manuscript relic of the All England Women's Hockey Association team tour of New Zealand Australia handwritten by Greta Huggins who was the team's goalie. The author does a fantastic job of detailing the trip from the boarding of the out going ship to the return and everything in between on 254 hand numbered pages. Dated April 28th through September 16th 1938 the book states at the outset "A.E.W.H.A. Hockey Team Including the Official Touring Team Tour of New Zealand and the Unofficial Tour of Australia." He narrative describes all the trials and tribulations of a big group of young women travelling around thee world and confined together for almost five months. The diary starts on a more official level but it becomes Greta's diary very soon. A great read and a great adventure for the women. The 9 x 7 inch book is in excellent shape save for some dings and scuffs to the cover. ; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ALL ENGLAND WOMEN'S HOCKEY ASSOCIATION HOCKEY TEAM WORLD TOUR DEPRESSION ERA PRE WORLD WAR II WW2 WWII SHINNY FASTEST GAME ON EARTH A.E.W.H.A. HOCKEY TEAM WOMENS HOCKEY International Federation of Women's Hockey Associations IFWH GENDER STUDIES NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA WOMENS STUDIES TRAVEL OCEAN TRAVEL VOYAGE TO THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD PRE WORLD WAR II WWII WW2 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
19080002025ENGLAND UK NEW YORK CLEVELAND SCOTLAND. Good. 1908. On offer is a sensational early 20th Century manuscript travel diary notebook and scrapbook compiled and handwritten by Ian Campbell Hannah 16 December 1874 - 7 July 1944 a British academic writer and Conservative Party politician and author of such books as Christian Monasticism Eastern Asia a History The Heart of East Anglia The Story of Scotland in Stone The Sussex Coast The Berwick and Lothian Coasts. The 250 or so page diary covers the period of 1908 through 1920 and quite heavily leans to an architectural study with super descriptions of the places he visited during his travels. Adding so much more depth are letters postcards clippings and cut outs of the various places he visited making for a very over stuffed book. The book has 200 pages or so on New York Cleveland and Pennsylvania and about 64 pages cover Scotland. Interestingly tucked in is a letter from Somers Clark a noted English Egyptologist communicating about one of his writings. There is also a pen and ink drawing and some colored postcards in the book he used as illustrations. BIO NOTES: Hannah was president of University of King's College in Windsor Nova Scotia. Married the American artist Edith Brand - he was elected a Member of Parliament at the 1935 election and held that seat until he died in 1944. Overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF IAN CAMPBELL HANNAH CHRISTIAN MONASTICISM EASTERN ASIA A HISTORY THE HEART OF EAST ANGLIA THE STORY OF SCOTLAND IN STONE THE SUSSEX COAST THE BERWICK AND LOTHIAN COASTS ARCHITECT ARCHITECTURE SOMERS CLARK UNIVERSITY OF KING'S COLLEGE WINDSOR NOVIA SCOTIA EDITH BRAND TRAVEL AMERICANA ENGLISHMAN IN AMERICAHANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
18610008142ARGYLE NY FORT EDWARD. Good. 1861. On hand is a rare original handwritten diary dating from the American Civil War. Measuring 4.5 inches by 2.75 inches it contains 122 pages plus memoranda. The cover and pages are in good condition and the binding is intact. The handwriting is dense but legible. In 1861 John Clark is living in Argyle a village in central New York state. He was born in Hebron NY in 1805. He spent most of his adult life working as a merchant. He also farmed in the area. He moved to nearby Fort Edward where he served as Justice of the Peace. His diary reflects some of that work. 1861 was also a time of political crisis with the United States on the verge of civil war. He references this as well in his entries. ". at trial of $1000 notes said to be forged . " Jan 31; ". Went to Argyle to attend the drawing of a jury for the next session ." Feb 16. ". the papers are full of exciting news from the South. With all that can be possibly be conceded I feel civil war will be the result. Things look very for peace. . It will be a fearful hazard . extirpating the curse of slavery from the bounds of this great nation ." Jan 9; ". Country still in commotion. Some for peace many others for war. ." Jan24; ". Read a good deal the news of our country is very interesting - the breaking up of our government is no trifling thing ." Jan 25; ". the affairs of our country are very dark indeed" Jan 26. Other entries refer to his business and his farming: ". business has been good today ship eggs potatoes and boots ." Apr 12. In fact the Civil War began on this date. ". sold a good many boots the news for the war is ." July 13. In 1864 John Clark did in fact end up enlisting in the U.S. 7th Cavalry. In the several memoranda pages he keeps track of some expenditures giving some sense of the costs of various items at that time. For a historian studying the days and months leading up to the beginning of the American civil war this is an outstanding journal. Even in a small isolated rural community the news travelled quickly and was obviously hotly debated. A social historian would find the daily recounting of events and tasks paints a very good picture of life in rural upstate New York at the time of the Civil War.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 19TH CENTURY 1860S MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY IN AMERICA JOHN CLARK; WASHINGTON COUNTY NY; AMERICAN CIVIL WAR; U.S. 7TH CAVALRY ARGYLE NY; JUSTICE OF PEACE WASHINGTON COUNTY NY; ANTEBELLUM ERA UNION ARMY ANTI-SLAVERY SENTIMENT IN THE NORTHERN STATES; POPULAR MOOD IN THE PRE-CIVIL WAR AMERICAN NORTH; FARMERS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK IN THE MID-19TH CENTURY; FARMING; PRICES IN THE EARLY 1860S IN THE UNITED STATES; UPSTATE NEW YORK; RURAL LIFE BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR; AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
19430001601NORTH AFRICA EGYPT TUNISIA BRITISH PALESTINE. Fair. 1943. On offer is a simply sensational fascinating original World War II British RAF manuscript diary of an airman named K. James Using a very interesting journal with portrait of an Egyptian pharaoh and North Africa maps as the endpapers. Our writer has inserted a block of papers used as a preface explaining the use of the diary he had charmingly dedicated to his parents. He also does a retrospective portion setting up the narrative. His signature ends the preface letter of explanation and then the actual entries begin dated May 14th 1943 through to winter of 1944 and then a final entry for February 23rd 1945. This airman has seen it all and been everywhere throughout the conflict in the Mediterranean and since the notebook is undated as diary goes his entries are long and very detailed. He begins with the end of the battle for Tunisia carries on with a most intimate personal diary that besides the factual details of the War going on around him and his duties he never fails to provide colourful background of his mates the natives his thoughts his loves his boredom his high and lows. In our experience this is a heads above the rest manuscript of the real life and times of this airman during his time throughout North Africa and Italy. The 6½ x 4½ inch book has a well filled 208 pages of which 5 or 6 are pages with autographs of his close personal narrative. The text block is somewhat loose but all pages appear accounted for. Overall G.; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NORTH AFRICA CAMPAIGN WORLD WAR II BRITISH RAF ITALY ROYAL AIR FORCE K. JAMES WWII WW2 BRITISH ARMED FORCES BRITISH AIRMAN ROMMEL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORYantiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel. . unknown
19080002359ROSWELL NEW MEXICO. Good. 1908. On offer are a super group of eight 8 original early 20th Century manuscript diaries handwritten by the young Marjorie Mabie who was born in 1895 and grew up in Roswell New Mexico in the early part of the century. Her family is well noted in local Roswell history having moved from Independence Iowa and once settled in Roswell they owned a number of well-known businesses. Marjorie's father at various times had a number of responsible public positions within the local community. Miss Mabie was an enthusiastic writer the notebook style diaries are well filled save for one about 1/3rd full dated 1908 through 1913. Six of the diaries are all about her life in Roswell but one smallish diary is specific to a 1929 trip to California. Marjorie does a super job detailing her life and times in pre War New Mexico. Life as a student in a small town for this typical 'all American girl' is filled with school friends activities family and Church. Rivalries in sports between the High School and the Institute travelling about with her gaggle of girlfriends and the simple pleasures from baseball to going to the dressmaker are detailed. Here are some snippets: "Wednesday the 25th. Ironed in the morning. The tailor shop had an explosion. Luther was burned to death. Talked to Florence and Jamie on the phone in the afternoon. Went to the library in town. Got a letter. July 1 Lilia came by before nine in the buggy and I went up to office with her. Then went and took my painting lesson. Frank was up at noon. Finished my dress in the afternoon and Mila came down and covered my buttons for me it sure looks dandy the skirt is pink and the coat is pink and white striped voile with pink cuffs and collar. Friday the 10th. Had a test in sewing. Had assembly at 11:30 and practiced yells. Bill and I went to town and got my megaphone. We went to the high school and met Lilia and Holly we went to the football game. It was a good game in the score was 0-0. The Institute always beat us before and we are going up. Bill Lomax broke his collarbone but no high school boys were hurt. We went to get them some candy at Nolans. We walked up north away until Milo came along in their car and took us all up there and us girls back after." Overall G.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MARJORIE MABIE ROSWELL NEW MEXICO GIRL NEXT DOOR WOMENS STUDIES GENDER STUDIES FEMINISM PRE SUFFRAGE BITTER LAKE CHAVES COUNTY SOUTHWEST SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES SMALL TOWN LIVING TURN OF THE CENTURY ALL AMERICAN GIRLS GIRL NEXT DOOR LAND OF ENCHANTMENT SOUTHERN AMERICANA SOUTH WESTERN AMERICAN AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
18880002246BLENHEIM CHATHAM SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO. Good. 1888. On offer are a superb pair 2 of original 1888 and 1889 manuscript diaries handwritten by Miss Maude May Telfer a young woman born May 18th 1875 in Blenheim Kent in south-western Ontario. A very mature girl of 12 when the writings start January 2nd of 1888 it appears a much younger hand has inscribed the book as 'Private Maude's' on the title page. Thereafter Maud proves to be a dedicated diarist rarely missing a day and describing all her daily doings from school visits travel and she does a yeoman job naming all her family friends and visitors. Readers of Maud's diaries will find her to be rather exceptional. On the one hand she is like all girls of her age interested in playing at recess consulting with her girlfriends cheering on her baseball team. Just as easily she writes of Temperance and the politics of the Scott Act to her loan arrangement with her father repaying her $7.26 being the interest and capital repaid after a $6.00 one year loan she provided him. Casual research into her family found that her father James Telfer was an inventor and we note Maud makes note of his we believe first invention late in 1889. The 1888 book is an 8 x 6 inch and is over a hundred pages completely full. The 1889 book is a very large 13 x 8 inch 'Daily Journal' diary again completely filled. Here are some snippets: 'I moved that we should get up a society and Flora seconded it so we voted Flora as President Lizzie Secretary Maude Vice President and myself Treasurer Went up the station and saw Dr Oliver Steward and his bride got away. There was a walking race in the for fifteen hours Rennie got the Pilgrim's Progress at Sunday School yesterday and I read some of it I went to a Missionary Meeting in the Presbyterian Church and joined a society. Lizzie Russell and I went to see Flora this evening who was sick with a cold and sore throat. There was an excursion to Detroit today but none of us went on it. Papa went to Detroit but not with the excursions Afterwards I went to the Fairground to see the Lacrosse match between Blenheim and Ridgetown Blenheim boys won of course. After tea we went to a Free Social in the Methodist Church and a programme afterwards. It was an ice cream social Mr Livingston's farewell one Mr Liv received a gold headed can his wife a purse A message came to Josie this morning that Mr JS Bell is dead and so they are not going on a fishing excursion today We reached Detroit between 12 and 1 o'clock. We went to a restaurant and had what we chose some things which were on the bill I had a sandwich and a coffee. We went to a dime museum and saw lots of curiosities 1889 Mr Martyn an elocutionist and ventriloquist visited our school this afternoon. He rendered two recitations besides Sunday other things .This evening papa Stewart and Rennie went to Ridgetown the two former on business I went to school there are not many at school. Measles are breaking out on Rennie. I read part of the Red House in Suburbs by Mrs O'Reilly Maude and I had a spat over Authors. I broke a piece off of a nice vase. I went and bought another vase which was some satisfaction Grandpa Smith started for Montreal this morning. I washed my hair this morning with sulphur soap Mr Waddel called the afternoon and lent Josie and illustrated book Maudie Matthew's is getting the measles Mildred is just getting the measles Vera is covered with measles Mamma thinks I am getting the measles This afternoon I went to a meeting of the mission band at the Presbyterian Church Did some errands uptown this evening and then went to an envelope social of the mission band at Miss Engles Josie went with several others to a temperance lecture at the Grange Hall and got back about 12 I went to school Lizzie and I sat in the back seat and Lizzie accidentally tipped the seat and I landed on the floor but soon recovered. Josie and Mamma went to the temperance lecture this evening. I read some of a temperance book This is the day in which to decide whether the Scott Act is to become law in the County of Kent or not. There is on this account an all day prayer meeting in the Baptist Church by the WCTU. Josie went to it this evening and played for about an hour on the organ The Scott act had been defeated by a majority of 23. There was a great talk about temperance in school. The boys put For Act and Against Act on the blackboard and we were to put a cross under the side we were We went to school we played baseball some of the boys played with us. It is fun and a good experience.' Save for some general ageing and the covers being scuffed and rubbed the books are overall G.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MAUD MAY TELFER MAUDE MAY TELFER JAMES TELFER INVENTOR PATENTS BLENHEIM CHATHAM SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO RIDGEWAY SARNIA DETROIT STONEY POINT INVENTORS POST CONFEDERATION CANADA CANADIANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
19180002309Good. 1918. On offer is a super original 1918 World War I manuscript diary handwritten by United States Navy sailor Robert C. Savage N.N.V. National Naval Volunteer as inscribed on the cover of the USS South Dakota ACR-9. Robert does a super job as a diarist having added great depth to his memoir by tucking in 100 real photographs of ships ship life and the many Ports of Call plus adding further depth are a number of tipped in ephemeral pieces that go right to the heart of this sailor's soul. While this diary does an excellent job of giving a deck hand's perspective of life and service aboard the South Dakota Robert shows an enthusiasm for the ship and his service not always seen among the 'lower' decks; the journal begins we believe on the 437th day of his service in the Navy as he runs a dual number system on the pages of the lined book he has used. Along with the many many dozens of original photos he has tipped in; some of his family back home as a reminder but many more of his mates ship and other ships and more there are two official 1917 performance reports tipped in with his own comments on the distance covered; a super typed four paragraph sheet tipped in titled 'Why didn't you wait to be drafted' which addresses the question of volunteerism versus those conscripted and there is some obvious disdain for the draftees; handwritten lists of ships in convoys colliers submarine torpedo boats detailing the 6 trips the South Dakota makes from June 23 1918 leaving New York until November 18 1918 but there iss a heading for Nov 19 1918 Day 585 but the space is left blank and the rest of the book is photos or data. Likely Robert stopped telling the story of his service upon the news the war was over.Here is his final entry which reveals the man: 'Still out on the range tonight we had night firing with the searchlight playing on the target the shells fired had the tracers on them and it sure was a pretty sight to see them tearing their way thru the air light a ball of fire No news about when we will leave the old SD yet.' Overall G.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ROBERT C SAVAGE USS SOUTH DAKOTA ACR-9 WWI US NAVY UNITED STATES NAVY WORLD WAR I WW1 WWI WORLD WAR ONE THE GREAT WAR THE WAR TO END ALL WARS ARMISTICE OF COMPIÈGNE NATIONAL NAVAL VOLUNTEER CONVOY DUTY NORTH ATLANTIC SUBMARINE CHASERS USN NAVAL MARINES MARINERS SAILORS DECK LIFE LOWER DECKS NAUTICAL WAR IN THE NORTH ATLANTIC AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown
19160001050LIVERPOOL ENGLAND ASEA BRITISH COASTAL WATERS. Good. 1916. On offer is a riveting handwritten manuscript World War I naval diary by an officer or higher rating aboard the HMS Zephyr a destroyer cruising the British coast protecting the shipping lanes in WWI. The unidentified author writes densely and very legibly from Monday 28th August 1916 finishing Tuesday 12th December 1916 over 53 pages. He details his journey from Acle near Great Yarmouth Norfolk up to the embarkation on his ship HMS Zephyr in Liverpool and then super detail on the daily happenings asea. There are several other destroyers and ships mentioned including HMS Porcupine destroyer HMS Waveney destroyer HMS Electra destroyer HMS Actaean torpedo boat HMS Brazen destroyer and many more. He also mentioned a collision by HMS Zephyr and an unknown steamer which meant they had to go to port for repairs. There are also areas in which he writes highlighted initials that appear to be a code. What is of particular interest in this mostly 'all business' naval log and diary are 2 passages right at the beginning of the journal wherein our authors confides he has shared his feelings of love for his girl Molly and she too recipricates. The next day he tells of meeting her for a goodbye. These sections were then crossed out! Legible still obviously a half hearted effort to remove this memory. Very intriguing given there is not a single other correction or deletion and hardly any more personal info. Overall G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; FERVENT CLASS NAVAL NAVY RN ROYAL NAVY BRITAIN BRITANNIA HMS ZEPHYR WORLD WAR I Deutsche Marine Reichsflotte WWI WORLD WAR ONE U BOATS KAISER GERMANY HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL Kaiserliche Marine PERSONAL HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . unknown
19110002067AT SEA ABOARD THE S.S. ARLINGTON et al. Good. 1911. On offer is a group of colourful original early 20th Century manuscript diaries 2 and an archive of photos and documents handwritten by Merchant Seaman Willard N. Knowles who details an interesting life in both 100 page books while at sea serving as Chief Engineer aboard several vessels with ports of call including Africa Cuba Nova Scotia and the Panama Canal and many many more. Diary 1 is a 3¼ x 6 inch book having entries dated from 1911through 1921. Willard writes of illnesses aboard the ships rough seas loading and discharging of cargo dealing with behavioural issues involving the ship's firemen he threatens to put them in irons robbery aboard the ship firing the drunken cook the beauty of Cuba weather conditions ship inspections laying and lifting of the anchor logging the ship's course including latitude longitude maintenance and much much more. Here are some snippets: "Resigned as chief engineer of S.S. Arlington Oct. 8 1919 on account of poor boilers not satisfactorily repaired for voyage to France "Feb. 21 - 1919 went aboard S.S. Lake Jessup as chief engineer bound to Niguero Cuba. Arrived at Manzanillo Cuba to custom house Went out on plantation in sugar cane field very pretty through the presidential gardens. March 7 this prettiest sight I ever saw March 16 pump broke laying to repairing for eight hours. Very rough sea. 600 miles from land Mar 17 midnight rain storm. Wind Southwest - only making 6 nautical miles per hour on account pumps not working good plugged up with grass Left N.Y. Dec. 12 1919 for Nuevitas Cuba for sugar for Boston Left Nuevitas for Boston Dec. 2 at 8 AM had very heavy weather head wind and had to put into Norfolk VA for bunker coal April 24 some trouble with firemen. Had to have some in my room to lecture & threaten to put them in irons if they refused duty again Dec. 30 1920 Robbers came on this ship and stole 3 coils rope valued at $250 and 100 gallons paint value $300 and 4 cases cream 6 cases condensed milk and six cases soap Extra watchmen on deck all night " Overall G. Diary 2 chronicles his duties and observations while serving as Chief Engineer aboard the tugboat George S. Tice out of Port Richmond Staten Island. Dated 1926 Knowles writes of all manner of ship board life: the weather the crew the duties the problems and of course mess conditions ship inspections laying and lifting of the anchor logging the ship's course including latitude longitude maintenance of ships selling of tugs an explosion in Brooklyn and wages earned and much much more. "April 25 1927 Sunday took one scow to Hackensack and came out with two. Run into the west wrung of the west side of draw and tore it to pieces and broke the stern scow so it leaked three feet of water in ¾ hour Stopped at Marion and pumped out scow but it filled up two feet faster than the cypher would take it out Capt. West came and looked it over and we took the scow to McWilliams Dry Dock Oct. 4 1926 Cook came in drunk and Captain fired him Oct. 18 1926 Monday Cold wind and hail storm so the dock was nearly white Paid off fireman this morning. He was drunk. Couldn't work Heavy explosion in Brooklyn Looked like a ship blowing up with powder." The 7.5 x 5 inch book is in very good condition with expected soiling mostly to one cover; some ink feathering but writing is clear and readable. Overall G. The archive also includes a one page DS New York June 1 1938 Seaman's Certificate of Identification from the U.S. Department of Commerce with his attached photo and thumbprint plus a partly printed DS Citizens Seaman's Identification Card originating at the Port of Boston Feb. 21 1919 plus a Collector of Customs envelope two real postcards of Knowles one in a seaman' uniform 5" x 7 ½" plus a studio portrait of Knowles as a younger gentleman 6" x 8" and a turn-of-the-century portrait of a young lady identified as Mrs. Lillian Knowles his wife on studio mount. Folds to Seaman's Certificate of Identification. Toning and soiling to Citizens Seaman Identification. Envelope is heavily soiled and tattered on left. Photographs have expected soiling one with some silvering but very much intact.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MERCHANT SEAMAN WILLARD N. KNOWLES S.S. ARLINGTON TUGBOAT GEORGE S. TICE PORT RICHMOND STATEN ISLAND MARINE MARINERS SEAMEN LIFE AT SEA NAVAL NAUTICAL SHIPS WORKING SHIPS MERCHANTMEN ENGINEERS ENGINEERING AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS AMERICANA MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
19430001901ABOARD THE USS JACK MILLER SOUTH PACIFIC. Good. 1943. On offer is a super archive of original manuscripts photographs and documents handwritten and compiled by William Clement Dunn who served in the United States Navy from September 21 1943 to October 1945 aboard the renowned USS Jack Miller. The archive is comprised of a photo album handwritten 'My Life in the Service' diary a four 4 page detailed list of the travels of the Jack Miller a hard cover notebook in which he took notes during his training a super United States silk flag with 46 stars and a piece of a larger flag which we believe had been the flag flown by the USS Jack Miller and lastly news releases during his tour of duty caricatures done by a friend on military stationary and other assorted papers. The diary has his complete service record lists of buddies and 160 pages of dated entries describing his experiences. The entries start July 28 1943 and end October 29 1945. He describes boot camp "the beginning of the end of individualism" and a 16 week electronics course. He then went to Houston Texas and was assigned to the then newly commissioned ship the USS Jack Miller. In May of 1944 he went on a shake down cruise and wondered whether they would head east or go through "the ditch" Panama Canal. They headed west and travelled extensively throughout the Pacific Theatre. The photo album includes three 3 large photos and over 100 shots of life on the ship equipment he worked with people he knew and places he docked. There are also photos of the signing of the armistice with the Japanese and photographs of the signature page signed by MacArthur and the Japanese. The pages of the album are chipped and flaking but the photos are in excellent shape. Someone has carefully transcribed the notes on the back of the photos on to post-its.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF WILLIAM CLEMENT DUNN PACIFIC THEATRE USS JACK MILLER USN US NAVY NAVAL MARINE NAUTICAL WORLD WAR II WWII WW2 SOUTH PACIFIC SAILORS AMERICANAHANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . hardcover
18750002049PRINCE ARTHUR'S LANDING THUNDER BAY ONTARIO. Good. 1875. On offer is an original fascinating very intriguing c1870s manuscript diary and journal of an unknown writer living in Prince Arthur's Landing part of Thunder Bay Ontario on the north shore of Lake Superior. Truly an enigmatic book which labelled by hand "Alfred Tennyson Miscellanies" but one finds nothing of Tennyson but many other writings and narrative such as a superbly done in calligraphic hand index of important British milestones in history from the landing of Julius Caesar to Beckett's murder to lastly the Act of Habeus Corpus. There are a couple of chart like drawings what appears to be some word play lists academic 'musings' and then there are about half of the 60 or so 5" x 8" pages which have been scribbled over. The majority of the remaining legible 30 pages are journal entries centered on life in Prince Arthur's Landing part of Thunder Bay on the North Shore of Lake Superior. One short piece titled 'Living in the difficult winter in Prince Arthur's Landing' may have been an attempt to coalesce his diary portion of the writings and include tales of horse racing caribou hunting with dogs and much more into a publishable manuscript. Here are some snippets: "Great preparations for the hunt. Chagrin of the hunters to find that Bourke will be unable to go. However young Bull goes in his place and takes his team of dogs.I continually decline as I am fearful of a return of the toothache which so tormented me on Christmas Day by way of a Christmas box." "The wind blew a gale from the North - the thermometer ranging from 35 to 40 degrees below zero as we the mighty caribou hunters in expectation started on our hunt - the party consisted of four i.e. DiFormen W. Bell W. Bull and myself. We had two toboggans and 5 dogs. Each man had an axe gun blankets and snowshoes a sail for a tent - our provisions were flour tea coffee sugar and baking powder." "The municipal elections are events of the past. A series of bachelor balls are to be given. Horse racing has been the theme of late. A young man named Ace is dead of typhoid - Towers is sick with the same.They say the railway is assuredly going to come to Thunder Bay - you may probably have heard the same before!!!!" The text block has separated from the cardboard cover but interiors are good. Overall G. ; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ACADEMIC MUSINGS ON TENNYSON LIVING IN THE DIFFICULT WINTER IN PRINCE ARTHUR'S LANDING THUNDER BAY ONTARIO HORSE RACING CARIBOU HUNTING WITH DOGS TRAPPING LIVING ROUGH NORTH SHORE OF LAKE SUPERIOR WESTERN CANADA CANADIANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
19440001446MONCTON NEW BRUNSWICK CANADA. Good. 1944. On offer is a super original manuscript diary handwritten by James C. Dow trainee of the Royal Air Force written in England and then at 31 P.D. Training Camp Moncton New Brunswick Canada. Along with the diary is a photograph album titled 'The Canadian Adventure. Sept. 1944 to March 1945.' Historians and researchers of the era and the experience of British training in Canada will find the two items complimenting one another in casting interesting light on the day-to-day training routine of a middle-class 19 year old man training as an RAF radio operator during the Second World War. At the start of the diary Dow is in training in Lincolnshire engaged in such activities as learning Morse Code and doing transmitter tuning practice. By August he is training in Lancashire and on 25 August he is drafted to Canada. He usually begins his businesslike entries with a short report of the progress of the war and end with a mention of the weather. In between are usually several sentences of personal information. A typical entry 12 April 1944 reads: 'The Russians have made considerable progress towards the center of the Crimea. Had a pretty easy morning; ostensibly cleaning up defense trenches in the Larch Wood on the far side of the North Drome under Sgt. Fish of the Regiment. Quite restful! Denis passed his morse this morning: so did Mac. Denis & I spent most of the afternoon in the Information Room officially "games". We Taffy Standish Dave Hands & Sid Steed are going on day pass to Lincoln tomorrow. It was quite mild - sunny with some cloud'. On 26 he reaches the Trois Rivieres camp seventy miles from Quebec. The following day he complains: 'We are here for nothing more definite than fatigues to pass time until we start training. Dennis & I are in a party which has to clear up variou rubbish dumps around the camp'. On 24 October he starts his course in Moncton: 'It is going to be very hard work for the 22 weeks it lasts if I stick it out!. We work 8 hours a day so there are usually extra assignments at night.' By the last entry in the diary Dow is 'Flying again this morning - a pleasant trip. As W/Op once again. I got an all-right'. The diary also contains some addresses and a list of 25 books Dow has read. Album: landscape 8vo 24 pp containing 49 captioned black and white photographs ranging in size from 8.5 x 12 cm to 6 x 9 cm together with a postcard of Notre Dame Church Montreal. Internally sound in a worn binding with the photographs in excellent condition. The first eight pictures are of the training camp at Moncton mostly with named individuals. The next eight are of Montreal and these are followed by nineteen pictures under the heading 'Quebec St. Louis de Courville. Week Ends with the Woods' the first two being captioned 'with Bill Scollay & Taffy Standish near the Wood's sic home' and 'Desmond Wood in front with Jimmy from next door'. There follow two pictures headed 'After we left' and eight of an aircraft under the heading 'No 8 Air Observer School Ancienne Lorette Quebec'. The first shows an 'Anson about to take off' and there are also an 'Interior scene during flight' an 'Astrocompass in silhouette' and five views out from over the wing including the 'Shawnigan Falls & the Shawnigan River a frew miles north of Trois Rivieres'. The last four images are of a 'New York Interlude - Christmas 1944'. Diary: 12mo with 91 full pages of neatly-written entries. Text clear and complete. Fair: internally sound and clean on lightly-aged paper in worn original boards. Dow's ownership inscription inside the front board reads 'James C. Dow. R.A.F. 1944.' Overall G.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: WORLD WAR II WWII WW2 RAF ROYAL AIR FORCE RADIO OPERATORS CANADA CANADIANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY TRAVEL 20TH CENTURY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . hardcover
0012254Indiana United States. Fair with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer are two diaries of a woman describing in great detail life in the mid-west at the end of the 19th century. The author of the diaries is Catherine Elizabeth Meier 1854-1934. She was born near Bucyrus Ohio to parents George and Catharine Keller and raised in Indiana. In 1874 she married John Conrad Meier in Randolph Indiana. John had emigrated from Bavaria Germany in 1870. John C Meier was a baker by trade and after moving from Cincinnati took over the successful grocery business of his father-in-law George G Keller in Winchester. Catherine Meier's father had emigrated from Germany before she was born and Catherine was literate in German. She was a Quaker and an active member in her church community. Winchester had a high percentage of German speakers and Quakers in the local population. Given the Quaker influence Winchester became a very important stop-over on the Underground Railroad the secretive route that spirited runaway slaves from the southern states to Canada and freedom. As the mother of 11 children Catherine Meier had a very busy household and her diaries reflect this. Somehow she finds time to write daily keeping extremely detailed notes of all that happens to her her family and members of her community. Some excerpts follow: Am very nervous. Did not sleep well on account of Edwin not coming home. Where could he have spent this cold stormy night My are is better. I cut 2 underwaists for myself then a waist for Clifford got all done but the buttonholes. Minnie did the other work. Alma complains of too much appetite. Had a nice soup for dinner. Willie Tisher was here to dinner. Father had me write a letter to S. C. Cramer and send the money for the periodicals. A letter from Hugo. Pa heard that Edwin was going to St. Louis to join the national guards. I pray God be with him! Father told me Aunt Christine broke her wrist Feb 16 1903. Minnie rinsed and hung the white clothes up before going to work. I then washed two lines full and the girls double blanket. Beans and a little salad for dinner. I then rested 15 min then Troy and I went to the farm and planted the lettuce it was 4 1/2 when I got home. Irene and the Sanders girls went to the woods. After supper went to Eastmans & Prices 5 minutes. Then to the store. Mrs McAllister was here to see about her hat. Alma and Minnie did the ironing. Edwin went to Muncie this morning he said to hunt work! When will he be back and when will he settle down and do right Bertha Marlatt married Ira Macy Apr 29 1903. I washed dishes until time to dress to go to Union City to the funeral of Geo Lenkensdorfer. At the train I met Mr and Mrs Guthiel Wm. Lenkrensdorfer and three daughters and Mr and Mrs Hirschand Mrs Study & Karl & George. Heard a good German sermon. Came home about 5: 30 PM. Irene had dumplings for dinner. Pa had 5 loaves of bread ready which I baked also baked a cake and three apple and teo custard pies. Bathed the boys early. I was almost too tired to undress for bed. Mary Meier Blizzard had a little son Aug 29 1903. The pace doesnt change two years latter as she records her daily life in 1905.Another year begun who will see the end. Today was warm as spring. At 5 to 9 I started to the farm to get cream. I had not enough to supply. Wineland came to town to his cousin to dinner. I baked 11 pumpkin 2 apple & 2 mince pies. Had potatoes beef & turnips for dinner. I took a nap then read in Tennison which Minnie gave me last night. After supper I started to mothers but met Minnie who said mother was going to bed so I returned & went to church to hear the cantata Nativity. The church was full. They received a collection of 40 dollars Jan 1 1905. I got up at 5 1/2 wrung the clothes from the boil. Then the others got up. Had fried potatoes for breakfast. It took me till noon to get the washing done. At 11 1/2 it began to rain the clothes were not all dry. Wineland was here to dinner. Has beans and pork. I was too tired to wash dishes. Had little help from the men. I laid on the bed and dozed and rested then took my work and went to Mrs. Hopkins. Grace & Bernard came from school to stay all night. Pa baked 6 loaves of bread a coffee cake and lots of doughnuts. Hugo pulled teeth for Mrs Sallie Smith. Past 10 and still raining. Some water in the cellar May 11 1905. I was sore from head to foot from yesterdays work. If only Pa would give me a bit of sympathy. How much easier all would go! . Nov 28 1905. The 1905 diary has a very thorough cash expense record for January through September giving a very good picture of the costs of many of the daily items needed and used by families at that time. Accompanying these two diaries is a collection of nearly 4 dozen newspaper clippings and ephemera. These also include some invoices for various products she and her husband purchased and a lovely black and white photograph. Although it has no information on it it is not unreasonable to suggest that this is a picture of Catherine Meier. For a social historian this is a simply excellent look at the daily life of a busy mother at the beginning of the 20th century. It is simply stuffed with the details of everyday life. For research in Womens Studies these two diaries are a superb illustration of the daily life and routine of a very hard-working woman coping with the challenges of raising a large family at that time in a small mid-western community. It would be an excellent addition to any reference collection depicting that time and that place for ordinary women. A genealogist would find the countless references to family friends and neighbours a valuable source of information. Both diaries measure 6.75x3.0 inches. Both contain 365 pages and are 100% complete. Both diaries are in Fair condition with obvious signs of age and loosening of the spines/pages. ; Manuscripts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . paperback
17440001412NAPLES ITALY. Good. 1744. Original Vellum. On offer is a super manuscript relic of 18th Century religious devotion being a vellum covered notebook titled 'Memoria' handwritten by Carlo Antonio Di Cesare a Jesuit in Naples between 1744 and 1764. Superbly intimate look into the life of this Catholic man using the book as a 'vade mecum' or catchall thusly a diary of notes detailing the life of this Jesuit scholar: it begins with his graduation into the Congregazione de' studenti sotto la protezzione dell'Annunciata of the Jesuit College Gesù Vecchio in Naples to study 'Logic' under Professore Giuseppe Guidone. On 24 November 1744 he passes his exam Confessione generale di tutta la vita and joins a Rosicrucian Brotherhood. What follows are his notes comprised of various lists: financials such as receipts and expenditures; what appears to be an inventory of a Library "Nota de' libri che tengo in Napoli 30. lugl. 1749" or a reading list with the last entries dated November 1764. Italian language manuscript notebook on paper 16mo 80 x 110 mm approximately 100 pages bound in original vellum overall G.; 64mo - up to 3" tall; KEYWORDS: JESUIT NAPLES ITALY VATICAN DI CESARE VADE MECUM ROSICRUCIAN ROSECRUCIAN ROMISH ROME GIUSEPPE GUIDONE LOGICA CATHOLICISM ECCLESIASTICAL BROTHERHOOD OF JESUS ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHOLICISM CHRISTIANITY RELIGION PAPAL POPE HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel; Signed by Autograph . hardcover
19520001739OSLO NORWAY QUEBEC CANADA. Good. 1952. On offer is a super original manuscript relic of Canadian Olympic aspirations and accomplishment at the 1952 Winter Olympic Games at Oslo Norway being a diary and photo journal handwritten and compiled by Jacques Charland who was a member of the Canadian Olympic ski jumping team in the 1950's and 60's. Mr. Charland does a great job documenting his trip to Oslo in 1952 to represent Canada as a premier ski jumper and provides a ground eye perspective of being an Olympic participant. The large over-stuffed 6 x 9½ inch French language save for the English inscription diary contains 40 handwritten pages starting from his departure in January to his return in March of 1952. The first page is also signed by 20 members of the Canadian Olympic Team. Along with the narrative there are also 140 original photos including many taken at the games and some newspaper clippings. Charland begins: "Three Rivers January 14th 1951 a mistake when he wrote 1951 because all of the pages after that are for 1952. "Jacques Charland 1032 Chapleau St. 3-Rivers P.2. For my trip to Oslo Norway and other European Countries. This book is for the purpose of an exact day to day report and of my first trip across the ocean by plane to foreign countries. Signed Jacques Charland." Most of the photos are snapshots and are black and white however there are also some color photos. They are not only of the games but also of his sight seeing adventures including the people he's with and met. It was difficult picking out the photos to share with you as I could have easily scanned most of them they are that good. The diary is about 6" x 9 ½" and is almost 2" thick. The first page has a cut out of it at the bottom but the rest of the pages look good even with some age toning. Possibly seven photos are missing as just the four cornered tabs are left but there are still 140 photos in this journal. The marbled cover features some Olympic stamps. Overall G.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SKI JUMPER SKI JUMPING CANADIAN SKI TEAM PHOTO JOURNAL 1952 OSLO GAMES NORWAY NORWEGIAN 1952 WINTER GAMES OLYMPIC SPORTS JACQUES CHARLAND QUEBEC CANADIAN ATHLETES CANADIANA CANADA HAND WRITTEN PERSONAL AMERICANA MEMOIR HANDWRITTEN HAND WRITTEN AUTOGRAPH AUTOGRAPHS SIGNED LETTERS DOCUMENT DOCUMENTS MANUSCRIPT MANUSCRIPTS WRITERS WRITER AUTHOR HOLOGRAPH PERSONAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
19800001911TANGIER MOROCCO. Good. 1980. On offer is a super fascinating original manuscript relic of one man's arrest and incarceration in the notorious Malabata Prison in Tangier Morocco. Handwritten by American James M. Dempsey in a self reference we learn he is 32 years old he describes his initial arrest for 70 grams of hashish by Moroccan authorities and then the intimate details of his experience in the prison. The reader will be surprised to find James an erudite diarist with a fair bit of personality and spunk and no self pity for the extreme situation he finds himself in and the story of his survival of the experience. James' experience in many ways has a positive side and he has many good relationships within the prison walls. However he does come into contact with another prisoner Kelly who evolves into a hated antagonist who has James dreaming of Kelly's murder at one point. Truly a unique narrative. Beginning May 27 1980 he writes about 50 well filled pages of narrative and drawings of the prison grounds building etc. There are also a few pages for addresses of contacts in the book. In 1984 Dempsey returned to Morocco to have another look around; that takes up another 4 pages and then a final diary note dated 1987. There are several other pages at the end with some of Dempsey's thoughts. Overall this is a fascinating look into the psyche and soul of an interesting eclectic adventurer. Overall the 6 x 4 inch book is G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF JAMES M. DEMPSEY TANGIER PRISON MOROCCAN MALABATA MOROCCO NORTH AFRICA PRISONS PRISONERS DRUG TRADE DRUG POSSESSION BUSTED DOING TIME ARAB PRISONS AMERICANS IN FOREIGN PRISONS MIDNIGHT EXPRESS DRUG MULES AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
18960001785NUGGET COLORADO GILPIN COUNTY. Very Good. 1896. On offer is a super archive of manuscript letters and a diary handwritten by Almon W. Howes who lived in Nugget Colorado as a gold miner. Mr. Howes does a great job describing his life and works in short entries over 63 pages that starts on April 6 1896 and ends on January 31 1898. Along with the journal there are also about 20 persoonal and business letters and documents that were received by him from various relatives and business associates some of the envelopes have a Nugget postmark that further flesh out and add depth to history of this miner's life. He begins on April 6 1896: "Began work for the Ohio K M & M Co. Made a relocation of The Little Lizzie and called it the Oakland. Lost my watch on the way over to the Louisa. Shoveled about 3 ft of snow off the top of the Louisa and cleaned snow out of shaft. Sunk 8 ft in snow to find dump of Oakland. Did not find it. Fine day." He worked on the Louisa shaft until 5/7/96 then started working on the Oakland which he says is 2'6" x 6' on the bottom. He is sending samples and snaking logs for the cabin. Here some more snippets and observations from the entries: took quartz out of the Oakland and white iron; Several other outfits coming in; They had to leave their cabin. Miner's meeting in Nugget; Living in a camp. Big storm w/houses blown down. Maud Estelle prospected for lead found honeycomb quartz sent a sample; E have not got a ten foot face yet; Finished the M & made another one called the Loyd Lee; Had the Loyd Lee surveyed working on cabin again; No food for a week other than bread and beans; Talking about the Topsy Mabel & Piedmont & Ingram claims taking measurements; Went to the Hoober Knocker Boomerange & Plateau mine; Cut timber to build a water closet; Located the Blue Betty lode. It is a relocation of the Scotch Lassie; Located the Trout Lode; Started working on the road; measured the Mabel measurements are listed Mabel is his claim; Elections working on his blacksmith shop; temperature is 15 below zero; working on tunnel again excavating; put off a shot explosion; went to Denver & had piece of steel removed from his eye paid $1.85 to record deed; back working in the tunnel; cleaned out my location hole on Loyd Lee; Trout Lode was surveyed & recorded $9.25 always working on tunnel; broke rock in tunnel; Got knocked out w/powder smoke; went to Loveless tunnel; Has been making timbers almost every day for some time; Went to see Placer; went fishing at Jim Peak Lakes; Went up Montana Hill & went to see the Victor; Fishing at Tellers Lake; Helping friend build a cabin; Begins work on the Mabel; Paid for Republican postage; Someone threatened to have him arrested if he did any more work on the Mabel; worked on the Mabel; Got a receipt from the Republican someone left on the stage; was sick for over a week; The Republication started today; started working on the Topsy; began a new hole in the Topsy; managed post office & store for someone who left town for a while; having trouble finding the lead in the third hole; Bad storm cabin shaking down to the foundation; his father died on Christmas Day; there was a forest fire; received a letter telling him to be ready to pull out for Alaska as soon as he gets word; Will start for Denver on Thursday to head for Klondyke. The book is 11 3/4" long and 5 1/4" wide and each of the 63 pages are full and there are a few more pages in the back of expenses. Overall VG.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NUGGET COLORADO GILPIN COUNTY GOLD MINING PANNING FOR GOLD ALMON W. HOWES AMERICANA PLACER GOLD COLORADO MINERAL BELT DENVER HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
18700001661ERIE NEW YORK. Good. 1870. On offer is a super original 1870 manuscript diary handwritten by Leonora Finn later Bodamer of Erie New York. The diary is a significant historical relic stretching back to the Civil War as we learn from casual research that in 1871 Leonora married John A. Bodamer who fought in the Civil War and ended up in a Confederate prison camp was released and in 1870 the year this diary represents headed to Fort Dodge and became a hero during one of the battles there in the Indian Wars. In fact one of the battles was named "Bodamer's Fight." The diary details John and Leonora's courting and engagement year. In the beginning John is home he lives in Buffalo with Leonora and the first few months are spent with the couple dating. Then in February John heads Fort Dodge Kansas with the army and doesn't get back home until December. The entire time he is gone she is love sick lonely and says she can hardly go on without him. He writes about 80 letters home to her and on a couple of occasions she writes a few comments on his experiences with the Indians. For example on July 13th she writes: "Today is very pleasant. I do not feel very well though. I received four letters from John this afternoon. He has been in a large Indian battle and has many honors bestowed upon him for his gallant conduct ." Likely this is a reference to "Bodamer's Fight." History records that John A. Bodamer and 25 men of Company F 10th Cavalry were escorting a large ox train from Fort Dodge to Camp Supply about 80 miles south. Near the edge of Indian Territory about 100 Cheyenne's attacked. Bodamer corralled the wagons and fought off the Indians until nightfall then dispatched Pvt. William Edmonson to Camp Supply for reinforcements. Narrowly escaping capture Edmonson reached the post at 11 P.M. When Capt. Nicholas Nolan arrived the next morning the Cheyenne's were gone. During the fight Bodamer and his men killed three Cheyenne's and wounded ten. Two soldiers a Cpl. Freeman and a Pvt. Winchester were wounded. I actually found a photo on the web with some of the men from the 10th Cavalry taken in 1870. While we reiterate this is Leonora's diary but it gives such great insight to their love affair and relationship as one will see in the following entries. 1870 "January 1st Another year 1870. It does not seem possible. But this year I was in the Reed House Ball Room when 1870 came in and 1869 departed. John and I attended the fancy dress ball given by H. Brniala Boat Club and we did not get home until four o'clock this morning. John left me at five. He came down about eleven o'clock for I had asked him to spend the day with me. We did not go out all day. Caddie Tompkins and Free Noble spent the evening with us. John gave me this diary and in 1871 we are to exchange diaries." "January 3rd This morning it is cold. John was down awhile but I was quite fussy and could not talk with him much. He came down this afternoon again. We did not go out for I thought it too cold. I asked him to stay to tea with me but he did not stay. We did not go out this evening. While we were sitting in the dining room reading a fire alarm sounded. We looked and found it to be on the dock. John went down to see it and then came back for me and I went too." "January 7th It is just 6:30. I just came down stairs. I wonder if John did go this morning if so at the time of my writing he is jotting along on the engine by this time. He told me that he would be up again on Monday perhaps. It is now afternoon. This morning I expected that John was on his way home but about 10 o'clock he came in and said that he missed the train this morning and was going at 11 o'clock. He bid me good by again sitting by the window just now and he went by with some man in a sleigh." "January 8th It is snowing hard this morning and is very cold. Last evening I looked for John until 8:30 and he did not come. I was just going to my room when some one knocked. I went to the door and it was John. As soon as he came in I smelt liquor on his breath. It did make me feel badly and I had him explain to me how it was which he did to my satisfaction. He took it as a medicine. I talked to him however and he felt badly. We spent a pleasant evening and he left me at 12 o'clock." "February 5th Today is very pleasant day and after dinner John and I went up to Lott's photograph gallery and after we came out of Mr. Lotts we did several errands and then came home. This evening Jon and I were going to the Academy of Music but did not go for we found out that it was not very much. So we went up to Jennies and spent the evening. John stayed with me this evening until 12:15." "February 7th Just twelve o'clock and John is lying down on the sofa and I am sitting by him. He leaves for the depot at 4 o'clock. 4:10 and my darling has gone. Oh! How lonely and wretched I am. He may not be back again for one year. Oh! How long a time to wait for one whom I love as much as Jon. He felt very bad indeed and could not keep the tears from his eyes. God watch over him." "February 11th Today is quite warm but I think that we shall have rain by this afternoon. This noon I received a letter from John and it was written on his way west and mailed at Quincy Ill. He says he is very lonely and missed me very much also says that he is well. This afternoon it did not rain and mother and I went up to the dentist. This evening no one was in and so I answered John's letter and wrote to grandma also." "February 21st She has a cross through this passage and then at the bottom of it writes "Naughty Spunky Girl" Another day that all has gone wrong and this afternoon I am determined that I will stay at home no longer for I am always causing some trouble. Where I shall go I do not know but go somewhere I will and after this I hope that all at home may live much happier with out me." "March 12th I went up street early this morning on some errands for mother. It is very very cold. This afternoon we were very much astonished at hearing a fire alarm and after inquiring found it to be our church. The fire originated from the furnace. It damaged the organ and church ____. They were to have a prayer meeting there this afternoon but the fire broke out just church time. I walked part way up to the church but twas out. Had no company this evening." "March 25th Oh I do feel so lively tonight if I only could see my own darling. I went up to Miss Hubbard's this morning to see if she did not want to go out and walk this afternoon as it was so pleasant but unfortunately she is getting ready to go to Buffalo Monday and could not go. I went out went over to the school. Went to see Mrs. Singer ." "April 6th This afternoon Jennie Jones came down and her and I went out to walk. We went to the depot for General Thomas's remains passed through this afternoon. It was a sad affair. I mailed a letter to Sarah this afternoon. Had no company this evening. Wrote a few lines to John after I cam to my room." "May 17th Today has been very warm. I have been out all day. I received a letter from Allie Southward this morning. Will answer soon. Did not go out this evening. About twilight I was thinking of John and I had a very gloomy spell come over me and it seems as though I could not wait so long for him to come home to me." "May 25th Day quite warm and pleasant. Been cleaning house all day. This afternoon had a call from Frankie Metcalf and Nellie Kellogg. Received four long letters from my darling tonight. Wrote but a short letter this evening but did not answer any of his letters. Will write him soon again. Also received a number of Indian photographs from him large ones." "June 20th I have been feeling very badly all day today for this morning I received a piece or telegraph in the dispatch saying that the Indians were on the warpath at Camp Supply and all around them. Oh! I do hope and pray that nothing will happen to John. I did intend to go for a walk this afternoon but after hearing this did not feel like doing so." "July 4th Buffalo Day very warm. Did not go out all day until about half past four this afternoon then Sarah Eddie and I went to see the club boat race. It was a very fine race. We did not go out this evening. I met a number of Sarah's friends today. I like Buffalo very much. Tomorrow we are going out for a walk around the city." "July 15th Day very pleasant. I went out this afternoon to call on Clara Sylvan and Fannie Hubbard. I went to the office where found a letter from John did not expect one again this week of course. Was very much surprised. Papa received one from him this evening. John wrote him asking his consent to our marriage. All is going to be well ." "August 10th Day pleasant. Mr. Moor sent word down to me this morning that he would be down to go out rowing this evening. Mr. Spain called here this afternoon. I did not receive any letters from John this evening. I do feel quite disappointed. Mr. Moor and myself went out rowing. When we came home he wanted me to go up the street but I did not feel like it. He left half past eleven." "September 30th How well do I remember one year ago this evening on that evening! John was with me and I was so very happy." "October 26th Day cold. Went up street this afternoon. Received a letter form Hattie Spencer. This morning I received two letters from John and one of them contained very bad news for me. His application sent to Washington was not favorably received and he can not come home to me yet. He says he is going to try again. He is greatly disappointed " "October 31st Day very very windy and cold. Last night we had a fearful wind storm on the lakes. Two vessels were wrecked here just outside the light house ." "December 3rd I am happy truly as my own darling came this afternoon. He is quite well and feels happy. I shall no longer feel as I have of late. He took tea and spent the evening with me. I could hardly believe that he was really with me. He left me a half past twelve ." "December 31st The last day of the old year. Tis now evening just the time that John generally comes in. I wish he were with me now. The darling. He went to Buffalo this morning to spend New Years day with his people. Mother has just reminded me that this is the last New Years Eve I shall ever spend at home as Leonora H. Finn. And so it is for John and I are to be married one week from next Wednesday." BIOGRAPHICAL NOTES: Leonora was born in August of 1852 in Pennsylvania to the parents of Philander and Leonora Finn. John was born in December of 1839 in Buffalo New York to the parents of John F. and Elizabeth Stouder Bodamer. He enlisted in the war of the Rebellion in April of 1861 as a private in Co. B 21st N.Y. Inf. In 1863 he reenlisted in the 24th N.Y. Cavalry and was promoted to second lieutenant and later to adjutant. He fought in the Spotsylvania campaign and the battles of North Anna River Cold Harbor Petersburg and was a prisoner at the Confederate camps Belle Isle and Danville. At the close of the war he was commissioned lieutenant in the 10th U.S. Cavalry for two years and this is about the time the diary takes place. John and Leonora were married in January of 1871. The diary measures about 3" x 4 ¾" and is 1" thick. It's in good shape other than a worn cover. Overall G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF INDIAN WARS CIVIL WAR WAR BETWEEN BROTHERS FORT DODGE LEONORA FINN JOHN A. BODAMER BODAMER'S FIGHT KANSAS ERIE BUFFALO NEW YORK WESTERN NEW YORK AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
19450001489HERMAGOR AUSTRIA. Very Good. 1945. On offer is an original relic of Nazi Germany and the Third Reich's control and manipulation of young German women and men being a handmade photo album and memory book of a young woman's identified as Erinerung von Deinen time in the RAD the Reichs Arbeitsdienst Reich Workers Service which was created by the Nazis to combat massive unemployment particularly amongst the youth. Kids graduated from school at about 18 and finished with BDM girls or Hitler Jugend boys and were conscripted for a year into a work camp. The German RAD during the Second World War was an auxiliary formation which provided support for the Wehrmacht. The female section of the RAD with "training-education" camps RAD/HJ for girls where more used in supportive tasks such as service for civic military and agricultural projects and often in caring for children of farmers who were soldiers. The RAD was classed as Wehrmachtgefolge literally Armed Forces Auxiliaries. Auxiliary forces with this status while not a part of the Armed Forces themselves provided such vital support that they were given protection by the Geneva Convention. Some including the RAD were militarised. This particular camp was for young women and was in Hermagor in south-west Austria. The young women who wrote in this created a book of memories for a favoured girl who was leaving the group around the end of March 1945. There are some poems about friendship by famous poets like Goethe others appear to be original written by the young women themselves and all are for the recipient to remember her comrades from the work service. Historians and researchers of the era will find an interesting artefact of Hitler's plan to create an ideal German Community Volksgemeinschaft. Women were key to Hitler's success and as such all German girls were obliged to go to a Work Camp during WWII to do their "tour of duty" usually about a year. They were "trained" to be perfect German girls perfect housewives they had to be "real" German Austrian and even others were obliged to go to these camps. Hundreds of camps in Germany followed the same program from washing farming sports to political lessons cooking mountain climbing and so on. Many were proud to be "drafted" others didn't want this obliged role for Hitler. 21 pages of photos and inscriptions etc. Overall VG.; Photo Album and Diary; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: REICHSARBEITSDIENST REICH LABOUR SERVICE GERMAN COMMUNITY VOLKSGEMEINSCHAFT KONSTANTIN HIERL WEHRMACHTGEFOLGE HERMAGOR LEAGUE OF GERMAN MAIDENS BUND DEUTSCHE MADEL BDM MANIPULATION OF GERMAN YOUTH HITLER NAZI NAZI PARTY THIRD REICH ADOLF HITLER RAD MEMORY BOOK NAZI GERMANY PROPAGANDA YOUTH MOVEMENT HJ HITLER YOUTH HITLER JUGEND WORLD WAR II WORLD WAR TWO WWII WW2 HOLOCAUST HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS PHOTO ALBUM PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL HANDSCHRIFT HANDGESCHRIEBEN MANUSKRIPT SÜTTERLIN VON HAND GESCHRIEBEN HANDSCHRIFTLICH UNIKAT EINZELSTÜCK DOKUMENT SCHRIFTSTÜCK KURRENT KURRENTSCHRIFT DEUTSCHE SCHREIBSCHRIFT OSTPREUßEN KALININGRAD ADEL PERSONAL HISTORY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel Handschriften . unknown
19130001499FARMINGTON MAINE ME. Very Good. 1913. On offer is a super archive of ten 10 manuscript diaries handwritten by Theodore Stewart an architect and carpenter from Farmington Maine and who must have been very well thought of given he worked on so many houses and buildings in the area. He was born in 1841 making him in his 70's when he wrote these and he was drafted for the civil war on July 1st 1863. He had 5 children and was married to Lydia Baldwin for over 50 years until her death in 1916 which was caused by heart disease. A carpenter by trade he must have worked for everyone at one time or another including F Stanley Banks Drug Store E Hardey Dr Pratt Post Office Town Schools Town water pipes E E Flood H A Titcomb 1st National Bank People National Bank Tarbox Whittier D M Bonney Stoddard House New England Telephone Blacksmith Electric Light co and the Baptist Church just to mention a few. He worked on the floats and steamer house doors and the walks. He worked on the cabins and cottages in Oquossoc Haines Landing Rangeley and the Kemankege plus he did a lot of fishing. He also mentioned that one of the Titcombs was killed by an auto in 1915. Lydia died in 1916 and he kind of went downhill from there. Then he lost a daughter in 1918. Historians and researchers of the area will find his diaries a history of progress of the town and its inhabitants in the early 20th Century as he was constantly building throughout all of them; 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 and 1923. All are full except the last one and that has entries in it until February 16th. He was 82 years old then. The books are 3¼" x 7½". Overall VG. ; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: OQUOSSOC HAINES LANDING MT. BLUE STATE PARK RANGELEY AND THE KEMANKEGE GREENACRES ESTATE FARMINGTON MAINE THEODORE STEWART ARCHITECT ARCHITECTURE BUILDING CONSTRUCTION DEVELOPMENT OF MAINE WRITER HOLOGRAPH SIGNED PERSONAL MEMOIR HANDWRITTEN HAND WRITTEN AUTOGRAPH AUTOGRAPHS SIGNED LETTERS DOCUMENT DOCUMENTS MANUSCRIPT MANUSCRIPTS WRITERS WRITER AUTHOR HOLOGRAPH TRAVEL PERSONAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
In-24 (mm. 130x85), tela rossa edit., decoraz. a secco e oro ai piatti e al dorso. Offriamo le prime 27 annate di questo importante annuario araldico, dal 1879 (Anno I) al 1905 (Anno XXVII). Inizialmente ogni annuario è illustrato solo da belle tavole con stemmi in cromolitografia per le famiglie più importanti, in seguito si aggiungono numerosi piccoli stemmmi xilografati in b.n. e tavole con ritratti. La raccolta è tutta in buono stato.
19450009085ABOARD THE USS PROVIDENCE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN. Good. 1945. On offer is a Diary of Trip to Europe by an enlisted soldier of the USS Providence CL-82 almost immediately after the end of World War 2. The name on the back of the book is Bernard B. Stone. His address is listed as Bellflower California and Long Beach Army Air Base is written under his name. This fascinating document traces the entirety of activities and duties everyday of the officer from November 7th 1945 to June 25 1946. The ship departed Boston and travels first to Piraeus Greece in December. Throughout the trip the ship anchors at numerous cities and countries along the mediterranean including Marseille Naples Istanbul Athens and Alexandria. In Alexandria the ship runs aground outside harbor in channel. He mentions that the #3-4 shafts bent fresh water leaking and oil leaks. After exercises and port visits in the Mediterranean the ship departed back for America on the 16th of June arriving back at Philadelphia on the 25th. Each day is described as a series of duties done by Stone along with the hour that the duty was completed. See samples below for the general feel of the entries. This is a very interesting document of history that shows exactly what a private in the Unites States Navy would do every day very shortly after the Second World War had ended. The level of detail is consistent throughout and very interesting to those who enjoy the true details of ship duty. Few personal details or observances are noted so the diary keeps to a fairly straightforward account of the duties of the soldier and the times at which these duties were completed. However free time is occasionally written such as the many times he went to the cinema or to visited landmarks in the Mediterranean such as Pompeii. he also mentions the names of the Chief Watertender a man named Williams and another man who he refers to as C.A.M. Hobbs. He also mentions meeting the Crown Prince and Princess of Greece while in Alexandria. The book is approximately 180 pages in length of which there is writing in all but the last 40 or so pages. The cover is green with the words Memoranda printed on front and 50172. Manufactured by U.S. Government Printing Office on the back cover. It is in good condition with some wear on the spine and edges. A few pages have some slight discoloration and fading but nothing that affects legibility. Stone writes in pencil in an easily readable hand. The book is bound at the top and opens upwards. Pages are read top to bottom instead of left to right. Sample entries: 11-12-45: 1100 Changed time ahead 1 hr. 2 zone. 1400. Took shots for cowpox-Typhus. 1900. Went to movie saw W. Berry in This Mans Navy. Probably will go to ___ to-night. Rather calm today. 1540. Fire drill. 1830. Took over Homm mounts 47-48. Another headache.; Tues 11-27-45. 0810 - Quarters for muster. 0830 - 0930 Close order drill on Dock. 1000. Saw honors to British admiral. 1100 Honors to American General. 1500 - Honors to British commandos. 1600 Honors to Vice Adm James U.S.N. 1630 - Quarters forgetting underway. 1650 Underway for Naples Italy. Expect a 65 mile gale. From Marseille France to Naples Italy 450 miles. 2040. Went to cinema where do we go from here Fred McMurray. Joan Leslie.; Thurs. 4 Apr 46. 0800 Muster on station. 1000 Shore bombardment. FIELD DAY. 1430 Fire Drill. 1500 School. 1700 Pick up 3 Turk Destroyers. Going thru Dardanelles. 1900 Darken ship passing thru Dardanelles. Fri. 19 Apr. 46. 0800 - Muster on station Field Play. 1330. Lower Deck Inspection. 1545. Secure. 17:15 Loaded one plan from U.S.S. Missouri. 16:30. Liberty. Background: The USS Providence was a Cleveland-class light cruiser and was commissioned between 1945 and 1949. Providence was decommissioned on 31 August 1973. She was stricken on 30 September 1978 and sold to National Steel Corp.Terminal Island CA Sale # 160018 on 15 July 1980 removed from custody 31 July 1980 and scrapped.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF BERNARD B. STONE LONG BEACH ARMY AIR BASE AMERICAN NAVAL POWER USN UNITED STATES NAVY NAVAL SHIP USS PROVIDENCE CL-82 CLEVELAND CLASS AMERICAN MILITARY VESSELS IMMEDIATE AFTERMATH OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR WWII MARINES POST WW2 ERA BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS POST WAR EUROPE GREECE ITALY FRANCE TURKEY MEDITERRANEAN SEA PHILADELPHIA MARSEILLE NAPLES ISTANBUL ATHENS ALEXANDRIA PRIVATE DUTIES OF ENLISTED SOLDIER AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown
18550001619Rodman New York Fairfield Herkimer County. Good with no dust jacket. 1855. Hardcover. On offer is the diary of a 21-year-old Rodman New York man who chronicles his tortured semester living and studying on campus at Fairfield Academy in Herkimer County before returning home and ultimately boarding a fishing vessel for the summerhis entries filled with self-hatred longing and a consuming desire to fulfill the expectations of his family faith and society. Our author Milo S. Boynton 18331857 was the son of prominent Rodman settlers Jonathan and Maria Kinney Boynton. Living and working on the Boynton farm he was sent to study at Fairfield Academy then often styled Fairfield Collegiate Institute at the age of twenty-one. Through his diary Milo reveals a life of unrelenting spiritual struggle. He writes daily of temptation failure and renewed vows to live wholly to the Lord. Although he never explicitly names the nature of his sins his language of crisis the Enemy of my soul a hell upon Earth and deliver me from this hellish influence points to a profound internal conflict that to modern readers suggests the torment of forbidden desire. A previous researcher has proposed that Boynton may have been struggling with his sexuality; while this cannot be confirmed the intensity of his guilt and the recurring theme of unnameable temptation render such a reading plausible. Read within the moral vocabulary of antebellum Protestantism the diary becomes both a religious testimony and a coded account of longing self-repression and shame. As many do Boynton begins the new year and semester with goals and hope: I find myself in Fairfield Collegiate Institute pondering over the Sciences of Mental Philosophy and Geometry and Grammar. The day has been a very fine one. I have made the Resolution to live this year wholly to the Lord. Although this day seems to be a bad beginning. I am determined to impose my time better in future. Studying has not gone first rate with me. The Evening has been dull. I have had some thoughts of Home Jan. 1 1855. By the very next day we glimpse a man already judging himself harshly and fighting unseen impulses: .My studise sic went rather hard my mind was penetrating but not interested. The Enemy has had more control over me than I should have allowed still strongly determined to keep my resolution. Attended my private division in Declination and Composition Went to bed feeling not the best Jan. 2 1855. .I saw that there was a crisis at hand. For the Enemy of my soul had wrestled hard with me and had for some time had the advantage but thank the Lord that through his mercy I was enabled to cast my care upon him. I was enabled to see where the Enemy had laid his snare . Jan. 3 1855. I felt very free in our Prayer meeting this afternoon; but for all of this I am not what I ought to be I do not love God as I should do not feel thankful as I should. At the meeting this evening I fear I was desirous to Please man more than God. O may the Lord deliver me from this evil heart. I know the way but it seems that I have become indifferent to God that he can not give me his glorious seal of Love. Here is a crisis I cannot get along with my studies without I have peace of mind and I have lost my zeal for the study O I must exorcise Faith in Christ Here Lord I give myself away it is all that I can do Feb. 18 1855Boyntons anguish alternates with the everyday rhythms of seminary lifelectures prayer meetings illness among students and conversations with classmates and ministers. I rose at ten minutes before four o clock. I got my lesson in Geometry without trouble spent the time as usual until seven oclock then walked out with Chum had a pleasant walk called on Mr. Chamberlain who is sick with the Fever his case is not very promising. There are about twenty cases of sickness in the Academy Jan. 3 1855. Was awakened this morning Br. Cheeseman who came to prayer meeting it was not Late however This forenoon Br. Vandercook preached 1st referred to the Children of Israel. Spoke of them wandering from God . Spoke of sins separating men from God instance Adam. Man from his fellow man Feb. 11 1855. .Quite a talk with Br. Yeomans and Cheeseman on the subject of holiness. And in particular reference to myself I was not at that moment saved from all Sin. Told them some of my experience. Had quite a talk with Pr. Ferry on the same subject Mar. 12 1855. The diary offers a vivid glimpse into Fairfield Academys student life and moral climate: rising before dawn strict rules public prayer and constant peer surveillance. .Tomorrow will seal my destiny in Geometry I suppose. I feel that I am too indifferent to the Lord for his great mercy. Mar. 15 1855. .My chum has decided to go home so I am to be left alone once more. Received Letter from Harrison to night have been writing one to Harriet. The evening has passed my Lesson this day in moral science was upon Prayer Geometry Com Book 6th Latin Feb. 23 1855. I did not wake up this morning until 20 minutes to 7 I shall have to take a black mark. I have had a clear head so that my recitations have not been so bad Br. Spencer called at noon to get the chance of Chumming with me . One of the rooms of the North Building caught fire this morning did not do much damage Feb. 26 1855. As spring approaches Milo wrestles with whether to stay or return home. His indecision and dependence on male mentors for moral counselsuggests both spiritual and emotional dependency. .Received a letter from Melvin requesting me to come home .Talked with Br. Van Patten and Br. Van-k and prayed feel it of importance to write more ideas which I hear Presby-Church as a preparation for our work what a smart converted young Lady can do Mar. 16. .wrote a letter to Melvin stating my intentions to stay in this place an other Term. Consulted Br. Stebbins upon the subject advised me not to stay spent an hour writing Compo. Called to Mr. Rayners . At our Prayer Meeting this afternoon had a severe conflict with the adversary I must spend more time meditating upon my future Mar. 17. Ultimately he departs Fairfield in April 1855. His farewell to classmates is full of affection restraint and moral anxietytones familiar to scholars of 19th-century male friendship and its often-unspoken undercurrents of love. .Spent most of the afternoon in arranging my room and Packing my trunk Have had some social converse with Br. Van-K and Br. Yeomans The Principal was rather imprudent. Heard some very entertaining Declinations. The best Speakers were Ingerson Stebbins Johnson and Niskem. Br. Johnson staid with me overnight Apr. 3 1855. .my preparations were soon made for my departure I could not feel that I was leaving so many friends never to see them again on the Shores of Time I left Fairfield in an open sleigh in company with Mrs. E. Blackstone M. Turner Mas Williams and Br. Yeomans and Mr. Plant. We went to Little Falls At Addams I bid Br. Yeomans farewell may the good Lord ever be with him Apr. 4. Returning home he quickly plans to ship aboard the John Simmons fishing vessel: Made a call to Mr. OTassetts before breakfast was again permitted to bow around the family. After it seemed much different from before I left it. Made a call to Uncle Abner H and also to Mr. J. Fassetts was advised to take a trip on the Ocean Apr. 6. .wrote letter to Br. Vandercook informing him of my intentions to take a trip upon the watter Went over to Charles Boyntons to get information concerning fathers cousin in Boston Apr. 9. This day I shipped aboard of the John Simmons. Spent the day helping fit up the ship. I wrote a letter to Br Vandercook and sent one to my Father. I weigh 126 pounds. I thank God for the peace of mind which I enjoy Where shall I be in 5 months. O Lord bless me for Christ sake. Amen May 3. On his final night ashore Milo again voices the guilt of pleasure couched in the language of sin and deliverance: .I have bid farewell to Name for the next 4.5 months at last. Shall I ever forget this night. O what will poor human nature stoop to a hell upon Earth. O Lord grant to deliver me from this hellish influence. Oh that I loved the Lord none. I commit myself into his hands. I will strive to live more faithful by his grace May 7. He sails from Provincetown on May 11. His later entries fewer and more pragmatic still echo the same duality of discipline and despair: .Another week has passed of my existence with all of its hardships. I have laid aside fishing for the purpose of giving my hands time to get well. The whole number of fish we have taken is 7337. I have caught 385. My health looks very prosperous but how little thankfulness is drawn out of my heart for it how unfaithful am I June 3. Returning from the expedition in October 1855 it is clear that Milo S. Boynton has not run away from his problems but is the same man he was when he departed: Land ho! Which proved to be a fact I had anticipated it so much that it did not meet my expectations. His last entry of May 18 1856 written after rereading his own diary closes with resolve and melancholy: .by the grace of God I hope to spend no more time in lamenting past sins But I feel to resolve in the strength of God through Christ that I will strive to do the present duty and trust the rest with the Lord. O Lord forbid I wander as in a year to come if my life is spared as I have in the past year keep me in the way for thy sons sake. Amen! Milo Boynton died less than a year later on March 28 1857 at only twenty-three. His diary stands as both a spiritual testimony and an interior portrait of a young man caught between devotion self-doubt and a yearning he could not name. To a modern reader it invites sensitive reflection on how mid-19th-century moral and gender codes shaped the ways inner life could or could not be spoken. Condition: Overall Good. Significant chipping to the leather spine some loosening of the string binding and an old watermark along the edges but the writing is very legible and the book is well-preserved. BIO NOTES: Fairfield Academy and Seminary: Founded in 1802 and incorporated in 1803 Fairfield Academy in Herkimer County New York evolved from a classical preparatory school into a co-educational seminary reflecting broader 19th-century educational reform. In 1839 its trustees reorganized it as the Fairfield Seminary legally comprising both a Classical Academy and a Female Collegiate Institutelanguage marking its broadened curriculum and inclusion of women Syracuse University Libraries n. D. . By the mid-1850s Fairfield Collegiate Institute signified the same institution under its reformed charter emphasizing co-education and professional teacher training aligned with antebellum reform movements Herbst 1989. Milo S. Boynton Oct. 28 1833 Mar. 28 1857 was one of approximately nine children born to Jonathan Boynton 17951883 and Maria Kinney Boynton 18001841 among Rodmans earliest Methodist Episcopal settlers. In 1829 Jonathan Boynton was elected trustee of the first Methodist Episcopal Church in Rodman. Milos siblings included Lester Harriet Harrison Elonzo Martha Emma Jeanette and Austin.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF BRIDGEPORT CONNECTICUT FISHERMAN FISHERMEN HOMOSEXUALITY HOMOSEXUAL LGBT GAY INTEREST MILO S. BOYNTON RODMAN NEW YORK WATERTOWN FORT DRUM LAKE ONTARIO UPSTATE NEW YORK GENDER STUDIES GAY STUDIES PRE CIVIL WAR ABOLITION ANTI SLAVERY AMERICANA CHRISTIANITY PRAYER CHRISTIAN EDUCATION HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel.; Signed by Author . hardcover
19330007009BALTIMORE MARYLAND. Good. 1933. On offer is a super collection of original manuscript diaries spanning 35 years handwritten by a Baltimore Maryland woman who over four 4 five-year diaries provides a fascinating well detailed description of this all-American girl's evolution from teenager and student to young married woman and new mother through to middle aged matron. The diaries belong to Dorothea H. Ensor. She was born in 1915 and passed away in 2004. The diaries begin when Ensor is 16 years old. This first volume covers the balance of her teenage years up until she was 21. The entries are fill of the events and coming and goings of a typical teenager:. I am scared. Feb 11 1932 Dr. Robertson of Goucher talked at assembly. We had a terrible Math test. I went to writers Club Miss Harrison has it now. She's so much better than Miss Ditty . Mar 1 1933 From context it appears that after high school graduation she attended Groucher College. Groucher College today is a well-recognized post-secondary institution included on the list of U.S. colleges and universities that produced the most 2017-2018 Fulbright U.S. Students. Played basketball with Lawrence in the garage. I haven't done any lessons yet. I'll have to get busy. I washed my hair today. I'm still very injured about that history paper Apr 8 1933 She notes the 1933 major earthquake that struck Log Branch CA killing over 100 people: There was a big earthquake in Los Angeles. Frank sent us a telegram that they are all right . Mar 12 1932 Her entries in the following years at Groucher College contain comments about classes and activities I worked on one drawing all morning. Its terrible. Martha says she is going to ask lots of questions when I give my report. She makes me mad. I brought all my papers home. Apr 29 1936 The second diary takes her through the war years of WWII. In the intervening 5 years she has gotten married. Repeated references to the war show up: Air planes raided Japan yesterday . Apr 119 1942 A reference to the Doolittle Raid on Tokyo I went to get my sugar ration books. Only took 15 minutes. They took out only one stamp. In 1st aid class we had transportation of victims and more artificial respiration . May 6 1942 Today is D-Day! The Allies invaded Normandy in France. They are advancing according to plans. I worked at hospital on 3S. Exciting radio all evening. The President prayed. June 6 1944 Truman announced at 7:00 P.M. that Japan had surrendered unconditionally . Aug 14 1945 Entries show her working keeping her home and maintaining a life during the war. Her husband was never enrolled apparently in the armed forces working instead in civilian production. The third diary covers the years 1952 through 1956 when she is age 36-41. It is very much concerned with domestic matters and her social life: Went to the 20th Reunion Lunch of Western - 1933 at park Plaza and helped collect money. 180 came. Fun. Ris and I went to tea dance at Mt. Wash. Club and then to a tripoli party at the Andersons.Mrs. Cole sent the Civic League money. May 24 1953 Worked around house preparing for dinner and went out to store a little while. Had Goldman's to dinner - roast beef cantaloupe & ice cream. Played records. The fourth diary covers the time period of 1962 until 1966when she is 46 to 51 years old. It concerns again mostly domestic and social activities. In the intervening 5 years it appears that she has had a daughter Ruth. I got a permanent while Ris stayed with Ruth. Ris and I went to the Baltimore Symphony Pops concert. And to Yorkshire to dinner. Mrs. Moore stayed with Ruth. Mar 10 1962 I washed clothes and worked here. Ruth went to orthodontist and came home with Ris. I went to College Club for a Citizens Grp and introduced Hugh Monaghan who spoke on Wills & Estates Nov 2 1965 This is an outstanding group of diaries. It offers an unparalleled longitudinal study of the role of women in mid-century America. Over a 35 year period it chronicles the life and times of an American woman as she grows up goes to college gets married and raises her family in mid-20th century America. For a researcher into women's studies it is a goldmine of information. A social historian will see the changing of American life directly through this woman's eyes as the years slide by.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF DOROTHEA H. ENSOR; BALTIMORE MARYLAND; WOMEN IN MID-20TH CENTURY AMERICA; GROUCHER COLLEGE; DOOLITTLE RAID; D-DAY; VJ-DAY; FULLBRIGHT SCHOLARSHIP GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES TOWSON AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover
