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A treasure from the formative years of jazz diva Diana Krall. In 1980 Diana graduated from Woodlands Junior Secondary School in Nanaimo, British Columbia on Vancouver Island, Canada. Her photo first appears on page 19 where she is recognized on the 1978-79 Arts Honour Roll. On page 121 in the Band section appears a gorgeous head-shot of a young Diana playing the saxophone, beneath which appears the caption 'Diana!'. Michelle Krall, Diana's younger sister, appears on page 106. Finally, Diana's graduation photo and write-up appear on page 58. Beside her photo we read "Diana Piano resembles her Dad. In her spare time she eats and sleeps. Her life ambition is to replace Oscar Peterson. 'Way to go, Diana!'". Diana's current global superstardom is clearly no accident! The book itself is clean, tight and unmarked with very light wear. An excellent copy of this truly wonderful and inspiring item. Book
19040012225Maine New England Usa. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1904. Softcover. On offer is a diary of a seemingly average teenage boy living on a farm who would grow up to become an academic and have an important impact on the United States of America. The author of the diary is Alton Ross Hodgkins 1890-1952 a 14-year-old boy who would go on to become Dr. Hodgkins a foreign relations correspondent for the US State Department and an Economics professor at many renowned academic institutions SEE FULL BIO NOTES AT END OF LISTING. Hodgkins diary is full of the details of a young teenager who is intent on keeping a detailed record of his daily life. At the time he kept this diary Alton was living in Damariscotta Mills Maine. His father was a farmer. It is clear from Altons diary that he equally valued contributing to the family farming work and his academics. Some excerpts give the flavour of the diary: It has snowed all day. It was tough coming home from school tonight. We had to take some exams today. Got A in Latin and B in Algebra. We had Uncle Charlies team today Jan 22. My Birthday. Got up a little after seven. Pa carried uncle John to the train this morning. I went down to Ermalines after milk this forenoon. Been reading about all of the afternoon. Marm gave me a couple of books. Been reading them Mar 19. Pa and I have been hoeing planting etc. All the day. Sunie went up to Netties this evening and is going to stay all night. I went down to Sizzies after milk tonight June 4. Pa and I mowed McCurdas swamp this forenoon and branched it this afternoon. I read some today. Ella cooked washed the floor dusted and so forth all day Aug 27. Christine Sandford Roy and I went in Tads wagon with his horse today. Norman got hit on the head with an iron ball today. I was down to the store this eve. Pa went over the pond this afternoon Sept 20. Got up did the chores ate breakfast and went to school. We didnt come down to dinner. Went over street this evening came back and went to sociable at the Congo. Roy was up to Davids. Have been studying Dec 6. Got up ate breakfast and went to school. Took exams in German Latin and arithmetic today. Got Algebra paper A. We walked home tonight. Been doing nothing this even. Mamma is over to Lills Dec 23. I will make more money than before and that I will keep an account of my spendings earnings etc. Also that I will pay more attention to my studies and be more orderly and respectful to my instructors. And that I will try to be more attentive to my work at home 1904 New Years Resolutions tucked into diarys back pocket. For a social historian this diary paints a very clear picture of day-to-day life in rural New England at the turn of the 20th century as seen through the eyes of a young teenager. It is fascinating to find clues as to this boys future success. His surprisingly tidy handwriting dedication to recording details and ongoing comments about his academics make up some of the pieces of the puzzle. BIO NOTES: Dr. Alton Ross Hodgkins was born in Newcastle Maine to parents Daniel and Alice Bartlett Hodgkins. Alton graduated from Bates College in Maine received his Masters degree from Washington University and a PhD from John Hopkins. Dr. Hodgkins worked as a special adviser to the Minister of Guatemala served three years as a foreign relations correspondent for the US State Department and completed a Carnegie Research project on the living conditions in Haiti. Dr. Hodgkins taught economics at the State Normal School in PA University of Maryland National University in Washington Randolph-Macon Womens College in Virginia Tulane University Newcomb College and ended his career at Centre College in Kentucky. Dr. Hodgkins was married twice. He married June Atkinson in 1914 while living in Washington DC. They were married for 27 years before divorcing in 1941 and had no children. Later in 1941 Hodgkins married Blanche Couessin in while living in Virginia. He died of cardiac causes unexpectedly at the age of 61. Measuring 6 inches by 3 inches this diary contains 122 pages plus memoranda. The diary is 100% complete and the memo pages at the end are about 10% complete. The leatherette cover is in fair to poor condition with a large stain on the back cover. The spine is damaged and the rear cover is partially separated. The enclosure strap is quite worn. The pages are in good condition and the handwriting is quite legible. Overall Fair. ; Manuscripts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 122 pages; Signed by Author . paperback
18820012259Europe England France Germany Italy United States. Good with no dust jacket. 1882. Softcover. On offer is a fine private European travel journal kept by a rich young Kentucky woman who traveled extensively. The journal belonged to Anna L. Worthington. She was born in 1864 in Cincinnati Ohio and lived in Covington Kentucky. Her father was Henry Worthington who was known as one of the foremost businessmen in Covington amassing a large fortune in the tobacco industry. In 1886 Anna married in George Gatewood Hamilton 1861-1928 and had one daughter Anna Roberta Hamilton 1888-1939. She passed away in 1895 at the young age of 30. George was also a successful businessman and land owner. He went on to remarry Allie Chilton after Annas death. The journal recounts a four-month trip she took throughout Europe when she was 18 years old. She travelled as part of a small group. The trip was extensive which reflected the very wealthy background she came from. Her travels included England France Germany and Italy and focused on historical locations and places known for their art and architecture. Her excerpts are long and newsy written in a bouncy cursive hand. She kept her journal from May 1 through August 27 1882. Some brief excerpts follow: Went to Versailles with Madame went on the Chemin de fer and came back on the tramway. We went immediately to the Castle de Versailles which was built by Louis 14th for Mlle de la Valliere. He once heard her say to a courtier that the only one she loved was the King of the Sun May 19. Left Pisa about 11: 40 for Rome. Very comfortable until we got to Chivioveccia sic. When we had to put up our windows because we were on the Campagna June 6. Started for Frankfort at eleven arrived at one. Went to see.the church where the emperors were crowned.Went to the Burying ground where Goethes mother is buried. Anna D. Will & I went to the stores July 22. Went to the Crystal Palace wanted to go to see Billy Taylor but we were taken in & only saw a man cut a woman to pieces and a few other things equally ridiculous August 4. This diary provides terrific insight into the the state of both travel and major European cities in the late 19th century. For a social historian this journal is a silent testament to the social structures in late 19th century America and how some women were able to enjoy a life experience much different than that experienced by the majority of women in the country. As such it would also be a useful addition to any gender studies library. The journal is a soft-covered notebook containing 132 lined pages. The cover is leather and shows wear along the spine and on the corners. The pages are in good condition and the handwriting is quite legible. It is approximately 55% complete. Overall Good. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 132 pages; Signed by Author . paperback
0012283AT SEA Liverpool Boston New Brunswick. Very Good. Hardcover. On offer is the handwritten ships log for the first 17 voyages of the Scottish-built British-owned SS Kansas owned by the passenger steamship line George Warren & Company now the Warren Line in Liverpool. The log book contains the Captains handwritten log for the first 17 voyages of the SS Kansas occurring between May 1882 and April 1884. The SS Kansas sailed between Liverpool and Boston sometimes stopping in New Brunswick. It was built by Charles Connell & Company Glasgow Scotland. Its engine was built by John and James Thomson also of Glasgow. Historical records show that the SS Kansas was launched on January 19 1882 and set sail on its first voyage between Liverpool and Boston on May 21 1882. The log shows that the maiden voyage sailed with 100 passengers from Liverpool to Boston from Boston to St. John New Brunswick and then back to Liverpool arriving on July 4 1882. The SS Kansas inaugural captain was Albert Henry A. H. Burwell 1833-1882. Burwell was a Boston native who died of Rheumatic Fever while at sea on September 9 1882 during the third voyage of the SS Kansas. His death is recorded in a handwritten In Memoriam sic box at the bottom of the Remarks page. Burwells first mate Henry Borland Harry Tasker 1846-1889. Tasker was a native of Liverpool married to Mary Ellen Simcock Tasker 1847-1917 whose obituary was found tipped-in to the ships log. SEE BIO NOTES FOR MORE ON CAPTAINS BURWELL AND TASKER. For each of the 17 voyages the captain records their name the locations between which they are sailing daily coordinates course winds and remarks regarding the weather and other details and details on each voyages coal consumption revolutions and distance. This is a fascinating look into the daily record keeping of 19th century mariners and provides insight into the capabilities of the SS Kansas and the daily struggles encountered by 19th century commercial sailors. It may also be of interest to genealogists who are piecing together timelines for those who sailed aboard the SS Kansas. The book contains approximately 70 pages with writing front and back on about 85% of the pages. It appears a number of pages were ripped out of the back of the book though it does not appear voyages were tracked beyond the 17th. The book itself measures approximately 7.5x4.5 inches. The seams are extremely loose and many pages are detached. Strangely the first page of the records for the SS Kansas maiden voyage is out of order and is connected to the first page of the documentation for the 3rd voyage. The pages are all present and only that one appears to be out of order. The hard covers spine and binding are in poor condition though the book is intact. The handwriting is very legible and the pages are all intact aside from those missing at the back. Overall Fair to Poor. BIO NOTES: Albert Henry Burwell 1833-1882 was either born in Boston Massachusetts or was born at sea on a whaler depending on which source you read to Master Mariner Albert Augustus Burwell and Sarah Ellis Hyde. He was raised in Boston Massachusetts where he attended Worcester Academy before becoming a sailor. He visited England and married Elizabeth Rea in 1858. Rhea was the daughter of Captain Gray dockmaster of the Waterloo docks in Liverpool. Burwell captained the ships Autocrat and Sarah Hignett and later became the Commodore of the Warren Line steamships which sailed between Boston and Liverpool. He captained the steamships Minnesota Missouri Iowa and the Kanas where he died of rheumatic fever on a voyage from Liverpool to Boston. He was a member of the Boston Marine Society. Henry Borland Harry Tasker 1846-1889 was born in Liverpool Merseyside England to parents Henry Taker and Anne Elizabeth Goddard. He married Mary Ellen Simcock Tasker 1847-1917 on June 24 1869 in Lancaster. He was a member of the British merchant marine and later captained ships including the SS Minnesota and SS Kansas both of the Warren Line. During an 1879 crossing while he was captain of the SS Minnesota Tasker saved the passengers and crew aboard the shipwrecked vessel Royal Arch. He was awarded a certificate and medal by the Shipwreck and Humane society. Henry and his family moved to America in 1887 and lived in Kansas to work with the Southern Kansas railroad offices. Henry died of stomach cancer only two years later in Topeka.; Manuscripts; Thin 16mo 6" - 7" tall; Signed by Author . hardcover
0012263Atchison Kansas. Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer is a fascinating ledger kept by a Kansas Civil War captain who farmed became a dry goods dealer and served in the Kansas legislature. The ledger mostly relates to his work marketing and distributing his own autobiography which is still available for sale. The ledger was kept intermittently from Sept 1908 through June 1918 by Captain William Stephen W. S. Cain 1836-1920. Cain was a white officer in the U. S. Colored Troops USCT during the Civil War. Born in the Isle of Man he settled in the USA in 1855. He lived in Wisconsin before purchasing 160 acres of land which he farmed near Atchison Kansas. Following the war Cain was elected to the Kansas legislature. In 1875 he moved into Atchison and established a dry goods business. Cain was married twice first to Anne Cowley and later to Susan Crouch. Cain and Susan had two children both of whom tragically died young CONTACT SELLER FOR FULL BIO NOTES. In his ledger Cain records his efforts to market and distribute his book titled Autobiography of Captain W. S. Cain which he published in 1908. Over the course of the 10 years he keeps this ledger it transitions into a record of all his correspondence related to both his book and his other life events. This ledger book is both a fascinating look at the world of marketing a small-scale niche book in the early 20th century and a goldmine of genealogical information given the hundreds of names Cain has noted. The ledger opens with Cains title Record of my Book Sent out from Atchison followed by a long list of names the number of copies they received and whether or not the recipient has paid. A selection of a few names on the list follow: Arthur Miss Jenny Aunt Sophia Editor Globe Editor Champion Wm S Washer Gov Crawford Judge Gill Patrick Rev F. S. White Father Girard Jessie A DeMuth Mrs. WA McKelvey The President of the US Throughout 1908 and 1909 there are many such entries. Cain writes the date and lists the people who received copies of the book. As news articles are written about Cain and his book he notes the date of publication and to whom he is sending copies of articles. He also writes of sending news articles about his other endeavors and other pieces of personal interest to his contacts the news articles he references are all available to view online. He later records more personal correspondences such as holiday cards he sent. He sometimes includes addresses of his recipients. Some excerpts from the ledger follow: Sept 30-08 1 - The Miss Cloyess 1 President Midland College 1 Addie Montague 1 Col Conovor - Ka City 1 M Blanche McPruhe 1 Editor Kansas Times-Star 1 Editor Kansas City Journal Sept 30 1908. Feb 18 wrote letter to Major General DE Sickles and sent copy of Auto as thanks for his Open Letter to Congress and the President in favour of the Volunteer Officers Retirement bill Feb 18 1911. 1 Vol autobiography to John Zimitore Rectors assistant on his leaving for Virginia Feb 20 1911. Globe news article to Bertha March 18 Letter to Bertha March 20 Letter to Lizzie M Metcalf March 21 Letter to Mrs. Fleming April 4 Tribune news article parts to Daniel Mychreest April 20 Bertha M the Miss Mychreests Short letter to Bertha April 23 Letter to Ralph 1 page April 30. March-April 1914. 2 Globes with mill sale xc to Lizzie M. Metcalf Globe with Primary election to Lizzie M. Metcalf Letter to Miss Eliza Teare on receiving news of her mothers death Aug 14 Cousin Betty Alister Globe of Oct 28 Eulogy of Cara to James Cooper Castletown Mrs. Anna Fleming Hillside Douglas Miss Elase Teare West Longham East Jurby Isle of Man Giles Metcalf Esq. Holmersest Lyndurst Road Hallasey Chesire . July-Sept 1916. This ledger provides insight into the last several years of the accomplished W. S. Cains life his books publication and his efforts to market and distribute the book his politics and the many people who were in his life in the US and overseas. It measures approx 6.0x3.5 inches and contains 80 pages. It is 75% complete. The binding is sewn and has loosened. The first page has come loose but is present. The handwriting is legible. The ledger comes in its own hard cover case made out of heavy cardboard and bound by a red leatherette binding. For a military historian this is a superb record of a very successful Civil War officer legislator and businessman. The connection to the U. S. Colored Troops and the celebrated Buffalo Soldiers makes this an exceptional connection to American history. For a genealogist this autobiography and accompanying ledger offer a gold mine of information about this singular individual who in many ways is a representative of the type of people who built the post-Civil War America. ; Manuscripts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 80 pages; Signed by Author . paperback
1887000684Uniontown / Greentown Ohio OH. Very Good. 1887. Leather. On offer is a family archive of five 5 early Ohio diaries. Research suggests that the authors are cousins. Dorothy Hartong of Greentown Ohio writes the earliest diaries of 1887 and 1890. The other three 3 are handwritten by Carrie Raber of Uniontown Ohio. We believe Carrie who is often mentioned in the early diaries is the younger cousin who eventually returns to Uniontown Ohio. She makes mention of travels from Uniontown to Congress Lake etc. What is very unique to this archive is the contrast in personalities. Dorothy is a pious and devout Church going girl who writes of her chores and duties to both the home and Jesus. This is a fascinating look at the devotion of a young girl. Interspersed is a wealth of historical details of the area and genealogy of north-east Ohio. Carrie on the other hand is much the same in her devotion to house and home and though she mentions Sunday School the odd time mostly she mentions missing it for the least of reasons. The dates of Carrie's diaries are 1892 1907 and 1913. This is a huge family and between the two girls many many dozens if not hundreds of names of visitors attendees at events deaths funerals etc. would keep a researcher busy for a goodly long time. Three books are leather the others are cloth or paper. Overall VG.; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF Hand Written Personal Memoir Travel Europe Steamships Steamer Handwritten hand written autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author holograph personal Americana Women's Studies Feminism Sociology Pre Sufferage Suffrage Ohio Greentown Uniontown Stark County Jefferson County Genealogy . hardcover
19170002181SPOKANE WASHINGTON SHELBY OHIO. Good. 1917. One offer is a super original 1917 manuscript Spokane Washington diary with a trip back home to Ohio handwritten by the wife of a prominent Spokane medical doctor and herself the daughter of a prominent contractor and road builder. Edna A. Rice Klussman who was married to Dr. Henry A. Klussman. They had two children by the name of Richard M. Klussman R. M. K. and Helen V. Klussman H. V. K. Extensive BIO NOTES follow the description. While there is no place or ownership name in the book extensive research with the myriad of clues provided conclude the book was undoubtedly written by Edna. Edna proves to be a dedicated writer until July 5th then skips two months until August 5th then through December. The family takes a road trip to visit Edna's family in Shelby Ohio leaving Spokane June 14th. She writes long entries nearly every day while on the road. They camp along the way in vacant houses and lots churchyards alongside railroad tracks in schoolhouses cactus fields cannery yards etc and once in a great while they stay at a hotel. She would write about the condition of the roads her father being in the business created the fascination we suppose. Twenty days later they arrive in Shelby. She doesn't write while in Shelby but August 5th they start back and she writes from then on until December 31st which includes the road trip home. Here are some snippets: 1917 "January 1st Dr. got back from Missoula. Wish everybody a Happy New Year. My boy leaves me tonight. I hate to have him go. Fixed all his clothes up nice for him. I went to the train. Helen had company and Dr. was sick not able to go." "February 21st Just hustled around and cleaned the house up for the German Club. They want to dance some work believe me. Everything is fine and dandy. Time and lots of good eats they furnished themselves." "March 31st Finished everything up and ready for Richard's homecoming. Went to market in the evening and then to meet Richard. Quite a crowd down to greet him." "April 6th Cleaned the house up nice. Went over to Edith's to look at chickens. In P.M. went to look at trailer. They are certainly swell but I don't care for it on our trip. In eve went to Liberty. Richard and Helen was out riding." "April 29th We went to CordelaneCoeur d'alene to see boat christened. Stopped at Post Falls to John's for dinner and had a swell dinner. Went on to C'd with he and family. Edith took her car also. We got home about six o'clock." "May 27th We were all over to Edith's for dinner and had such a nice time. Mr. Aten also. We took a long ride to look at property and also went to Liberty Lake before coming home. It was a beautiful day. In eve we all went to the Casino to see George Walsh." "June 14th All off at 10:00 A.M. Great trip ahead of us. We left Edith's at 11 A.M. Went to Sandpoint then Heron. Camped one mile on the other side of Heron. Enjoyed it immensely. The roads were just dandy. Arrived at Missoula at 7:30 P.M. Met Oscar. He stocked us up just fine with good drinks. We ate and found a campground about 10:30. Was tired and slept well. The scenery is wonderful along. Swell roads." "June 17th 1917. Left Harrison Montana at 8 A. M. after good nights sleep. Went over some of the worst roads I ever saw. Helen and I walked most of the way over the pass. Richard shoveled snow and made a path. The roads were so sidling he had to hold on the high side of the car while Dr. was driving. We pitched camp and the mosquitoes were awful. We made a big smoke and got rid of them but nearly froze toward morning over 7000 ft. Alt." "June 20th & 21st We left Reed Point about 7 A.M. after breakfast. One bad mud hole but we got through O.K. and found the roads pretty rough. Some terrible ruts. About 10 miles from Park City we discovered two broken springs in front. Some bad luck. Was delayed there 5 hrs. Started out found Huntley Bridge washed out went over the worst roads you ever saw and broke the same front spring. It wasn't fixed right. Staid Huntley all night. Had spring fixed there next morning. Camped in the city .Left Huntley at 11 A.M. after fixing spring. All bridges are washed out at Custer Meyers can't get across river. Went over the worst hills and roads through ditches gopher holes and everything imaginable. Met Mr. Wright of Helena and he helped us by lessening our load. Three of us rode in his car. We were so glad because we would have gotten lost in the fields. We went 116 miles and was on the trail just 15 miles in all. A terrible day. We will never forget. Mr. W. took us to dinner and we staid at hotel." Ismay Marmarth North Dakota McLaughlin South Dakota Aberdeen Marvin Renville Minnesota "June 27th We left farm house at 5 A.M. made Minneapolis at 11 A.M. 112 miles. Roads were a little rough but we made fairly good time. We sat in car and watched Barnum Bailey Circus also Sells Floto Another traveling circus show while they were fixing the magneto. Left M. about 4 P.M. and had a hard time getting out of St. Paul. Finally got started and traveled about 35 miles. Was so tired the roads were so rough so we stopped and camped at a schoolhouse. Pretty good sleep." "August 12th Left the schoolhouse about 6 A.M. Roads are a little rough in places. Made very good time. Beautiful weather cold if anything. Very cold at night. We just nearly freeze. Sorry we skipped our blankets. Reached Wyoming camped in a very small town on this side of Pinebluff Wyo. A man told us we could sleep in schoolhouse. 241 miles." Cheyenne Cody Yellowstone Waltham Hyattville Basin and Yosemite " The 4 x 5¼ inch book's cover is poor the pages and binding look good overall G. bio notes: Dr. Henry A. Klussman one of the well-known and highly successful representatives of the medical fraternity of Spokane whose office is located in the Granite building was born in Elliston Ohio on the 13th of April. 1878. He is a son of Dr. F. J. and Margaret A. Apel Klussman the father being a prominent physician of Toledo Ohio while the mother is a daughter of John Apel of Bowling Green that state the owner of extensive oil interests in that vicinity. After the completion of his preliminary education Dr. Klussman entered the Ohio Normal University at Ada Ohio being graduated from that institution with the degree of Ph. G. in 1896. Having decided to adopt the profession of his father for his life vocation he subsequently matriculated in the Kentucky .School of Medicine at Louisville that state being awarded the degree of M. D. with the class of 1900. Dr. Klussman was an unusually bright and clever pupil seemingly having been endowed with an exceptional natural aptitude in this direction and in his junior and senior years in college he was assistant clinical demonstrator on genitourinary diseases. Immediately following his graduation he came to Spokane as assistant to Dr. C. P. Thomas with whom he remained until the following October when he opened his own office which he has ever since maintained. Dr. Klussman is a very ambitious progressive man and is constantly striving to advance in his profession. He has pursued a number of post-graduate courses during the eleven years he has been engaged in practicing in Spokane in addition to which he keeps in close touch with all modern discoveries and research through the medium of the various medical journals and reviews. Soon after locating here he went to New York City where he spent several months pursuing courses in both the Post Graduate School of Medicine of that city and the New York Policlinic Medical School and Hospital. At the same time he took some special and private courses in diseases of the kidneys and bladder at the Presbyterian Hospital of New York under Drs. Cabot and Spooner and in operative surgery under Professor Dawborn.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF EDNA A. RICE KLUSSMAN DR. HENRY A. KLUSSMAN SPOKANE WASHINGTON SHELBY OHIO TRAVEL EARLY CAR TRAVEL LIVING ROUGH COEUR D'ALENE DOCTORS WEST COAST WASHINGTON STATE SALISHAN BIRTHPLACE OF FATHER'S DAY LILAC CITY 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
18960008071ALLENSTOWN NEW HAMPSHIRE. Good. 1896. On offer is a detailed and quite fascinating diary written in the late 19th Century New England. The diary measures 6 inches by 3 1/2 inches and contains 365 pages. They are 100% complete. The leather-bound volume is in good condition and all pages are intact. The handwriting is legible. Henry Harrison Hartwell was born in Hillborough NH in 1819 and lived until 1913. He had a varied career but was best known as a well-respected minister in the Methodist Church. He served as a minister for 35 years in and around Allenstown and Suncook NH. He also served in several public offices most notably as Justice of the Peace Tax Collector and Superintendent of Schools. Following a breakdown of health he went out west to recuperate. Returning in four years he established an auction and commission merchant business in Allenstown. This diary dates from his time as a merchant. He is seventy seven at the time it was written. It is filled with the details and minutiae of operating a commission business: ". Bought of Mrs. Newdon 1 bedstead - $2.00 5 Chairs - $1.00 Bought Wm. 1 bedstead $0.25 Paid Osgood 1 bag meal - $0.80 J.W. Pipen work on windows in block - $1.00 . " Jan 13 1896. ". Bought of Widow Woman in "Old Pass House" 1 Cook Stove 1 Table 2 bedsteads 2 mattresses 2 sheep pelts 4 new chairs 2 R chairs 3 chairs 1 toilet table - total $7.05. Wood saw saw horse iron pail - $1.00 Total $8.05" Apr 17 1896. His diary is replete with such entries. It is evident that his business is active; He also mentions tasks around his home such as digging potatoes and picking apples. He notes municipal political events: "This is again the " Town Meeting " day. Good day. Good weather. Good travelling. And the Election has gone better to my liking than last year. FE Blodgett Wm D and Charles S Cleveland are Selectmen. CS Baker and John Hayes are "Road Agents". All Americans" Mar 10 1896. In the 'Miscellaneous' section of his diary he reflects on the year 1896 just finished and notes: ". we feel many and great have been the blessings of our heavenly father as experienced and enjoyed by us ." The very next line of the entry states simply ". our youngest son Edward F Hartwell died in Suncook June 15th . " A copy of the obituary is taped into the diary. This is a treasure trove of detailing commercial information and transactions in rural New England at the end of the 19th century. He records many names from both business transactions and from his daily life in the community which can serve as an excellent cross-referencing tool.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 19TH CENTURY 1890S NEW HAMPSHIRE REV. HENRY H. HARTWELL; SUNCOOK NH; ALLENSTOWN NH; RURAL NEW ENGLAND; METHODIST CHURCH COMMISSION BUSINESS ENTREPRENEURSHIP BUSINESS OPERATION IN 19TH CENTURY NEW ENGLAND 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
19440001762MUNDA POINT NEW GEORGIA SOUTH PACIFIC. Good. 1944. On offer is an original manuscript relic of one American soldier's experience serving as a member of the 868th Bomb Squadron "H" squadron order #7 APO 717A from January 1st 1944 writing 133 full pages and then ending on Thanksgiving Day 1944. Handwritten by S/Sgt John Purvis b. July 10th 1921 from Detroit Michigan who fills the 'My Life In The Service' diary with everything from the mundane like playing craps negotiating for gin dealing with native headman for a bow and arrow movies drinking parties - including an occasion when the Captain came to his shack for some 'research' and the also writes of raids and bombings from the Japs planes coming back from missions with no brakes no landing gear and crashing troops crossing a coral reef only to end up dead including a friend who was close to leaving for home some committed suicide by shooting himself in the head and much much more. He was in Munda at the time of the the Battle of Munda Point. Overall this is a super look at the life of a non-commissioned officer dealing with everything from the enemy to the natives and to his own officers both good and bad. Condition: VG. HISTORICAL NOTES: one online source: The Battle of Munda Point was a battle from 22 July-4 August 1943 between primarily United States Army and Imperial Japanese Army forces during the New Georgia Campaign in the Solomon Islands in the Pacific War. In the battle U.S. forces captured a Japanese airfield constructed at Munda Point on New Georgia. After losing the battle for the airfield Japanese forces abandoned New Georgia entirely and redeployed to defend nearby Kolombangara. The U.S. employed the airfield in its campaign as part of Operation Cartwheel to isolate the major Japanese base at Rabaul New Britain.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SGT JOHN J. PURVIS DETROIT MICHIGAN BATTLE OF MUNDA POINT NEW GEORGIA OPERATION CARTWHEEL 868TH BOMB SQUADRON UNITED STATES ARMY IMPERIAL JAPANESE ARMY NEW GEORGIA CAMPAIGN SOLOMON ISLANDS PACIFIC WAR PACIFIC THEATRE NON COMMISSIONED OFFICERS AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS PHOTO ALBUM PHOTOGRAPHIC ALBUM HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS HANDSCHRIFT HANDGESCHRIEBEN MANUSKRIPT DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
0002562Very Good. 1983. On offer is an original very interesting vintage manuscript relic of as titled "Two Months on HMS Fearless" handwritten by Royal Navy Midshipman Tim Dewing in 1983. Historians and collectors of life aboard a British Royal Navy ship will notice that while the book is contemporary there are many compatible moments for the young midshipman of the late 20th Century all the way back to the Age of Sail 'middys'. Dewing's journal is a casual affair in a flip top sketch book style book and in it he details the voyage of HMS Fearless a ship noted for being in the Falklands War the year before and more frivolously the ship appeared in a James Bond movie from Portsmouth to Tortola in the Caribbean between January - March 1983. Adding further breadth to the well written narrative with notes on shore leave naval practice and more diary like personal notes on how he feels during the passage are several hand-drawn sketches. There are 52 pages or so along with another 20 pages separate hand-written 'booklet' entitled 'Puerto Rico 1983' tucked in. Tim Dewing was a Junior Navigator at the time who later went on to run the Navigation Training Department at the Britannia Royal Naval Training College at Dartmouth; he ended his naval career at Whitehall. He is currently the managing director of a large soft drinks company based in Devon. Included is a Dewing's sight form book containing his navigation entries for 1984 a State of Sea printed booklet light recognition printed booklet and an artic survival printed booklet all of which came with the journal. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ROYAL NAVY MIDSHIPMAN TIM DEWING HMS FEARLESS SAILING MARITIME MARINE NAUTICAL NAVAL OCEAN TRAVEL BARGE SCHOONER NAVAL ACTIONS THE ROYAL NAVY NAVAL MARINE NAUTICAL NAUTICAL LOGBOOK BRITISH ROYAL NAVY BRITANNICA 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
19420001900SUN VALLEY CAMP SUNBURY PENNSYLVANIA. Good. 1942. On offer is a fascinating manuscript relic of World War II pilot training and home front activity being a handwritten diary and journal of an unidentified American serviceman. In a beautiful inscribed September 30 1942 as a gift leather 9 x 6 inch book with gilt stamped cover and spine treatment and 5 bands on the spine the author in precise hand writes from October 3 1942 through to June 1 1944 the mundane personal needs such as being robbed having his tonsils out a party at the White House and of course his pilot training at Sun Valley Camp in Sunbury Pennsylvania and then to New York Scranton Waco Texas and back to Sunbury then Camp Upton. We also note that he mentions his 6th anniversary June 24th 1943. Here is a snippet: "Arrived at "Sun Valley Camp" in Sunbury Pa. at six this evening. It was a beautiful day and altho' war regulations required a 35 M.P.H. speed the driving did not seem tedious. Of particular note was the booming war industries enroute and the mile long freight trains bearing tanks guns and other war material. The camp was formerly C.C.C. and in it's day it won the prize for being the best in the country. The mountain slopes from the back of our barrack and a beautiful ski run ends at the door. Sunbury is typically small town nestling in a valley between two branches of the Susquehanna River and completely surrounded by mountains. The valley is ideal for flying with many large level fields suitable for emergency landings. Lex Hart and I wandered about town this evening a bit. The prospects for any activity at this time seem remote - time will tell. We may fly tomorrow - weather permitting - from now on we live for the weather." The book ends with a note: "Back to Gulfport after a perfect furlough. Nothing new and no idea what cooks."; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF UNITED STATES AIR FORCE PILOT TRAINING SUN VALLEY CAMP SUNBURY PENNSYLVANIA USAF WORLD WAR II WW2 WWII AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . hardcover
141656aafLondon, (R. Gilbert for) C. and J. Rivington, (3rd vol.:) (L. Seeley for) Seeley, Burnside, and Seeley, 1826-1831-1844, in-8°, XXIV + 295 p. + LXXXVI + 3 folding facsimiles + 2 folding lithogr. maps / VIII + 1 f. + 560 p. + 1 folding facsimile + 1 plate of a diagram (ancient Roman road over the Cotian Alps) + 12 lithogr. views (by F. Nicholson mostly after sketches by the author) + 1 folding map / XVI + 488 p., slight foxing and browning in places,hw. dedication ‘From the Author’, half morocco bindings on raised bands and with corners, spine richly gilt, three triple filets in gold on both covers, gilt top-edges. (Bound by Mansell succ. to Hayday).
564j1821New York: The Viking Press. Fair in Fair dust jacket. 1955. Second Printing. Hardcover. 0670717797 . Signed and inscribed by Ludwig Bemelmans upon half-title page. "Ludwig Bemelmans came to Lady Mendl's California house for cocktails one day and stayed on as a member of the family. From his memories of those fantastic days he set out to do a biography of Elsie Mendl - Miss Elsie de Wolfe before she married Sir Charles Mendl late in life - who probably had more influence on American decorating taste than any other individual. Contains hilarious scenes from Lady Mendl's daily life portraits of friends in her international set and a retrospective vision of what life had been for her." - dust jacket. Second printing. 255 p. Illustrated endpapers. Tight and unmarked with somewhat above-average wear. Moderate lean to spine. Two-inch opening to cloth atop front board at fore-edge. Above-average wear to complete dust jacket now in glossy new archival-grade protection. A worthy signed example of this delightful Bemelmans memento. Pomerance A43. ; Illustrations; Signed by Author . The Viking Press hardcover
1931463h5636Detroit: North American Publishing Co. Good. 1931. First Edition. Paperback. This work takes its title in part from Mr. Ford's "Dearborn Independent" magazine which declared itself the "Chronicler of the Neglected Truth". Mr. Cuningham spent five years in the employ of the Ford Motor Company in several departments including Advertising and Publicity which "Provided excellent opportunity to study the Ford system". - p.9. "This volume is an honest effort to chronicle in simple everyday language the neglected truth about Mr. Ford and his organization". - p.5. "Mr. Ford has been quoted extensively. Excerpts from especially prepared Ford publicity and from the rare occasions newspaper men actually interviewed him are reproduced. The quotations thus will serve to refresh the reader's mind and will help him to measure their true worth when read in conjunction with the writer's statements of fact." - p.6. The twenty-three chapters include such titles as: The Home Wrecker Eating - An Exact Science Coercion Republican or Democrat Ford and the Jews and Natural Attrition. 5 6-186 1 pp. 8.25" x 5.25" Undated but appears to be circa 1931. Unmarked with average wear and soiling. Binding intact. A sound vintage example of this fascinating work.; 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall; Ford Henry -- 1863-1947. Ford Motor Company. W.M. Cuningham . North American Publishing Co. paperback
19724562London: Andre Deutsch 1972. First edition. Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo 144 pages orange top wrapper a bit rippled. <br/><br/>Signed by Theroux on the half-title. This looks like a Proof but it is not stated to be a Proof. Ahearn 007a . Andre Deutsch paperback
1922124h1788Detroit MI U.S.A.: Pipp's Weekly. Good. 1922. First Edition. Paperback. A compilation of fifteen scathing articles written because "the author believes they contain information of interest and value to the public and unavailable from other sources. The writer believes he knows Henry Ford as no other writer does - and has made an earnest attempt to analyze the man's motives in the light of past experience." - Preface. Articles include: The Six-Hour Day for Labor; A Clash with Hearst; The Ford-For-President Club; An Eye Opener As To The Jews; Jewish Centers in Ohio; Forgot Promises as to War Profits; Money for Election; A Campaign of Slander; His Success; Ford the Man; The Menace of Ford's Secret Service Department; Trying to Drill History into Henry Ford; Squeezing the Little Fellow; A Shadow of the Ford Industrial System. 63 4 ads p. Two black and white reproductions of photos. Author was editor of Ford's Dearborn Independent magazine from inception until April 1920 having previously served as managing editor of the Detroit News. Unmarked with moderate wear to blue wraps. Binding intact. Pipp's Weekly subscription form present as last page. 7" x 4.75". A worthy copy of this intriguing study.; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; Henry Ford - Biography . Pipp's Weekly paperback
19010011166Madison Wisconsin: Madison Wisconsin University of Wisconsin Dickinson College. Good with no dust jacket. 1901. Hardcover. On offer is a revealing diary written by one Helen Leonard Gilman 1884-1952 of Madison Wisconsin during her sophomore and senior years of high school at Madison High. Gilman would go on to graduate from the University of Wisconsin as a teacher and marry Dr. Herbert Wing a member of a prominent New England family which founded Sandwich Massachusetts and a renowned professor of Greek literature for many decades at Dickinson College in Pennsylvania. NOTE: We also hold a diary written by Dr. Herbert Wing in our collection - search for item # 2097 or contact us for the listing. See end of listing for complete BIO NOTES on Gilman and Wing. This diary covers the second half of Gilmans sophomore year of high school with long chatty entries spanning January to August 1901. There is then a large gap and Helen returns on June 12 1903 for a detailed update about her high school graduation and once more on June 29 1903 when she meets up with her Delta Epsilon sisters for a final picnic before they all move on. In her diary Helen gives us much more than a daily look at her life. She is highly intelligent and provides great detail that situates the reader clearly in the teen world of Wisconsin at the turn of the 20th century. She is heavily involved with her high school sorority Delta Epsilon and discusses their activities at length including the initiation process for a new member named Daisy. She shares great detail about her education extracurricular activities church life and community involvement. She is an engaging writer and her entries are robust. She writes in a notebook instead of a diary allowing her to be as verbose as she desires in her writing. Some excerpts from her diary give a sense of the themes and style of her writing: Another week of school begins! The same old studies History Caesar Algebra and Greek are gone over. This noon took my notices to the Journal office with my notices. After school tonight the committee appointed to oversee Daisys initiation met here. We have planned the most terrible things! Its a wonder if the poor child is not killed. This evening the Nautilus Club have a sleigh ride but I am unable to go on account of my cold and hard hard studies Jan 14 1901. I took to school with me this morning the babies Mother Goose Rhymes which we Delta Epsilon girls gave to Daisy who is to learn portions of it Daisy is being initiated into the sorority. Nautilus club met this evening after school and we had quite an exciting time as one of the girls got so excited while talking about how much she loves Burns that she wept. After club Margaret F and I went up town. The small pox scare at the Psi U house has proved to be nothing put a case of La grip Jan 15 1901. This has been a very busy and delightful day Flora and I went uptown at noon and tried to find a poster girl that I could use tonight but failed so after school I had to draw one. Such a sight as all the girls were this evening. Fran and Daisy came as ballet girls and looked too dear for any use. Awful low necks and short skirts. Dignified Clare shocked us all by appearing in a skirt far above her knees! . Feb 21 1901. . Today however is a great day for this morning I received the reward of four hard years of labor my diploma from Madison High School . With a grade of 5th in a class of 95! . . Last night I received my graduation presents.grandma gave me a beautiful diamond solitaire and the aunts a beautiful pearl ring.Mama gave me one of her beautiful gold bracelets with the initials of all who have worn it inside June 12 1903. For a social historian or researcher into Womens Studies this is a window into the role education played in socializing young women into gender roles. As the writer Karen Graves noted in Girls Schooling During the Progressive Era the high school education system became a more "efficient site for the construction of gender" Graves 2016. Traditionally education served to teach middle and upper class girls enough to make them suitable marriage partners for men who would actually be the ones running affairs. Its goal was to make them good wives and mothers not educated equals in society. This diary gives a fine view into this system and would be a valuable addition to any writings exploring this subject. Her sorority membership adds an extra layer as sororities and fraternities have long been seen as elitist and exclusionary organizations that serve to segregate young people based on ethnicity class and wealth. BIO NOTES: Gilman was born to Edward Gilman and Sophie Mosley in 1884 in Madison Wisconsin. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin in 1907 and taught at schools around the state. She also worked for the Wisconsin Historical Library. In 1916 she married Herbert Wing who came from a well-established New England family. Helen and Herbert lived in Pennsylvania where Herbert worked at Dickinson College. They had one child H. Gilman Wing who graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Dickinson in 1948. During the senior Wings tenure at Dickinson Helen helped to organize the Mary Dickinson Club. While in Pennsylvania Helen founded the Carlisle branch of the American Association of University Women was a patroness of Pi Beta Phi sorority and was heavily involved in the Methodist church. Herbert Wing was an ancestor of Reverend John Wing who founded the town of Sandwich Massachusetts the oldest community on Cape Cod. Through marriage she is a member of the Wing Family of America Inc. This nonprofit corporation was formed in 1902 to preserve the family heritage of The Reverend John and Deborah Wing It also owns Wing Fort House the oldest home in North America continuously owned by one family. Helen sadly passed away at the age of 68 from breast cancer. This hardcover lined notebook measures 9.5 inches by 7.5 inches. It contains 96 pages and is about 50% complete. The cover is in good condition. The spine is in good condition but the binding is loose at the inside front cover although it is still intact. The pages are in good condition and the handwriting is quite legible. Tipped in to the diary are dried flowers from Helens high school grad two handwritten original Delta Epsilon songs and a handwritten list of names that appear to be connected to sorority life. Overall Good. ; Manuscripts; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 96 pages; Signed by Author . Madison Wisconsin, University of Wisconsin, Dickinson College hardcover
1842003510Lisboa Lisbon: Imprensa Nacional 1842. Hardcover. Very Good. xx 154 vi p. 50 leaves of lithographed plates containing 196 illustrations; 26 cm. Rebacked retaining most of contemporary quarter calf with gilt-tooled spine title and decoration; marbled paper over boards. Blue endpapers. Includes list of subscribers. The extremely scarce Portugese edition of Atlas der Geburtshülflicher Abbildungen the important work of obstetrical plates by Dietrich Wilhelm Heinrich Busch first published the previous year. This was the first such obstetrical work published in Portuguese. In Very Good Condition: corners of boards are rubbed; reback as described; browning and foxing to both text and plates heavy at times; otherwise clean and tight. Imprensa Nacional hardcover
1919825821919 Paris, Jacques Beltrand, 1919, in 4° relié plein maroquin marron foncé, dos à nerfs, grande scène religieuse au trait (or et paladium) décorant le plat supérieur, tête dorée, couverture illustrée et dos conservés, étui bordé de maroquin, XXIV-189 pages et 4 pages (Spécimen).
2011Biblio4924Blue Book 2011. Limited Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Very Good. SIGNED BY BOTH AUTHORS and ALSO SIGNED BY the editor the photographer Mario Terzi Davide Terzi and Manuela Gualdi engravers on a limitation plate pasted to the verso of the front free endpaper. 288pp. Index. Filled with color and b/w photos and illustrations including three fold-outs. Deluxe Slipcased Limited Edition 1 of 1000 In Fine condition slipcase. Front of DJ has some light creasing and a 3-inch light scratch that is visible at an angle. NB: SIGNATURE CONFIRMATION WILL BE REQUIRED ON DELIVERY. Selling online since 1999. Quick shipping; Secure packing! Blue Book hardcover
19050001971BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS MASS MA. Very Good. 1905. On offer s a superb original 1905 - 1906 manuscript trip back in time being the official handwritten journal of the Victorian Club of Boston. The unpaginated book is about 80% full and has approximately 100 pages of handwritten meeting minutes election nominating ballots banquet menus published meeting reports and other related ephemera. For the most part the writer is Club Secretary Charles S. Skinner and later Secretary Frank H. Jackson. Changes to the handwriting indicate we believe additional notes by Club President Frederick C. de Sumichrast an esteemed author and renowned Anglophile. There are numerous tipped in items including 1906 Empire Day Banquet ephemera notes of talks on Russia Australia etc. The premium 8 1/2" x 5 1/2" book is missing the spine cap but is otherwise VG. HISTORICAL NOTES: The Victorian Club organized in 1897 was considered the representative of the English people in Boston. Frederick C. de Sumichrast was a Harvard Professor specializing in French. He was the president of the Boston-based Victorian Club. He was conspicuously pro-British-Empire as can be seen by his writings 'Americans and Briton' and 'Why Britain Is Great'. He was also well known in his time for his works on yachting.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CHARLES S. SKINNER FREDERICK CEASAR DE SUMICHRAST FRANK H. JACKSON THE VICTORIAN CLUB OF BOSTON PRO BRITISH PRO ENGLAND PRO BRITAIN ANGLOPHILES EMPIRE DAY VICTORIANA AMERICANA SOCIAL ORGANIZATIONSSOCIAL CLUBS HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown
19170008222RIDGEFIELD WASHINGTON WA. Good. 1917. On offer is a lovely original manuscript record of a young man's efforts to court a girl with whom he has obviously fallen in love. This soft cover journal is actually a notebook in which he has written in the dates and entries as the year progressed. Measuring 11 inches by 5.5 inches it contains 96 pages and is approximately 80% complete. He also includes a record of his expenses month by month. The cover is in good condition considering its age 100 years and the pages are all intact. His handwriting is legible. Edward S. Schwantes was born in Wisconsin in 1893 his parents came from Germany in the mid-19th century later his family moved to Clark County in Washington. He kept this journal in 1917 when he was 24 years of age. Although it records many things that took place in his life that year its focus is his courting of a young woman names Olga. Casual research has not turned up very much biographical information on Schwantes. We know he served in the U.S. Army and was discharged as a Private but the service years are not known. He is also recorded years later as a building contractor. He died in 1975 in Salem. However did he get the girl The answer to that lays below. Schwantes is a labourer in the Ridgefield WA area. He worked in carpentry agriculture and a variety of odd jobs: "Worked in the woods all a.m. To town in the p.m. and took in cream & brought back grass seed. To library in evening". Jan 25 1917; "Butchered old sow in the a.m. cut wood the rest of the day. Sent for 50 ¢ jar of Jacksons Influx Hair Grower & and one cake of soft Jacksons medicated soap - 25 ¢" Jan 29 1917. In February there is the first mention of 'Olga': ". took Olga home after church and found out some of her troubles. God help you Olga to win out in your undertakings. God only knows how much I would like to help you and I'm praying for you all the time Olga. I would like to do more and would do anything in my power to comfort and help you and protect you if only I dared to and I hope some day I will dare to . " Feb 18 1917. The relationship appeared to be blossoming over time: ". Had the pleasure of taking Olga home after church again and found out that her folks didn't object to my keeping company with her anymore." Mar 18 1917. He notes her birthday and his gift-giving ability: ". took Olga home after church her 19th birthday and all I could give her was love; it seemed I didn't have enough of that to satisfy her ." July 8 1917. Throughout the year he reports daily on his work whether cutting wood grubbing clearing trees shrubs stumps and rubbish from a site often a prelude to construction building and construction work etc. References to he and Olga continue throughout the year charting ups and downs. His journal also contains a detailed list of monthly receipts and expenses. And in the end did he get the girl Yes - research indicates that an Olga was born in 1898 in Scappoose moved in Ridgefield when she was about 16 in 1919 she married Edward Scwhantes and they were married for 56 years until his death in 1975. During the WW2 Edward and their sons were in the army and Olga worked as a welder in shipyards. One of their sons Paul was killed in action in the Philippines in November 1944. Olga passed away in Salem in 1996 at the age of 98. This is a wonderful looking into the life of an ordinary young man growing up in early 20th century America. His entries are well written and detailed. They give a social historian an excellent window into life in this time and place. The detailed information about receipts and expenses certainly help confirm other outside information about the economics of life at that time.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 20TH CENTURY; 1910s; WW1; CLARK COUNTY; WASHINGTON; WISCONSIN; EDWARD S. SCHWANTES; RIDGEFIELD; WA; VANCOUVER WA; OLGA SCWHANTES; WW2 VETERANS; PRICES IN AMERICA IN 1917; YOUNG MEN IN 1910S AMERICA; EARLY 20TH CENTURY; COURTSHIP IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY RURAL AMERICA; RURAL WASHINGTON; DATING IN RURAL AMERICA; JOBS IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY RURAL WASHINGTON; AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; GERMAN AMERICANS; 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
19260011027Morocco Spain Monaco Italy Greece: Round-The-World Society. Very Good. 1926. Hardcover. On offer is a wonderfully preserved book of vintage stamped letters from 1925 and 1926. One of only a handful still in circulation "Letters from a Globetrotter" is a travelogue in the form of a series of subscription letters written by Elmer D. Raymond founder and president of the Round-the-World Society. This particular collections title page has "Volume Two" printed on it. Included in the book are close to 30 typewritten mimeographed letters over 65 real stamps with postmarks and cancels and three black and white photo plates. There is also a fold-out map of the world and a black sketch with blue background drawn by the author. Each letter in this collection is numbered with a roman numeral LIII being the first and addressed to Mrs. Geo W Acker of Port Gibson Mississippi. The return address of the letters is the Round-The-World Society in New York NY. The letters include stamps on the front some letters with one stamp and some with up to five or ten and about three pages of typed text inside. Every letter is titled eg "THE FOUR CITIES OF THE SEVEN HILLS" and includes a location at the top before the greeting of "Dear Friend: -" The contents of the letters are fascinating as Raymond uses his words to paint vivid pictures of the people culture history and current events of the places he visits. The travelogue begins en route to Fez Morocco with letter LIII. Raymond sets the scene writing "To-day we are awakened by the bells of a caravan drawing through Taza. First you think Santa Claus is paying a belated visit but soon you hear the shouts of the driver: 'Ahr zitt! Ahr zitt! ' Santa Claus wouldnt talk Arabic to his reindeers." Raymond travels around Morocco before moving on to Monaco and into Italy. The collection ends with letter LXXIX in Greece. The leatherette two-hole binder measures 6" x 9". The screw posts used for binding are intact and the cover letters map plates and stamps within are in great condition. In this stunning artefact of travel writing Raymond captures the readers imagination from the opening lines of each letter. He provides a remarkable illustrated depiction of one possibly American mans travels in North Africa and Europe in the 1920s. For a collector there is a wealth of stamps mailed to the United States from numerous fascinating locations. This is one of two volumes of "Letters from a Globetrotter" in our collection. Both are relatively unique with overlap of only twelve letters and three photograph plates. ; Letters; 8vo 6" x 9" . Round-The-World Society hardcover
19290002240HIALEAH FLORIDA MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FL USA. Good. 1929. On offer is an interesting original 1929 manuscript diary handwritten by Evelyn M. Taylor of Hialeah Florida as stated in embossed gilt stamp then "Worthy Matron 1929. Hialeah Chapter No. 153 O. E. S." denoting her achievement to the highest position in her chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Our Worthy Matron who was born about 1900 and was married to Henry Taylor uses a five year diary as a page-a-day book and does a super job as a diarist with less than a dozen days without entries and even a casual reader cannot fail to note that Evelyn's life revolves around the OES and her family. Here are some snippets: 1929 "January 1st - 3rd My officers were appointed and our instillation is to be on my Birthday for which I am very proud. Anna to preside during instillation . Sister Angie Jameson Mauk acting as Marshall. Sister Dora Reynolds as Chaplain and Sister Mabel Ramey as organist. I thank them all .I thank my chapter for the high honor they have given me and hope that I shall never prove myself unworthy of their trust ." "January 10th My first blue day this year. Everything seemed to go wrong. Did nothing of any interest." "February 12th Held chapter. Had a nice meeting with lots of visitors. Chapter gave me the first honor as their worthy matron by voting to bear my dinner exp. the night of Grand Matron's visit. All officers present except Ruth." "February 13th. Grand Matrons first visit to Naranja. Ruben Mary Erma Henry papa and I went to Naranja Chapter. G. M. official visit. Was introduced and received my first bouquet for which I am very proud " "February 18th Grand Matrons visit to Biscayne. Attended banquet given by Biscayne Chapter for G. M. at Alcazar Hotel. Had a very nice time then went to Temple for meeting and enjoyed everything." Then on to the Coral Gables Little River and Miami Beach Chapters the next days for another visit by the Grand Matron. "February 25th & 26th Ft. Dallas Chap. had official visit of G. M. and G. P. had a very nice meeting. We were busy all day preparing to take G. M. to races tomorrow and have luncheon .Grand Matrons visit. Held Chap. and Official visit of G. M. and G. P. Had dinner over at airways with 48 present. Had a lovely meeting. My officers gave me a lovely necklace for which I think each and everyone. We initiated 5 candidates these being our first. Had luncheon at Sister Lucy's and went to races. Had a lovely time." "April 15th & 16th Left home at 4:20. Had dinner with Dixon's. Bad weather set in held over 3 hours. Arrived in Sanford about 5. Will spend the night. After supper saw Alfred and wife. Sis and family Rena's family Got up early had breakfast with Aunt Emma. Went on to St. Augustine's for dinner with Aunt Francis and on to Jacksonville. No one home when we arrived. Visited Jacksonville Chapter #15 in evening." "April 24th Up early and to armory for opening of Grand Chapter. Could not see anything on account of arrangement of seats. Just time enough to dress eat and back for evening. Papa took us home about 1 o'clock. Radio cut off. Not much time to sleep." "May 13th Ft. Dallas meeting. As we were dressing to go to Ft. Dallas we got word Whitfield's were in the hospital. Called on them and found Mr. in critical condition. Tended to all business we could and went to O.E.S. meeting. Did not stay for program. Brought Ella home with us." "June 25th Chap. Meeting. Baked two pies for Mr. Madden. Verna and I went to get flowers for Sis Bichard. Had a lovely Chap. meeting. Sis Bichard was out and Arma gave a pretty presentation speech when presenting her with flowers. This was our last meeting until Sept. Sister Leny gave me some beautiful roses." "July 29th Whaley and I went to hall and took some things to Whitfield. Saw Mr. Whitfield and he looks pretty good. Went to political meeting in eve. Got some ice cream came back by Anna's and at cream. Received word my organist Margaret Chalk has married and will not be back. I wish her good luck." "September 27th 28th & 29th Henry went to work today but came home at noon. The wind is blowing hard. We went to the beach this P.M. and caught fish in our hands out of the ocean. The water surely was ruff .Day of Storm. Well today the storm came. It started blowing last night. We sat on our porch most of the day watching the storm. Tonight a tornado went through town tearing down several houses .We had breakfast and took Anna down to see how her people were at Homestead. Found everyone all right but lots of water everywhere. This afternoon Henry and I went to beach to see how his tools were. Found them all right." "October 11th 12th & 13th Still raining. Henry unable to work the water is rising. I guess we ill have a flood alright .Anna and I went for groceries. Water was all in the Label Supply. However we did not get wet. Went with Henry to Hackney's. They are all under water. Moving out tomorrow .Henry and I took boat over to Drummond's and moved them. The water was most in the house. Afterwards we rode over town " "December 10th Our Election. Chap. tonight. Had to vote 4 times for W. M. Eleanor went in Worth. I am so glad she got it. Erma had quite a rogue after meeting with several members. Star Points gave us lovely point chairs tonight." Many names are mentioned: Whitfield Slieffert Whaley Callahan Combs Hammond Freeman Fountain Slater Norton Brown Turner Reynolds and more. The cover has some light staining the side closure is torn but overall the 5 x 6½ inch book is G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF EVELYN M. TAYLOR ORDER OF THE EASTERN STAR O.E.S. OES HALF CENTURY MATRONS CLUB PRINCE HALL AFFILIATION GENDER STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES WOMEN STUDIES FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS SOCIETIES SISTERHOODS RELIGION SECRET PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES HALF CENTURY MATRONS CLUB HIALEAH FLORIDA MASONS MASONIC ORDER WOMEN'S STUDIES SORORITIES MIAMI-DADE COUNTY CONDUCTRESS WORTHY MATRON WORTHY PATRON 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
19250009063PURDUE UNIVERSITY LAFAYETTE INDIANA IN. Good. 1925. On offer is an exceptional diary of the personal life of a young woman in the mid 1920s who perfectly embodies the Aesthetic and ideas of the Flapper. The diary is extremely personal in nature and showcases an amazing view into the life of a woman on the vanguard of a new generation of women. The diary provides fascinating insight into the mind of a young women during the 1920s Gilded Age. As can be seen throughout the diary she definitely embodies the liberated woman ideal of the time: attending University dating several men at a time hinting at casual sexual encounters and maintaining a strong individualistic streak throughout. The diary is packed with details about her ever changing and active love life. The diary belonged to Margaret Elliott a sophomore at Purdue University circa 1925. There are many entries dealing with Sorority life as she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega and briefer entries about her studies. Nevertheless the majority of the diary concerns her relationships with men and almost every page has some discussion of her thoughts about dating the personalities of boyfriends how she met them what shows they have attendedand in cases hint at sexual encounters There are also very personal entries dealing with periods of depression and times where she questions her own inability to be with just one partner and her constantly changing state of mind when it comes to her many suitors. Elliott is in so many relationships throughout the diary that it can be hard to keep track of all the names. This is an intensely personal diary of a very active young woman who represents a very new and exciting period in American history as well as womens history in general. The diary is a fascinating read. In all it contains 368 handwritten pages. Her handwriting is very easy to read usually done in either blue ink and occasionally pencil and can be quite dense as she often takes up the entire page with her thoughts and observations. Most entries also have a small quote at the top of the page. These quotes also show an important part of Elliotts intellectual life as many of them are from prominent feminist writers and thinkers of the time such as Sarah Grand and Margaret Widdemer as well as poets such as Tennyson Kipling and others. The last three pages also contain a number of quotes and passages and poems mostly dealing with love and womanhood. Some of the quotes also show distinct feminist thought such as: Man may redeem the past but woman never can Does a woman ever marry the man who is kindest to her It is unrecorded if this has ever happened and There is no such thing as justice in the world! This is one of the most personal diaries listed here. Its definitely the type of diary that encourages the reader to turn the page and read on. The book is in good shape. The front cover and portions of the spine show a good bit of wear and tear from use and age. There are also two bits of tape on the diary that Elliott used to close off the diary from other people. It is evident Elliott thought this diary to be absolutely personal. The front cover reads Personal. Hands off! Eyes off! Samples of Entries: Jan 181925. Slept until 12 o'clock Dreamed I was at home. Got up and ate dinner. Dot called up. She is a good old scout. Pinkie was not at the dance last nite but sang a serenade outside while Tex was here Oh My ! I suppose he was drunk! Rode right across the aisle in the St so confront him yesterday he couldnt look anywhere but the window. If he wanted to come back I wonder what Id do Tex! called me about his Pain and his episode last night. Here to be another horrible morning I fear.; Jan 311925. Had a somewhat serious conversation with Chris and he thinks I care an awful lot for someone else I told him i didn't and I dont think I do. Anyhow I could live without them all. He was not expecting me to go back Sunday P.M. and I did feel momentarily sorry for him. The show was What Man Desires and had for its theme Girls strive to be what the man they love ; thinks and wants them to be it is very true I guess. I wonder wonder and wonder!; Jan 28 1925. Got home last night about 6:30 car broke and we had to transfer making 45 mins late. Read last night and heard all the news. Got up late this morn have a date tonight with Feister and am not at all crazy about seeing him bet I hate him before evening is done. Went to see Conrad Nagel and Lou Cody in So this is Marriage. Bible picture was pretty but story and theme was bunk. Saw no one I knew.; Jan 29 1925. Got up and wrote a letter to Tex! Hope he appreciates it but he wont. Received no letters from La Fayette yet so guess he is still ok. Harvey Kendall is going to write me if he takes sick so is Claude. Had a miserable evening last night. Im growing to hate Feister as I hate them all around here. He cant help it or know it I think . I wouldn't let him near me. He makes me shriek Ugh! If he knew!; Feb5 1925. Tex gets out of Quarantine Oh ! Tex got out Wed am at 10o clock. He did call me and came over just as I hoped. We danced awhile and acted crazy then shut the door and talked. He said people didn't fall in love by seeing so much of each other but by being separated awhile. He said he realized he loved me when i was gone Skeetz was here with Lou and he hardly knew what to make of us I'll bet Tex was so mean and teased me all evening. We had a peach of a time. I asked him to out.; June 71925. Nat didn't leave till 3 am it was just light as day. He doesn't trust or love me now. But maybe he will get over it. It made me feel badly but I am not worrying it was wrong but - We went to the mixer for a little while Sat night it was an Alumni mixer big crowd but didn't know many people. Nat came over and took me to the Fauter- for dinner all showed up in full style and it sure was good. Came home and tried to make up with him but he wouldn't get over it till I got mad!; July 131925. Blue Monday ! I feel depressed lost as if I had forgotten something I cant figure out the cause. Nat is better but is still on crutches till Wed or Thursday He is going to make me write him an invitation before he will come to see me ! Sensitive nature again ! I like him for it I mailed him a letter today and am going to write tonight again One day! M came and told me lots of News!!!; Aug 261925. There is something wrong with me this week I feel entirely different towards Nat. His letters dont even interest me Oh diary am I wicked or so terribly different from other girls in that I cant like one man alone It seems there must be two before Im happy.When I get a letter from Nat I am looking for one from Tex. I almost get mad at Nat. I have been writing him short letters because I cant think of a thing to say. Historical Notes: This was the age of the Flapper. Flappers were a generation of young Western women in the 1920s who wore short skirts bobbed their hair listened to jazz and flaunted their disdain for what was then considered acceptable behavior. Flappers were seen as brash for wearing excessive makeup drinking treating sex in a casual manner smoking driving automobiles and otherwise flouting social and sexual norms. Flappers had their origins in the liberal period of the Roaring Twenties the social political turbulence and increased transatlantic cultural exchange that followed the end of World War I as well as the export of American jazz culture to Europe. The flapper stands as one of the most enduring images of youth and new women in the twentieth century and is viewed by Americans as something of a cultural heroine nowadays. However back in the 1920s many Americans regarded flappers as threatening to conventional society representing a new moral order. Although most of them were the daughters of the middle class they flouted middle-class values. They shrugged off their chaperones danced suggestively and openly flirted with boys.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MARGARET ELLIOTT PURDUE UNIVERSITY INDIANA FLAPPER NEW WOMAN FEMINISM 1920s WOMANHOOD FLOUTING SOCIAL NORMS ROARING TWENTIES GILDED AGE NEW ROLE OF WOMEN NEW BEHAVIOR FEMININE MYSTIQUE FEMININE SEXUALITY SORORITY LIFE ALPHA CHI OMEGA WOMENS STUDIES CASUAL SEX AMERICA IN THE 1920s POST WORLD WAR 1 ERA INTERWAR PERIOD IMAGES OF YOUTH WOMEN DATING FREELy LIBERATED WOMAN 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 . unknown
