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19290010008Buffalo New York: Buffalo New York 1929. Good. 1929. Hardcover. On offer is the 1929 diary of Herbert Stevens a 72-year-old retired engineer in Buffalo New York. This small diary covers the historically fascinating period of January to December 1929 encompassing the onset of the Great Depression. It is an excellent resource for an urban historian painting an intimate picture of the life of a retired couple right at the time when things would begin to go terribly wrong for both Buffalo and the American economy. Stevenss lengthy diary entries describe his life in rich detail: Has been a cool day and I have stayed inside a good share of it and had a time getting fire to burn enough to keep us warm . . . Feb 10 1929 This AM was up early as did not feel good took a walk later did some few things around the house also got some things stood in need of and also did a lot of fixing up. Apr 13 1929 As Eva went in town to see about some things was gone most of day and and didnt get at real work til home again about 8: 30 then spaded a while also few things needed care and later lissened a nice hour of music . . . May 20 1929 Mostly cool today Up early for me and did a lot of small things needed doing also went to store after for eats - though got only a few myself but rather gave Edward possibly his youngest son Edward b 1914 a five dollar bill to use . . . Aug 9 1929Stevens was born in Evans New York in 1857 and lived in Buffalo with his wife Eva. Together they raised a family of 4 children. A City of Buffalo Directory indicates that Stevens was an engineer. He passed away in 1938 at the age of 81 and his wife passed away the same year. At the onset of the Great Depression Buffalo New York had 573000 inhabitants making it the thirteenth-largest city in the United States. Because of its location and the proximity of the Erie Canal connecting it to New York City Buffalo had become an industrial powerhouse. However with the Great Depression came severe unemployment especially among working class men. President Franklin Roosevelts New Deal relief programs operated in full force but the citys days as a great industrial center had passed and the population declined precipitously after World War Two never to recover. The diary measures 5.25 inches by 2.75 inches and contains 121 pages. The covers and pages are in good condition. The binding is intact but the spine is cracked. The handwriting is dense but legible. ; Manuscripts; 5.25" X 2.75"; 121 pages; Great depression; herbert stevens; buffalo ny; buffalo in the great depression; 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; Signed by Author . Buffalo, New York 1929 hardcover
19200001310ENID GARFIELD COUNTY OKLAHOMA OK. Very Good. 1920. On offer is an original manuscript 4 year diary handwritten by Ida Belveal an Oklahoma woman who lived in the town of Enid in Garfield County. Rarely missing a day through 1920 - 1923 readers are presented with a perplexing woman in many ways. Ida in four to six sentences selflessly tells us of her daily life as it was after World War I in the 'Roaring 20s'; she was a college student and had many friends and boyfriends; she writes of going to school her studies; dating Chuck breaking up with Chuck; dating and becoming engaged to Carisle then breaking up with Carisle; dating "Prof." Earl W. Oberg breaking it off with "Prof" then dating "O.B." and then back to dating the "Prof" and becoming engaged to him; she also writes of the spats and arguments that she has; playing her violin relining her furs her folks going to the oil fields; going to see a Charlie Chaplin show; taking long vacations/trips with "Prof"; driving to Boston and much more. But the there are the chilling reading at times when she casually writes August 1 1922 'Prof beat me up' and then just as casually her movements through Boston including a trip to the Aquarium and getting the dog fixed in the same entry. Earlier in March of 1922 she writes: 'Prof was mad about my ring. Sorry.' makes for an enigmatic comment amidst banal notations of her day. Did she lose it Did she give it back to him Sociologist and students of Women's or Gender Studies will have a field day profiling this woman's psyche in post World War I Oklahoma. Then there are the references to Klan meetings to make one nervous and quite interesting is that in her entries she makes a point of noting if someone is a "Negro" and she writes of going to see K.K.K. "hunting" a "Negro Meeting"; going to Akron Ohio & meeting the K.K.K. One darkly wonders what a closer read will bring. As a diarist Ida does a good job identifying those around her: Leo McKnights Oscar Seigel Mary DeBusk Arthur Taft Mary Thompson Bessie Smith Harry Byrd Clarence DeBush Bessie Miller Ray Atwood Kathleen Movourneen Burk Burnett Ethel Muir Mildred Cains Claralee Hainey Harry Byrd Ella Wales Nina White Geo Hoyt Chuck Golda Elsie Dunbar Mary Beards Joe Milam Lawrence Stewart Ida Wakefield Charley Norris Eva Nelson and many others. Some of the places she mentions are: Medford Billings Belton Chickasha Rialto Shawnee Duncan El Reno Oxford Deer Creek Drury Pond Creek Bartlesville Covington and others. BIO NOTES: Ida was born in April 1897 to Francis Marion "Frank" Beveal and Myrtle Goldena Mansfield-Beveal. She had six siblings Matilda Goldena Price Marion Martin and Sally. The diary measures 3 1/2" x 5 3/4" and it is VG. ; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; MISOGYNY ABUSE RACISM RACIAL HATRED OKLAHOMA OK ENID TULSA PERRY GARFIELD COUNTY THE KLAN KLANSMEN KU KLUX KLAN RACISM WHITE SUPREMACY KKK K.K.K. FEMINISM GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES 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 CANADIANA TRAVEL GERMANY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT . unknown
19320001343GERMANY ITALY FRANCE ENGLAND. Good. 1932. On offer is the original 1932 manuscript 'Grand European Tour' travel journal handwritten by Julia A. Read as evident from her inscription: "Munich Apr. 14th 1932 A note book in which to write impressions of things enjoyed & experienced in the six weeks since Havrah William Lines Hubbard and I left Wilmington Calif. On March 4th 1932 on the good ship San Francisco." Julia she is Hubbard's travel companion and while the relationship is not clearly specified it is assuredly intimate. In 1932 we find Hubbard we list his diary separately well ensconced as the world wide authority on Opera having in 1908 published a comprehensive history on the subject and as a Dramatic Arts editor for a major newspaper for many years he was considered no small expert in the related arts. A charming correspondent Julia may well be writing 'her' diary but this is really 'their' diary for Havrah/Hubbard her companion and it seems intimately so as she annotates his and her life on this very extended trip: what they read what they eat who they visit intermingle with the travel facts of the trip the histories admired the hotels and entertainments rated: "We have been here at the Ritz six weeks. Eric & Mathew seem to enjoy it here much. The Gardens are beautiful." And so much more as she begins retrospectively as she writes: "Havrah and I had such very comfortable cabins side by side that we enjoyed staying in them much time reading or looking out except when walking or eating or climbing about the ship. The Capt and all officers and waiters were very courteous and kind. Prof. & Frau Einstein proved pleasant and enjoyable traveling acquaintances. We were at the Capts table at the farewell dinner." Almost 200 pp quite well filled with a Grand European tour: Casa Riva Hotel Eden the Ritz and the social circle always includes a Baroness a Grandee or such. But she also manages to surprise the reader when page after page we admire her observations. Here is a particularly touching entry: "May 31st Hotel Eden Sirmione Decoration Day in America Always since the war ended between the North and South in USA 61-65 - so many years ago on the 31st of May a bullet sent out by a sharp shooter found lodgement in my brother Spencer Tom. heart and he fell with a smile into the arms of a comrade." Online bio notes: William Lines Hubbard 1867-1951 worked off and on from 1891 to 1907 as music critic and editor of the Chicago Tribune -he was also dramatic editor 1902-7-while teaching singing and living in Europe from 1893 to 1898. W. Dermot Darby 1885-1947 Farwell's coeditor was a native of Ireland. Trained in England and New York Darby served as secretary of the Modern Music Society in New York in 1916 and helped to edit The Art of Music 1914-17. Overall G.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; HUBBARD OPERA OPERATIC ALBERT EINSTEIN ELSA EINSTEIN HAVRAH MOTOR SAILING YACHT MS SAN FRANCISCO TRAVEL NAVAL MERCANTILE SHIPPING MARINE 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 Als 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
18700002200BISHOPSTON GOWER PENINSULA THE MUMBLES WALES UK. Very Good. 1870. On offer is a superb original 1870 Victorian Era manuscript 100 page diary and some copied popular verse 50pages handwritten by Julia M. D. Mayberg as identified by the ownership inscription on the front endpaper: "Julia M. D. Mayberg July 27th 1870" an upper middle class Gower Peninsula Welsh teenage girl who details a life of some privilege living on the Peninsula The Mumbles in Wales between 20 June 1870 - 15 May 1871 travelling frequently with her widowed mother. We believe her home base was in or near Bishopston and family is noted in Dublin and throughout England journeying there with her mother sometimes with their servant Annie. A life of indulgence is described: daily afternoon teas collecting crests walking the seashore shopping in England jewellery and non essentials. Devoutly Christian her uncle William is a reverend and she attends church services very regularly with a sincere interest in the sermons. Well read well educated the author enjoys good conversation and even the French card game Bezique! The young girl's life plays out with the sensational backdrop of the renowned Gower Peninsula in South Wales making for an utterly unique personal account of life there for this young lady. Local travel included Swansea and all over the Gower Peninsula often via the family pony carriage and just on foot. Cheriton Llanmadoc Hill and Llanddewi-Brefi the ancient Llanmadoc Church recently restored and home pulpit of Reverend and author J. D. Davies. She also mentions several Welsh personalities: Thomas Bullin of Swansea an associate of the Whitland Turnpike Trust iron and steel manufacturer Mr. Beynon the famed Reverend Davies of Llanmadoc Church and Katie Acheson likely the Lady Katharine Acheson - daughter of Sir Archibald Acheson 3rd Earl of Gosford. Trips to England for a wedding in Bath family near Stroud a jaunt to Chippenham and occasionally to Brighton once for a spectacular Christmas shopping trip where she and her mother purchased a "real" ermine fur muff writing paper specialty foods and seasonal treats a crystal decanter dolls and a doll's wash stand and basin numerous gifts. She makes frequent mention of sermons preached by Octavius Winslow in Brighton. Relative to the period she often notices "servants" travelling with "masters". A journey is also made to Southampton to see off her Uncle Arthur and Aunt Agnes who were sailing to India on 6 January 1871 onboard the steamer "Ceylon." Here are some snippets: 21 June 1870. "We went to Bath and Aunt Annie went with us." "I bought my parting present for Millicent which was a crimson marker with two anchors meaning hope and two hearts meaning charity dropping from it made of gilt. I bought a blue necklace for myself one I had always wished for and went down to Millicent and showed her my gold chain and locket and gave her the marker which she was very pleased with. And I brought her home to tea and we walked about the garden and acted an aligory and then acted something else." "When we got to Stroud we had a very long drive of ten miles to go in a waggonet that was sent for us. the train doesn't go further than Stroud. When we got to Uncle Sam's we were very tired. Miss Lydiarde the governess is very nice." "In one shop we went into Mother bought me a manuscript book for writing 'My Journal' in and a small one for herself. In the evening we went for a ride in a pony carriage. called upon the Paravincis." "Uncle Sam and Auntie's birthday. Mother got him a memorandum book bound in Russian leather. That day in honour of the two birthdays we went to have a picnic at Badminton in the park of the duke of Beaufort. Captain Henry Charles FitzRoy Somerset 8th Duke of Beaufort British peer soldier and Conservative politician Knight of the Garter in 1867 appointed Lord Lieutenant of Monmouthshire founder of The Badminton Library of Sports and Pastimes publications. Laura and Julia Wickman came all the children and all the servants except one. we found we must go to the Hermitage a very pretty summer house. the deer in that park I shall never forget there are said to be two thousand there. We went to the Duke's house. not at home the duchess and some friends were. we were allowed to go over to the stables. It is said that the duke has a hundred and twenty and forty grooms. There was one groom a very civil one that showed us all the horses. one Arab horse that the Sultan had given to the duke ." ". with Mr. Butler went for a drive to Malmesbury to see the Abbey there and we went in the pony carriage. Mr. Butler was in a state of sulks all the time because he found that the people in the Reformation had not destroyed the Abbey. The outside of it is very beautiful." "When we got to Reynoldston we went to a shop there and bought some things there and then we had tea at Mary Bossar's an old servant of grandma's." "In the evening we went up Llanmadoc Hill the view from the top is lovely for you see the whole of Gower surrounded by the sea and by the hills. We see almost the whole of the Worm's Head from there. In the afternoon we walked to Hardens Down Hardings Down and went to see Eliza another old servant of grandma's who lives there." "After tea we went on to Llandewy Llanddewi-Brefi to see grandma's and grandpa's grave. At last we came back to Burry's Green where we went in to Mrs. Beynon's." Brighton 17 December 1870. ". mother and I went to Treacher's Library to get a book an historic subscription bookshop . then went into a grocer's shop. raspberry jam and lobster pasta for Aunt Emma. went into a sweet shop and she ought some mixed sweets and some burnt almonds." 8 April 1871. "Mother & Annie & I all went to the cemetery to put a cross of flowers we had made on papa's grave also a garland of everlasting flowers which we had bought in Brighton." The 55 pages of poetry and playwright verses popular at the time are complete with an index. The 8vo has some general ageing but overall VG.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF BRITAIN UNITED KINGDOM GOWER PENINSULA THE MUMBLES WALES VICTORIAN ERA WELSH TEENAGER JULIA M. D. MAYBERG BISHOPSTON CHERITON LLANMADOC HILL LLANDDEWI-BREFI LLANMADOC CHURCH REVEREND AUTHOR J. D. DAVIES THOMAS BULLIN SWANSEA WHITLAND TURNPIKE TRUST IRON AND STEEL MANUFACTURER MR. BEYNON KATIE ACHESON LADY KATHARINE ACHESON SIR ARCHIBALD ACHESON 3RD EARL OF GOSFORDHANDWRITTEN 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 . hardcover
19450002087NEW DELHI INDIA INDIA-BURMA THEATER. Good. 1945. On offer is an original modest archive of ephemera 15 pieces including a manuscript diary and notebook travel log of an American SOS Officer Services of Supply serving in 1945 in the critical India-Burma Theater. Belonging to and handwritten by Lt. Ray Vekroff the first writings are on a yellow legal pad type paper 27 hand numbered pages torn from the main pad block and folded wherein Ray retrospectively details his background and service. Originally he states that he was a civilian in China and then in China and India for 35 months in the Army. But at the end he explains his desire to return States-side for re-assignment. The second book a flip style notepad begins March 21 1945 at the SOS Headquarters in New Delhi and 10 pages of entries detailing an amazing near circumnavigation voyage with a Trans-America trip twice to boot! aboard a ship steam freighter Cambay. We follow him to Trincomalee Sri Lanka Port Said Gibraltar to Norfolk Washington DC Asheville San Francisco then back and forth to Washington again and finally to end September 13 in Tokyo Japan. There are another three pages of names and addresses. Overall G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF WWII USF IBT LT. RAY L. VEKROFF SOS OFFICER INDIA 19445 US ARMY DIARY SERVICES OF SUPPLY WORLD WAR II WW2 INDIA BURMA THEATRE SEAC CHINA THEATRE GENERAL COVELL STEAM FREIGHTER CAMBAY 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
19030001939NORTHAMPTON MASSACHUSETTS MA. Good. 1903. On offer is an interesting original 1903 - 1904 manuscript diary handwritten by Margaret Ruth Pomeroy Hamlin a student at Smith College in Northampton MA and later an Agricultural Counsellor for Women in Stockbridge from 1918-1934 and the first Placement Officer for Women from 1934-1948. She was originally accepted to the faculty of the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 1914. Her success and renown are evident by the honor bestowed her having The Margaret Hamlin House also known as Hamlin Hall a dormitory in Amherst MA named for her. It is part of the Northeast Residential Area at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The building is designed in the Georgian architecture style and is covered with brick. One online source provides: "The new two-year course included six months of on-the-job field training. To supervise the work of the men and women engaged in this training two staff members were required. On January 1 19I8 Miss Margaret P. Hamlin a Smith College graduate who had in Amherst developed a hobby of farming was appointed as one of these members with the title of "agricultural counsellor for women." Miss Hamlin developed this position until it encompassed the full activities of a Women's Placement Office. For thirty years she performed her duties most successfully. She took a great many trips some under arduous conditions to locate and evaluate positions in which students might be placed. In an area extending from Germantown Pennsylvania to Northern New Hampshire and Maine she found jobs for women in greenhouses and flower shops vegetable gardens and dairy farms. One of the most interesting examples of this placement work involved a large dairy farm on an estate near New York City which was run by two women one a professor of geology at Columbia University Ida Helen Ogilvie; see: Bedford Camp the first Woman's Land Army unit in USA . On this farm Miss Hamlin placed a number of young women who had studied animal husbandry at M.A.C. Two of these students later became farm managers on the estate." The 5 x 7¾ inches book has about 180 pages of which about 133 have entries. The spine is somewhat worn rubbed creased. Hinges cracked. Internally very good/near fine; clean and tight. Paper is slightly age toned. Overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SMITH COLLEGE NORTHAMPTON MASSACHUSETTS MARGARET RUTH POMEROY HAMLIN STOCKBRIDGE AMHERST AGRICULTURAL COUNSELLOR FOR WOMEN WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES UMASS JENNY HOUSE 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
18800008122PICKWICK MINNESOTA. Good. 1880. On offer is an outstanding record of a family living in rural Minnesota in the late 19th century. This leather-bound diary measures 6 inches by 3 inches and contains 183 pages plus memoranda pages. It is 100% complete. The diary is in very good condition The handwriting is small but legible. The author of the diary is Mrs. C.L Grannis who lives in Pickwick MN in 1880. Her husband is Cyrus Lansing Grannis. Research has determined that her name is Melissa M Grannis neé Woods. She was born in 1824 on December 12th as noted in the diary in Vermont. She married Cyrus Grannis in Massachusetts. They had one son - Frankie who died in 1858 at age 4 noted in the diary on January 12. Melissa Grannis passed away in 1904 at age 79. At some point they moved from Massachusetts to Iowa where their son died. They moved to Minnesota to the village of Pickwick. This was wilderness country and the living conditions were very hard. Melissa Grannis is 55 years old the year she kept this diary. The entries paint a detailed picture of life in this cold northern wilderness. Many entries include a short proverb or scripture quote. "Our new cow came today. Two boys drove her from Galesville - were here to dinner - Cordelia rode up stayed an hour or so Harry Agnes and Allen came down to show Allen's first suit of boys clothes which his Grandpa Gould sent him. Karen in a moment. G. brings me this diary for New Years present. I cut off my first Calla Lilly sent to Abba for New years gift. Susie up to call. Allen staid to dinner" Jan 1; "Snows wind blows all fore noon - Sun shines in P.M. I bake all fore noon Callie in I send Nellie her backs for S.S. - "Without economy some can be rich & with it few can be poor." "The parent who does not teach his child a trade teaches him to be a thief." Jan 9; "Twenty two years since our dear Frank died. ." Jan 12; "Cyrus goes to Winona to take up our old cow. Rather hated to see her go after all got little over $27.00 for her. Lizzie Hoffman in to see about flowers for a cross for tomorrow. Agnes came down to get pieces for the patch work. Stays until after school closes some of my class come to recite pieces - grows cold all the time" Mar 11; "Pleasant - pure air - They work on the mill today for fear of rain. Seems bad to hear the sound of hammers on God's holy day but they think it duty to take care of what they have left. S.S. at 10' o'clock 29 scholars present. Ella comes in early. I call there on my way from S.S. Susie gets dinner & supper. Seems good to have help. Mrs. Harlo Rutherford comes in to see if I will let her boy come & pick berries for me. Bessie Davis calls. They go home send Ella a rose by Nettie & Lou" June 13. Simple activities could lead to serious injuries and even death: "Mr. Renwick starts home to night. Cool cloudy & little thought this morning what was to happen & how much we have to be thankful for. G. & I started for W. Winona in buggy. When at Minnies house Lorens horse set to kicking and we were thrown from the buggy down in the brush. My wrist was hurt some but how narrow to escape. Is it a warning to us that Gods ways are part finding out how well it is that God hides the future. Mrs Martins also Mr. George Eagles were very kind to me. I staid at Mr. Martins." Aug 16; "Fall through side walk when in Clayton did not hurt me much." Sept 16. She notes the presence of the Winona Guards. The Winona Guards was one of the first of the handful of organized militia companies which were revived after the Civil War. They were the foundation for the Minnesota National Guard. "Cloudy. Mrs. W children staid to breakfast. The "Winona Guards" came this morning marched to pipe & drum. A city of tents. Mrs. Whitney came over to take biscuits for their dinner. Mrs. Simpson & Mrs. Flirst called to bid us good by as they all go this P.M. Ida Howe calls in P.M. Campers leave sorry to see them go as they are all pleasant. The "Guards" are under military rule. March. Can see them quite plain. Evening C. goes over to see them. " Aug 23. Even in a small village in rural Minnesota she is well aware of events in the larger world: "Pleasant. Great excitement today as it is "Election Day." Will soon be known who is to be President next March. " Nov 2. James Garfield won. This was also her husband Cyrus' 55th birthday. In her cash accounts she kept a careful record of expenditures and these provide an excellent indication of the daily costs of living. For a historian this is an excellent primary-source document. It is well written and quite detailed. The cash records she kept would certainly help a social historian researching living circumstances at this time. A genealogist would appreciate the many references to friends and neighbours in this small community. A geographer especially one focusing on climate would find her comments about temperatures and weather in general quite useful as a point of comparison to today.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 19TH CENTURY 1880S GILDED AGE UNITES STATES MINNESOTA WINONA COUNTY CYRUS L. GRANNIS; MELISSA GRANNIS; PICKWICK MN; WINONA GUARDS; MINNESOTA NATIONAL GUARD; PRESIDENT JAMES GARFIELD 1880 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION RURAL AMERICA IN LATE 19TH CENTURY COSTS OF LIVING IN MINNESOTA IN 1880S SOCIAL LIFE IN RURAL AMERICA IN 1880S WINONA COUNTY GENEALOGY RELIGIOUS LIFE IN RURAL MINNESOTA FREE BAPTISTS CHURCH IN PICKWICK WOMEN's STUDIES 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
19280008131BRITAIN - ARGENTINA. Good. 1928. On offer is a unique British Legion diary dating from the years following WWI. This small volume measures 3.75 inches by 2.5 inches. It contains 365 pages plus memorandum pages. It is about 35% complete including memo pages. The leather cover is in good condition and all pages are intact. Given its small size the handwriting is dense but readable. The author is unknown. He keeps this diary record of his trip in 1928 from England to Argentina Senegal and back home on board a commercial cargo ship. Although there is no biographical information about him there are some clues about the writer. On March 8th 1928 he visited the Medical Appeals Board in Cardiff Wales. Earlier entries noted several visits to his doctor. He is likely a WWI veteran who is a member of the British Legion. British Legion membership at the time was restricted to veterans. His diary is a 1928 edition of the British Legion diary. An entry May 31 suggests that his home is Brookhill UK north of Brighton. His entries cover principally the time between March 14th and June 30th. On March 14th he reported on board SS Peterston bound for Uruguay and Argentina and they sailed on the 15th. His entries recount his experience on this trip. They left in a gale and experienced rough weather the first week: "Still rolling like hell. Was I sick and feeling awful. ." Mar 21. It has not been very hot yet. Nothing like the Red Sea. Always the Trade Wind. Temperature in Chart Room 80 o. Passed the half way mark." Mar 31. He arrived in Montevideo on Apr 13th. He tours some of the inland areas in the company of the ship's Captain. They then sailed to Rosairio Argentina up the Parana River. Although it is not specifically stated context suggests his ship is in Rosario to take on a load of processed meats from the Swift Canning Company and that he may be involved in the meat packing industry. Swift was and remains one of the largest meat processing companies in Argentina. After visiting the Swift plant he arranges to visit a large cattle ranch inland where he stayed for several days. He describes the cattle ranch in detail: ". Had the use of 2 horses every day and rode about the Estancia which is 6 miles square daily. There were 109 riding horses 100 draught over 3000 head of cattle and a lot of and some mules. The steers are very fine. and the draught horses of Percheron stock. The place has its own Smith and a Carpenter's shop. The house is like a very superior Indian Bungalow with their own Electric heating and mosquito-proof doors ." May 5. He returns to the ship and uses it as a base to tour the area. On My 24th he notes seeing the two Royal Navy destroyers HMS Amazon and HMS Ambuscade. He visits the English Club and golfs at the Hastingham Club. The ship left Rosario May 26th and visited Buenos Aires before departing for home via Dakar on the west coast of Africa. He describes the passage across the Atlantic and the few days they docked in Dakar. "Arrived off Dakar before daybreak. . The Peterston took on bunker coal from a hulk. . Nice town with eastern colouring like Egypt . a lot of French khaki clad whitehelmeted soldiers about. " June 16. On June 28th he arrived home: ". we eventually tied up stern to a quay in Victoria Dock at 2 A.M. Thank goodness we have arrived at last." June 26. His memoranda pages include other notes and observations such as graphic details about the process in the "Killing Sheds". This is an outstanding record of a sailing passage in the early 20th century. It is full of detailed descriptions of several major South American cities. It is an excellent resource for a historian and offers a window into the operations of one of the major food processing companies of the time.; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF TRADE WITH ARGENTINA SAILING FROM BRITAIN TO ARGENTINA IN THE 1920s SS PETERSTON; SWIFT CANNING COMPANY; JBS ARGENTINA; MONTEVIDEO; ROSARIO; SANTA FE PROVINCE BUENOS AIRES; HMS AMAZON HMS AMBUSCADE; BRITISH LEGION TRAVEL JOURNALS SENEGAL ARGENTINA IN THE LATE 1920s CARGO SHIPS URUGUAY PARANA RIVER BROOKHILL UNITED KINGDOM CATTLE RANCHES IN ARGENTINA IN 1920S CATTLE RANCHING IN SOUTH AMERICA SOUTH AMERICAN CITIES IN THE 1920s FOOD PROCESSING COMPANIES IN THE 1920s HORSE BREEDING IN SOUTH AMERICA HORSES IN ARGENTINA IN THE 1920s 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
19440001615near BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS MONTREAL QUEBEC CANADA. Poor. 1944. On offer is an amazing original 1944 manuscript diary handwritten by Robert Connelly a 21 year old man studying to be a priest. He is studying at a seminary near Boston Massachusetts and twice during the year he travels to La Grande Seminary in Montreal where he takes courses. Robert does an exceptional job using a 5 year diary for the one year only of writing almost every day and filling the pages up with his thoughts feelings and observations of the life of a young seminarian. Historians and researchers of the subject will be hard pressed to find a more detailed or intimate sharing of the inner thoughts and turmoil this young man experiences. A sensitive fellow he writes in the first entry: "This new diary is black by choice because the World is in a sad mournful state. Let us pray next year is the dawn of peace here". Here are some other snippets of this super memoir: "Fatigue and dreariness is slowly wearing on the fellows here. It is externally apparent. It is one of the trials for later life that the Seminary prepares us for". "Sulplician or the ___ Dietian knowledge is very poor. We had some chunk of battered beef today and not many fellows ate it. Result - we got it back for supper only it looked worse. The beans at dinner smelt like somebody "threw up". As Joachin says "double-eaten". "We got mush brown for supper again tonight and we are drawing near the end. I am trying to finish my review before that tense feeling sets in". "Bob D---- and Johnnie Gagnor our classmates from last year who had to be led to the decision with spiritual aid - that the priesthood is not for them. Bob left St Mary's Seminary last week. Visited us here today. We had a little party in B Poulins room last night. O My we broke the rules. Well God understands - even if the good Sulps don't". Fr Connelly wrote often about the War. He also wrote about Stalin and Communism and how necessary to was to pray for the conversion of Russia. I got the impression that he may have had some mixed feelings about not being in the army: "Read letter from Driscoll today. He told me to keep working hard because they know in the Armed Forces our grind is not so easy either". "The rumors about our being drafted are very numerous. Perhaps Pete C---- caused them after coming back from the States". "We went on a promenade today and in the spring weather - all the bums are out on the sidewalk again. Even the anti-clericals. One fellow asked Joe Connelly - "When are you going to sign up in the army" - Joe - "I am thinking of it - if any of your business". The author wrote almost 3 pages describing a visit he and his Brothers made to St Jean de-Dieu a large asylum in Montreal. Following is a small part of what he wrote about patients he saw there: Aug 16. "We are going to take the trip to the St John Dieu -a 12000 inmate asylum for mental cases in Montreal. The nuns at this asylum like most other sisters are hardworking diligent little women unselfish and persevering in their work patience personified. Would that we clerics and religious Brothers could imitate them completely". Aug17. "Sick cases seen at St J 1. Women's Ward - One case was screaming terribly and would soon be shifted. The nuns had both tubs with cold water for those who were depressed and hot for those who were too wild. 2. The imbecile on the Piazza standing scratched her ___ then laid down head rolling from side to side blank expression on face". He goes on to describe several other of the patients he saw along with the mentally retarded children. The author included in the diary many stories told to him by other brothers and priests. Two of these: "This particular call happened to a Springfield Priest: A victim of a bus accident was taken to the hospital dead. Crushed to nothing arms broke off etc. The priest arrived at the hospital quickly after receiving an urgent telephone call. He was shown the victim and prepared to give him the last sacraments. The victim was placed in a basket which held all the broken members of his body. An orderly of the hospital was standing nearby. The priest motioned to him "Come here and give me a hand will you" The fellow came over and picked an arm of the victim out of the basket!!!" "Berstain was speaking of a former priest - a friend of his who used to be very chaste and solid in priestly countenance. But since he was a good mixer with youth he used to give rides in his auto - girls and boys. But then his love fell on one of the girls in particular - not spiritual but sentimental love of heart. Eventually he was driving her home from her war job in the factory and would stay there about an hour. Sometimes he went to see her in the morning after Mass!!! There is much more to this diary. The author reflected on Catholic doctrine - birth control pre-marital sex celibacy and more. He also wrote of mixed marriage the negro problem education duties of a priest. He noted the election of Cardinal Cushing and wrote of Bishop Sheen. The author was a very thoughtful and perceptive young man. His personal reflections on people and situations he encountered are throughout the diary. When he traveled he noted his thoughts about the scenes he saw and people he observed in the diary: "One girl got on the bus - was married - husband in the S. Pacific. Was the type who made a good housewife. Seemed to know the bus driver and his wife good". "The drunken Indiana farmer who got on - looked like he used to be a hardworking humble man. He laughed at his own jokes. "Pretty good heh Hah hah". "Some Jehovah's or Salvationists were preaching in the park. Would that we Catholics had their courage. The preachers spoke of belief in Christ.Soldiers stood at attention while two girls and fellows just kept making passes at each other". He wrote of his family and of a brother who was in the army. There is a letter in the diary from his mother who wrote news about "Bill" who was a pilot that had been shot down. It sounded as though Bill was a brother or very close relative. The diary measures about 6"X4 1/2" and is in very rough shape. The covers are detached the spine covering is gone. Pages are about to separate. Written in ink his handwriting at times is difficult to read especially names. Included with the diary are the letter a religious card a receipt from Greyhound and a receipt from Northeast Airlines all from the 1940s. Poor in condition but legible and one of the most fascinating diaries we have read.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CATHOLIC CATHOLICISM ECCLESIASTICAL RELIGION SEMINARY EDUCATION PRIESTHOOD LA GRANDE SEMINARY VINCENTIANS FR. JIM TWOMEY WORLD WAR II WWII. WW2 CHRISTIANITY CHRISTIAN CELIBACY THEOLOGY THEOLOGIANS ROMAN CATHOLIC JESUIT 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
19210001484TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA ZAHLAH SYRIA LEBANON. Very Good. 1921. On offer is an interesting and unique 1921 manuscript diary handwritten primarily by Rose Saba and sometimes we believe by her husband Saleem N. Saba. The free end paper states their names and 'Now in Zahlah Syria Former Res. Toronto Ont. Canada.' We note that Zahlah is part of Lebanon today. Entries are for the most part in English but there are entries in Arabic which we believe Saleem wrote. Rose writes many interesting entries which range from Saleem's travels throughout to Beirut Damascus and her own doings at home from the mundane such as ironing meals visits and news from home. We also note that they are a Christian family as they frequently go to church. The diary was located in Toronto and we hypothesize that they moved back from Syria at some point. Historians and researchers of early independent Syria and Lebanon will no doubt find this diary an interesting and unique travel relic of the times. Overall VG.; 64mo - up to 3" tall; KEYWORDS: ZAHLÉ ZAHLEH ZAHLAH BEQAA GOVERNORATE BEIRUT DAMASCUS LEBANON SYRIA OTTOMAN EMPIRE SABA ROSE SABE SALEEM SABA ZAHLNI TORONTO TRAVEL ONTARIO CANADA CHRISTIAN LIFE IN THE MIDDLE EAST TRAVEL ARABIC 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 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
19420008025BIRMINGHAM ALABAMA. Good. 1942. On offer are 2 interesting 5-year diaries written by a young woman in the southern United States. Spanning 10 year these diaries offer an insight into the world of this young girl. The diaries measure 5 1/2 inches by 4 inches and 5 3/4 inches by 4 1/2 inches respectively. Each has 365 pages and are 20% and 75% complete. The bindings on both are damaged and the cover on the first diary has become detached. The binding on the second volume has been damaged but the covers are intact. All pages are intact. The handwriting is legible. Bettye Jo Smith was born Nov 9th 1928. She lived in Birmingham AL. She begins her diary in 1942 at the age of 13. This diary which covers only 1942 deals with the events and interests that would matter to a 13 year-old girl. Top of the list would be boys and she mentions several who interest her: Gordon Wilder came home from the Navy today on a 15 day leave Mmmmmmmm Oct 15 1942 Gordon called me up this morning it sure did sound good to hear his voice again. My heart went Potatoe Tomatoe Potatoe! Oct 17 1942 . Today is my 14th birthday . I cried myself to sleep last night and woke up crying this morning because Gordon left. It sounds silly but it wasn't to me. Nov 9 1942. The second diary picks up in January 1948 when she is 20 years old. Being single and unmarried is very much on her mind. She begins the new year in 1951 with: Here I am starting another year as a 'Miss' instead of 'Mrs' Oh well. I'll just keep trying. That's all I can do. . Jan 1 1951. And try she does as many entries attest. There is a letter attached about how much she loves 'Howard' dated Jan 17 1948. But 2 years later on Jan 21st she meets Arlin Rye for the first time. Over the next two years her entries are full of references to him and a note slipped in between some pages shows that she and Arlin were later married. Entries throughout this volume are replete with references to friends and family and social events especially church. She is working but never specifies her job. The fact that she celebrates paydays only suggests that her job was merely a placeholder until she was married. From references to her friends it is obvious that she is not the only one who feels this way. These two diaries would be of great interest to a social historian or a Women's Studies researcher. They very clearly illustrate an important aspect of the social life of young women in mid-20th century America.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES ALABAMA AMERICAN SOUTH DEEP SOUTH POST DEPRESSION DIXIE SOUTHERN STATES JEFFERSON COUNTY BIRMINGHAM AL 1940S 1950S WARTIME PERIOD POSTWAR PERIOD YOUTHS YOUNG PEOPLE WOMEN IN 1950S BETTYE JO SMITH; ARLIN RYE; WOMEN'S STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES 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
18020008042Claverack New York. Good with no dust jacket. 1802. Softcover. On offer is a printed almanac from 1802 titled Stoddard's Diary: OR THE COLUMBIA ALMANACK For the Year of our LORD 1802 by Andrew Beers. The Almanack contains 38 printed pages and 20 handwritten pages which constitute a short diary or journal kept by a man from Claverack Columbia County New York. The published content combined with the manuscript additions offer an outstanding glimpse into what people considered important information at the turn of the 19th century. The Almanack which is about the ". Usual and necessary in Compositions of this Nature many Things new useful and entertaining" contains printed sections with notes on human anatomy interest tables lunar almanac for each month of the year a list of officers of the Government of the United States and the State of New York and several essays. The published essays include Respect and Deference Due to the Aged The Fortunate Hindoo The Sham Ghost and What Industry Will Accomplish. Also included are advertisement for the Almanack author's new Land Office and Surveying business. The owner of the Almanack would have authored the 20 handwritten pages though their identity is unknown. The pages contain journal entries which are brief and to the point and place them somewhere in Columbia County NY. Some excerpts: "Died Arron Coffin" Feb 13 1802. "Thomas Fotheringham Nephew to Thomas Fotheringham Esq died after a long tedious and most Painful illness" Feb 25 1802. "Derek Ten Brock son of Jeremiah Ten Brock in a fit of Insanity struck a Negro Boy about 6 years of age and hit him outright and dangerously wounded" Mr. Ten Brock his father" Mar 12 1802. The diarist also notes a general election for Congress in April 1802. Excerpts of some historically relevant entries: "Died Mrs. Martha Washington widow of the late Gen'l George Washington" May 22 1802. "Gen'l Robt V Rensselaer was interred at Claverak with Military Honors" Sep 13 1802. Historical Note: Robert Van Rensselaer was a Colonel and later General in the Albion County Militia and fought on the American side in the American Revolution. He later served in the New York state assembly. A curious addition is the inclusion of what appears to be a code: "the C483stz66its48 Frg3qitz 82362dfg47th 2d261 wigz" Feb 14th 1802. A similar coded notation appears for the entry of Oct 17th. This 1802 Almanack turned journal was kept at a time when many of the chief actors of the American Revolution were still alive and the Republic was still quite young. It would be an excellent resource for a historian especially on studying America at the turn of the 19th century. Condition: Paper bound it measures 6 1/2 inches by 4 inches. The paper is in very good condition. There is a small burn scar on the leading edge of the pages but it is limited to the blank margin area. The 20 handwritten pages are about 40% complete.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; 58 pages; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CLAVERACK NY; COLUMBIA COUNTY UNITED STATES HUDSON AMERICAN REVOLUTION; 1800s EARLY 19TH CENTURY ASHBEL STODDARD ANDREW BEERS 1749-1824 MARTHA WASHINGTON; GEORGE WASHINGTON; ROBERT VAN RENSSELAER EARLY AMERICAN IMPRINTS STODDARD'S DIARY COLUMBIA ALMANAC AMERICAN ALMANACS 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 . paperback
1955000804CHARLESTON WEST VIRGINA. Very Good. 1955. On offer is an original typed manuscript of "What I Believe" by Edgar Cayce. Edited and Forward by Lytle W. Robinson IV 150 pages table of contents approx. 40000 words. The earliest edition of the book was published in 1936 in response to the thousands of requests received by Cayce for insight into his beliefs. Most likely a planned later revised edition with a later day Forward and further notes by Robinson who was an author and noted writer on Cayce and associate of the A.R.E. - Association for Research and Enlightenment - though it appears it was not published 8.5" X 11" inch. G.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 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 JAPAN JAPANESE EDO PERIOD ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT TYPESCRIPT METAPHYSICS FORTUNE TELLING SPIRITUAL SPIRITUALITY HYPNOSIS PSYCHIC SEER PREMONITIONS ENLIGHTENMENT . unknown
19050001938BERLIN GERMANY. Good. 1905. On offer is an interesting original 1905 manuscript diary handwritten by a young woman identified on the inside cover by the initials F.M.B. We believe the 'B' stands for Buettner the surname name of her uncle. Researchers and historians will have many many clues to use to confirm or deny as she is prodigious mentioning the names of all she comes in contact with. The diary starts off with our author and her friend Gertrude in the States heading to St. Louis through Burlington on board the train. They are heading to New York to catch the ocean liner Kronprinz Wilhelm which takes them to Berlin Germany. The reason our author is heading to Europe is because she is to study piano we believe at the famed Stern Conservatory in Berlin under the tutorship of Professor Gustav Hollaender. There are 109 well filed handwritten pages and the first 13 pages have to do with her trip to New York and on the ship and the rest have to do with her time in Germany. She is a wonderful writer - here are some snippets: 1905 "It has always been my ambition to make a trip to Europe for a combined visit for pleasure and study. How often have I longed for a time when everyday would be a holiday. Now in the year 1905 it seems that my dream is to come true for Thursday July 27th finds me leaving home and dear one for a year beyond the deep blue sea. Gertrude and I leave at 10 in the morning and go to St. Louis via Burlington. The day is cool and rainy. Paul met us at the depot at 5:50 and we took the Suburban RR for his home. I had to wear a white handkerchief tied around my arm so he would recognize us. It began to pour and we had a terrible experience walking at least 8 blocks in mud and high weeds. Our arms and hands were nearly out of joint carrying so many things she goes on to talk about her nights stay at Paul's home until they left the next morning at 8:20 on the "Big Four" .Indianapolis Indiana has a large depot. Ate supper on the dining car $1.00. Train went so fast that a swell colored waiter lost his balance and nearly fell on me. Changed trains at Cleveland Ohio at 11 o'clock at night ." "August 1st We got up on this memorable day at 5 o'clock and managed to dress very nicely. I wore a short black skirt a plaid silk waist a white cap white gloves and a light blue veil. The night before we had a shower of letters from our loved ones. Another surprise was that Ger---name was put on the door slate as Elsie. When we entered our cabin we saw 2 steamer chairs which had been sent to us by Mr. Wallace. The steamer left the pier at 8 o'clock and I had a bad spell of crying. But I tried to be brave and soon felt fine. We passed the beautiful Statue of Liberty. We have a fine place on deck for our chairs also a fine place at `1st table. No land in sight at 9 o'clock. Saw the pilot leave the ship. My number at the table is 163. Gertrude is on one side and a young man on other. The napkins at the table are about 1 mile square. There is no drinking water anywhere last night and Ger and I took two good swallows of "schnapps". I was the only woman at the table." "August 3rd Very damp in the morning. Spent day with Mr. and Mrs. Noel. In the eve Mr. Tarr took me to the first cabin to hear the concert. I saw the beautiful parlors library dining room etc. we promenaded for a while and then sat on upper deck and talked. At 9 o'clock I went to the eve concert in our cabin with Mr. and Mrs. Noel and had a fine time." "August 5th Took pictures. The dog "Noble" sat on my lap what a wonder! Remember the "slop barrel". A case of small pox in 1st cabin reported. Ma Tarr brought me some peanuts. The fellow we call "The Anarchist" and who is looking for a wife makes great efforts to cultivate my acquaintances. Went to the eve concert with Mr. and Mrs. Noel." In Bremerhaven they take a few weeks I believe to see the sights and on August 30th she writes: "The day started in with a heavy rain. Went to the Conservatory and were ushered into a waiting room. Then the director Prof. Gustav Hollander examined us and told me I have such talent that he would have me take of Prof. Bohlmann instead of Prof. Dreyschock. Price 450 mks. We wrote out our programs at home. In the afternoon Uncle Franz Buettner came over in the eve." HISTORICAL NOTES: "It was a private school in Berlin with many notable tutors and alumni. It was originally founded in 1850 at the Berliner Musikschule by Julius Stern Theodor Kullak and Adolf Bernhard Marx. It was originally founded in 1850 as the Berliner Musikschule by Julius Stern Theodor Kullak and Adolf Bernhard Marx. Kullak withdrew from the conservatory in 1855 in order to create a new academy of sculpture and three-dimensional art. With Marx's withdrawal in 1856 the conservatory came exclusively under the Stern family and adopted its name. In 1894 it was taken over by Gustav Hollaender the uncle of film composer Friedrich Hollaender who moved the school's location to the Berlin Philharmonic concert hall on Bernburger Strasse in Berlin-Kreuzberg. In the course of the Gleichschaltung process the Stern Academy in 1936 was renamed Konservatorium der Reichshauptstadt Berlin controlled by the Nazi regime. Gustav Hollaender's heirs were diseased but for a few years they were able to run a "Jewish Private Music School Hollaender" until they were deported and murdered in 1941. After the end of the Second World War in 1945 the school was again renamed as the Städtisches Konservatorium City Conservatory in what was to become West Berlin. In 1966 it was merged with the public Akademische Hochschule für Musik into the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst Berlin State School of Music and the Performing Arts since 2001 the Berlin." The 3¼" x 8" diary's first page has a small tear and a worn cover but overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF F.M. BUETTNER STERN CONSERVATORY BERLIN PIANO PIANIST MUSICAL EDUCATION GUSTAV HOLLAENDER MUSIC STUDY GRAND TOUR EUROPE BERLINER MUSIKSCHULE JEWISH PRIVATE MUSIC SCHOOL HOLLAENDER KONSERVATORIUM DER REICHSHAUPTSTADT STÄDTISCHES KONSERVATORIUM 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
18680001708SS MEMPHIS HMS EUPHRATES THE FORT ALLAHABAD INDIA. Fair. 1868. On offer is a very interesting original 1868 manuscript diary handwritten by a British army officer signing himself Henry who details through exact copies of his letters to his Mother Father and Kitty a diary like journal with approximately 75 pages there has been some loss to the first section of the book but included are pages 73 - 80 then pages 89 - 160 are complete his time aboard a number of ships including the SS Memphis the HMS Crocodile and the HMS Euphrates and ends with a letter from 'The Fort' Allahabad Jan 26 1870. This journal will be of particular interest to researchers and historians of England's time in Colonial India and the travels society and relations between the British and their colonial subjects. Henry describes his life and times minutely for his family. Here aare some snippets: "We are now in about the hottest part of the Red Sea & where white people feel the heat more I believe than anywhere afloat - the heat was very bad last night & we lost a man from apoplexy - there is no chaplain aboard this ship but the captain read the service today - Aden is a very curious looking place - Bombay Harbour Nov 13 anchored 10 am - the destination of the regmt .is to be Cowpore - I like India it is certainly a wonderful wealthy country - I believe I shall have 6 servants as each man will only do one thing the first servant is one's Kitmagar or Butler ; the next is one's bearer who looks after one's clothes - not having our mess it is much dearer living - I never saw anything like the number and variety of birds beautiful parrots of all colours which make such a horrid screeching and no end of hawks and birds of the vulture tribe which keep our camp clean foul looking birds some of them are too - killed a fine hare with the little single a great big fox jumped up looked at me and trotted off - no hounds here - there is scarcely any gold in the country one always gets rupees they are the same as florins - I have got most of my servants; only my bearer can speak English; they are a curious looking lot." He book is in rough shape given the trauma of sections of the first part of the book missing but the pages in the 6. 3/4 inches x 4 1/2 are in great shape and very legible in Henry's precise hand. Overall F. ; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HMS EUPHRATES RIPORE BENGAL DEOLALEE INDIA BRITISH ARMY COLONIAL INDIA ALLAHABAD COWPORE HMS CROCODILE SS MEMPHIS TRAVEL TROOP MOVEMENTS ENGLAND TO INDIA TRAVEL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS BIOGRAPHY 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 . hardcover
19260001388ST. LOUIS MISSOURI BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS KEWANEE IL. Good. 1926. On offer is an original very charming archive of three 3 small diaries handwritten by Marion Butterwick an artist and designer from Kewanee Illinois. The diaries are dated through the Roaring 20s through to the start of the depression years of 1926 through 1930. Marion Butterwick b. May 5th 1908 - d. January 26th 2004 was well known for her sculptures abstract paintings and sketches. Small books 2 ½" x 3 ½" they cover four years of college with time spent in St Louis and Boston. The first book starts September 13 1926 as she leaves Kewanee Illinois on train and arrives at college in St Louis detailing college life: football game at Taylor Field; rallies and bonfires; gym; homework; study hall; Sunday school; shopping; coming back home from college then returning after semester break; swimming; basketball practice and much more. The second starts with September 11 1927 and another trip from Kewanee to St Louis to college. This diary indicates Marion was much more involved with clubs groups outings and a bit more socializing; plenty notes on classes and daily college life in 1927. Diary 2 is has about half used. The third book she titles: "Year in Boston" 1929-1930. Marion was attending college in Boston as the notes talk again about classes assignments social events of all kinds tea opinions and impressions on Boston church notes socializing travels and sights around Boston. Second half of this diary is labeled as the 2nd year at school in Boston. Diary 3 is like the first book almost full. Researchers and historians will be delighted with this treasure trove on the personal intimate life and development of a known artist in her formative college days. The diaries come with a small desk top holder. All are covered in a fabric which has started to fray in a few places. Overall G. ; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: BUTTERWICK ARTISTS SCULPTORS ILLINOIS BOSTON ST. LOUIS WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES POST SUFFRAGE 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 Als 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
18690001732CHARLESTON BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS. Very Good. 1869. On offer is a fascinating original post Civil War 1869 manuscript diary handwritten by Anna Wright Hooker filled with entries revealing a keystone year in this Boston woman's life. The year finds Anna and her family headed by her important doctor-husband Anson Hooker at the top of the Boston social scene: she and her husband socialized very frequently going into Boston almost daily. They attended the famous Peace Jubilee in Boston that summer for instance. Dr Hooker was always out tending to people it seemed sometimes in the middle of the night. He stayed with a suicide victim for two days and Anna recorded the sadness of the event a "broken heart" made him shoot himself in the head. The man had botched the attempt. Anna also visited friends often and were friends with the Hales and Bulfinches upper crust Boston families of great regard. There were upper middle class to wealthy people though Anna lived a rather humble life choosing to take on the majority of the chores herself primarily because of her young son. Neddie or Edward also became a famous Boston doctor. In April though the situation changed. Her daughter Martha was taken ill with some kind of rheumatism which left her bedridden and in great pain for weeks. Only opiates eased her pain. About that time also her husband's health began to fail. He first complained of a "lame arm" and began to also have pains and fatigue. He had always been quite strong going out on as many as 4 calls a day everything was a house call then for doctors. But around May he began to show marked signs of failing health Anna's horror and dismay is clearly recorded as she watched helpless as her husband's condition progressed from bad to worse. By autumn Dr Hooker could barely get out of bed. He died in early November and his funeral was attended by hundreds of people. He was after all one of the best known and well regarded Bostonians. All of this is recorded faithfully no matter what Anna's mood. BIO NOTES: Anna Wright 1813-1891 was descended from a Massachusetts Bay Colony Pilgrim family as was her husband Dr Anson Hooker 1799-1869. They married in 1834 and settled in Charlestown Massachusetts where Anson became a very prominent doctor and an alderman for the town among other things. He practiced medicine in Charlestown for 45 years and they had three children one of whom at the writing of this was only 8 years old Edward Dwight Hooker; 1858-1911. This would make Anna quite old at the time to bear a child as she was in her late 40s. She calls him Neddie and he is mentioned every day as Anna stays at home to care for him while her husband is out on calls. She had three siblings Luther Martha and William. Martha married Edmund Boynton. These people figure prominently in the diary being all very close in proximity and visiting their mother Anna's large townhouse in Charlestown extremely often. Hers was a busy life with the day's chores generally being mending she received a Singer Sewing machine in February and raves about it throughout cooking and cleaning as well as tending to Neddie. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ANNA WRIGHT HOOKER CHARLESTOWN MASSACHUSETTS DR. ANSON HOOKER BOSTON MEDICAL MEDICINE GENDER STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES PHYSICIAN WOMEN'S STUDIES AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN 19TH CENTURY 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
19460001787LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA CA. Good. 1946. On offer is an original 1946 manuscript diary handwritten by Los Angeles cab driver and drunk Vernon "Red" Johnson. He drove a taxi ! yet almost every entry mentions drinking beer getting drunk etc. At the end of January he vows one month without alcohol; by early February he's drinking again. At times one is convinced he might stop the drinking for once and for all especially when he begins and entry: 'A new bright day.' Only to end the same entry: 'Got some more of my delicious beer.' In the long run one realizes that 'and then I had a beer' is practically on the level of punctuation. He mentions his fares where he went and how much money he made. Also many family visits times with his wife etc. he votes Democratic; they lost. Mentions LA restaurants other sites etc. Oddly enough Vernon in his way does a great job in portraying his life and his humanity. Approx 4 x 5.5 inches and very full save for a small handful of days. Overall G.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF VERNON "RED" JOHNSON DRUNK DRUNKS ALCOHOLISM ALCOHOL SUBSTANCE ABUSE DRINKING BOOZE BOOZERS ALCOHOLICS TAXI DRIVERS LOS ANGELES DRUNK DRIVING ALCOHOL ABUSE CALIFORNIA POST WORLD WAR II 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 AMERICANA . unknown
19370009136MEREDITH COLLEGE RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA NC. Very Good. 1937. On offer is the lovely and interesting diary of a young female art student studying at Meredith College in Raleigh North Carolina. Her name is Anne Pateat and she is quite the character describing her life in a comprehensive and lovingly detailed way writing of her many adventures and readings her thoughts on art and shakespeare and a myriad of other ripe topics for a young womans mind in school to think over. She is obviously quite the student as evidenced by the fact that she is a member of Silver Shield Honors Society Junior Editor of The Acorn a campus literary magazine member of the English club and Field Hockey team and an avid participator in the Meredith College Crook Hunt in which the Junior Class of which Anne and her friends belong hunts for a crook or shepherds staff hidden by the senior class. It is a tradition that has been in Meredith College since 1906 and the diary is filled with numerous attempts to find the crook on campus. When 10 Oclock P.M. came around almost 6 of us started crooking and we were the usual sorry sights. We walked down the R.R. bend when we came to the highway. Maxie leafed around like a kangaroo and some one in a roadster stopped to find out what the trouble was. He went on when we started tearing back down the tracks. The next gentleman who stopped to investigated backed his car up and sat on the tracks and stared at us for several minutes. We were scared to death at first and ran wildly in all directions - but finally we stared him down - still no crook. While at school her life is filled with frequent work for her English classes lots of Shakespeare Robert Browning and other formative authors. In July Anne takes an exciting trip across the Atlantic on the famous Queen Mary to London Paris and then Edinburgh. On board the S.S. Queen Mary and we almost didnt make it! We went down to the dock at 10 to be early for a 12 oclock sailing and lo and behold the thing pulled out at 10:30! Shudder shudder at the thot of missing it! It is quite the most wonderful ship I have ever seen Her trip across the Atlantic is well and humorously noted and when she arrives in England she writes the long awaited day is over and the family is together! And what a family! They took peculiar to me and they primped on me because of the way I talk - so it goes. My first impression was that they all looked pale - but they improve on acquiescence and keep me roaring with laughter. She even takes to calling her family the thundering herd. Her trip makes up the last two months of entries in the journal and contains detailed accounts of everything seen and done in the European cities visited. Boy oh boy oh boy! have we done Paris! The entries stop on August 21 but pick up again September 9th. I vowed to start this little animal again when school commenced and it did in a big way. However only two entries were written before it stops again. Finally on September 20 she writes Im making another brave attempt at keeping this poor thing alive! but only a few days later on October 1st she writes her last entry in the book after which she stops writing in the journal for good. The diary as a whole is an absolutely fantastic look into the life of a strong humorous artistic young woman in the last few years before WW2. Its a fantastic document of Meredith College of pre-war America and Europe and of a wholly unique life. The front and back cover are in good condition showing some scuffing and wear but are still very structurally sound. The pages within are free of major discoloration rips or tears. The handwriting is legible and readable throughout in blue ink. There is some fading of the ink at points but it does not affect legibility. The book is approximately 380 pages in length of which around 300 have writing. OVERALL: VG. Sample text: Friday May 28 1937. The last exam is over and Im a senior in College! Wonderful day this afternoon. I went for my final hour in the library and it felt wonderful. Lee took me down to Macs for supper and we drove around for a little while. Carl was there for supper and was right much fun.After I came back this P.M. I sat in the course and talked.; Friday June 4. Most of this day I have been closeted with Kristen and its got me going - this morning I did tear myself away from it long enough to go to town with Pris and buy me some silk to make a suit and 2 patterns - the things will be real pretty when theyre made up. Every time we tried to get stuff to match the blouse for the suit wwe had to bike out to sidewalk with a bolt of cloth to see if it was o.k. By light of day. At 12 we went to the Doctors Office and I got stuck with a typhoid shot. The only insult I can see or feel is a sore arm - I guess sleepyness is just my natural state. Pris went to a bridge party at 3 all dolled up in a leg bow hat among other things - and she came home without the Prize. Happy has gotten so that she has to be scratched in a very winsome manner - It rained dogs and cats this aft and eve for a while.; Tuesday August 10. Boy oh boy oh boy! Have we done Paris. This A.M. and aft. we took a conducted tour around the city and did Napoleons Tomb hes buried in 6 coffins to prevent desecration saw Heloise and Abelard Mussets tomb a beautiful memorial to the Dead drove around the exhibition etc. This aft. we went to Notre Dame and saw the exquisite rose windows. There are some cardinals hats hanging in the ___ and when they fall from old age the souls of the deceased are supposed to leave purgatory. And this P.M. from 9 until 3 we have done the night life and have we done it! Several cabaret's and ended up at the Moulin Rouge dancing. The floor show there was grand and so was the orchestra. An English girl was the only other girl besides me so we didnt lack for partners. The Champagne flowed without cease. After the Moulin closed we ended the evening at a street side place with coffee at least I did. The Eng. girl was the only one who spoke French so we all had a charming time. Background: Anne Poteat Rose 94 born 1911 died Sunday April 24 2011 at the St. Francis Home after a period of declining health. She was born in the Kaifung region of China to her Missionary parents Gordon and Helen Carruthers Poteat. She graduated from the Shanghai American School and then sailed back to the United States to attend college at Meredith College in Raleigh N.C. where she earned her BA in English. Anne then met her family in Oxford England where they were able to tour England and Scotland. When their tour was complete the family returned to Pennsylvania on the Queen Mary. Anne then earned her Master's Degree in English at the University of Pennsylvania. In 1943 she began training with the Red Cross and went to France to work with the troops. She helped out on air bases and followed Gen. Patton's troops through Germany and the Red Ball Express. In 1945 she returned home to Chester Penn. While her father was teaching at Crozer Theological Seminary Anne met Rabon Rose and they later married. Anne and Rabon moved about the country as the ministry called him. They served churches in LaGrange N.C.; Austin Texas; Champaign Ill.; and Vero Beach Fla. In 1955 they moved to New Hampton New Hampshire. They both found teaching positions in schools in the area. Anne taught Senior English and Humanities at Franklin High School for 26 years before retiring. Anne was active within the community participating with the garden club helping with the selections of new books at the Gordon Nash Library and sang with the Pemigewasset Choral Society. She served on committees and sang in the choir at the New Hampton Community Church.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ANNE PATEAT NORTH CAROLINA RALEIGH MEREDITH COLLEGE WOMENS EDUCATION IN AMERICA WOMENS STUDIES WOMENS RIGHTS FEMINISM SILVER SHIELD HONORS SOCIETY THE ACORN MEREDITH COLLEGE CROOK HUNT HIGHER EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES FEMALE STUDENT PRE WORLD WAR TWO ERA RMS QUEEN MARY AN AMERICAN ABROAD EUROPE IN THE PRE-WAR YEARS LONDON PARIS EDINBURGH ENGLISH MAJOR WOMEN'S LIBERAL ARTS COLLEGES SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover
18560002121NICHOLSON PENNSYLVANIA SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY. Good. 1856. On offer is a super original well filled manuscript notebook handwritten as noted by the paper label: "Journal CALVIN C. HALSEY July 1856." His journal of July 31 1856-March 1859. This is a very interesting personal journal of this fascinating man's observations and doings in ante bellum Pennsylvania at a critical and formative time in the man's life. Handwritten by Dr. Halsey who served in many significant positions in Susquehanna County before and after becoming a physician including a principal at the Susquehanna Academy a clerk in the bank before he received his degree in medicine in 1858. In 1853 located to Nicholson PA until 1859. He was later the Susquehanna examining surgeon for the county; jail physician and coroner for Susquehanna County. He was a known abolitionist Free Soiler and a Republican. On the invasion of PA by Lee he went to Harrisburg in 1862 and raised Company D 35th Regiment of PA Militia. Halsey was Captain. US service July 2 1863 and mustered out Aug 7 of 1863. The ante bellum journal intimately details everyday events beginning with a trip on passenger train to Williamstown and description of some fellow travelers some "drinking Germans" to the common mundanities of life" talked to Little Harding about purchase of lot for an office 16x24 they ask the moderate price of $80.00!" Ends July 1859 he is deciding to board/live at certain place and saying he wrote annual communication to his Mother since it was his 36th birthday. The marbleized paper over board covers are about 6 by 7 ½" in size. Canvas tape at spine and on endpapers front back-probably an old repair long ago repair as the corners are leather which is now almost gone. All edges expose board-the hinge and covers feel secure the tape evidently serves its purpose well. Overall G.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CALVIN C.HALSEY PHYSICIAN CAPTAIN MILITIA CORONER SUSQUEHANNA COUNTY PENNSYLVANIA NICHOLSON ANTE BELLUM PRE CIVIL WAR 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 PAPEL . hardcover
1864000826RYE NEW HAMPSHIRE NH. Very Good. 1864. On offer are two 2 original 1864 Civil War era handwritten diaries kept by Charles E. Sleeper of Rye New Hampshire. Interesting and enigmatic Mr. Sleeper kept the two books one being sporadic with blocks of time missing while the other having been shared it seems by Mr. Sleeper and an unidentified partner. The shared book is almost fully written while the former is perhaps 50% written. Both include daily weather election news local news yellow fever deaths specified local events and a great deal about the Navy Yard where Mr. Sleeper spent a great deal of time. While the name of the naval yard is never specified it appears from other references to be Portsmouth and not Boston many mile further south. Mr. Sleeper also by example includes entries such as; 2 companies of soldiers made a raid at a store in Hampton and done mischief Col Pierce barn burnt down Fort Stevens near Washington attacked by rebels great fire at Portsmouth another fire at Penhallow St. Elkins Shannon Auctions going to Singing School James H. Dow dead at 38 Judge Bellows of Concord NH trial Patrick Dayes dead at 46 in a Navy Yard accident and many many more. Many hundreds of contacts co-workers and visits are named fully. VG.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ALS ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES CIVIL WAR ERA WAR BETWEEN THE STATES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT NEW HAMPSHIRE NH HOMEFRONT GENEALOGY NAVY YARD . unknown
19160002106DINTON AYLESBURY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE ENGLAND UK. Good. 1916. On offer is an interesting original and unique World War I manuscript home front relic. Unusual inasmuch as our author who writes from January 1916 to July Chris Grut Buckton of 36 Wellesley Road Harrow on the Hill a law clerk in London makes no effort to conceal his desire and attempts to avoid being called up to the army.Writing is a small precise hand filling each day almost in a Nature Lovers' Diary book foretelling his time spent outdoors and with nature he always comments on the weather mild that year and Mr Buckton reveals an almost idyllic home life like his cottage in Dinton near Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire with Hettie his wife but the backdrop on the War hangs like a dark cloud and though he begins writing about how he is looking forward to spending time at the cottage and he seems to have an affectionate relationship with his wife but work is a bit of a soap opera where 'Mr Alfreds' has a drink problem his later attempts to evade a front line posting take on a rather desperate edge. Here are some snippets: January 7th 'Saw Jess today home on leave from trenches. he related some remarkable stories to us. Does not all like the Belgian people.' January 13th 'at Westminster County Court over Italian case' January 16th 'Good sermon in the evening "enrolled to be a soldier". A very appropriate subject as many of us being enrolled' January 17th 'Hettie gave me a little note this evening suggesting giving up the cottage. She little knows the disappointment this would be to me and all the delightful little surprises I have planned for her. January 27th 'Charlie Butcher came to see me today. He starts for France next week. When will this wicked murder of the best of our young lives cease' January 31st 'Another zepp raid on Paris last night two nights in succession. London I suppose will have the next turn' February 1st 'Warning having been given at Harrow at 5.00 of zeppelin raid. Daddu and I just got home in time before the trains were stopped' February 2nd. Getting through Maeterlinck's Life of the Bee. I think it would be more interesting if there had been a few illustrations and a little less philosophy. the raid seems to have done great damage.' February 13th 'Hettie remarked about the general shabbiness of the Harrow boys about the street' February 24th 'It seems quite possible the married groups may be called up for service there by June. Fancy me a soldier!' February 29th 'Hettie looking rather downhearted over my having to join the army.' March 3rd 'Wrote off to the LLCucation dept to enter for training as a munitions worker. If I could do this it would be better for Hettie than joining the army. They are moving along very sharply in their calling up of the married men.' March 5th 'We had another zeppelin raid tonight' March 8th 'Got a form from the LCC today for the munitions classes so I suppose I shall soon be donning the dungarees . in a machine shop making shells. What a prospect.' March 9th 'Attended a meeting of my Law Clerks Society this evening.they determined that all members should be reinstated & that death claims should be met. This to be met by increased subscriptions.' March 16th 'The married men's protest grows apace but I do not think it will do much good.' March 17th St Patrick's Day 'Mr Alfred has gone off to keep the drinkers festival. He will no doubt soak in whisky.it makes me heart sick at times to see the whisky bottle brought out in the office. a formerly courteous and generous hearted fellow to work for but being gradually ruined by the curse of whisky drinking.' 'My thoughts went back to a funeral service one dark December day when I buried all my early and ardent boyhood love in a grave in East London' March 20th 'Mr Alfred came in today as I thought still feeling the effects of St Patrick's Day. His wife almost as bad. When one thinks of the what the children of such a marriage must be one cannot help shuddering and hoping there will be none' March 21st 'Went to a phrenologist today Mr O'Dell in Ludgate Circus and he gave me a delineation and description of my character which is remarkably good and accurate.Hettie read my diaries today and tells me she was pleased. She tells me I once said she wasn't very loveable. I don't remember myself but if so it is quite wrong' March 24th 'Lunched at the Cornerhouse and was much disgusted to see young girls taking liquors and smoking cigarettes. What will the next generation of children be like one wonders.' March 31st 'Another zeppelin raid tonight and we sat up waiting what might come from 9 until 3.30 in the morning when the trains began running again.' April 1st 'read 'Degenerate Germany what a disclosure!' April 4th 'had a delightful evening with Hettie but do not record our conversation. It is too intimate for any but ourselves to know' April 26th 'The call is posted up at last for me to report on 24th May' May 2nd 'general conscription brought in today so I should not have escaped & it is better to have volunteered than to have been forced to serve one's country. Lost my armlet and had to report same to police.' May 4th 'Am waiting eagerly for tomorrow night to see her Hettie again. How I miss her. I daren't think of what the army will mean.' May 26th 'saw Mr Alfred off to Paignton today this morning then walked back through the park. Parties of stalwart guardsmen were being taught to stick 12 inches of cold steel in other human beings. Ugh! It makes one's blood cold to think I might have to go through all that' June 1st 'saw Liet barker today home from the front on leave & he recommends me to write to the War Office for a post as clerk in the Ordnance Dept.' June 5th 'Went with Mr Alfred today to the law Society for my appeal but unfortunately they will not listen to it at all. They cannot consider me indispensable so I shall get no extension or exemption whatever. This means I shall find myself swept into the army maelstrom within a few weeks. Must now look out for some decent corps but am much afraid the specialised ones will be full. . Hettie poor darling was of course terribly upset.' June 7th Had a letter & photo from Walter Richards. he thinks I ought to have no difficulty in getting a clerical post in RAMC but am afraid he does not appreciate the difficulty now.I am farid there is nothing for it but a line regiment & probably the front in a few months time. My neighbour Mr Doyle has got in the Scots Guards & tells me the Royal Flyinbg Corps is open again so shall try for something there.' June 9th 'Went to the Polytechnic this morning to try for the Royal Flying Corps but met with no success as I am not a skilled mechanic and clerks and store keepers are only wanted over 41.' June 15th 'Got out my lantern slides & films so as to make some sort of show of my technical knowledge. Busy reading up my RAMC notes.' June 16th 'Went up to the RAMC headquarters at Chelsea but after waiting half an hour came away no one having taken the slightest notice of me or asking who I was or my business. I might have been the biggest spu going.' June 20th 'Called in at Harrow recruiting office and saw the sergeant major. he tells me there is absoultely nothing for me but some infantry unit.was advised to go to Holburn Recruiting Office for the medical examination.got all my papers returned from RAMC with two or three lines that no vacancies for two or three years!! June 21st Got to Holburn at 9.0 Quite a large crowd of fellows already there. Waited till 11.30 when was given a card to go at 2 o'clock. Back to office and did some work and returned to recruiting office at 2 Waited again until 4.0 Saw Queen Alexandria. Upstairs at 4.30 Had to get into one's birthday suit and at 5 was called to parade before the doctors. .passed for general service." "Came out with a heavy heart for I know what this will mean to those at home. There is however something in being fit to serve one's country. Some of the specimens were miserably made. June 23rd 'i got a bit of hope when it appears Mr Alfred had seen a Mr hall who has a friend at the War Office who can fill vacancies in the ASC' June 26th 'Mr hall rings up this morning to say his friend thinks he has a post if I am passed for clerical work but "general service" looms up.' June 27th 'From a letter in Mr Rees' Chambers it seems evident the Boss is out to ruin Alfred altogether. What an end for an old family business!! Largely brought about by drink.' July 4th 'I was able to see the Commissioner and found him quite a reasonable old barrister. he was very sympathetic & practically assured me he would recommend a grant to cover rates and taxes premiums and school fees so this will take a great load off my mind.' July 7th 'Caught the express to Marylebone and was at the office before 11 Mr Alfred did not arrive untile nearly 1. Alfred seems to have gone silly with worry and I can see he will never be any good to continue in business. had to go up to Somerset House& the Law Courts this afternoon probably for the last time.' The entries end in July presumably as he is called up. We note the battle of the Somme begins in July 1916. Casual research finds that a man by the same name lived through until 1940. Overall G.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CHRISTOPHER GRUT BUCKTON DINTON AYLESBURY BUCKINGHAMSHIRE WWI WW1 WORLD WAR I WORLD WAR 1 THE WAR TO END ALL WARS HOME FRONT ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN UNITED KINGDOM 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 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 HANDSKRIFT AUTOGRAFER EGENHÄNDIGT HANDSKRIVET HANDSKRIVEN MANUSKRIPT BREV SIGNERAD SIGNERAT SIGNATUR NAMNTECKNING AUTOGRAF HANDSKRIFTER . unknown
19180002343ASEA ABOARD THE USS MOCCASIN. Good. 1918. On offer is a super original ship board manuscript diary handwritten by as inscribed 'George W. Oliphant S. S. Moccasin for formerly the German passenger liner "Prinz Joachim." Father: Charles H. Oliphant 169 Danforth St. Portland Maine." George does a great job as a diarist if a little sporadic at times bringing the action aboard ship to startling reality in his descriptive entries. The page a day style diary has 100 or so entries most of those dated February 7th through April 26th with few other entries before and after starts upon enlistment but before he can join he is trying to get some kind of license and having to go through the courts to do so. Likely regarding his rating in the Navy. The diary goes a long way to show the danger and at times dire hours for the ships and men at sea who served in support of the fighting elements and the people suffering the War in Europe. To that end this ship was a refrigerated cargo ship delivering frozen food to Bordeaux France and the very first trip out there is trouble for the crew and ship which while makes for exciting reading the reality for these brave sailors near fatal. Here are some snippets: 1918 "January 18th Called on Inspectors who agreed to give me my license. My argument evidently worked." "January 30th Went to New York and enrolled as officer in Naval Reserve as Ensign. Ordered uniform and returned on night train." "February 7th Called on Mr. _____and with whom had lunch. Advised him that I could not consider Montpelier job without notifying firm. Decided to drop entire matter until my return from war Took three o'clock for NY. Arriving late. Staid at Saint George Brooklyn .Reported for duty at 4:30 P.M. at N. A. K. to Captain Beckwith. Moved to Hunt's for night and went to theatre with them where we saw Wm Gillette." "February 16th Called on Bowman and advised him that for T.'s sake an my families I would drop the matter about the license tho I felt that I should in justice to myself clear my name of any imputation of impropriety in case such an opinion had been given credence by the Bureau owing to Wilson's jealousy and circulation of false stories about my school. Went out with York of Coast Trans. Line with whom I hope to go across ." "February 17th Called on Capt. Thompson and among other things insisted either that he tell Cap. Beckwith of the status of my license or that I do so. He said I might be disenrolled. I told him that I would prefer to be disenrolled to holding a commission under my misunderstanding as to my qualifications. He finally agreed to tell B. himself tomorrow. I advised him that I intended to carry my appeal to Kedfried which he seemed glad to hear." "February 20th 9:00 A.M. Reported on board S. S. Moccasin Captain Powers commanding and then took 24 hours liberty. Went to Anderson and ordered coat. That night with Em. To Kenney's Vaudeville and home to Hunt's at 2 A.M." "February 25th & 26th Mr. Sullivan Executive officer Lieut reported and assigned to me duties of assistant to Executive .Stood 24 hour watch 12 P.M. S. S. Moccasin went into commission. John A. Meagler Ensign reported for duty from USS Jupiter Trenton N. J." "March 4th On duty all day rigging booms etc. etc. 4:10 P.M. Called Police Headquarters reg. theft of pitcher and having found finger prints on saloon rail. Detective appeared an hour later but could do nothing. 8 P.M. Lieut. Goodphile came aboard finger print expert from Police Headquarters and "fixed" prints which were to be photographed tomorrow. Stood watch of Meagler from 6-12 midnight sick. Rain snow warm." "March 11th 9:20 A.M. got under way 4 tugs assisting for trial trip to adjust compasses etc. Stood out 5 miles E. of Ambrose Channel L. S. I was on duty on bridge from 9:20 to 4:30 when we docked South side pier 6 Bush G Terminal. Hit telegraph on head first time after watching old man. Evening Murdock and I took in sights. Flying sign "S" and recognition signal." "March 23rd 1:30 P.M. We left Bush Docks about 9:30 and made way for Ambrose Ch. L. V. the pt. of departure for the convoy to consist of 39 vessels. Formation made at 4 o'clock beautiful day cool but clear. 39 vessels in 6 columns stretching for miles with cruiser De Monies in lead of No. 3. Col. and we 2nd in No. 2 Col. Frenchman leading F'chman dropped out leaving us in lead. Captain gave me 4 to 8 watch Murdock 1 -4 Hennesey and Ryan 8-12." "March 26th On duty at 4 A.M. All alone on the bridge of a 7000 ton ship and the Atlantic for so far as we could tell not a ship was near us. Weather cleared and at 5 I discerned two lights one forward one aft. Whether tramps or neutrals or part of convoy I could not tell. Called old man. Held course and at 5:30 the clouds lifted and scattered all over horizon 20 miles away. I picked up 12 ships. A welcome sight. I took my first sight for Longitude and came within 4 miles of old ____." In the morning 20 ships were with them but they also discovered a leak and had to work hard to repair it. Said it was 15 feet below water line and this is when all the excitement begins. "March 30th Water gaining. A seam is also spreading and you hear the water rushing in and falling in that below. An awful sound to one who realizes its seriousness. A storm might prove fatal to the safety of the ship. Captain suggested the Azores as a possibility." EDITOR'S NOTES: The Captain asked him to keep quiet about the seriousness of the leak but it was very distressing and the storm was getting worse. And he's still standing watch alone. They find out in the morning that they are now 3 miles off course and still in danger he writes: "Wind howling shrieking seas up to bridge 33 feet not a ship in sight. I went to supper when half way there we took a terrific roll 50 degrees and I was thrown clear of my chair for 15 feet hitting the dining table on my back in middle of room. As I passed made a grab for Exec's chair which came up by the roots. I landed on my shoulder beyond the table with another injury than a smashed thumb which the doc. fixed up. Just as I was returning to the bridge a boy came running up from engine room for doctor ." A 300 pound structure tore loose and flew across the engine room floor hurting several men and one was yelling that all the life boats were breaking loose. One man came near to going overboard. He says "We worked four hours griping in boats forty cowards shuddering and praying and 15 men doing the work." He goes on to say that the seas were enormous and towered above the bridge 15 feet. Says "It was the most awful experience of my life. I have seen storms and seas but none that compared with this." Finally on April 5th the wind dies down and they meet up with their convoy but not before they end up in the "Submarine Zone" with two messages received "War Warnings." "April 6th Nothing of note today tho the constant vigil and increasing strain is telling on everyone. The least bit of good news by wireless and there is good news only by comparison ." "April 7th The Des Moines still missing and in the heart of danger zone 300 miles from land. No lights for two nights no wireless no news." The next day he gets called to the bridge to send an SOS because the ship Cadillac was torpedoed and needs help. Thirty three ships now remained in the convoy. "April 14th The Cadillac ___to be one of our own convoy. Tanker whose position was first in sixth column. She was in sight of Northern ships in convoy when torpedoed and her guns were seen and heard working. 6 P.M. eight more destroyers joined us and by dark there were a total of ten circling around us shooting at their target suddenly stopping ready to blast off here or there whenever she might detect anything suspicious. They were like bloodhounds use to the wind poised ready to spring sniffing and listening for prey. Great stuff." The 4 x 6 inch diary is overall G. HISTORICAL NOTES: "USS Moccasin ID-1322 was a United States Navy refrigerated cargo ship in commission from 1918-1919. She was the third ship to carry her name. Moccasin was built as the German commercial passenger-cargo ship SS Prinz Joachim in 1903 at Flensburg Germany by Flensburger Schiffbau-Gesellschaft for the Hamburg America Line. When the United States entered World War I on the side of the Allied in April 1917 the United States Government seized her and placed her under the control of the United States Shipping Board for use during World War I. Renamed SS Moccasin she entered service as an American civilian cargo ship. Late in 1917 the United States Army chartered her. The U.S. Navy acquired Moccasin at New York City on 19 February 1918 for World War I use as a refrigerated cargo ship. She was assigned the naval registry Identification Number Id. No. 1322 and commissioned as USS Moccasin on 26 February 1918. SERVICE HISTORY: Assigned to the Naval Overseas Transportation Service Moccasin departed New York City on 14 March 1918 with a convoy for Europe arriving at Bordeaux France on 13 April to unload her cargo of frozen food. Moccasin continued to operate as a refrigerator ship making crossAtlantic runs to Europe from New York until she decommissioned on 2 June 1919. She was transferred to the United States Shipping Board the same day. She returned to commercial service as SS Moccasin later in her career being renamed SS Porto Rico."; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF GEORGE W. OLIPHANT USS MOCCASIN WWI WW1 WORLD WAR ONE WORLD WAR 1 PRINZ JOACHIM PORTLAND MAINE NORTH ATLANTIC NAVY NAVAL MARINE MARINERS SUPPORT VESSELS IN THE WAR EFFORT CARGO SHIPS USN UNITED STATES NAVY 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
18990001874MOUNT VERNON IOWA IA. Good. 1899. On offer is a fascinating original archive of 12 manuscript diaries handwritten by the personable and charming Glenn W. Hovey. The diaries dated 1899 through 1911 offer a rare opportunity to witness the development of this young Iowa boy from elementary school days to a 24 year old college man on the cusp of following his life calling. Along with the narrative Glenn's writings have the added depth of having tucked in a great deal of ephemera such as newspaper clippings photos documents etc. It is absolutely fascinating to see this young boy grow as his age and maturation progresses so does the writing style and penmanship. Besides the typical daily mundane doings of the day and a young man raised in a good home church and social life Glenn can also wax philosophic: "Jan 1 1903 Goodbye old book. I regret to lose you as so close a companion but you will show me in later years this was one of the best years of my life". "Is the time spent in studying Greek or Latin lost No because one is studying the highest types of civilization ages & peoples that have done things". Very last entry: GOOD BYE 1911. I loved you a lot and you loved me in return. It has been the best and happiest time of life. Have been made more a man. Sunday has been a good long day and I have lived a lot. Went to church at N Park Cong and took lunch in my room then read and wrote some letters. It has been a pleasant day. A big snow storm last night covered everything and made it white. May New Year be as pleasant. Good bye." Sometimes he uses the books for financials. Clearly well educated he had a deep interest in music social times with friends love for family and was very studious. He was mentioned in the newspaper social page several times so one could assume the family was comfortably well off. Overall G.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF GLENN HOVEY IOWA GENDER STUDIES YOUNG MEN STUDIES CORNELL COLLEGE MOUNT VERNON COLE LIBRARY 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
19440001669CASTLE ARCHDALE IRELAND WARRINGTON UK HAGERSVILLE. Good. 1944. On offer is a unique original 1944 - 1948 manuscript 5 year World War II diary handwritten by a Royal Canadian Air Force R.C.A. F. serviceman named we believe Cross as evidenced by the note: "CAN. R. 97172 LAC. CROSS. T.d. R.C.A.F." on the personal identification page. The diary covers 1944 through 1946 which are full of entries and then just a few for 1947 and 1948. The diary covers this Canadian's service in Ireland at the renowned 423 Squadron Castle Archdale until November 1944 then to Warrington England until December 1944 and then back to Canada to the SFTS Service Flying Training School Hagersville near Hamilton Ontario. During World War II Hagersville was the home of the British Commonwealth Air Training Plan station 16 Service Flying Training School teaching trainee pilots how to fly the Harvard and Anson aircraft. This diary offers a unique perspective on a number of levels: on the one hand our writer details the war effort as only an enthusiastic serviceman itching to be in the thick of it will report but then he also provides a fascinating look into the transition from War to peace and his reintroduction into non-service life with his new wife as of June 1944 and then a baby son a year or so later making for a Canadian War Bride story too. Lastly one gets a feel for the home front in Ontario in the last year of the War and shortly thereafter. One fascinating entry in November of 1944 relates: 'Zombies' rioting in Canada burning flags striking officers because of talk of conscription for overseas service.' Here are just a few snippets of the many notable entries: 1944 "January 1st & 3rd Lectures on grenades and drill in morning. OM drill later in morning. Off in afternoon. Wrote letters all evening. Berlin raided again. Tonight 1000 tons down .I was flight commander today. Down in hangers all morning. On drill in afternoon. In camp all evening. Played snooker and wrote letters." "March 11th Worked on hull of "D.3" all day and finished at 1900 hrs. "W2" sank sub last night and got shell through front of hull. Wrote letters and played poker." "May 27th Up at 0500 hrs. Same old trip over. Had fun sober in Belfast with wing. Ral. prisoners reported at Belfast today. Swedish. "Grisholm." Saw "This to the Army." "June 5th Stayed in hotel all day. Played darts and dominoes. Dolly left on 4:50 train and I for hotel. Back to hostel clubhouse and dance. 5th Army into Rome suburbs today." "June 12th Cable came from mum at 0930. Dolly and I married registry office L'pool south 11:30. Her mum and Mr. Harvey witnesses. Fred Ash for pictures. Stork Hotel for dinner. Just the 4 of us. Train. Exchange St. 1:45. Arrive Windermere 6. Staying Mrs. Hogarth's 3 Cross St. to Brookside for drink. Met "Taffy" and May." "July 20th Dental at 0900. All of Echelon's picking weeds. Washed "3a" out. P.M. Kit inspection 1330 worked on mum's lighter. Early show "Adventurers of Tartu". Russians over Gerry's 1941 starting point. Gerry's finished and should throw in towel soon I hope!!!" "August 12th My day off so slept till noon. Hiked to Enniskillen. Snow in afternoon. "Devil with Hitler" and "Hi Diddle Diddle." Dance in evening. No. _____ back to camp on 23-30 liberty transport. "T-2" crashed on island at noon today in Lough. 3 killed. Can't find bodies because she burned." 1945 "February 3rd Up at noon. Around hut all day. In canteen in evening. To dance in opera house. To bed right after. Russian's 30 miles from Berlin." "March 3rd Up at 7 A.M. in officer's mess at 9 A.M. Out at 10:30. Our argument worked. Downtown with Doll in P.M. She bought grey coat in Simpson's. To Tivoli saw "Fighting Lady" and "Sunday Dinner for Soldier." Had dinner in Diana's Lunch. Home at 11 P.M. Canadians and Yanks in Cologne. Went to Hamilton with dad in truck at 11:30. Home at 4:30 A.M." "April 28th & 29th Missed train so took bus at 0745. Finished at 12:45. Saw Victory Parade. To Laplaza. Saw "Yellow Canary." Mussolini captured by Italian Partisans today .Slept late. Fixed flat! Dad helped. Painted spare tire cover. Mussolini his mistress and some of his friends shot in Milan Italy. Talk of peace from Heinrich Himmler Chief of Gestapo." "May 1st Clear. Work as usual. Back in final assembly. Same crew. M. St. Clair to decorate our rooms. Hitler reported killed in Reich chancellery in Berlin! Not confirmed believed suicide! Admiral Doenitz taken over. Used to U-Boat Boss." "May 4th Work as usual on stripping with Stella all day. Bed early. German armies surrendering all over the place so it seems the war is over. We captured Munich Heart of Nazism!" "May 25th Work as usual on strips of F. M. 178 all day with Jean. Fell asleep in easy chair in evening. Heinrick Himmler captured and committed suicide-poison-Ribbintrop only one loose now." "August 6th All morning getting ready to go to Musselman's. Down to 83 at 4 P.M. Loaded car with bedding grub carriage Eileen Bob Doll and 3 kids. Quite a load! Left for lake at 7:15. Arrived at 9 P.M. Just put stuff in house had supper and went to bed! Cold night so no swim. U.S. used atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan! City flattened 150000 killed." 1946 "January 3rd William Joyce Nazi Lord Haw-haw hanged this morning at Wadsworth Prison London England at 4 A.M. this morning. To work at 7. Crafted 16 units. Home at 5:30. In house all evening. Doll had Butch inoculated for Diphtheria and Whooping Cough today at clinic so his arms left and right bothering him tonight." "January 12th Dwight D. Eisenhower in Toronto today at U. of T. for degree in Doctor of Laws. Drove down to 83 in evening. Bought ½ doz. large beers. Jim and I had 1 apiece. Home at 1:30 A.M. Roads like glass! So done some sliding." "June 18th Work as usual. Joe Louis vs. Billy Conn fight tonight in Yankee Stadium N.Y. Seats $10 to $100. Joe K.O'd Billy in 8th round for his 22nd win!" "June 30th Down to N.Y.P. at 1 P.M. Only worked till 4:30 on taking head off SO's to do valve job. Developed films in cellar in evening. Listened to radio description of atom bomb drop on Bikini Atoll. 3 ships sunk and 52 damaged or fired of target fleet." "August 3rd Down to beach in A.M. All gang came down in swimming and had swell time. Packed up in P.M. and pulled out at 6 P.M. into Picton shopping. Also went to see Walter Boyer about 1925 Overland he sold for me in 1941. Brought Doc. McEvilla home with us. Home at 2 A.M. Had to move Marino off our Chesterfield so Doc could sleep there. Stinky smelly city to come back to!!" Cross does a super job mentioning the people and places he meets including: Bronte Beach Enniskillen Wolverhampton Belfast Preston Hagersville Hamilton and Toronto and many many more. The cover of the diary has pulled away from the spine in the front and so has the first page but the binding and the rest of the pages are together but there is a bit of foxing on the edges of the pages. The diary measures about 4 ¼" x 5 ½". Overall G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE WORLD WAR II R.C.A. F. SQUADRON CASTLE ARCHDALE SERVICE FLYING TRAINING SCHOOL WAR BRIDES SFTS HOME FRONT HAMILTON ONTARIO IRELAND WWII WW2 WORLD WAR 2 HITLER ATOMIC BOMB MUSSOLINI LAC. CROSS 97172 HAGERSVILLE RCAF CANADIANA 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
