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GERALDINE HENRYBiblio.com

1929 - 1930 ORIGINAL CHARMING MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A RURAL ARKANSAS TEENAGER COMING OF AGE IN PRE DEPRESSION AMERICA

19290008034PLAINVIEW ARKANSAS OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST. Good. 1929. On offer is a young high school student's diary that follows part of her experiences growing up in rural Arkansas. Measuring about 6in by 3 1/2 in this leather bound 5-year diary spans the years 1929 to 1933. The cover is in good condition with some wear marks and the clasp works. The entries for 1929 are nearly complete 1930 about 45% and only a couple of days each in 1931 and 1933. Geraldine Henry lives in the small community of Plainview Arkansas and attends Plainview High School. From the context of some entries a reader could surmise that she is 16 or 17 years old. The entries themselves are full of the ordinary day-to-day events of a young high school student: "Rained like everything. I went to school and wished it would stop as Plainview could play Ola Arkansas on Wed" Jan 22 1929 "Went down to Holiman's drug store and spent the afternoon most all my friends were down there." Feb 2 1929 "had a good time at school today .Train time Corinne and I went to Post Office. Heard the news. If you ever want to hear gossip go to Post Office." Mar 21 1929 ". Today was my birthday Lathelle gave me a compact and lip stick. Corine gave party tonight and she gave me handkerchief and garter set" Nov 22 1929. The entry for Sept 13 contains a small annotated photograph. The Memoranda section has a number of autograph entries similar to a high school yearbook. The value of this diary lies in the snapshot they offer to a social historian of life in a small town in rural Arkansas during the years between WWI and WWII; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF OUACHITA NATIONAL FOREST LITTLE ROCK FORT SMITH 20th CENTURY 1920S 1930S GERALDINE HENRY PLAINVIEW ARKANSAS TWO RIVERS SCHOOL DISTRICT YELL COUNTY ARKANSAS DEEP SOUTH DIXIE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES GENDER STUDIES YOUTHS SCHOOL STUDENTS DIARY SOCIAL STUDIES RURAL TOWNS 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

GLADYS BAILEYBiblio.com

1941 - 1945 ORIGINAL GROUP OF FOUR 4 WORLD WAR II ERA MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY A HARDWORKING UPSTATE NEW YORK WOMAN RICHLY DETAILING A FULL FAMILY FARMING LIFE STEPS FROM THE SOUTH SHORE OF LAKE ONTARIO

19400008219RED CREEK; NEW YORK. Good. 1940. On offer is an excellent collection of 4 diaries 1940 1943 1944 and 1945 and ephemera from a farm woman who lived in rural upstate New York. All diaries measure 7.5' x 5.0' each contains 183 pages and memoranda and all of them are in good condition. 1940 1944 and 1945 diaries are 100% complete 1943 diary is 50% complete. Gladys Bailey lived on a farm in upstate New York quite close to Lake Ontario. She was born on April 29th 1912. A handwritten genealogy in the ephemera indicates that she was born in 1912 maiden name Weisner and married to James Emery Bailey who came from Nelson Pennsylvania and was in the logging business. She had two children Donald and Mae. She lived on the family farm with her extended family. The diaries portray in detail the daily events and happenings on a mixed-use farm in mid-20th century: "Washed clothes and got them dry. Ironed in afternoon. Mother called Belle Robinson done chores. Had a big dish of cooked dandelions for dinner. Got a card from Arnie saying he is going to Louisiana. Set a hen on 15 eggs." Apr. 14 1941; "Mother Alice and I gathered greens - horseradish milkweed and dandelion. Alice sent for oil stove. The men planted beans. Went to Francis for fish supper. Emery took the horse over to Charlie' L. Tonight. Eddie and Carl got pigs. We got two also ." May 21 1941; "Very pleasant about 38 deg. We washed in A.M. and worked on rug in P.M. Kiddies gone to school. Men working in the woods and Emery drawing logs. Went to bed about 10 o'clock and slept good."Feb. 21 1943; "Pleasant but darn cold men ploughing clean all downstairs and Chas. room man brought 75 gal gas & 100 kerosene put 13 chicks under hen had killing frosts hardly slept at all at night Emery ploughed until 1 A.M. so long" May 18 1943; "Hear first golden robin and bobolink. Nearly all summer birds are here. We were going over to Frances but couldn't make it as men worked on cow fence until nearly noon. Let cows out first today. We were going to help Frances can greens. Mother and I cleaned and mowed lawn. Lovely day. Mother has terrible cold. Gathered dandelions to can went over to Ernest this eve" May 11 1944; "It was a nice day. Emery thrashed for Bruce;. Charlie cultivated beans in A.M. In P.M. drew wheat for . We canned 5 qts of peas ." July 26 1944; "Started sending milk to Martville boys also got some feed. Red cow came in this morn. no good I baked butter scotch cookies mother 2 cherry pie 2 apple It was a lovely sunny day. Carl made out his occupational Farm papers today" Mar 1 1945. The entries are very local. Although there is a world war raging there is no mention of it in her diaries. The entries paint a detailed and vivid picture of life on this family farm. A social historian would find it offers a goldmine of information - from daily weather to crops planted and day-to-day operations of the farm. The ephemera contains newspaper clippings cards and assorted notes. What is likely the most valuable though is a four-page handwritten genealogy of the family. What comes through is the warm relationships between the members of this family and their friends and neighbours.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; UNITED STATES: 1940s; MID-20TH CENTURY; GLADYS BAILEY; JAMES EMERY BAILEY; RED CREEK NY; WAYNE CO. NY; FARMING IN MID-20TH CENTURY AMERICA; WARTIME AMERICA; FARM WOMEN; FARM LIFE IN 1940S; UPSTATE NEW YORK; FARMING OPERATIONS; DIETARY PATTERNS IN WARTIME AMERICA ; AGRICULTURE IN UPSTATE NEW YORK IN 1940s; FAMILY FARMS IN WAYNE COUNTY NY; WOMEN 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

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Goebert, Lt Commander HerbertBiblio.com

1943 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY WORLD WAR II DOCTOR AND SURGEON WHO DETAILS LIFE IN COMBAT 1943-1944

19430000191943. Original World War II Lt. Commanders personal diary that belonged to Lt. Commander Herbert Goebert USNR while on active military duty. This diary is in excellent intact condition. Entries range throughout 1943 and 1944. Here are some of the entries: writing of D-Day - he writes on Monday June 5th 1944 23:30 hrs. "News of invasion in London 6:30 A.M. 6/6 have a happy group around radio. 2 letters looks formidable in date. This invasion means beginning of end but a long way yet". Tuesday February 22 1944: "Worst unable to read yet. 120 - 125 per hour. I was blown off feet onto fanny. Two huts gone. Aided corpman securing gear. Von I Fires all out for unable to read plenty cold. Tempted to pack my gear. Lights all on. No worry about surprise attack tonight". Monday April 10 1944: Mentions the Sullivans. Friday April 21 1944 23:30 hrs: "Just finished 56 hr. duty without sleep. Everything is OK. Can't tell what happened. So tired I need sleeping tablet. Have been recomended as doing an excellent job. So I had a cutting good time. Had 2 letters 4/10 4/11". June 15 1944: Speaks of B-29's over Japan. August 24 1943/44: Speaks of having dinner with the Presidents physician. Friday December 31 1943: " Seems like wishful thinking to think of peace next year! So much to be done. Lets hope we're wrong". Many other interesting entries. By reading this diary it would seem that Lt. Commander Goebert was transfered from base to base. He writes of being homesick and how his son is a year and a half older since he last seen him. Lt Commander Goebert was a surgeon and he writes of many of the cases that he performed "bullet in brain" and "epidemic of amputations" and this is just to name a few. . Soft Cover. Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Manuscript. Paperback

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HUGH OTTO WILLIAMSBiblio.com

1941 - 1942 EXCEPTIONAL RELIC OF WORLD WAR TWO FLIGHT AND PILOT TRAINING BEING AN ORIGINAL DIARY OF A YOUNG CADET AS HE MAKES HIS WAY WITH TREMENDOUS DETERMINATION TO BECOME AN INSTRUCTOR HIMSELF ONLY NINE MONTHS AFTER HIS OWN INSTRUCTION

19410009131AIR CORPS BASIC FLYING SCHOOL GUNTER FIELD. Very Good. 1941. On offer are two detailed and fascinating diaries of the early years of World War II told from the perspective of flight cadet and later Lieutenant and instructor Hugh Otto Williams. The books arent diaries exactly but books in which Williams wrote down the letters he sent to his brother Toby Williams of Kings Mountain North Carolina. The first diary depicts the daily life of Williams as a U.S. Air Corps flying cadet in training at the Mississippi Institute of Aeronautics in Jackson Mississippi. This diary goes from January to August 1941. The second diary follows Williams as a flight instructor at the Air Corps Basic Flying School at Gunter Field later Shaw Field in Montgomery Alabama. It goes from September 1941 to July 1942. In the beginning of the first diary Williams is a brand new cadet having just arrived in Jackson Mississippi. He describes in excellent detail what it was like to learn how to fly the difficulties the instructors written and physical exams the routines and drills that would make him a pilot. Along with the flying comes the rules regulations exercises inspections and all the other realities of learning to be a soldier and pilot. Only 25 days after he first arrives at the base after passing tests and exams and drills he solos supervised for the first time. I soloed - yes all by myself - it did make me feel good. It is an almost indescribable feeling to be up there by yourself. Funny it didnt scare me one bit. In fact I kinda had a feeling of peace as soon as I got off the ground. Williams talks about almost every single time he flies up in the hour what it was like what he did what he learned etc. In February he is flying all by himself in the plane and continuing to learn more and more. He comments that a large number of cadets have failed tests and washed out meaning they were not good enough to continue. By February there are only 40 or so cadets left out of an initial 92. He graduates in March and moves to Gunter Field in Montgomery Alabama as part of class 41-F. His instructor here is a Lt. McIntyre A southerner and seemed to be awfully nice and later a Lt. Salisbury. The planes at Gunter Field are different as well: There ships sure are lots different from what we have been flying. More instruments that you can shake a stick at. Sure will be lots of things to remember to do. They have two-way radio sets - wireless and all that. We take off and land only with permission of the Field Tower. The ships are lots larger than the others. I am really interested in getting started. The ships he is flying at Gunter are called BT-13s. At Gunter Field Williams is still a cadet and more training is done both flying and learning on the ground. In one instance he takes off on a routine training flight that turns into a difficult and almost harrowing experience as there are problems as gale force winds make flying tremendously difficult for Williams and Williams has to be given detailed instructions on how to land the plane. A small newspaper clipping is pasted in on the next page: Gunter Drama: Radio Saves 105 Cadets. In April a newspaper clipping about Williams in pasted in: Local Boy Soon To Graduate In Air Corps. He does just that and moves to Maxwell Field in Montgomery. Still part of Class 41-F Squadron H. At Maxwell Field Williams is at the Advanced Flying school. The diary ends in August as Williams finishes his Advanced Flying course with a day-night long distance trip of hundreds of miles. The second diary in begins with Williams now a Lieutenant and instructing at Gunter Field at the Air Corps Basic Flying School where he had started flying only 9 months beforehand. The letters focus on the students that Williams is in charge of 4 in total and the progress that they make or dont. In January 1942 Williams moves to Shaw Field in Gunter South Carolina and is in charge of six students from six different states. Again he speaks often and candidly of his students progress and difficulties. In July he is made Assistant Commanding Officer for a new flying class coming into the Basic Flying School. Finally in July the last entry is written. Maxwell Field. Central Instructors School. Montgomery Alabama. Williams is at the school to learn more about Flight instruction. The diary ends with 21 black-and-white photographs of Williams a woman who seems to be his girlfriend or wife and a few of the faces of friends or family. Most of the photographs are labelled with the date they were taken and the location. The diaries also contain bits of ephemera as well. These include: Grade school report cards for Williams in 1932 and 1933 Army cards signifying the completion of various courses in Flight School a membership card to The Officers Club and Mess at Maxwell Field Alabama a pamphlet for the Air Corps Training Detachment Mississippi Institute of Aeronautics Graduation Dinner Dance of the Class of 41-E and various photographs of Williams from the time period. The two diaries are in good condition. Both covers are free of any major wear. The pages within are almost all still in good condition without much discoloration or rips/tears. The handwriting throughout is easily legible and readable in black ink. All photographs loose or pasted in are still in very good condition. The first diary is approximately 200 pages and the second diary is approximately 150. The books measure about: 4 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches. OVERALL: VG. Text: January 1 1941. This place is completely out in the country not even a country store! NOthing but the post. Every building is brand new and it is really nice. The first day we were issued flying equipment which is really the stuff - they issue to each man about $200.00 worth of equipment namely: A fur-lined jacket fur lined pants and shoes all leather on the outside. Helmet and goggles. Three pairs of coveralls jeans gloves and a mechanic's cap. So much in fact that a person dont need except underwear and toilet articles. They vaccinated us for smallpox and typhoid in the same arm.We have a nameplate that we have to wear on our coveralls. It starts off one color and you have to polish it until it turns to another color. It took me all morning.; January 11 1941. The flying would be swell if it wasnt for the Instructor. He told me yesterday that it would be a miracle if I ever learned to fly. But just between you and me I think I am pretty good. He has three of us. He takes us up one at a time. After all of us have been up we have a sort of conference going over our mistakes for the day. I dont catch near as much on the ground as the other two do. I like to fly! I have four hours to my credit now. Am supposed to be able to solo in four more - that is if I ever solo!.We started off learning to do 90° turns. Climbing turns. 180° turns. 360° turns etc. Then we had to learn to follow a rectangle on the ground. That is you pick out a rectangular figure on the ground such as roads fences or something. Use a tree or something for a corner. Sounds easy. Would be if it wasnt for the wind. You have to figure that on it will blow you off course.All kind of stuff like that.; July 24 1941. I have completed my last flight in Advanced flying. Now I am supposed to be ready for bigger better and faster ships. It sure is a great relief to know I have actually finished - and I can brag a little with the few that all during my Cadet-training of over 200 hours I have even put a scratch on a plane. Our Squadron took our day-night cross-country yesterday. We flew from Maxwell to Nashville to Chattanooga. A distance of 390 miles where we landed ate supper and waited for it to get dark. Then after dark we flew from Chattanooga to Atlanta to Maxwell. It was a real nice trip. Beautiful weather. The mountains sure did look good from the air.I was Officer of the Day yesterday and today until 11:30 AM got out of a lot of the work due to the Cross-Country.; September 23 1941. I started instructing today. Two British and two Americans. It is a funny thing. Both the Americans primaryed at M.I.A. One even had Mr. Firpprecht as an instructor. So far I havent ridden with my students because today they had a cross-country trip and since they fly these in loose formation My students went with another flight. I was assigned to squadron 4 which at the present is the under class or class 42-A. They have about 35 hours. Sure am glad they let me start with an experienced class. They at least know what it is all about and maybe wont scare me too bad right at first.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF FLIGHT CADET HUGH OTTO WILLIAMS HUGH O. WILLIAMS TOBY WILLIAMS KINGS MOUNTAIN NORTH CAROLINA MISSISSIPPI INSTITUTE OF AERONAUTICS JACKSON MISSISSIPPI AIR CORPS BASIC FLYING SCHOOL GUNTER FIELD SHAW FIELD MAXWELL FIELD MONTGOMERY ALABAMA WORLD WAR TWO FLIGHT SCHOOL WW2 ERA AVIATION LIEUTENANT MCINTYRE LIEUTENANT SALISBURY CLASS 41-F FLIGHT INSTRUCTORS IN THE SECOND WORLD WAR SOLDIER TRAINING ADVANCED FLIGHT U.S. AIR CORPS UNITED STATES ARMY SOLO FLIGHT 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

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J G BEILBYBiblio.com

1942 - 1943 TWO 2 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT JOURNALS THAT SHOW TWO INTERESTING AND DIFFERENT VIEWS OF A LIFE LIVED ONE CIVILIAN ONE MILITARY BY AN AUSTRALIAN PILOT IN CANADA

19420009057ALBERTA CANADA BRISBANE AUSTRALIA RCAF TRAINING. Good. 1942. On offer are two 2 books used by J.G. Beilby of Brisbane Australia while on duty in Alberta Canada training with the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War 2. Beilby is a pilot and sergeant with the Royal Australian Air Force. The first a book entitled My Cruise with R.A.A.F is inscribed To johny Xmas 1942 Nil Desperandum. From Bill. The book obtained by Beilby in Australia lists the many cities through which Beilby travelled through. From Panama through the U.S. to Canada Scotland and finally England ending in a listing written Whitley Bay Commando. The book is over 100 pages in length but there is writing on only the first 6 pages. Beilby sails out of Brisbane Australia on June 22nd 1942 on the S.S. President Cleveland going towards Norfolk Virginia. The ship goes to Tahiti Panama Cristobal Balboa Panama Santiago di Cuba Key West finally landing in Norfolk. From Norfolk Bielby goes to Philadelphia Washington New York up to Winnipeg Calgary and then Vancouver. On the return journey Beilby leaves on the famous S.S. Queen Elizabeth operated by the Cunard line from Halifax Nova Scotia on March 10th 1943 stopping in Boston and New York before going across the Atlantic to Bournemouth London Newcastle and Whitley Bay in England. The other book smaller and more compact has a front title of Royal Canadian Air Force Diary. In this book other Beilby has written addresses and phone numbers. Near the end of the book there are pages filled with dates for Anniversariesand Birthdays of friends and family as well as a page titled Name Suggestions implying Beilbys girlfriend or wife was pregnant during his time in the RCAF service. The Cash Accounts section near the end of the book also shows over 10 war bonds bought by Beilby totalling $1250 as well as the year they fully mature. There is also a page of living expenses for the month of November that include purchases of a Jacket - $53.00 Mothers gift - $4.00 Prescriptions - $8.50 and man others. The most interesting part of the book though is the first 145 pages taken up by a tremendous amount of scientific and military information about flight. The foreword says that in COLLINS AERO DIARY the Publishers have constructed from technical literature and practical data a useful compendium on the subject of Flight. This literature and data contains everything from conversion tables to flight dynamics to Morse code semaphore color pages of maps of other countries and a tremendous amount more. The two books together produce an interesting document of a soldier in the 2nd World War. Background: John George Beilby was born in 1920 in Brisbane Australia. He was a Sergeant and pilot in Unit 21 of the Operational Training RAF during the War. He mostly likely died on April 24 1944. Flying a Wellington LN 878 of No 21 Operational Training Unit RAF he took took off from RAF Station Moreton-in-Marsh Gloucestershire on a day cross country exercise on 24 April 1944. The last known position of the aircraft was a fix which placed them 80 miles east of Hull. The aircraft failed to return to base after the exercise. Subsequent reports show that the Wireless Operator had contacted numerous stations during the trip and was well up to his job. He would have taken correct action in distress had he had time. There was no evidence to show how the aircraft became lost. From the way the plot faded suddenly there is a strong possibility that it had been shot down by enemy fighters. Subsequent searches found no trace of the missing aircraft or crew. Sgt J.G.Beilby Pilot.Following post war enquiries and investigations it was recorded in 1949 that the missing crew had lost their lives at sea.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF J.G. BEILBY SERGEANT JOHN GEORGE BEILBY ROYAL CANADIAN AIR FORCE DIARY RCAF ROYAL AUSTRALIAN AIR FORCE RAAF AUSTRALIANS IN CANADA PILOT TRAINING ALBERTA CANADA BRISBANE AUSTRALIA WORLD WAR 2 ERA CASH ACCOUNTS COLLINS AERO DIARY MY CRUISE WITH THE R.A.A.F. S.S. PRESIDENT CLEVELAND S.S. QUEEN ELIZABETH TECHNICAL ASPECTS OF FLIGHT UNIT 21 OPERATIONAL TRAINING UNIT AUSTRALIANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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JAMES SHEERINBiblio.com

1885 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL HAND WRITTEN BY A 20 YEAR OLD ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE MAN WELL ON HIS WAY TO HARVARD CAMBRIDGE AND THE PRIESTHOOD

18850008088NEW YORK UNITED STATES. Good. 1885. On offer is a very well-written journal of a young man who went on to play a significant role in the Episcopal Church in New England in the late 19th century and early 20th century. Dating from 1885 the hard-bound journal measures 7 1/2 by 4 ¾ has about 180 pages and is about 50% complete. The binding on the spine is broken but all pages are intact. The writing is legible. James Sheerin was born in Scotland in 1865. Brought to the United States at age five by his parents he enrolled at St. Stephen's College NY now Bard College in 1885. Graduating in 1888 he filled several roles in the Episcopal Church and was ordained a priest in 1892. Sheerin had a varied and successful career. He continued his studies with stints at Harvard and Cambridge and served in several parishes notably in New York City and Cambridge. He passed away in 1933. This journal dates from 1885 when Sheerin entered St. Stephen's College. It does not follow a day-by-day chronology but rather serves as a journal where he recorded thoughts over a period of 2 years. He talks about how he sought work to pay for his education and clearly was no fan of working underground in the mines: ". I had not the money to pay that fifty dollars . and then no decent clothes! I looked everywhere for work but none presented itself except coal mining but I would not take that having vowed when I quit the mines never to return". He did finally agree to work in an open-pit mine. He suffered some injuries but was able to continue and pay for his education. In 1887 he wrote about what he was reading: ". Today I read Gray's Elegy written in a Country Churchyard. It is the first opportunity I have had to read this elegant poem and to speak briefly. I thoroughly enjoyed it. It reminded me so much of Goldsmith's style in the "Deserted Village" and is in every way equal to it in beauty and elegance of diction. ." In commenting on his studies and reading one can see the foundation for his later career being laid down: "In the last year I have read a number of books on oratory extemporaneous speaking Lectures on preaching etc. I read nearly all of the Yale lectures on preaching and enjoyed them thoroughly. John Hall's and Phillip Brook's were very interesting. The later is my ideal as a preacher. . He is such a grand man intellectually and morally ." He also made it clear his attitudes towards certain other characteristics he had obviously seen: ". His referring to Brooks reputation is almost wholly from his power as a pulpit orator and his goodness and charity a contrast with his contemporaries who dabble in politics humourous lectures etc." Toward the end he writes: ". These lectures are splendid things and if I study as I am doing the different styles of oratory used I certainly ought to form a fair judgement of what true oratory is." His last entry is in many ways a synopsis of his professional life: "He always read and studied men and things". This is an excellent insight into the early stages of James Sheerin's formation as a priest and orator. Not only valuable to a researcher delving into the history of the Episcopal Church it also opens a window into liberal arts education in late Victorian America.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 19TH CENTURY 1880S UNITED STATES DUTCHESS COUNTY NEW YORK HUDSON VALLEY JAMES SHEERIN EPISCOPAL CHURCH ST. STEPHEN COLLEGE BARD COLLEGE YALE UNIVERSITY HARVARD UNIVERSITY CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY NEW ENGLAND SCOTTISH AMERICANS EPISCOPAL CLERGY THEOLOGICAL EDUCATION THEOLOGY STUDENTS STUDENT LIFE IN 19TH CENTURY AMERICA WORK AT MINES HUDSON VALLEY MINES LIBERAL ARTS EDUCATION IN VICTORIAN AMERICA 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

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JOHN ROBERTSONBiblio.com

1870 - 1875 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG CENTRAL WISCONSIN FARMER WHO CHRONICLES THE TOILING AND TIMES OF A RURAL LIFE IN AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND

18700008085TOMAH WISCONSIN. Good. 1870. On offer is an excellent detailed record of farming in the US mid-west in the later 19th century. This diary is absolutely full of minute detail of farming life over a nearly 5 year period from 1870 to 1875. Written in central Wisconsin the diary is in very good condition. It measures 5 1/2 inches by 3 3/4 inches and has 120 undated pages and the diary is 100% complete. The handwriting is very good and quite legible. John Robertson is a young farmer living near the community of Tomah WI. Along with working his own farm he helps his father on the family farm as well as various neighbours. Entries take the form of essentially 1-line comments about the principal activitys of the day. They begin in October 1870 and extend to May 1875. Mostly they detail the unending tasks necessary to keep a farm running: "Drawed stone firewood chopped wood for father" Mar 25 1870; "I dragged 1/2 day . sowed wheat at grs grandfathers" Apr 17 1870; "Cut some of fathers oats David I raked up and bound my oats 3/4 day . "Aug4 1870. Life followed seasons with land being prepared crops sown and tended to harvests completed. Wood had to be chopped fences mended tools and implements repaired etc: "I went to woods for steer. Got it" Dec 5 1870; "Fixed my Sleigh" Dec8 1870. He notes local events of importance: "Went to town for election" Apr 4 1871; "Went to town. Election" Mar 7 1874. Social events are noted such as when he made arrangements for a barn-raising bee at his farm: "Had my Bee. Had 48 hands helped me had dance at night" May 26 1874. He notes his wedding to Maggie McMullins: "Went to Joe McMullins all of us My wedding got Married at Night" Jan 1 1875. This is an excellent chronicle of daily life on a mid-western farm during the 1870's. For a historian examining rural life at that time it is rich in specific facts and information. Although the entries are brief and often terse the sheer number of them provide a fine perspective of life at that time.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 19TH CENTURY 1870S "GILDED AGE" UNITED STATES CENTRAL WISCONSIN WISCONSIN CRANBERRY COUNTRY JOHN ROBERTSON TOMAH WI MONROE COUNTY RURAL LIFE IN WISCONSIN FARMING LIFE US MID-WEST FARMING OPERATIONS AGRICULTURE LOCAL HISTORY THE BADGER STATE AMERICA'S DAIRYLAND BARN RAISING BEE WORK FROLICS RURAL TRADITIONS IN 19TH CENTURY AMERICA RURAL COMMUNITY LIFE MARGARET JANE MCMULLEN EARLY SETTLERS IN TOMAH AREA MONROE COUNTY PIONEERS 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

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JOSEPH L OCTAVE LEBRUNBiblio.com

1888 ORIGINAL FRENCH LANGUAGE MANUSCRIPT BOOK OF POETRY ESSAYS AND OPINION BY A LATE 19th CENTURY MONTREAL MAN

18880008206MONTREAL QUEBEC CANADA. Good. 1888. On offer is a fascinating collection of prose and poetry written in the late 19th century by a French Canadian writer from Montreal. Measuring 5 inches by 3.25 inches this flip-style note book contains 88 pages and is approximately 60% complete. The cover and pages and in good condition. The binding has loosened and several pages are loose but all are accounted for. The handwriting is neat and legible. It is written in French. The author is Joseph L. Octave LeBrun. The collection was written in 1888. He notes in the journal that he lives in Longue Pointe Montreal. Casual research has not found additional biographical information on LeBrun. However it is clear from his writing that he is a well-educated man. The collection consists of essays on various topics poems and some personal writings. Much of it is in the romantic style popular in late 19th century literature. He begins with the following essay on the advantages of Marriage - Avantages du Marriage: "L'homme trouve dans la femme une douce compagne une sincere ami qui lui offre tout ce que la nature a des plus seduisant de plus precieux qui lui procure la satisfaction des desires les plus tendres lui fournit la societe la plus agreable; qui lui prodigue tous les soins dont il peut avoir besoin ." - "The man finds in the woman a sweet companion a sincere friend who offers him all that nature has most seducing the most precious which gives him the satisfaction of the most tender desires furnishes him with the most agreeable society; who gives him all the care he may need". His poetry begins: "Pour toi seul oh crois moi Je garde un mot supreme Ce doux mot c'est je t'aime Et je ne le dis qua toi" - "For you alone oh believe me I keep a word supreme this sweet word it's I love you And I only say it to you". Another piece is entitled simply Lettre Letter: "La premiere fois que mes regards si fixerent sur vous je senti un fremissement delicieux qui me revela les sorts de mes sentiments ." - "The first time my eyes were so fixed on you I felt a delightful stirring that revealed to me the spells of my feelings ." He signs the letter to the unidentified object of his feelings: "Votre Adorateur" - "Your worshipper". This is a delightful collection of writings from a well-educated and romantic person. It is an excellent example of the type of romantic literature written at that time. It would be of obvious interest to someone studying or researching such literature from that period.; French Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 19TH CENTURY; 1880s; CANADA; QUEBEC; MONTREAL; POEMS; FRENCH POEMS; JOSEPH L OCTAVE LEBRUN; 19TH CENTURY POETS IN MONTREAL; 19TH CENTURY ROMANTIC LITERATURE; FRENCH CANADIANS; LONGUE POINTE MONTREAL; FRENCH LANGUAGE CANADIAN POETRY; CANADIANA 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

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JOSEPH STARR HAINESBiblio.com

1874 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A WELL EDUCATED WELL ACQUAINTED NEW HAMPSHIRE MAN WHO GRADUATED DARTMOUTH WITH DISTINCTION

18740008074New Hampshire. Good. 1874. On offer are two unique little pocket diaries from the mid-19th century. They both are slim hardcover diaries measuring 6.5 inches by 3 inches. They both have 52 pages arranged in a week-on-two-pages layout. The first is about 10% complete and the second is about 20% complete. Both also have a number of memoranda and cash account pages with many entries. They are both in good condition. These diaries were the property of Joseph Starr Haines. Haines was born in Sacramento CA in 1852. He began his career as a teacher but later became a lawyer. After practicing law for several years he moved to Iowa where he raised cattle. He never married. Haines passed away in 1936. Casual research has not turned up any additional biographical information. Both diaries have only a few entries. The value however lies in the references to other people that he makes in his entries especially the pages of entries in the Memoranda sections. These are particularly interesting as Haines was only in his early twenties when he kept these. For example: "Went to the Boston theatre to see Davy Crockett" Jan 23 1874. This would have been the popular touring play of its time by Frank Murdoch. "Cane for Senator Patterson - 50 cents" April 17 1874. James Patterson was a powerful American politician who served in the United States Congress and the Senate representing New Hampshire. He is best known for his role in the Crédit Mobilier Scandal of 1873. He was found guilty of perjury and efforts were underway to expel him when his term expired. Haines obviously knew him well-enough to purchase a gift for him. "Spoke the Valedictory at the Commencement of Dartmouth College for 1874." June 25 1874. This is the reference that confirms the ownership of the diaries. Haines graduated from Dartmouth in 1874 and initially taught Latin and Greek in a Manchester NH high school before joining a law firm. Haines led the life of a well-educated young gentleman. He was well-acquainted with politicians and businessmen and enjoyed some of the finer aspects of life taking in theatre concerts opera and dinners. The second diary 1877 contains a number of references to stage and theatre personages: Charles Fechter Mar 12 1877 - French actor famous in Paris and London; Clara Louise Kellogg Mar 16 1877 - American-born singer; Francesca Janauschek Apr 13 1877 - Czech-born stage actress; Edwin Booth May 1 1877 - famous American stage actor. Saw the President of the United States today his cabinet and the military force of the State of Massachusetts - It was a fine spectacle. Not much enthusiasm but an immense concourse of people. June 26 1877. Much can be inferred from his memoranda entries and his cash accounts. In March 1877 alone he went out to dinners 13 times and attended 4 theatre or opera productions. This is an excellent study of the life and lifestyle of a gentleman in urban New England in the 2nd half of the 19th century. A historian or researcher would find them full of the small details that taken together paint a picture of a successful and educated man who has time to enjoy some of the cultural amenities developing in the United States. A researcher delving into the cultural life of America at that time could find a number of valuable cross-reference points in the entries. Edwin Booth was the brother of John Wilkes Booth the man who assassinated Abraham Lincoln. In one of those ironic moments in history Edwin Booth had saved the life of Lincoln's son Robert only months before the assassination. Republican Rutherford B Hayes was elected president in 1876 in bitterly contested election. Some southern democrats threatened to march on Washington raising the spectre of armed conflict again. Hayes and his supporter reportedly agreed to the Compromise of 1877 wherein he was allowed to assume the presidency in return for withdrawing all remaining federal troops from the former Confederate states.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 19TH CENTURY 1870s GILDED AGE UNITED STATES NEW ENGLAND NEW HAMPSHIRE CULTURAL LIFE MASSACHUSETTS THEATER LIFE IN 1870S AMERICA URBAN LIFE IN 1870S LAWYERS CATTLE BREEDERS JOSEPH STARR HAINES; DARTMOUTH COLLEGE; RUTHERFORD B HAYES COMPROMISE OF 1877; EDWIN BOOTH; CHARLES FECHTER; CLARA LOUISE KELLOG; FRANCESCA JANAUSCHEK IOWA SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA 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

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LAURENCE M GRUBBBiblio.com

1920 ORIGINAL SAD AND SOBERING MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN AMERICAN SOLDIER WHOSE ULTIMATE SACRIFICE DOESN'T COME UNTIL 2 YEARS AFTER THE WAR AND A SERIES OF TRAGEDIES ALONG THE WAY

19200002222FITZSIMONS MILITARY HOSPITAL DENVER COLORADO CO. Good. 1920. On offer is a very sobering fascinating in the sad way it reveals the fragility of human life even for the heroes who walk among us 1920 manuscript diary handwritten by one such man Laurence M. Grubb. Born in 1897 to Andrew B. and Elizabeth Grubb Elizabeth was Andrew's second wife as his first wife Samantha B. Yocum died in 1892. He married Elizabeth his mother but she died in 1905. Laurence a WWI soldier who fought in Europe where it appears he contracted a lung disease likely from chemical warfare perhaps tuberculosis. Back to the USA by the summer of 1919 Laurence was too sick to go home so was sent to a New Jersey hospital. His condition worsened and then he was sent to Fitzsimons Military Hospital in Denver Colorado. Experimental drugs were used but failed to save him and Laurence died on December 8th 1920. We understand one year to almost the day on December 7th 1921 his father Andrew died. This 3¾ x 5¾ diary with 137 days of entries tells the story of Laurence's time in Denver starting on May 28th when he buys the book. Fortunately for historians he uses 11 pages in the front which summarizes his time in the army. Then from May 28th May 26th also has an entry as that is when the experimental drugs start all the way through to October 11th there are full handwritten entries never skipping a day. How he was able to write on some days is remarkable. High fevers multiple injections a day nausea weakness great weight loss etc can only make one wonder at about his waning fortitude. His mantra seems to be "I've been chasing the cure." Nearing the end he is very very sick and it was almost too difficult to read. Then in another hand on his last day of entries: "October 11 1920. Died December 8 1920 at Denver Colo. Fitzsimons General Hospital." 1920 "May 26th Started new treatment. Received five shots in left arm. Never used in this country before. But has been used successfully for ten years in Germany. We are now known as the "Guinea Pigs" on account of being the first to take the cure." "May 28th Arose after an almost sleepless night. Temp normal. Not feeling very well today. Bought a pipe and tobacco; took one smoke. Read awhile in "The Claim Jumpers" written by S. C. White. Bought this book today price two fifty. Got some paper and envelopes from Red Cross. Sent a roll of film to be developed. Did not sleep during rest home which is from 1 to 3. Had a slight temperature this afternoon. Finished reading "The Claim Jumpers." A cloudless day; warm; slight breeze this afternoon." "June 2nd Day cloudy and cold much wind. Received our first single shot today. Got mine in the left arm in triceps muscle. Needle very fine and was stuck straight into the muscle. Read in "Rough Riders." We had a special supper given by the welfare workers of Denver. Some of the things we had were; asparagus boiled ham strawberry short cake buns and candy. Some supper oh boy! Slight temp. this afternoon. Gained two pounds weigh 112. My friend deceased last night." "June 16th Feeling a little better but a very bad throat. Took shot. Ask Maj. at sick call to send me to the throat clinic. He gave me a slip and I went down to dinner but could not get an exam because there was no lights. Ate well today. Not much intestinal trouble. Stayed in bed most all day. Cloudy windy rainy and dusty. Weigh 109 ½ this week." "July 2nd Arose early this morning. Washed; brushed my teeth. Went back to bed stayed until we received our medicine; answered sick call. Got up till nurse made my bed. Went to bed after and stayed there most all day chasing the cure. Had a bath in bed. Broke my thermometer this evening. Very nice day but real warm. Fans going all day and part of night. Payed one month in advance for "Post" seventy five cents." "July 20th Feeling pretty well all day. Visited some this morning. Chase cure rest of the day. Not so very much temperature. Hot and cloudless most of the day not much air going. Appetite still good. Watched part of "Robinsons Circus" perform for patients at hospital this evening." "August 4th Feeling miserable all day on account of my stomach. Answered sick call. Got weighed weigh 101 ½. Signed application papers for discharge. Got five shots this morning on second course of treatment." "August 15th Feeling well all day. Arose early and washed while washing saw a most phenomenal thing; A star shooting out of the sky in the light of rising sun. This was almost fifteen to six. Answered sick call got shot. Chased cure most all day. Miss Turner started to take me for a ride in wheel chair but rain came up." "October 5th Not feeling so well today throat bothered me a lot. Nose bleed last night. Spit and coughed a lot of blood from my throat all day. Examined this afternoon by the Maj. Wrote a letter to sis this evening. Nurse gave me a bath in bed this morning. Answered sick call. Windy all day. Cooler this evening still windy." "October 8th Feeling just fair. Answered sick call. Nurse gave me a bath in bed. Moved from the "solarium" to the second room west of the office this forenoon. Still some temp. "Welfare workers" brought me candy one box cost $1.50. Ordered last Wed. Weak. Warm all day. Cool and windy tonight." Overall G.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF LAURENCE M. GRUBB WWI WW1 WORLD WAR I THE WAR TO END ALL WARS TRENCH WARFARE AEF AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCES CHEMICAL WARFARE EXPERIMENTAL DRUG MILITARY HOSPITAL DENVER COLORADO ANSCHUTZ MEDICAL CAMPUS FITZSIMONS LIFE SCIENCE DISTRICT TUBERCULOSIS ILLNESS TRAGIC LIVES 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

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LESTER GLOTFELTYBiblio.com

1934 1936 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN DIARIES BY A YOUNG FARMER AND BUS DRIVER FROM GARRET COUNTY PORTRAYING RURAL LIFE IN MARYLAND DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION

19340008004MCHENRY MARYLAND. Good. 1934. On offer is a pair 2 of original diaries authored by Lester Glotfelty 1905-1949 a farmer from McHenry area giving a powerful evidence of day-to-day life of western Maryland farmers in 1930s known by iconic photographs by Jung and Ben Shahn. Lester was a son of John and Sarah Glotfelty whose ancestors arrived in Pennsylvania from Switzerland in the 18th century and whose grandfather William Glotfelty moved to Maryland in mid-nineteenth century and bought farming lands from heirs of James McHenry. At the time when the diaries were written he lived with his parents two sisters and a nephew the family was growing a variety of crops had a garden with apple and pear trees and kept chicken cattle and horses. The diary consists of two books the blue one is dated 1934 and contains a personal record the black book though does not have an explicit date or personal record contains an entry for January 5: I am twenty one today and based on it and on days and dates we can say with confidence that it is the year of 1936. The 1934 diary covers full year the 1936 diary covers months from January 1 to May 7. Almost all entries include a record of weather which was an important issue in life of farmers especially in harsh weather conditions of the western Maryland: awful high wind.pretty cold today awful slick.clear cool high wind. The 1936 diary documents an unusually severe and snowy winter one of the coldest in the history of Maryland followed by heavy rainfall and the Great Potomac flood in March 1936. On March 18 Lester records: Snowed and blowed last night melted today snowed this eve. I drove bus.awful floods Pittsburgh worst today 4 square miles under 10- 20 feet of water today Johnstown was flooded too. The diary mainly consists of description of routine farming activities which vary depending on the season: hauling lime stones manure; plowing and harrowing dehorning cows and shoeing horses day after day Lester writes Dad hauled lime all day . hauled lime all A.M hauled out manure P.M. hauled stones. hauled coal. plowed all day harrowed P.M. got loads of coal. This unsophisticated repetitive account creates an authentic and powerful picture of relentless hard work and struggle with severe weather and rocky terrain. It seems that most hard farm work was done by Lesters father probably because Lesters health was not good in 1934 he writes: Today three years ago I went to bed with the flu pneumonia and arthritis. Lester meticulously records interactions with local people attending Sunday school and church occasionally gives prices for goods: Jonas Knox Jasper Riley here to buy cattle he would took them $25 a head but we would not sell. Almost no entertainment is mentioned extremely seldom they go to McHenry or Accident to see a movie or to have ice-cream: I am twenty one today they baked me a cake and made ice-cream. Lester also mentions few local events such as the trial of McHenry resident Noah Kolbfleish who was accused of slaying his aunt. The diary contains names of local residents and members of extended Glotfelty family who lived in the area that may be of interest to local historians and genealogists. There are also additional materialsincluding several bills a bank cheque a warning ticket issued to Lester Glotfelty two Valentines Day cards. The diaries contain almanac matter horoscopes recipes calendar etc. Condition: Very good. The blue cover has signs of wear and ink stains the text at few places is slightly faded but is legible.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MCHENRY OAKLAND ACCIDENT GARRETT COUNTY MARYLAND POTOMAK FLOOD SAINT PATRICK'S DAY FLOOD JOHNSTOWN FLOOD GREAT PITTSBURGH FLOOD OF 1936 1936 NORTH AMERICAN COLD WAVE 1936 WINTER IN MARYLAND FARMING ACTIVITIES GREAT DEPRESSION FARMERS FARMING CROPS CATTLE LESTER GLOTFELTY DIARY DIARIES ALMANAC YEARBOOK AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL 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

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LORAN COOLIDGEBiblio.com

1954 - 1955 TWO 2 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN LOGBOOKS AND JOURNALS OF THE CAPTAIN OF A HIRED FREIGHTER IN ALASKA FIGHTING DANGEROUS WEATHER BEING ARRESTED AND ENDURING MONTHS OF BLOOD SWEAT AND MISERY

19540009028RED DEVIL MINE BETHEL ALASKA AL KUSKOKWIM RIVER. Good. 1954. On offer are two 2 logbooks of the Freighter Cinnabar plying its trade along the Kuskokwim River Alaska in 1954 and 1955 describing two separate trips taken by Captain Loran Coolidge a ship captain for hire. They are two trips to Alaska the first from Seattle to the Red Devil Mine in Sleemute Alaska and the second to and from Ivanof Bay. The second journal 1955 goes smoothly and comfortably for Coolidge transferring cargo to and from canneries in Alaska. The first journal is of a harrowing horrible and miserable trip from Seattle up to Bethel Alaska and back and forth from the Red Devil Mine. The Freighter Cinnabar is besot with constant horrible weather dangerous conditions and weeks of sleepless and uncomfortable nights. It even ends with Captain Coolidge being arrested for operating without a license that the company he is working for was supposed to obtain. It is an extraordinary document of human resistance to the elements and the toll it takes on the life of this poor Captain. The first log book begins: April 12 1944. Harry Sherman Decoursey Mt. Mining Co. representative in Seattle contacts me to take job of managing and navigating and engineering Tanker Freight barge Cinnabar from Seattle to the mercury mine at Sleetmute on the Kuskokwim River in Alaska. The self propelled barge was to be built by Central Sheet Metal Co. of Seattle at Maritime Ship yd. On the Lake Wash. Ship Canal. For two weeks I pondered the prospect. Considering the distance of the voyage all the conditions involved to get there. Stats of Cinnabar.: 64.6 hull depth 11 feet Beam 23 feet. Steel welded construction Deck House steel aft engine: 165 HP GMC diesel; simple semi tunnel hull. Speed: unhindered 6 knots. The rest of the book is a fairly matter-of-fact log book detailing all actions taken at specific times of each day. For the log on July 19 1954 the day of departure from Seattle the log reads like such: 1215 - start engine; 1220 - Proceed to Lk. Union to take compass adjuster aboard; 1255 - Secure at Lk. Standard Oil Dk.; 1315 - Mr. Kaufman compass adjuster comes aboard. Mounts compass. Compass avast wheel man. Must steer reversed courses; 1325 - L.V. for swing. Having considerable difficulty compensating compass; 1450 - Complete swing. Go to Stand. Oil. Lk. Union; 1500 - Permanently mountain compass and magnets; 1525 - Lv. stand Oil. Lk. Union; 1600 - SEcure at Stand. Oil Ballard; 1700 - Secure at Maritime Shp. yd. Hang fire fighting equipment; 2200 - Complete hanging fire fighting equipment. There are also additional details on the page: Loran Coolidge Capt; Thomas Smith Mate 2 man crew. The ship also contains 15 tons unslaked lime; 300 carbide cans; 19 ton International bulldozer w/ blade; Lime in forward cargo tanks; Tractor over after cargo tanks. The next day the ship leaves for Alaska. Each day contains two pages. The left side of each page contains the strict ship logs while the right is reserved for more casual remarks such as Mama & kiddies Lilly and Po to see us off Running 1000 R.P.M. must repair leak in F.W. cooling system Black night. Nearly run down by Halibut schooner Roughest I have seen it in Queen Charlotte. Really tough and many other remarks on the weather the things needed to fix on the ship direction of the ship and other observations from Coolidge. The weather especially provides much trouble: Weather report is that SE winds of 30 MPH will continue tomorrow. Plan to angle into Icy Bay and have some rest. This would kill the average sailor. Need at least 2 more men for wheel turn. In another entry he writes Take beating from this SE 40 knots solid water over the top of wheelhouse. Later: Marker buoy dragged its anchor and is lost. Life ring and lamp. Prepare to abandon ship if necessary. Howling gale and vicious sea. Dont know our position. Dont know how far we drifted while jogging. No contact during the night so must speculate sas to position. Constant danger of striking on shallow bars. This trip is the most vicious Ive made to Alaska in 20 yrs. Finally after weeks of awful and harrowing weather they reach Bethel Alaska a town near the start of the Kuskokwim River where they finally get some rest for a night. Three more people join on the boat: Claude Swan Capt. Peterson and Charles Owen. The weather subsides for the most part and the boat reaches the Red Devil mine at the end of August. The log book only continues for another 9 days. Coolidge describes his daily tasks on the ship while it is in the mine. He drops off the cargo they brought to the mine and takes on 24000 gals. Diesel 9 drums wh. Gas 67 drums full on deck. The freighter mostly carries cargo from the mine up and down the river. On September 9th the log book reads: This log is incomplete because it was copied from Pilot House log hurriedly on last day at the Mine and the airplane to take Tom Smith and me to Anchorage came 4 hours early. However after a few blank pages the logbook reads: Made 4 round trips Bethel to Red Devil Mine 230 miles up Kuskokwim River after initial trip on 27 28 29 30 Sept 54. Secure At Mine Oct. 6 last trip in Fairbanks for hearing. Complete security equipment for Winter by 12th Oct. Haul Barge Cinnabar out of river. I put in shift. Smith & I fly to Anchorage on 14th Oct. Seattle 15th. H.C. Hanson Naval Architect calls Oct. 20 and tells me mine production buildings at Red Devil North Sleet mate Mine burned to the ground last night of 19th Oct. There goes the whole summer of blood sweat and misery. Im arrested by Deputy Marshall Geo. Cuilshed for operating barge on river without certificate of final inspection by the U.S. Coast Guard. This was determined by the US District Attorney to be a responsibility of the Mine Co. and the charges against me were dropped. I was taken to Fed. Jail at Fairbanks; mugged finger-printed and spent time from Sat. aft. 1500 hrs to Monday 1000 hrs. Because govt offices were closed on Sat. when we arrived Fairbanks and Guilsher was unable to get me off on own recognizance as he had planned - L. J. Coolidge. There are a couple of log entries at the very end of the book. These are written by the first mate Ian Smith. October 1st reads Capt. Loren Coolidge was arrested on 9-30-1954 at about 1945 by the U.S. Marshall at Bethel. He and the Marshall accompanied by Boby Lyman went to Fairbanks this date for hearing. I Ian Smith will take vessel to Red Devil mine or until Capt. Coolidge returns from Fairbanks and resumes his command. The second book is the same engineer this time working on the steamer General Pershing. The layout of the logbook is the very same as the previous book. The logbook is of another trip in Alaska. Coolidge does not state who he is working for or who owns the General Pershing though there are mentions of a cannery in Ivanof Bay that the ship goes back to often that might be the employer. The first part is from Cordova to Ivanof Bay. In Ivanof Bay the ships drops off fish and takes on cargo of ice and gas from a cannery there. The ship goes on to Chignik then Fox Bay dropping off and taking on more cargo along the way at various canneries. The ship goes on to Vyok Bay where the steamer stops at a Herring Plant to unload its cargo. The ship stays in Vyok bay for a couple weeks the longest it stays in any place in the logbook. Finally the steamer heads to Kulukta Bay and the author states he has no more orders and the logbook ends. The first book has roughly 120 pages of writing and 30 or so pages of blank space. The second book is a bit smaller than the first and fully filled with about 120 or so pages of writing. Both books are easily readable in Coolidges pencil script and are both are in excellent structural shape.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF LORAN COOLIDGE THOMAS SMITH TANKER FREIGHT BARGE CINNABAR SLEETMUTE KUSKOKWIM RIVER BETHEL RED DEVIL MINE CORDOVA IVANOF BAY CHIGNIK FOX BAY VYOK BAY KULUKTA BAY ALASKA MOUNTAIN MINING COMPANY MERCURY MINING IN ALASKA CARGO SHIP RIVER NAVIGATION GENERAL PERSHING AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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Lucretia Howe (Pope) UphamBiblio.com

1881 Diary of the Wealthy Wife of an Entrepreneur and Politician in Spencer Massachusetts Who Wants for Nothing Travels and Became Known As the oldest Person in Spencer

18810012261Spencer Massachusetts New York City New York. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1881. Softcover. On offer is a splendid 19th century diary kept by a middle-aged woman born into the Massachusetts Pope family and married to a successful wool manufacturer and member of the Spencer MA town council. Our author is Lucretia Howe Upham nee Pope 1824-1916. She was born to parents William and Eliza Prince Pope. In 1853 Lucretia married William Upham 1825-1882 and they resided in the Pope family mansion in Spencer. William was a highly successful wool manufacturer. He was a self-made businessman finding success after being taken into the care of a family friend following his fathers death at age two. William Upham was a member of the Spencer town council for 24 years until his unexpected death while on an excursion in California at age 57. He was also a respected philanthropist. Lucretia and William had no children but helped care for their nieces and nephews. Sadly William would die only a few months after Lucretia concluded this diary in June of 1882 of apoplexy. When Lucretia died in 1916 at the age of 92 the Boston Globe named her the Oldest Person in Spencer. While Lucretia lives in Spencer she is often taking trips to New York City where she attends the theatre shops and visits friends. She also takes day trips to Boston Massasoit Andover and Springfield. She spends a lot of her time attending and supporting her church. She is also a very involved aunt often writing about her nieces and nephews caring for their children and caring for other members of her family and community. The diary entries are sometimes brief sometimes in depth but always newsy with reference mostly to Lucretia and Williams daily lives. It includes a lot of name-dropping of friends family and associates in Massachusetts and New York. Obviously educated Lucretia also comments on other events including the attempted assassination of President James A. Garfield. In the memoranda section she has kept good notes on her expenses most months. Some excerpts give the flavour of the diary: Word came J. W. J. Sick. Company postponed. Jenny sick all day. Give sulphur for cough. Great snow storm. Mr Upham goes to Boston. Jennie coming down with measles. Sleep on sofa Jan 21. Went to Worcester to buy a dress. So cold. Went only w Mrs. Tanis. Mr. Cruickshanks lecture on Egypt and pyramids. Dr. Pennington married to Ms. Field Feb 2. Little Anna Pope spent the day. Pretty sick child. Held her most of the time. Took supper at Massasoit. Twenty six couples. Nice time. Postal from E. P. P. Mr. U brought me pin from New York Feb 11. Bought gloves and handkerchiefs and went after lunch to Newark. Took carriage. Called on the bride. Found her splendid. Called at Mr. Jones. Back to N York at six. Went to Madison Square Theatre in evening. Hazel Kirke Georgia Cayvan Feb 25 while on a trip to NYC. Left at half past nine for N York saw much of the smash up near Baltimore. Train late. Mr Upham met me at Jersey City. Laurie Dennis called in the evening. Mr and Mrs Baldein called March 10. President assassinated July 2. Gloomy day on account of anxiety for President July 3. Left for home on 11 oclock train. Mrs. Shackford with us. Bessie Bateman Aunt Eustus and Everett met us at East Brookfield. Found house locked. Key at Josephs. Mary gone to Worcester. Jennie came at noon sick with a cold. Made a fire in the damp house as soon as I could and Nellie gave bread Nov 9. Staid at home and cooked Christmas dinner. Josephs family here. Mary gone all day and night. Christmas cardsFred and Cheryl Mrs. Holder Mrs. Champan Mrs. Temple Carrie Westin Susan Brown Mr. Hayes Dec 25. This diary provides a terrific peek behind-the-curtain of upper class America in the late 19th century. It also gives excellent insight into the womans work completed by a wealthy childless woman who had the resources to delegate all tasks. As our diarist enjoys naming her friends and acquaintances there is a lot of content in here for researchers of both Massachusetts and New York. A delightful diary. The diary measures approx 6x3 inches. It contains 183 pages plus memoranda. It is about 80% complete. The soft leather cover is in good condition as is the spine and all pages. The writing is legible. Overall VG. ; Manuscripts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 183 pages; Signed by Author . paperback

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LUCY GREGORYBiblio.com

1908 HANDWRITTEN ORIGINAL DIARY OF A YOUNG GERMAN GIRL LIVING A YEAR IN AMERICA WRITING VIVIDLY OF HER TEENAGE LIFE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND FINALLY RELUCTANTLY RETURNING HOME TO GERMANY IN A STEAMBOAT

19080009088CAMBRIDGE BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS MA. Good. 1908. On offer is the 1908 diary of Lucy Gregory a teenage German girl living in Cambridge Massachusetts with her mother for most of the year until she returns to Germany. Lucy lives with her mother for a year in Cambridge though the reason for why she lives in another country is never discussed. The way Lucy refers to her aunts and uncles means her Mother is probably American and has brought her daughter along with her for a year back. Lucy is a normal teenage girl in many respects. She likes skating in the winter dancing with friends visiting family and saying hello to the many different people in her neighborhood in Boston. She also goes to church every Sunday but her diary is mostly absent of any thoughts on God. She is also very independent going out on long walk by herself and she seems to be a tough and knowledgeable young woman with a strong penchant for playing chess one time even beating a woman twice her age. The diary first page states: Lucy Gregory from Aunt Alice & Uncle James Ropes. Xmas 1907. By Sparks St. Cambridge Massachusetts U.S.A. The book alternates between pen and pencil. The pen is written in neat script and very easy to read. The pencil writing can provide some challenges to readability but they are certainly not insurmountable. Most page entries contain at least a spelling error or two all understandable for a German girl writing in a second language. Lucy obviously falls in love with America with the zeal of a spritely teenage girl. The diary is all fairly standard up until the end of September when Lucy takes a trip back across the Atlantic to live in Germany again. She says goodbye to all her friends that she has met and her mothers family and boards a steamer ship with her mother back to Germany. Lucy notes that the trip is fairly rough but she does not get seasick. She plays chess often reads writes letters and reflects occasionally on the life she is leaving behind. Most notably on October 8 she has a particularly traumatic experience as she watches another boat have an accident and sink. .I felt a shock & got up & looked out of the window. It was very foggy but I could see a white thing with a light on it. Finally the light sank. I heard the cries for help. Life saving boats let down. We not very much hurt although we used the pumps all morning. 10 saved 14 drowned. Boat we ran down either Nippoma or Neptune. That evening Lucy finally returns home. She notices that father did not kiss mama and that in their home most things dirty. suggesting a state of disrepair for her parents marriage. She comments that her brother has not grown much since she last saw him. Later in the same entry she writes this is the end of our beautiful year in the United States. I will go there again to live even if I should change my mind I would have to go because I have promised I would. It is better so. In the mean while I will try to keep good as I can not to disgrace my chosen country. Lucy Gregory. Above this she writes I will never marry a German. Under this entry Lucy has come back two years later to write It is not right to bind yourself like this. I will do what seems right to me when the time comes. Lucy Gregory. The date this is written is July 12 1911. After returning to her home in Germany the entries in the diary stop. There is nothing written for the majority of October November and December. The last entry is on December 25th as Lucy speaks of her Christmas day and evening and the presents she received. She seems to be back in high spirits. She also writes under the October 4th entry a quick addendum to the last entry from the day before: I am writing this on the 31st of December 1908 in Leipzig. I have forgotten all about that Sunday. At the end of the book is a cute poem called Recipe for a Happy New Year which begins take each of the 365 days now coming to us along sun shining ways and put into it just as much as you may of cheery hard work & jolly good play. There is also two pages of Cash accounts where Lucy writes down money received from family and the money she spent on presents for others. Sample entries: Jan. 2 1908. First school day! Last month I got 11 stars. Begun The French & Indian Wars today. When I came home from school I found Aunt Harriet's trash there. She gave me a purse with a dime in it. My 26th Xmas present. Yesterday I got two copies of the St. Nicholas. We are going to have object drawing in school now. It was colder today but I only wish there was seating.; Jan. 20 1908. Went to school. As it was 18° in the morn. and I thought there was going to be skating on the rink but it was only in the morning. In the afternoon I went to the little pond & had a nice scate the best I had this year with year with a good many friends. We will write a compos. on Venice in school & I will have to read about it. I think I will draw the rest of the evening. Ag. came back from B.; July 29 1908. When I got the mail in the morning I got a card from Frances W. Williams asking me to come up there to play tennis to-morrow but I dont think I can go because Aunt Helen is going to pass just at that time to back back home. Sat in the hammock & sewed. Miss Earl came to see Aunt Edith. She is very deaf four her age. I think that's too bad because she is so young & pretty.; Sept. 6 1908: I went to the episcopal church in the morning with Aunt Edith. They act awfully queerly they sing in the middle of their long prayer. They courtesy when they sing of Jesus. They deacon look like a pitifully picked sparrow anybody could see he had just enough in aims to be our episcopal minister.They learn everything by heart & I should think they would not. Background: A native of Leipzig Germany Mrs. Henderson graduated from Radcliffe College in 1916 with honors in French and received a master's degree in comparative literature at Columbia University in 1918. She taught French at the former May School in Boston at the former Miss Johnson's Tutoring School in Cambridge and in the 1930s at the Buckingham School in Cambridge now Buckingham Browne & Nichols School.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF LUCY GREGORY FEMINISM WOMEN'S RIGHTS YOUNG WOMAN 20TH CENTURY TEENAGE GIRL PRE WORLD WAR I GERMAN-AMERICAN HAMBURG LEIPZIG BOSTON CAMBRIDGE MASSACHUSETTS SPARKS STREET LIFE ABROAD GERMANS IN AMERICA MIDDLE SCHOOL STEAMBOAT STEAMSHIP ATLANTIC VOYAGE AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover

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MARIAN PURCELLBiblio.com

1910 - 1915 ORIGINAL GROUP OF FOUR 4 MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HAND WRITTEN BY A YOUNG LOS ANGELES WOMAN DETAILING PRE WORLD WAR I LIFE IN LOS ANGELES

19100008097LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA. Fair. 1910. On offer is a pair of leather bound diaries written by Marian I Purcell. The diaries cover parts of 1910 1913 1914 and 1915. This first diary is a small leather-bound notebook measuring 6 inches by 3 1/2 inches. It is in fair condition. It covers the period Sept 16 1913 to Sept 14 1915. The bulk of the entries are in the last half of 1914. Marian Purcell was born Sept 16 1892 in Fort Wayne IN where she lived until she was 17. The first book covers the period July 19 1910 to Jan 6 1911 but there are many gaps in entries. They are typical of a teenage girl of the time. They note essentially social interactions with friends and family. "Slept till quite late . fooled around all day" July 19 1910. "Delight A and her mother were over in A.M. and P.M. just fooled around in eve went over to Tad Werner and Charlie called over We went to " July 28 1910. Just laid around all day in eve ma and pa and I all went walking in late" Aug 21 1910 She notes on Oct 1 1910 that her family is moving to Los Angeles CA. She makes it very clear that she does not want to move: "Left . for California hated to come" Oct 1. The second book is a 5-year diary. However the entries do not cover all of the time period. Entries begin in Sept 1913. In the Memoranda section she notes: "Went to Business College to learn shorthand from April-14-13 - June 14-1913". Although here are frequent gaps there is enough information to know when she was married her husband's name some addresses where they lived and what type of work she did. She married William L Harris June 18th 1914. They note that she worked in an office likely the Los Angeles Herald Examiner which was a major Los Angeles daily newspaper of the time. There are numerous references in 1913 about . at the office . On May 2nd 1914 she notes: "Quit work at Examiner to get ready to be married" May 2 1914. There are no further references to her working. Subsequent entries focus on interactions with friends and social events. It appears she never worked again outside of her home. There are no references to children or other family members although some of the named individuals may well be related There are no references to outside events and she seems very focused on her own life and experiences. "At office all day. In eve went to see "The Quaker Girl". It was fine". Sept 14 1913. "To the office. Did not come back for afternoon. In eve stayed home" Nov 18 1913 "Payday Gribbeu's were over Velma Billy and I went to picture show & Porters" Nov 26 1913. "My wedding day. The day of my life. Married at 8:00 in evening by Deacon Mac Cormack on roof gardens of the Pickwick Left that night stayed at the left the next A.M. for Catalina" June 18 1914. The last entry was made in August 1915: "Stayed home all day - in eve was home ." Aug 9 1915. Additionally there are newspaper clippings mostly referring to her wedding several photographs that appear to be of her and her new husband and several post cards. There is also a copy of her formal wedding invitation. These two diaries give a look into the life of a young woman in the early years of the 20th century. A historian especially on studying daily life in pre-WWI Los Angeles would find this to be an interesting description of social life at that time.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MARIAN PURCELL WILLIAM L HARRIS LOS ANGELES HERALD EXAMINER SOCIAL HISTORY LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA FORT WAYNE INDIANA UNITED STATES EARLY 20TH CENTURY 1910s PROGRESSIVE ERA BUSINESS COLLEGE STUDENTS PRE-WW1 LOS ANGELES PROGRESSIVE ERA WOMEN IN 1910s AMERICA YOUTH LIFESTYLE IN THE EARLY 20th CENTURY ENTERTAINMENT THE EARLY 19th CENTURY WOMEN'S OCCUPATIONS IN 1910s WORKING WOMEN IN 1910s 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

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MARY AND ELLEN CLARKBiblio.com

MID & LATE 1800s ORIGINAL GROUP OF SIX 6 DIARIES OF SISTERS COMING OF AGE IN TWO DIFFERENT TIMES IN AMERICA ONE THE BACKDROP OF THE CIVIL WAR AND THE OTHER AN ERA OF DEPRESSION AND DISEASE

18630009051PLYMOUTH NEW HAMPSHIRE NH. Good. 1863. On offer are six diaries from two sisters coming of age together in the mid to late 19th century in Plymouth New Hampshire. The two sisters are Mary and Ellen Clark. There are three diaries written by Mary: 1863 1864 and 1866. For her sister Ellen the years are 1878 1884 and 1885. Ms. Mary Clarks diaries are an interesting look at the life of a young woman coming of age with the backdrop of an America plunged into Civil War. Her first diary starts in February of 1864 and ends on September 30th 1865. The contents are hand written in a tiny neat pencilled cursive hand. Contents of the diary on a day to day basis are mostly on weather travels or illness of other residence of the Town. There are however mentions of historical significance. On April 10th there is the following "A report came that Lee was taken. Bells rang and cannon were fired" and then on Wednesday April 19th "Account of the Death of the President. Grant is meeting in the office now". Interestingly enough she does not comment on the end of the war on May 9th 1865 implying that she might be either a bit too young to understand the consequences of the end of the war or she was enough removed from the fighting up in New Hampshire that she didnt think it necessary to comment. Little is known about Miss Clark but from the diary the impression is of a teenage girl either finishing schooling or perhaps as a teacher. Excerpts: April 23rd 1863. Pleasant & warm. Public meeting in the evening was very good.; Sunday April 26th 1863. Pleasant but windy. Went to church Sabbath school concert in the afternoon. went to prayer meeting in the evening.; April 13 1864. Cold and windy. Fast-day meeting in the afternoon I did not go. Went over onto the interval in the afternoon and played ball in the evening had an illumination in honor of recent victories.; September 27 1865. Hattis Book died yesterday of Diphtheria.; July 23 1866. Cool but pleasant. Ella and I went to Wentworth. The diaries of Ellen Clark are a bit different. In her first diary she is living at home. By 1884 it seems she has left and now lives in a different home though it doesnt seem as if she is married or has children. Her entries are a longer than her sisters with more detail about her day-to-day life. Across all three of her diaries she reports being sick quite often and being bed ridden for many days at a time. It may be that she has Sciatica as one of the first pages from her 1885 diary has a page-length description of a Remedy for Sciatica involving a pound of imported gingerroot and a 1/2 pound of epsom salts. There are also canker sores involved and applications of creams and tonics to ease her pain. Beginning in 1884 and going through till the end of her 1885 everything that she buys is written down on the day she bought it and the price paid. It is very interesting to see many different types of items bought and what they cost in the late 19th century. Both her 1884 and 1885 diaries contain some ephemera in a pocket in the back of her diary. Both these diaries contain bills for medical services rendered one that is $13 which is very expensive. The first two diaries are filled completely with entries. The 1885 diary has entries everyday until it stops on August 2nd. Diary excerpts: Wednesday. October 30 1878. Very rainy. am went to village. Feel very badly. Wish I could play with Miss B - I think the Dr. is a little discouraged.; December 25 1878. Terrible headache all day. Quite pleasant but very cold. Went to Drs. but he had gone.; Jan 6 1884. 10 de. below zero. Very cold. Went to Church in the A.M.; Jan 8 1884. 20 lbs. Granulated sugar - $1.80. 2lbs 14oz chicken - $.45; Tin wash basin - $.10; 2 bunches silk - $.09; 25 Postage stamps - $.50; Peck of salt course - $.13; Compressed yeast - $.02; St. Jacobs Oil - $.45; 1/4 Trocker - $.15 = $3.69; Tues. June 24 1884.; August 12 1884. Still suffering badly.; August 16 1884. 3rd canker under arm came out.; July 3 1885. Walked out this morning had a sick spell at noon. Dr. D. came to see me this A.M. Thunder showers this P.M.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MARY CLARK ELLEN CLARK PLYMOUTH NEW HAMPSHIRE CIVIL WAR ERA DEPRESSION OF 1882 DIPHTHERIA SCIATICA DISEASES OF THE 19TH CENTURY YOUNG WOMEN IN NEW HAMPSHIRE WOMEN IN THE 19TH CENTURY SCHOOL GIRLS AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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MARY LUCILLE ARCHERBiblio.com

1939 - 1944 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A YOUNG STUDIOUS WOMAN WITH AN ACTIVE SOCIAL LIFE OF FRIENDS FASHION AND BOYS UNTIL SHE GRADUATES HIGH SCHOOL AND BEGINS HER STUDIES AS A PROMISING NURSING STUDENT

19390009069LITTLE ROCK ARKANSAS AK ST. VINCENT'S. Good. 1939. On offer is the five year diary of Mary Lucille Archer a High School aged girl living an exciting life in Little Rock Arkansas. The diary begins in 1939 with Lucille finishing her last year of Middle School and beginning her first year of high school. Her entries early in the diary are fairly simple and easy stating in a matter-of-fact way the events of the day. She attends school everyday studies quite often and states that she graduates from middle school with all four honors. She also spends time with many of the friends who will stay with her throughout all of her highschool years. She writes often of having a grand time. There are very few entries from 1940 and they are usually short statement. Usually they just say Letter from Margaret who is the authors sister. 1941 and 1942 have the most consistent entries in the diary showing a maturing woman coming into her own in the South. She travels occasionally going to places such as Nashville Memphis and in the summer the very small town of Meridian Arkansas where a good bit of her extended family lives. Starting in 1941 there is now almost constant talk of boys fashion and friends. She has a number of suitors in these years and she often goes on dates with these boys sometimes a number of dates in a week. She also attends church occasionally goes horseback riding often in the summer sees movies and plays and in general lives a social and active young life. After she graduated cum laude from High School in 1942 she has an active summer with family and friends and then gets a job at a local department store. This does not last long though as she writes that she goes to see Sister Mary Louis about getting in training for nursing at St. Vincents School of Nursing in Little Rock. The Sister gives her an application. At the very end of the month December 29th Mary is accepted into St. Vincents where she will study until 1946 graduating and becoming a Registered Nurse. The very back pages of the book contain a number of addresses of people mentioned in the diary as well as lists of birthdays 1942 Christmas presents and Graduation presents. The front cover of the book states The Property of: Mary Lucille Archer. 5516 West 29th St. Little Rock Arkansas. There is also a little note in the top corner that reads From: Aunt Jessie. Christmas 1938. Marys handwriting is easily legible and a delight to read. It is mostly written in pen but there are occasional entries in pencil. The diary is roughly 380 pages long and roughly half of the pages have writing in them. Most dates only include an entry for one year however there are plenty that have two years and a handful that have three or more years on them. The book is in good condition showing minimal wear. The front cover is in red leather and shows a bit of discoloration. Structurally the book is in very good condition. Excerpts from the diary: May 27 1939. Got up. Read the paper. Went to town and got my graduation dress. Came home and went to bed.; May 30 1939. Graduated from M.S. I got all four honors. Only one that was clapped for. Went to H.S. graduation. Mr. B said I did fine and made fine grades.; August 6 1941. Had a lovely birthday. Got lots of nice things. Went to see Double Date with Bud James and Helen; September 8 1941. Started to school. Went over to the church. Came home took a bath got my lessons and went to bed.; January 19 1942. Had final test in Home Management. Made 297/329. Letters from Merle and Ben Edelen.; February 9 1942. Letters from Merle and Ben. Changed from Standard time to War time. During World War II Congress enacted the War Time Act on January 20 1942. Year-round Daylight saving time was reinstated in the United States on February 9 1942 as a wartime measure to conserve energy resources; April 12 1942. Went to school. Heard the choir broadcast over N.B.C. Selma Bessie Ann and I went to zoo and around with 3 soldier boys.; May 17 1942. Sang at Me. Church in 2nd period. Sr. girls glee club. Went to W.A.C. church afterward and home.; May 29 1942. I graduated from High School. I was the 5th one to graduate. I was an honor graduate with 24.5 honor credits.; June 25 1942. Had a blind date with Jimmy Hawk. He is a very nice boy. David Williams drowned.; August 21 1942. Had a date with Rodney Allen. He took me to see the Magnificent Dope and afterwards let me drive some.; November 17 1942. I applied for jobs at Cohns and Pfeifers. Mr. Rice at Pfeifer told me to come work at Pfeifers the next day at 9:00 A.M.; December 29 1942. Letter of acceptance from St. Vincents. Letter from Geo. with 2 blank checks. Went to town with Ray. Got a pair of nurses shoes. Background: Mary Lucille Archer was born August 6 1925 to George Thornton Archer Sr. and Irma John Ray Archer. She was a Cum Laude graduate of Little Rock Sr. High in 1942. Mary graduated with honors from St. Vincent School of Nursing in January 1946 and was a Registered Nurse. She worked at hospitals in Wellesley MA and St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock. She later worked with her husband in the real estate insurance and construction businesses while raising their family. As the youngest of five children Mary devoted many years caring for elderly parents and siblings. She was an active member of First Presbyterian Church in Little Rock for 34 years where she taught Sunday school. From 1979 until 2009 she was a member of Pulaski Heights United Methodist Church. Mary was preceded in death by her husband of 65 years Col. USA Ret. James M. Collins.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MARY LUCILLE ARCHER LITTLE ROCK MERIDIAN ARKANSAS WORLD WAR 2 ERA STUDIOUS WOMEN CUM LAUDE HONORS LITTLE ROCK SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL ST. VINCENTS COLLEGE OF NURSING ST. VINCENT INFIRMARY DATES WITH BOYS HIGH SCHOOL SOCIAL LIFE YOUNG AND CAREFREE FEMINISM WOMENS RIGHTS YOUNG AND INDEPENDENT WOMAN WORLD WAR TWO ERA YOUTH NURSING STUDENT AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO DANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover

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MR FARLENZABiblio.com

1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN ENTHUSIASTIC SHIPBUILDER EXEMPLIFYING THE CAN DO SPIRIT OF AMERICA TO BRING GERMANY TO DEFEAT

19440002155PORT NEWARK NEW JERSEY NJ. Good. 1944. On offer is a super original 1944 - 1945 manuscript diary handwritten by a dedicated enthusiastic shipbuilder Mr. Farlenza in the Newark Shipyard. While there is a name Marie Jane Cecilia Natale Farlenza written twice on the inside cover usually denoting authorship reading the entries it is clear that the information is of the author's wife who turned the book over to her husband. Here are some snippets: "Got up at 645 Marie made me breakfast and lunch picked up the riders. Salvatore is such a bull thrower and a pain in the neck. My assistant foreman Carl Lynn wanted to know if I am teaching my helper Hugh Flannelly how to put on the clips but he is too old 65 years and not smart enough or interested. It was swell out. We stopped for a beer." "We get time and a half for today. They launched two more destroyer escort ships hull 419 and 420. They were named the Hammer and Cross. The first DE launched made 100 shipS launched by the Newark in about 2 years." "Thursday July 20th it's our date night stay at home and read the paper and listened to the radio General Tojo of Japan resigned with his Cabinet. Hitler and his generals injured by a bomb from a would-be assassin." "October 17th got up at 655 went to the bathroom first thing pick up my 5 riders. It was cool out this morning it was sunny and nice out. In the afternoon I ground a lot of clips and I put on 5. My helper George Walsh is a neighbour of my foreman and he is looking to steal my good job from me so I do all the work myself. I got paid $47.98 I earned 62.40 I take out $6.25 for bonds." There are many very interesting observations in the 65 page of entires in the 9 x 6 inch boo. The covers are stained and worn and one page is loose but overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MARIE JANE CECILIA NATALE FARLENZA WWII WW2 WORLD WAR II US NAVY SHIPBUILDING NEWARK SHIPYARD NEW JERSEY WOMEN IN THE AMERICAN WAR EFFORT PORT NEWARK HOME FRONT WAR AGAINST GERMANY 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 . unknown

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NELLIE PROCTORBiblio.com

1910 ORIGINAL PAIR 2 OF MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY A VERY ACTIVE VERY SHARING SACREMENTO AREA GIRL

19100008070WOODLAND SACREMENTO CALIFORNIA. Good. 1910. On offer are two interesting diaries from the early years of 20th Century California. The first measures 8 inches by 4.5 inches. It has 144 pages and is 100% complete. The second measures 8.5 inches by 7 inches and contains 120 pages. It too is 100% complete. Both volumes are in good condition and the handwriting is legible and easy to read. Nellie Proctor grew up in Woodland CA. She wrote her first diary in 1910. It covers the months of September through December of that year. From context she is a senior in high school. Her writing style is very easy and chatty. As the pages are neither numbered nor dated the entries vary in length depending on what is happening in her life. She lives on a farm with her family. As you would expect her comments revolve around school and family/social life: "The girls took me to school this morning. I saw Gladys Fishback so walked to school with her. We met Sylvia and Lizzie. Started in with McBeth today in English. Had two experiments today and yesterday Sylvia and I had one just alike so Miss Montgomery got after us and I nearly laughed out loud. It tickled me so. We had to do it over ." Sept 29 1910. ". Pearl and Jamie were in town yesterday. They treated me to ice cream. It was as it was so soft. . Jamie and Charlie went to town this afternoon. Charlie had a few drinks so was very talkative. I wanted to go to the game very badly tonight. The score was 10-8 in Woodland's favor ." Oct 8 1910. Throughout the pages she mentions many people by first and last name including in one entry the line-up roster for her school's football team. This diary ends on December 26th. The second diary is undated but context suggests that it was written in the spring of 1916. By this time Nellie has graduated from high school and is in a Teacher' College in San Francisco. Research shows that she was later hired in 1916 to teach in a small rural school Fairfield Elementary which was located not far from where she grew up. Research also shows that in 1923 she was listed as Secretary of the Yolo County Teachers' Club. She uses the same chatty style of writing. This diary with its undated and unnumbered pages covers the very short period of time between May 14th and June 25th. Entries often take several pages and speak about her studies and social activities: ". We had a conference with Dr. Burke this morning and he gave us a lot of advice etc. He is going to help us get schools and wants us to let him know if and or how we are getting along. He was very jolly and nice this morning. Taught part of B Section ." May 23 ". Got a letter from Annie and she told me to apply for a school at Blacks so "I will" . " May 26. Wednesday June 4th is her last day and she recounts her graduation exercises as well as noting that she lost 3 books and had to pay $1.50 for them. Later that day she and some friends take a boat tour of San Francisco Bay: ". We went to Alcatraz Angel Island Fort Baker Praesidio and back to the dock. We had a dandy time. ." June 4. On June 9th she returns home to her family's farm. She is still seeking a teaching position: "Heard from Bertie and another school letter but I didn't get a position" June 23. However by September she is one of seven new hires for the Yolo County School District. For a historian these two diaries offer a first-hand glimpse into the life and times of a young woman growing up in California in the early years of the 20th Century. A researcher looking at the role of women in the early 20th century would find the 2nd diary especially interesting as teaching was one of the socially accepted careers for young women at that time.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF NELLIE PROCTOR; WOODLAND; YOLO COUNTY CA; CALIFORNIA IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; SAN FRANCISCO; 1910s; PROGRESSIVE ERA ALCATRAZ; THE PRAESIDIO FARM LIFE RURAL SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL EDUCATION IN 1910S RECREATION IN 1910s 1910s YOUTH SAN FRANCISCO TEACHERS COLLEGE TEACHERS EDUCATION IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY 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 SACRAMENTO PAPEL . unknown

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NOT IDENTIFIEDBiblio.com

1883 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT BOOK OF THEOLOGY THEOSOPHY PHILOSOPHY AND ESOTERICA HANDWRITTEN BY AN UNKNOWN RECHABITE

18830008160NOT IDENTIFIED. Fair. 1883. On offer is a most unusual and unique volume dating from late 19th century England. It measures about 4.5 inches by 3 inches. The volume contains 104 pages plus numerous Memoranda pages. The cover though worn is intact. The spine has broken and the binding is loose. However all pages are intact. Written in English Greek and Hebrew the handwriting is clear and legible. Some letters and words are written in a very decorative manner and an 'Engraver' style of font is used in many places. The author of the volume is unknown. There is a reference much later in the book to a William Green but no connection to the book can be clearly drawn. The book is a printed diary for the year 1884. It was printed in and used in England. However it was used more as a notebook to record prayers reflections and esoteric thoughts than as a daily diary. Entries are dated in 1884 and as late as 1895 without reference to the printed calendar pages in the book. "THOUGHTS Not a thought can I allow to disturb my peaceful brow! But should any such arise I'll conduct it to the Skies There to see that wondrous sight GOD the Everlasting Light" on Week 8. Some pages are written exclusively in Greek and others in Hebrew. One notation following a long entry in Greek reads: "Chemical elements with which on earth have been distinctly traced on the Sun"on Week 11. From context it seems that the writer is investigating aspects of astronomy as relates to his philosophic speculations: "line obtainable when placed at the focus of the telescope entirely hides the disc of the star" on Week 46. Another entry is an acrostic where in the first letter of each line spells out the title of the piece: "MRS TERNOUTH" Week 32. On Week 48 is written out a detailed Certificate of Candidate certifying that a 6 year old boy is healthy and a fit candidate for the Independent Order of Rechabites Tent# 2227. It is signed by a William Green. The Independent Order of Rechabites also known as the Salford Unity of Rechabites was a fraternal or 'friendly' organization founded in England in 1835. It was part of the overall growth of temperance societies that sprang up across England. It spread to Australia and the United States. It is still active today as The Rechabite Friendly Society as a mutual insurance company and financial services organization that specializes in ethical savings and investment products. Undoubtedly the Greek and Hebrew portions of the book would yield even more information. A student of the esoteric or researcher into esoteric philosophy or theosophy would find this an intriguing look into how these thoughts were developed and expressed. Considering that entries span a period of over 10 years this is a fairly consistent thought structure.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; LATE 19TH CENTURY; 1880s; 1890s; PHILOSOPHY; THEOSOPHY; ESOTERIC WRITING; INTERNATIONAL ORDER OF RECHABITES; IOR; WILLIAM GREEN; SALFORD UNITY OF RECHABITES; 19TH CENTURY THOUGHT; 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

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1924 CHARMING ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY OF AN IDYLLIC CAR TRIP UP AND DOWN THE EASTERN SEABOARD

19240008201UNITED STATES EASTERN SEABOARD. Good. 1924. On offer is a delightful account of an automobile trip up the eastern seaboard of the United States. This softcover journal contains 80 pages and is about 50% complete. The cover binding and pages are all in good condition. The handwriting is in pencil and ink and is quite legible. The author of this journal is unknown. Context suggests that the writer is a woman and that she travelling with friends. Context also suggests that both the car and driver are hired for the trip. Written in 1924 it chronicles an automobile trip taken from Miami FL to New York City over a period of two weeks. Each day's journey is very well described with the writer commenting on scenery interesting bits of information places they stayed and people they met. ". We had a room . in a pretty new home of Mr. And Mrs. Bassett delightful people. Mr. C recommended staying over a day and after breakfast he took us around the place - showing us jungle land which had been cleared & transformed into beautiful gardens". p 1; ". We have quite different scenery today - we have hills and valleys. Motored all day through the peach belt of Georgia. The orchards are beautiful - many in full bloom ." p 12; ". There was a good cement road to Salisbury NC a distance of 66 miles . arrived at the Ford Hotel in Salisbury at a quarter of 3 . Tow couples from Ohio stopped there for the night had come up from Florida one from Clearwater the other from Daytona." p 17; ". About 4 PM we crossed the line from NC to VA the hotel prices are driving many into camps nearly every town advertizes their free camp - we have passed many of them but I confess they do not appeal to me" p 25. Their journey ended in New York City: ". Crossed on the 23rd St ferry and arrived at Prince George Hotel around 3:25 . So brings us to our destination after a delightful trip of eighteen hundred miles all well and happy. . We feel we made no mistake in choosing Mr. Chandler and stand ready to recommend him highly" p. 32. This is a charming account of a road trip in the halcyon years immediately before the onset of the Great Depression. A geographer would thoroughly enjoy the descriptions of the passing landscapes and a social historian would likewise enjoy the perspectives shared by these obviously middle-class travellers as they journeyed north.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; UNITED STATES; 1920S; 20TH CENTURY; ROARING TWENTIES; JAZZ AGE; EASTERN SEABOARD; EAST COAST AUTOMOBILE TRIP; TRAVEL JOURNALS; AUTOMOBILE TRAVEL IN 1920s; TRAVEL IN 1920s AMERICA; MIAMI FL; FLORIDA; NEW YORK; FROM MIAMI TO NEW YORK; CARS TRAVEL IN ROARING TWENTIES; AMERICAN LANDSCAPES IN 1920s; 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

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OBA WISERBiblio.com

1942 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT WORK JOURNAL AND PERSONAL DIARY OF A HARDWORKING 74 YEAR OLD MINER AND METALLURGIST WORKING AND TRAVELING FROM MEXICO TO CANADA AND MINING SITES IN BETWEEN

19420001507DOWNEY CALIFORNIA BOWEN ISLAND HURLEY NEW MEXICO. Very Good. 1942. On offer is a fascinating 1942 manuscript journal of metallurgist Oba Wiser of Downey California. Oba was born on February 7th 1868 thusly 74 years old and one cannot help being amazed at how much work he was still doing in the field. He spends most of his time at four different mines sites one on Bowen Island in Canada where he spends from January 10th to April 8th and working in the laboratory. After the Canadian site he heads to a remote mine in Holden Washington where he works from April 10th to about April 30th. After this he makes a quick stop to see his wife in Downey and then goes to a mine in Chihuahua Mexico Silver City and finally ending up in Hurley New Mexico at the Chino Mines. On May 16th he heads back to Downey and stays there until June 14th and that's when his long trip begins as he heads back to Holden Mine until August 28th and from there to Britannia Beach in Canada. He stays in Britannia until about November 21st when he finally heads back home and stays there until the diary entries end on December 31st. There is a long handwritten diary entry for every day of the year. Oba was in the 1919 'Engineering and Mining Journal' mentioned as metallurgical engineer who resigned as assistant mill superintendent of the Chino Copper Co. of Hurley New Mexico to accept the management of the Republic Mining and Milling Co. Hanover New Mexico. He had quite the long career in the mining field if he was a superintendent in 1919 and still working hard in 1942. It is also known that he married Ellen a Swedish woman almost 20 years his junior. They had two children Virginia and Wendell. He died 8 years after this journal was written and 3 days before his 82nd birthday. Oba's entries are so long and detailed much mining information and metallurgy and a great deal about the war: 1942 "January 1st How lovely it is to be able to get up early feeling well and anxious to get at the task to be done on the first day of the new year. And how fortunate to have a task worthwhile as I am approaching my 74th year. Ellen and Wendell busy all forenoon washing and cleaning the house. I almost finished the job of getting my files in order to leave early next week. Today is a holiday and no mail. It was nice and bright this morning but heavy clouds and rain in afternoon. We were home all day. In the evening I wrote J. D. Vincent of the Bureau of Mines at Salt Lake City. He is already taking on a heavy load. It will make his mark. Manila has all but fallen as per radio." "January 8th Crescent City Calif. Lauff Hotel. Sybil Buddy and I got out at 6 A.M. this morning at the Lauff Hotel in Crescent City Calif. This was so early that we had a hard time finding a coffee shop open for breakfast. It was not raining when we left for Grant's Pass at 7:10 A.M. In fact it only misted at times the whole day. We made good time even though the highway was very crowded all the way to Grants Pass and on to Roseburg. Just awhile in Eugene we encountered the remnants of the big sleet storm. Many trees had all the tops broken off with hundreds of telephone wires and poles down for miles. Salem Oregon was the hardest hit however the sleet gave out North of Salem with snow and slush at Portland. Arrive Portland 5 P.M. Looked for rooms for a whole hour and finally came over to Vancouver Washington before finding any. We stopped at St. Elmo an old hotel. Made 372 miles today." "January 10th I was up at 6:30 A.M. Bathed and shaved. After breakfast take boat for Britannia at 9 A.M. Could have taken boat at 7 P.M. last night for Britannia and saved $5.00 expense money. I got to Britannia at 12:30 P.M. It was very foggy and boat was two hours reaching Bowen Island generally made in one hour. Found Browning home with a cold. Hobb and Stewart on annual report. Have not done much on research since I left. They now have ore for 300 put in drift on 4500 level and gold values are fairly good.""January 19th I was out at 6:30 A.M. as usual. I spent practically all day in research lab on No. 8 ore. Found several pieces containing free gold mainly quartz. Russell Steward ground and blanketed a charge. Cleaned the gold up with acid. Found very little fine gold. Browning got a letter from E___ today sending two samples from Nor-Acme for assay. I found 10 gr from both No. 1 and 2. Looked like both were pay ore especially No. 2. Ebbutt wanted specimens at No. 8 ore from 4500. Irwin came down from mine saying he would get the specimens of the 6 oz. material from 4500 drift to be prepared as soon as our Dimet saw came. I went to Munro's for a fine turkey dinner tonight then with them to movie Bing Crosby and home after show. British still falling back at Malaya. Heavy gas explosion at Sacramento." "April 21st Holden Washington Nice today but cold breeze off glaciers. I was up at 5:50 A.M. this morning. I woke the Salvation Army folks at Guest House as the two ladies had to leave on bus. I ate breakfast with them. Was at mill 7 A.M. to take off the two tests we started at 11 P.M. One with low time showed 009 oz gold removed. The other with higher time only 0065 oz removed. Yesterday was a good day for recovery in Cy plant 6.4 oz. best so far for April. Sacket came back today." "May 4th Traveling to El Paso all day Had a good sleep last night and was up at 7 A.M. Good breakfast 7:30 A.M. Diner was filled with soldier.Went to Hilton Hotel." "May 5th Warm today in El Paso Texas and me with a heavy suit on. I was up at 7 A.M. and after breakfast went over to El P____ office in Bassett Town as today was Mexican holiday. Could do nothing toward getting passport but we got everything lined up for the attack tomorrow. Today was a Gala Day in El Paso as well as in Mexico. 500 Mexican troops came across the border and marched thru the streets of El Paso 500 American troops went back with them marching thru streets of Juarez. First time in history. Fennessy took me to luncheon. In the evening I had dinner at the Barker's." "May 12th Left El Paso at 8 A.M. on Parrish stage for Sliver City. Selma was at depot with a package of papers for me. We had a flat tire at Deming. Arrived Silver City 1 P.M. Stop at Hotel Murray. Eloyer was there to meet me. Wright had gone to Mogollon. Met Fred Newman. He drove me over to Sam's Diner where I spent hours visiting with Mr. Knaebel of ______Co. They are building a new 250 ton mill to treat ore they have developed since my last visit here last August. See my diary last year. Ira Wright came down and had dinner with me at Murray Hotel. I retired at 10 P.M." "May 13th Up early at Murray Hotel. At 8:30 Ira Wright Wilbur Wright Elayen and I left Silver City for Black Range. We pick Dave Boise and Strong up at Ground Hog Mine. Arrive Grandview inspecting workings and on showing. More development needed here. Have lunch at the company boarding house. After lunch visit Columbia Mine. I was muchly impressed with Columbia. They need more development work also. We are shipping about 30 tons per day to Black Hawk Mill. Got back to Silver City at 5 P.M. At 6:30 P.M. we had 3 rounds of drinks and then sat down to a fine dinner at Sam's China Restaurant. Joe Murphy was there." "July 16th Back in Holden Was up early and rode to mill with Harvey Clemmer. We now have 3 cyde. tests goingLots of mining talk that I don't quite understand then Cycle No. 9 showed a recovery of .013 oz of gold. Too good to be true.Had a nice letter from Sharp today. Ok for me to remain here another month. Radio says Nazi push is losing power" The diary measures about 4 ½" x 5 ¾" and overall VG.; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: MINING METALLURGIST HOLDEN WASHINGTON BOWEN ISLAND MINES OBA WISER DOWNEY CALIFORNIA CHIHUAHUA MEXICO SILVER CITY BRITANNIA BEACH CHINO COPPER CO WWII WORLD WAR II WW2 HANDWRITTEN WRITER HOLOGRAPH SIGNED PERSONAL MEMOIR HANDWRITTEN HAND WRITTEN AUTOGRAPH AUTOGRAPHS SIGNED LETTERS DOCUMENT DOCUMENTS MANUSCRIPT MANUSCRIPTS WRITERS WRITER AUTHOR HOLOGRAPH TRAVEL PERSONAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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PETER H CHRISTIEBiblio.com

1871 ORIGINAL FASCINATING PAIR OF MANUSCRIPTS: A HAND WRITTEN DIARY DETAILING A NEAR IDYLLIC LIFE BY THE MAN WHO PIONEERED TROUT FARMING IN AMERICA ALONG WITH A ONE PAGE TALE OF CIVIL WAR HORROR

18710008075DUTCHESS COUNTY NEW YOURK. Good. 1871. On offer is a fascinating combination including a diary from 1871 and a handwritten manuscript fragment referring to the American Civil War.This small diary measures 5 inches by 3 inches and the leather-bound volume is in good condition. It contains 365 pages plus memorandum pages and is about 53% complete. Entries are in ink until June 11 and subsequently pencil until August 29 when entries cease. There is a 2 week gap in May as well. The handwriting is small but legible. The manuscript is a single page of paper measuring about 10 inches by 8 inches. The handwriting is in pencil and covers both sides. From context a reader can see that the manuscript page is part of a larger document as text simply continues on to it and then leaves again in mid-sentence. The handwriting is in pencil and is still legible. PH Christie is the author of the diary. He lives in or near the hamlet of Cove in Dutchess County NY. Peter Harrison Christie 1838-1925 was a one of the first farmers in the United States to experiment with the hatching of fish. His business is mentioned in U.S. Senate documents New York State documents in 1870s and 1880s and in book "American Fish Culture" published in 1874. There are tantalizing references to a PH Christie of Cove Duchess County NY in a 1916 article of the American Fern Journal mentioning a farm owned by one PH Christie and some magazine articles related to fishing and trout farming. He was a secretary of the Hudson River Association for the Protection of Game and Fish since 1860s and a member of the County Committee appointed in 1877 "to stock the waters of the county and enforce laws relative to the taking of fish". P.H. Christie is also mentioned as a teacher of an evening penmanship course at Bryant Stratton Spencer & Co Business College in Cove. In the diary Christie appears to be a young man still living at home on the family farm. Entries focus around his work and describe many of the day-to-day tasks necessary to keep the farm running: ".worked all day about the house fixing the sausage machine fixing the and hanging up the fresh and cut the sausage and got the work about done . Jan 8 ". got my sleigh shoes patter made ." Jan 10. A number of entries refer to him raising chickens and the care of them: ". took care of my fowls and worked in the Hatching House with until 2 PM" Apr 9. Tucked between pages are 2 interesting articles cut out of newspapers. One is an article referring to bottles tossed into the ocean containing messages. It is undated. The second is a longer article about the headstone of a young man who died far from home. The interesting aspect of this however are the notations on the reverse. It is apparently an article extolling the virtues of some cough drops and contains dated testimonial comments. The notes are dated 1824 1825 and 1826. There is no other identifying information. The manuscript page is gripping. It recounts a sharp argument between the writer and a woman named Mary. We don't know their relationship but context indicates they are very close. She is determined to set off on an unspecified mission and he is adamant that she stay. She goes anyways promising to return by evening. When she does not return the writer goes out to find her. He approaches a nearby village where he discovers a patrol of Negro soldiers part of the Union army. He describes a scene of destruction and drunkenness and saw a woman her naked body laying face down on the ground. That however is not Mary and the page ends with him slipping away from the scene. This is an absolutely fascinating primary historical document. This is as close to real-life as any reader will get to the raw feelings of worry and fear that exist the ugly small encounters in a bloody war. Academic to readers - utterly real to this man. The diary offers a very ordinary almost bucolic picture of farming in 19th century America as Mr. Christie goes about his chores meets his friends and family and visits with neighbours. The manuscript recalls the horrors and naked violence of a war ended a mere 6 years earlier that cost 2/3 of a million lives. The contrast is stark. These documents would be valuable to a historian interested either in the Civil War or in rural life in America.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF UNITED STATES NEW YORK DUTCHESS COUNTY COVE 19TH CENTURY 1870S 1860S AMERICAN CIVIL WAR; GILDED AGE RECONSTRUCTION ERA PH CHRISTIE; PETER HARRISON CHRISTIE PETER H. CHRISTIE BLACK SOLDIERS IN THE UNION ARMY RURAL LIFE IN 19TH CENTURY AMERICA FARMERS FARMING OPERATIONS FIRST TROUT BREEDERS IN THE U.S. TROUT HATCHING TROUT STOCKING PH CHRISTY TROUT BREEDING POND HUDSON RIVER ASSOCIATION FOR THE PROTECTION OF GAME AND FISH AMERICAN CIVIL WAR ATROCITIES 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

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SARAH E MILLER, SecretaryBiblio.com

1889 - 1896 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY RECORD AND LEDGER BOOK OF THE ROYALSTON CHAPTER OF THE KING'S DAUGHTERS: A CHARITABLE WORKS SOCIETY

18890002227ROYALSTON MASSACHUSETTS. Good. 1889. On offer is a super original late 19th Century manuscript journal handwritten by Sarah E. Miller Secretary of the local chapter of the King's Daughters in Royalston Massachusetts. Dated 1889 - 1896 the book details the various activities of the group: minutes from meetings elections Bible readings inspirational messages membership lists monetary offerings etc. There are also sections describing the founding and earliest times of this chapter of the King's Daughters. Established in 1886 as a Protestant non-denominational group consisting primarily of women the King's Daughters distributed aid to the poor while raising awareness of their plight. The group experienced tremendous growth through the early part of the 20th Century inspiring the formation of numerous other women's charity groups. Most of the material deals with the activities in northern Worcester County Massachusetts but there are also reports of the organization's work in other areas like North Carolina and Hawaii as well as countries such as India. The group met in member's homes and the parsonage of the local church. Several membership lists also make book a treasure trove of local genealogy. Names include Augustus Barrett Belle Barrett Cora Barrett Leota Bolton Elisa M. Brown Hammond Brown Isabella Brown Carl Bullock Mary E. Bullock Abbie Carroll Mary Carter Alice Chapin Charlie Chase Cora Day Mabel Deland Frank Ellis Adelaide Falis Hattie Falis Feranda Fisher D.P. Foster Bailey Goddard Fanny Goddard Franklin Goodard L.M. Longley Emma McKenzie Sarah E. Miller Nellie Moore Sophia Newton Stella Newton Agnes Nichols Mary E. Paine William Park Emily B. Partridge A.D. Raymond Sarah Reed Rev. Agustus M. Rice Gertrude Shaw L.W. Shaw Elija Springer Lizzie L. Walker Obadiah Walker Mary L. Wheeler Weston Wheeler George Whitney Levi Whitney Mary Carter Whitney Mabel Ward H.S. Wood John Wood etc. The three-quarter leather bound book has gilt bordering and pebbled cloth adorned by small white cross on front board; light to moderate cover wear mild toning generally clean internally with ink bold and legible throughout. Volume contains 92 pages of manuscript entries with additional blank pages at rear; and measures approx 8.5" x 7". Overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SARAH E. MILLER THE KING'S DAUGHTERS SECRET PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS SOCIETIES BROTHERHOODS SECRET SOCIETIES CHIVALRY ARCANE OCCULT ROYALSTON MASSACHUSETTS NORTH QUABBIN WORCESTER COUNTY GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES FEMINISM PRE SUFFRAGE PROTESTANT WOMEN CHARITIES CHRISTIAN OUTREACH GOOD SAMARITANS CHARITABLE WORKS RELIGIOUS GROUPS FILLES DU ROI FILLES DU ROY KING'S WARDS AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . hardcover

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Snyder, Charles HBiblio.com

1935 1940 & 1941 ORIGINAL DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY A WESTPORT MENDOCINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA MAN PROVIDING INSIGHT INTO LIFE IN NORTHERN CALIFORNIA DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION AND EARLY DAYS OF WWII

19350008022Westport California. Good. 1935. On offer are three 3 original 1935 1940 and 1941 diaries authored by Charles H. Snyder from Mendocino County in California. Charles Snyder 1873 - 1942 lived with his wife Georgia who he mostly refers as "G" in his diaries and son Harrison b. 1904 mostly referred as "H.K." The family came from Michigan in 1923 probably attracted by the construction boom in the area and first settled in Iowa Hill later moving to Mendocino. The first of the diaries documents the year of 1935 and each page is densely filled with details of their everyday life making it an excellent document of life in small towns in Northern California coast during the Great Depression. The main activity of the men in the family at the time was logging which had been the most common job at the redwood region but the county was hit hard by the Depression many mills closed down and the Fort Bragg mill cut back its production. They continued cutting wood tried to get jobs from the State Emergency Relief Administration SERA and spent much time working on their two cars - Dodge truck and Oldsmobile. Charles thoroughly documents all car failures repairs purchase of spare parts. As many families during the Great Depression in addition to irregular earnings and state assistance they turned to subsistence fishing and trapping and were growing flowers and vegetables. He mentions having dandelion meal few times. Charles and Harrison drive around quite a lot looking for jobs in Fort Braggs bringing mail and groceries from Rockport. In spring they took a trip to Sacramento and San Francisco. It seems that Charles probably got ill between 1935 and 1940 his handwriting got smaller and sometimes shaky 1940 entries are very short and he seems to spend more time at home listening to the radio or reading. He often mentions news including Pearl Harbor and president speeches: Harrison goes to work at camps - probably the camps for migrant workers that were built by WPA or by Resettlement Administration. The diaries contain many names of local residents and businesses and mention different local and national events and details related to the Great Depression. The diaries are in a very good condition the 1941 diary cover is slightly soiled.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SNYDER CHARLES H. 20TH CENTURY UNITED STATES WESTPORT MENDOCINO COUNTY CALIFORNIA WW2 GREAT DEPRESSION LOGGING LUMBER AUTOMOBILES NEW DEAL STATE EMERGENCY RELIEF ADMINISTRATION SERA WORK PROGRESS ADMINISTRATION WPA FORT BRAGG ROCKPORT SACRAMENTO SAN FRANCISCO 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

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