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For DR ROY ZACHARIAH THOMASBiblio.com

1923 SUPERB ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT AND PHOTOGRAPHIC RELIC OF EARLY 20TH CENTURY RAILROAD TRAVEL AND TOURING HOSTED BY DR. ROY ZACHARIAH THOMAS

19230002084USA AMERICA and CANADA BY RAIL. Good. 1923. On offer is a superb original manuscript and photographic relic of cross country train travel being the travel diary photo and postcard album of a "Dr. Roy Zachariah Thomas Coast to Coast Tour on Rail" in 1923. Thomas was a noted Professor of Chemistry at Winthrop College in Rock Hill South Carolina. He also founded a travel tour company called Thomas Tours Inc. in 1920 and this large full book documents this guided trip from start to finish in superb style. The writer while unidentified in name appears in one of the photos Pike Peak Snowball photo using white ink on the black album paper in a lovely calligraphic hand describes the trip in wonderful detail: Banff Yellowstone Colorado Springs Salt lake City Portland Denver Kansas City etc. on the large 14 x 10 in pages. All told there are about 200 photos and postcards and most if not all with captions. There is an itinerary pasted in though one item removed beside it likely a brochure otherwise complete and one end screw is missing from the little pole that goes through the book otherwise G. HISTORICAL NOTES: From Winthrop College website: Dr. Roy Zachariah Thomas brought his family to Rock Hill when he assumed the position of professor of Chemistry at Winthrop College in 1914. The correspondence in the collections traces the growth of the Thomas family and the tour business Thomas Tours Inc. that Dr. Thomas founded in the 1920's.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ROCK HILL SOUTH CAROLINA DR. ROY ZACHARIAH THOMAS TRAVEL BY RAIL TRANSCONTINENTAL TRAVEL RAILROADS TRAINS WINTHROP COLLEGE TOURISM GROUP TOURS ROARING TWENTIES ROARING 20S AMERICANA PHOTO ALBUM PHOTOGRAPHS HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS AMERICANA MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

YANN DE PIERREFEUBiblio.com

1923 THROUGH 1943 BRILLIANT ARCHIVE OF 18 MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY AN EXTRAORDINARY HARVARD DROP OUT PHOTOGRAPHER HISTORIAN FUTURIST FOLLOWER OF L. FRANK BAUM'S WIZARD OF OZ AND AN UNPARALLELED SCHEMER AND SOCIAL CLIMBER

19230001095NNNIPSWICH MASSACHUSETTS MA ROWLEY NEW HAMPSHIRE NH. Good. 1923. This is one of the most interesting archives of handwritten diaries and out of the ordinary authors we have encountered in quite some time if not ever. The diaries of which there are 18 cover the years 1923 1924 1925 1926 1930 1930 1930 thru 1934 1931 1932 1934 1936 1935 thru 1939 1939 1940 - 1941 1940 1941 1942 and 1943. We must note that this is the second group of books we have discovered - in the past we had a smaller group which was sold. Handwritten by the fascinating obsessive Yann De Pierrefeu from the time he was attending Harvard University and then after he dropped out of Harvard University. Yann was born in 1905 in France. His father was Count Alain De Pierrefeu who in 1915 was tragically killed working in a Red Cross ambulance in WWI France. His mother Elsa Tudor of Boston and Hancock New Hampshire was the grand daughter of Frederic Tudor The Ice King from Boston. He graduated from the Groton School in Groton Massachusetts in 1926. He attended but did not graduate from Harvard University complaining of too much work and not enough time for 'human relationships'. Yann writes floridly for the most part and perfectly legibly but it is impossible to describe the temper and the volume of his output. He covers every inch of the books writing space only occasionally allowing himself a blank section to highlight his current amour's name. Besides this incredible output of writings and what makes these diaries so out of the ordinary is that Yann is one of those rare men that pours his heart soul and mind on to the paper. Typically each book is a confessional to his affairs of the heart a dream journal ideas book an analysis of current events and their roots in history a discussion of the lands of Oz and quite frankly the inner look at the soul of a man that is intelligent if not brilliant artistic yet flawed and disturbed especially when he claims his 'beast' is being awakened or aroused. He is also fascinated by his needs and desires to marry and even when he is married he continues to discuss the women past and present and his feelings. Simply incredible. He is an artist and creative person at the core and his depth of emotion is evident and not always admirable. From recitations of dreams to the enormous battle he fights within himself between the Taintor sisters - Charlotte and Ellen - he desires and then later a girl named Margaret!. The problem is he cannot decide and one day to the next he professes his love or his distaste and then the next day he switches - but he is not a dilettante; he truly has his preferences and feelings and yet they are roller coasters. He is 22 and hates his weaknesses and tries to control himself. In the end he married Ellen Hemenway Taintor of Beacon Hill Boston and Barberry Hill Topsfield Massachusetts. Ellen and Yann had one son Alain in 1931. During the 1930s they lived on Argilla Rd. in Ipswich and during the 1940s in Rowley Massachusetts. Yann never really worked for a living rather living off inheritances and his wife's family trust fund. He also seriously dabbled in photography and the stock market seemingly he did quite well as the list of stocks and dividends in the 1936 book - the height of the depression - are quite impressive. At an early age he was heavily influenced by L. Frank Baum's OZ writings and lived most of his life embracing these principals. Yann in his way was a pioneer of 'virtual reality'. He traveled quite frequently and his travel writings are also from a unique perspective. He spent his days traveling around Boston the north shore of Boston and New England taking photos of whatever interested him. He considered himself a photographer historian and writer but he was also a futurist describing his beliefs for the future sometimes 100 years in the future. He had a keen interest in pre WWII European events and wrote extensively about them. He ate most of his meals at Boston restaurants such as the Ritz Locke - Ober Cafe' Rouge and North Shore restaurants such as the Hart House in Ipswich and the White Gull in Gloucester. Yann mentions many meetings at the Algonquin and it is one of his main hangouts. His diaries reflect his many interests - it is impossible to catalogue all the threads of these writings we estimate that 1936 must have over 100000 words alone. Here are some snippets from 1927: Jan. 3 "Harvard is not all that I thought it was - too much work - too little time for human relationships" Feb. 15 " I love Charlotte I realize now what a fool I've been" March 3 "Charlotte has beautiful hands - so different from Ellen's mannish hands" April 16 "This great business of the subconscious mind is something which I can't explain" May 21 "sunlight on the trees outside of German class" Oct 14 "There is more science coming into the government of Oz" Dec. 24 " Thinking of sex and Ellen when I woke up this morning". In 1928 he writes about working for the Bangor & Aroostook Railroad in Madawaska and Mars Hill Maine for about five months. He writes about his trips in and around New England the Adirondacks and Arizona. His love for Ellen Charlotte and Margaret! and much much writing about OZ. Jan. 6 " Dreamed of Ellen last night and that sex" Feb. 8 " Dunphy coming in and giving me a bawling out for not helping him out in the freight shed" Feb. 19 "I think of Charlotte think she likes me better than she pretends " Feb. 22 " The freight was late out today and the inspection train did not come " March 12 "Fat girl with the neat silk stockings". June 16 1936 "Magnificent feelings all today it is the John Bull feeling England in 1820 country squires hunting clubs color and hunting costumes of the time taverners jolly songs drinking green coats yellow vests a feeling of prosperity and the green countryside newly come after the Napoleonic Wars merchants doing well in the city gay lasses pretty maids fine frocks and frills the aristocratic boys from Eton and Harrow important parents in modern times it would be bankers and brokers; what a wonderful effect the colonists have!" Sept 7 "Idea: It would seem that Communism is the coming idea; in 1930 people began for the first time to discuss widely the end of Capitalism and the possibilities of Communism which they now begin to take seriously; in 1830 it would seem Capitalism replaced Democracy and yet now it is Democracy that people are trying to save; in 2030 people will probably be trying to save Capitalism and some new philosophy will have come to replace Communism which people will be trying to save in 2130; it seems to me that Democracy replaced Aristocracy in 1730 and that Aristocracy replaced Protestantism in 1630; in 1530 Protestantism replaced Catholicism; and in 1430 Catholicism replaced Mohammedism which invaded Europe in 1330." Dec. 6 "regarding the Hemenway family I started as a stranger a mere nobody just another acquaintance and now I dominate the field; my influence is everywhere is felt everywhere; first I won over Tonk; then I won over Mrs. T. and then my big fight come with Mr. Taintor 1929; he refused to give in so I drove him out of the picture; finally he came back humbled" ; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ROARING TWENTIES FLAPPERS GROTON HARVARD TAINTOR IPSWICH HARVARD OZ WIZARD OF OZ L. FRANK BAUM SOCIAL STUDIES GENDER STUDIES POST SUFFRAGE COMMERCE INVESTING ECONOMY PHILOSOPHY DEPRESSION ERA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL MASSACHUSETTS MA . unknown

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UNIDENTIFEDBiblio.com

1923 UNUSUAL ORIGINAL SPANISH LANGUAGE TRAVEL DIARY DETAILING A PAIR OF FRIENDS DRIVING A MODEL T FORD FROM ST. LOUIS TO COLUMIBIA MISSOURI

19230008207ST. LOUIS TO COLUMBIA MISSOURI 1923. On offer is a fascinating journal written by a young man describing an auto trip shortly after WWI. This small journal / notebook measures 8 inches by 6 inches and contains 16 pages and a number of clear annotated black and white photographs. The pages are 100% complete. The cover and pages are in very good condition. The handwriting is neat and legible. It is written in Spanish. The journal is entitled Aventuras En Un Ford or Adventures in a Ford. The author is known only as Marcelino. There is no other information about him. Written in 1923 it describes a car trip he took with a friend in a Ford Model T automobile from St. Louis MO to Columbia MO. The journal is illustrated with 7 black and white photographs depicting himself his car his friend and some other individuals. The photographs are annotated. They left St. Louis at 8 o'clock in the morning of March 18th. He writes with an evident sense of humour as the opening page has a picture of his car - named El Heroe Irracional Irrational Hero. With some droll comments he remarks on the weather cold! and accompanies the comments with a picture of himself bundled up in a parka noting that the temperature is 2o F. Here are some excerpts translated from his journal. He has a delightful self-deprecating sense of humour that brings both his trip and his personality alive. "El dia 18 de marzo de 1923 despues de haber trasladado com mi amigo Jeans a la ciudad de St. Louis con el fin de traer a esta ciudad de Columbia un automivil Ford. Me hallaba en ese hermosa manana de Domingo dispuesto a emprender el viaje de regresso. El viaje nocturuo de ida que en la noche del Sabado hierera mis habia fatigado un tanto pero la novedad de la aventura que iba a corer durante el dia me mante nia despierto y activo. On March 18 1923 after having moved with my friend Jeans to the city of St. Louis in order to bring to the city of Columbia a Ford automobile. I was on that beautiful Sunday morning ready to undertake the return trip. The night trip on Saturday night had tired me somewhat but the novelty of the adventure that was going to run during the day kept me awake and active. In another place: "Media hora mas tarde a eso a las ocho haciamos nuestra entrada triumphal en el pueblito de jonesburg. Llegamos al hotel McClure. Nuestras aparineias eran dignas de ser pasadas a la historia. Half an hour later at that time at eight o'clock we made our triumphal entrance into the town of Jonesburg We arrived at the McClure hotel. Our appearances were worthy of being passed down into history". The remaining pages carry on in the same light-hearted vein. The front cover has a carefully-drawn map of their trip. In addition to photographs most pages have some carefully drawn design patterns. This is a charming description of a trip that is well-written and illustrated. A historian would be attracted to not only some of the specifics he mentions but also by details shown in his photographs. Good . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Spanish Language Manuscript. unknown

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Gladys Margaret FinneyBiblio.com

1923-24 Diary of an Observant San Francisco Teen Insightfully Discussing Her Personal Life the Arts Local and World Events

0011102San Francisco California Notre Dame High School. Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer is an interesting journal kept by a motivated and organized young woman attending the all-girls Notre Dame High School in San Francisco California in the early 20th century. The diary is written by a high school student mainly during her freshman and sophomore years. Research and context indicates that her name is Gladys Margaret Finney. Only her surname is visible on the inside cover which has been heavily ripped but her full name is noted in a list she hand wrote naming all members of the Class of 1926 of which she was a member. From context in the journal and research cross-referencing the names of Finneys classmates it appears Gladys is our author and that she was attending Notre Dame High School in San Francisco at the time of her writing. Gladys Margaret Finney Luhman 1910-1997 was born in California to parents Constance 1882-1929 and Francis Joseph 1876-1956 Finney. She was an only child. In 1942 she married Bertrand C. Luhman 1909-1944 He died only two years later of esophageal cancer. Gladys does not appear to have remarried or had any children. She and Bertrand are buried together. Finneys entries are detailed though inconsistent. Her diary begins in April of 1923 when she is a high school freshman. She writes until August of 1923 then picks up again and writes sporadically between January and July of 2024. She also makes a number of undated entries. The diary is chock full of discussions deemed important by high school students of the day some neat content about the military as well as a lot of discussion of life in California. Gladys also enjoys attending film and theatre productions and often gives thoughtful summaries and reviews of shows shes seen. Some excerpts: Mrs. G. Wore her blue crepe de chine waist blue skirt black shoes & stockings & black sweater. I got 88 in History. And 100% in Science Apr 21 1923. Today Section A Biology was introduced to Ferdinand Shumann by Sr. Cecile Marie. He has black hair a la Valentina brown eyes he wore a black suit with grey stripe bow tie brown oxfords and spats. He carried a cane brown hat and white gloves.OH THRILLS Jan 24 1924. Last Friday we went down to Santa Clara to see Everyman. The play was very good. It was an old morality play from the Middle Ages. The author is unknown. I went in Evelyn Lagomansind s machine. Its a seven passenger Haynes sedan. Mrs. Lagomansind Claire McCarthy and Evelyn sat in the frontOur machine was the only one with a grown up driver. Ann Nuttman drove her own car so did Dorothy Barnett April 9 1924. .I went to the Golden Gate with Kathleen. About the best picture Ive seen is Sporting Youth. It was very exciting with an automobile race. Reginald Denny takes the part of the chauffeurOn Monday June 23 1924 the first cross-country in-a-day trip was made thro the air by Lieutenant R. L Maughan of the U. S. Army Air Service. He started from Mitchell Field N. Y. at 3: 59 AM Eastern Time and arrived to Crissy Field S. F. At 9: 47PM Pacific Time. The actual flying time was a little over 17 hours so he really beat the sun. 40000 San Franciscans were waiting to greet him. He was given bouquets and receptions etc. He spoke over IEPO one night and among the listeners in was his wife in Utah July 3 1924. Of interest is her description of seeing Royal Navy sailors in the port of San Francisco. She mentions by name the famed British battleship HMS HOOD. In fact this was a port of call on HOODs round-the-world Empire Cruise of the Special Service Squadron: So yesterday we went across to Ruths. We saw the ships. They looked wonderful. The H. M. S. Hood is 940 feet long. It looked immense. The California was right next to it and looked like a baby. Going over we saw a boatload of sailors on the Narrow Gauge. Oakland and Berkley entertained the soldiers yesterday. Last night we went to Oakland and saw them again. You could hardly make them out though. On the 12th and Broadway train there were three sailors - two American and one English. The two were joking and laughing and having a good time. But the other fellow only half smiled and looked lonesome - perhaps for the loss he left behind him part of a multi-day entry begun on July 11 1924. Also of interest is a listing of all of her graduating classmates and a poem she wrote incorporating all of the names of her classmates both at the end of the diary. . For a social historian this journal is an excellent window into the world of a young American girl growing up in post WWI America. The horrors of WWI are behind her and the ravages of the Great Depression yet to come. For a genealogist the class/student list is an excellent reference for research. This small journal measures 6.75x4.0 inches and contains 72 pages. It is 100% complete. The front cover is damaged. The bottom right corner accounting for about 25% of the cover is torn off. The back cover shows wear and worn marks on the outer and bottom edges. The binding is generally firm. The pages are in good condition. The handwriting is legible. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 72 pages; Signed by Author . paperback

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JE PRATT J EBiblio.com

1924 - 1927 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT HANDWRITTEN JOURNAL AND DIARY OF THE GARDENER AND GROUNDSKEEPER OF DENISON UNIVERSITY

19240001264GRANVILLE OHIO. Fair. 1924. On offer is the original manuscript journal and diary handwritten by Mr. J. E. Pratt of Granville Ohio. Dated 1924 through 1927 Mr. Pratt was the grounds keeper for the area college which research suggests is today Denison University with numerous mentions are around the campus including Stone Hall Talbot Hall and King Hall. Over 121 handwritten densely filled pages Pratt writes about his home life the work he does especially around the campus and of course the weather. Personal entries are abundant as we sadly record the death of his mother and his thoughts on that. Here are some snippets: 1924-1927 "Cloudy. Looks like snow or rain. A very very cloudy day. No rain no sunshine just clouds and more clouds. Not above 36 degrees all day. Topped and sawed down the old mulberry tree south of Pres. House. An old landmark. Mr. D. L. Davis thinks it was almost 100 years old. He used to climb it in his boyhood days." Moonlight few clouds. Foggy. Springy. 26th anniversary of coldest Feb. day on record. Feb. 10th 1899. A very heavy frost. Sunshine and clouds. A very pleasant day. Clouds and stars tonight. Birds sang like spring. Spread cinders on walk to Prof. Stickney's and on College Avenue". "Scattered clouds. Very warm day. Moved Million D.U.C. 2 hrs. Trimmed vines on Pres. House's porch and made general cleanup around house. . Watered all medium shrubs there. Total 8 ½ hrs. Clouds on horizon moon into crescent." "Moonlight with few clouds. Hazy mostly sunshine today. Much warmer. Moved around Baker East Cottages Conservatory and the front lawn along each and some others in forenoon. 5 hrs. Not working after noon. It seemed to be a day off with a good many." "Scattered clouds and some fog. Everything looks refreshed. A rather warm day clouds and sunshine. Thunder in distance at times. Little sprinkle of rain. At church in morning. Communion services. At home in afternoon. P.m. carried Anna Marie up Mt. Parnassus. A great girl." "Clear low fog. Mother resting. Very sick 2-5 a.m. then quieted by medicine and gradually failed and became unconscious. Last word was the name of her brother James Jim as she opened her eyes and saw him standing at foot of bed. Death near 4 p.m. Rain and hail. 3-4 p.m. and much cooler this evening. A pleasant evening. A sad one to us all." "Cloudy foggy. Cleared and became much warmer. Made arrangements for burial. Bought part of H. L. Bancroft lot no 55. Selected casket with Delbert. A solemn day to us all. Purchased lot and made arrangements for grave." "Hill valley grove and town" are alike covered with snow this morning and still it snows. It turned to rain about 10 a.m. A good deal of rain in the afternoon." "Scattered clouds frost fog in valley. A very fine day with a large bit of sunshine but clouded towards eve. Noon and later I walked up town and over the Ship. Campus up Burg St. then across to graveyard then to Marsh Pre. House ex Phi Delta new dorm down to P.O. and then home." "Clouds. N.E. wind. A cool wind all day but quite warm notwithstanding. A good day to work. Mowed mountains near Cleve. Hall and Tennis Courts Mrs. Herrick's and W. Cottage and near Marsh Hall. Clouds and stars 9 p.m." The diary is 8" x 10" and he uses every available space to write on. The cover is very very worn and torn and the first couple of pages are loose. Overall Fair.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; FIVE COLLEGES OF OHIO GARDENING LANDSCAPING GROUNDSKEEPERS DENISON UNIVERSITY GRANVILLE OHIO AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito . unknown

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MAISIE SHEPHERD KINGSLEY, MRS HARRY NORMAN SHEPHERDBiblio.com

1924 - 1953 ORIGINAL GROUP OF 15 MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY A FASHION FORWARD SUFFRAGE ERA BRIGHTON GIRL WHO EVOLVES INTO A DUTIFUL 1950s WIFE

19350002427BRIGHTON HOVE ENGLAND BRITAIN. Good. 1935. On offer is a super group of 15 original manuscript diaries begun in 1924 by a young Brighton woman who writes as a student on the heels of British suffrage in the 1920s to her as dutiful housewife in the 1950s these diaries offer a superb opportunity to witness the evolution through the self made narrative of a young English woman. From the slingshot of World War I rationing to the exuberant fashionable empowering 'Roaring 20s' to her later life as a respectable conservative '50s housewife. Maisie lives for fashion as even a casual reader notes as she records her school and then work life. The earlier years shows that interest and her travels in fashionable circles evident in the numerous drawings and pencil sketches as she explores couture hairstyles and headdress. We count at least 70 pages with her illustration likely garnered whilst attending fashionable soirées. We learn she is apparently of a well off family Maisie she mentions the 1926 general strike in the United Kingdom which lasted nine days; at the time she was working at some type of a studio but during the strike she was selling flags. Aside from fashion she makes no effort to hide the fact Cupid's arrow has struck her heart with regard to a charming young man Harry Norman Shepherd who she would later marry. Fascinatingly we note Harry was involved in the fashion industry with a 1959 news reference easily found online naming him the master of ceremonies for a fashion show put on by Marks & Spencers designed to attract "an attentive and fashion-conscious audience." Other entries from the mundanities and details of travels Italy France Switzerland throughout England and Dublin we believe married life occasional expenditures books read etc. We also learn as an extension of her fashion proclivities she sews a great deal perhaps having gained the 'bug' and experience in her fashion oriented younger years. The books proper cover the years 1924 - 1927; 1930; 1944 - 1953. There are a small number of ephemeral pieces in the diaries. Various pocket book sizes. Overall G.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MAISIE SHEPHERD KINGSLEY MRS. HARRY NORMAN SHEPHERD ROARING TWENTIES WOMEN'S EMANCIPATION GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES FLAPPERS ERA SUFFRAGE BRITISH SUFFRAGE JAZZ ERA POST WORLD WAR I BRIGHTON HOVE BRITAIN ENGLAND HANDWRITTEN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown

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NOT IDENTIFIEDBiblio.com

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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Sylvia CohnBiblio.com

1924 Diary of a Jewish Working Girl Dating and Coming-Of-Age in the Bronx

1924012239Havana Cuba. Fair with no dust jacket. 1924. Softcover. On offer is a delightful well-written diary of a young single Jewish woman from the Bronx dating and relating during the vibrant years of New Yorks Roaring TwentiesThe author of the diary is Sylvia Cohn b. C1905. Cohn lived in the Bronx district of NYC. She was born to Solomon Cohn 1876-1950 and Carrie Cohn b. 1877. She had one brother named Jack 1910-1950. Sylvia is a young Jewish woman about 19 when she wrote this diary. At the time of her writing she is single by choice as she has many suitors from which to choose. When she writes this diary she is working as a stenographer at a legal firm and living at home on 1343 Prospect Ave. There is no further biographical information available. Sylvia works a regular job has a very active social life and a particular interest in music. She begins singing lessons in April of 1924 and makes her singing debut in public on July 9th. She discusses her singing regularly. She also discusses her innermost thoughts her dating life and her social escapades. Sylvia misses some days of writing in 1924 but her entries are all very long and very newsy. A true gem of a diary. She attends a lot of events and her diary doubles as something of a scrapbook as she pastes in programs and cards related to her outings. Some excerpts give the flavour of Sylvias writing: The P. O. F Club afforded us some real enjoyment tonight with Judge Caffrey as its speaker. He gave us some snappy views on Women hes a bachelor and what he thought should be the ideal modern woman.He maintained that women should be 1. In home atmosphere as much as possible 2. Shouldnt lose her womanly attributes in the struggle for equality with men 3. That woman cannot be equal to man until she can stand up and take a licking from one May 1. Was spent hiking around and up a very steep hill. In afternoon we met the boys from the Northover Camp whom Miss Schechtman had been informed of and they came over in the evening to our camp fire at 10 oclock. This party had disastrous results for them but had many memories for us. It was delightful - entertainment and I had to sing for them May 31. My debut tonight. I was very nervous and also the fact that I was singing out in the open air made my voice unable to carry very well. I sang At Dawning and Oh My Beloved Daddy for an encore. Everyone said it was fine but it didnt suit my standard. F was my accompanist. The affair as a whole was very successful July 9. Uneventful day except that we had a terrible dinner out tonight. I must be getting foolish in my old age but I have romantic ideas about M. D. But he seems a hard fish to land as hes used to womens wiles. Youd think I really did some vamping to hear me talk Id like to but I dont know how. I think tho that hes a type I could grow to love. Maybe Aug 8. Freida and I were describing yesterday our yearning for the sort of good times some of the girls have in the night life of New York- not too tame and not too wild. We long to have it just to see what it's like and then wed probably tire of it Oh but just to try it once ourselves without having to depend on hearsay. Wonder if well ever do it legitimately! October 20. MD - I just love to dance with him. He took Sadie and me home too as I refused Jerrys and Billies offers for various reasons. Billie was lost and wandered around the place every now and then giving me a chance to refuse him a dance. F and Minna had a funk time. I think because they didnt get in with any of the boys and left very early while Mae and Sylvia had a glorious evening of it. My two guests the Livy Bros were bored stiff as they were not in their rough element but I should worry it was a financial success my gosh - we made over $100. Oh! I mustnt forget to tell about the Program Nov 6. For a gender studies program this diary is a fascinating look into the life of a smart young woman living in the heyday of the Roaring 20s when economic prosperity and cultural change swept across America. This diary measures 6.75x4.0 inches and contains 365 pages. It is approximately 80% complete. The covers are leather and show definite signs of wear. The binding has separated at the spine and the front cover has separated from the binding. The pages are all intact and in good condition. The handwriting is legible. Overall Fair. ; Manuscripts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 365 pages; Signed by Author . paperback

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MRS MARY E PIPERBiblio.com

1924 ORIGINAL SCRAPBOOK AND JOURNAL OF A CROSS COUNTRY COAST TO COAST TRAIN TRIP BY THE MASSACHUSETTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

19240001279Coast to Coast By Train. Good. 1924. On offer is the meticulously kept original 1924 scrapbook and journal compiled by Mrs. Mary E. Piper who detailed a coast to coast journey organized by the Massachusetts State Chamber of Commerce. Over 54 pages in a large two-ring 11" x 9" binder Mary has made a lovely relic to early 20th Century cross country travel. Official itinerary postcards menus newspaper clippings stickers luggage labels magazine pictures and original photographs all add a depth to the handwritten narrative. This trip was a massive effort by the Chamber of Commerce and its importance was reflected in the guest list of the itinerary stating any number of important Massachusetts business and cultural leaders. Mrs. Piper proves to be a delightful travel companion and diarist who easily notes: "Another wonderful day to think about all my life." And then another one of many quotable entries made us laugh: "The Blackfoot Indians staged a show for us and also made our leader Mr. Blake a Blackfoot Indian called him Bald Headed Eagle put the signs on his face with what appeared to be mud." Condition is generally good but paper has yellowed but overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; RAILROAD TRAVEL TRAIN TRAVEL COAST TO COAST PULLMAN MASSACHUSETTS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WOMENS STUDIES GENDER STUDIES SOCIAL STUDIES POST WORLD WAR I WORLD WAR ONE HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA Als antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown

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J SmithBiblio.com

1924 to 1925 Original Handwritten Diary of a New York Flapper in the Roaring Twenties Spending Her Nights At Theaters Restaurants and Clubs around the City

19240010020On offer is a fascinating firsthand account of a young woman's social life in the heady days of 1920s New York City. An inscription suggests that the author of this journal is "Miss J Smith" of Hewlett Long Island. The vibrant social life described in Smith's diary exemplifies the spirit of the Roaring Twenties. In entries that date from January 1924 to July 1925 Smith describes spending evenings dining at restaurants seeing plays and movies dancing and going for drives and staying out with her friends until well into the morning hours. "Bill came up Mae B and I went to the Eureka. Saw 'Eternal City.' Saw Marguerite McClane at the Eureka -- with tall blond fellow. She has to be one of the girls club dancers. Spoke a few words to her" January 20 1924. "Bill came about 7: 00. Joe was outside in the car. Went to Maywood for Amelia Schmidt got in show --'Poppy' a little late. Very good. Sat in 3rd row orchestra. Went to Old Heideburg in Union Hills for eats. Had nice time. Got home about 8: 00 AM" Mar 8 1924. "B G Ann and I went for walk to County House Ann clung to Bill so George and I went ahead Seems Ann has 'Bill-itus' so bad she couldn't do anything else. Got 'kinda' disgusted by the talk and actions so got 'kinda huffed'. Wouldn't fool with Bill at all. As they were leaving Ann wanted me to go up after her dress. I told Mae. May said I should go" May 11 1924. ".got off in to get new dress. Walked home. Misty and nasty. This taxi on Actuary Row took us home. B came 7: 30. Hen Bill Mae and I went to Had pretty nice time. All French hoppers" April 25 1925. "Wonderful weekend. Very warm. H B M and I saw 'Student Prince'. Great! Home about 1:30. Necked few minutes. Went in" July 11 1925. This ruled notebook has 120 pages and is approximately 72% complete. The front and back cover have separated from the binding. The binding and pages are all in good condition. The handwriting is legible and a few entries are written in standard shorthand script. For a social historian this is an excellent description of life in the heyday of the Roaring Twenties. Smith provides a treasure trove of detail giving names of theatres Broadway shows movies restaurants and other locations and events that were popular at the time. A researcher looking at women's experiences in 1920s New York will find a wealth of information in Smith's entries. hardcover

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James Donnell SullivanBiblio.com

1924-1927 Diary of a Young Civil Engineer and Student Dating and Coming of Age in Cambridge Massachusetts

0012236Cambridge Boston Massachusetts MA. Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer is a collection of three little diaries kept by a city of Cambridge Massachusetts civil engineer who served as a First Class Petty Officer in the US Navy during WWII. The author of this diary is James Donnell Sullivan 1907-1970. Sullivan the son of well-known lawyer Jeremiah S. Sullivan and Annie Taffe. He was a civil engineer and surveyor who worked for the city of Cambridge. He married Elizabeth A. Boylan d. 2004. Together they had four children: Nancy Maura J. Donnell Jr. And Barbara. Sullivan kept these three diaries in 1924 1925 and 1927 when he was 17 18 and 20 years old. However in some places he crosses off dates and uses the diaries out of order. During this time he was living at home and working in the Engineering Department at Cambridge City Hall and also attending school. While his diaries are small in size Sullivans words paint a very generous picture of the life of a boy on the verge of manhood. For example in the summer of 1925 written in his 1924 diary Sullivan in a relationship with Franbut making discreet phone calls to Dorothy: Talking to Dorothy Dwyer for two hours on the phone tonight. Fear not my Fair Fran Aug 14 1925. Frans mother said that Fran couldnt go out for a week because Fran and I stayed out so late last night. Talking to Dot Dwyer on the phone Aug 17 1925. Talking to Dorothy Dwyer on the phone. Yesterday was her birthday so I just thought Id call her at least. She said she was thrilled and surprised at my calling Oct 14 1925. The most fun part of Sullivans diaries is that he has created a coding system which he lays out in the Memoranda section of the 1924 diary using symbols to indicate what sort of a day he had. Some of the codes are easy to interpret such as a forward slash equating to him having a good time and a rectangle with checks equating to a fight. However some of the codes are more cryptic. He uses the coding system through two diaries. The following excerpts will give a flavour of his diaries: Well after a years hard work trying to be introduced to Frances Shea was introduced bu Bunny Reardon. The drama was punk but the dancing was great and I danced in a all night Feb 9 1924. Went to Dot Nagles dance at Larch Road Bungalow June 24 1924. Ted Johnson & I went to Ponds Tutoring School. Taking English Latin & Algebra. Bed at 11: 45 P. M. Oct 16 1924. Our department had a party for Mr. Davis Uncle. Pensioned after fifty one years service. Didnt go to school. Talking to Bunny Potter on phone. Meet Fran & her tomorrow afternoon. Bed 11: 45 P. M. Mar 31 1925. Mc & I measured house today. I was in Harvard Sq. Tonight and I met Fran and Agnes McCarthy so I went up to McCarthys house with them. Went home with Fran. Acted just like long ago when I first went with Fran Oh Boy. How I love here. She is adorable Sept 10 1925. Didnt work this afternoon. Studied at the library. Went to school tonight. Talking to Fran on the phone. Went over to Leonas house. Got an invitation to Mayor Quinns reception today. Call for Fran at 10 and took her home Dec 11 1925. Council meeting at City Hall. Budget went through OK. Netting me $300 more per year Apr 12 1927. Ball game this afternoon. Fran and I went to the movies tonight then for a walk. Wonderful time. Fran gave me a marvelous kiss. XXX O. K. Arms! ! ! 1: 30AM July 6 1927. Pinched for racing Bunny Cronin down Cambridge St. Booked on six charges. I think Chief McBride fixed it for me July 18 1927. Drove to Quebec today. Couldnt get room at Frontenac so we stayed at St. Roch Hotel. Danced at the Frentonac with the sharkey girl. Blow out. Wired for money. With two fellows from W. Virginia. 2: 45AM Aug 30 1927. Raced from Quebec to Montreal with four other Mass. Cars. Think we came in second. At Windsor. Watched dance at Windsor. Played cards. 2: 45AM Sept 1 1927. For a social historian these diaries give an excellent look into the world of a young man living in the Roaring Twenties in New England. They paint a picture of success and general contentment in the years immediately preceding the Great Depression. All three diaries are very small measuring between 1.75 inches and 4.25 inches. They are between 70-90% complete. They are all in Fair to Good condition. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; Signed by Author . paperback

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EDITH SOUTHER TUFTSBiblio.com

1924-1928 Diary of the Edith Souther Tufts the New Hampshire-Born Female Professor and Long-Time Wellesley College Dean of Residence

0012284Wellesley Massachusetts Mass MA. Fair with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer is the diary of a woman ahead of her time who spent her life in academia advocating for womens education through her roles as professor of Greek and later Dean of Residence at Wellesley College. Edith Souther Tufts 1862-1935 was born in Dover New Hampshire to Dr. Charles Augustus Tufts 1821-1899 and Anne Blanchard Souther 1827-1907. Dr. Tufts was well-known in Dover as a pharmacist physician councilman alderman town clerk associate judge and senator. He ran the family apothecary shop which had been opened by his father Asa Alfred Tufts in 1815 and was one of the oldest apothecary shops in the country. Edith completed a five-year B. A. In Music from Wellesley College in 1885 a M. A. From Yale in 1895 and was granted an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University of New Hampshire in 1927. She taught Greek at Wellesley College and then at the Norwich Free Academy. In 1902 she returned to Wellesley where she remained for the duration of her career. Tufts was named Dean of Residence at Wellesley in 1919 and held that position until her retirement in 1930. She was a trustee of the University of New Hampshire. She passed away suddenly while attending a Wellesley class of 1884 reunion. At the time of her death Tufts was staying at the Presidents House with her dear lifelong friend and Wellesley president Ellen Fitz Pendleton 1864-1936. Edith writes of Pendleton regularly referring to her mostly as E. F. P. in her diary. While Tufts was never married and had no children she clearly had extremely fulfilling and loving female friendships. Ediths diary is rich with details of her working life social life and summer travel and activities such as the trip to Europe in Summer 1924 which involved Pendleton. Though she is 62-years-old when she begins her diary Edith is an incredibly busy and sought-after academic balancing her work as professor and dean with her speaking engagements and event commitments. She also notes the goings-on of other faculty members and administrators. While Tufts is a successful and well-respected professional she remains humble. For example she was granted an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from University of New Hampshire on June 20 1927. Her diary entry for the day makes it seem like she simply took an unremarkable day trip back home: Drove by motor for Durham at 7am. Lake Minnieto Dover and bring Sandy and Marion back. Meet J. A. T and G. Sawyer. Interesting exercise. Address by C. R. Browne Charles Reynolds Browne Dean of the Yale Divinity School. Lunch with J. A. T and E. C. S. Reach Wellesley in time for dinner June 20 1927. Ediths writing varies by day. Some days she writes detailed newsy entries some days she skips altogether and some days she makes cursory notes with only the highlights. Most days she is engaging in activities connected to Wellesleys academics recruitment or housing and building operations. Some excerpts give the flavour of her writing: .Take train to Leamington. Change at Stratford. Reach L. Between 5 to 6. E. F. P. Already there. ABM arrives shortlyRoom with E. F. P. Aug 51924. Village after breakfast to talk about room for French instructors. Office hours. Call from Pauline Hayes. Keep her to lunch with group of contemporary alumnae. Call at Calflin. Busy afternoon. Evening in rooms Sept 17 1924. Lunch for Wellesley Teachers Association. 730 Sophomore Prom Nov 15 1924. Speak in N. Y. At school for Ethical Culture. Entertained at dinner by Mrs. Weinberg Feb 9 1925. Note: The Brooklyn Eagle reported on Tufts speech to the Manhattan PTA of the Ethical Culture School. She stated that college girls have an exaggerated sense of individualityand the lack of a true sense of community responsibility. Tea for parents at Presidents House. Appointment for freshmen in evening at Billings Hall. E. F. P. And E. Smith make excellent speeches. Conference about registration slips. Belle Wardwell Mary Fraser Smith Effie Jane Buell . Sept 22 1925. First chapel. Good representation of faculty. E. F. P. Speaks well. Florence Carpenter sings new Wellesley song. Reception on Guest House lawn. Cool but lovely. Priscilla Cooper married in Chapel Sept 26 1925. Appt. With Dr. Keen re swollen ankle. Nothing much amiss. Advised stern reducing. Home dinner March 17 1926. Anne leaves at 7.56. Office as usual. Thorough inspection of Severance Hall w. E. F. P Mr. Wendell Howard Kayser and Mr. Ellery K. Taylor of Day & Klauder. Mary F. Sime. Comes in time for dinner. E. F. P. Goes to own house Aug 30 1926. Tom Griffin goes to Westport Point for Miss Kendall and brings her to Hallowell House. K. Hall drives back with her and spends night. Art Dept. At lunch with B. Straight. Lovely drive for autumn colouring with Charlotte G. Oct 7 1926. Conference with E. F. P. And Mr. K. Do village plan for next year. Work out figures. Mary comes back from Philadelphia Nov 15 1926. Call on Dr. P. D. White after 9 mos. Makes good report. Advises loss of 10 lbs by Xmas. Meet Anna Morse H. And her son Sept 14 1927. 1st communion Sunday. Good congregation but rather small number remain. E. F. P. Leaves in early afternoon for Oberlin. Dr. Calkins at dinner Oct 23 1927. Lunch at Washington House. Mrs. Harriet C Woodwards funeral manager of College Lodging House at Village Church. Tea dance at Lower Courts. Dinner for Liffy Tiffy . E. F. P GambleC. W. E Walker M. B. J Nov 26 1927. E. F. P mentions fire anniversary at Chapel. Various office-hour callers. Etta Newell at lunch. Tells me of the desertion of Miriams husband. Call from A. Adele Lathrop re her new position in N. Y. Play at Wood Gut the Hero March 17 1928. Freshman blanks in a. M. Boston w E. F. P. Mr Wilford Priest Hooper drives us in. Lunch with A. B. H. At College Club. Few errands. Hot supper w E. F. P. Conference w rooms. Thunder shower Aug 3 1928. Freshman come. Unusually quiet day for first. Few snarls. All but four on list accounted for at ten o clock. Mr. And Mrs. Hodges and sister at lunch. Mr. Hodges spends the night at J. C. Sept 17 1928. Mr. Arbuckle preacher. E. F. P. Invites Lida K. And me to dinner w Miss Chapin. Alarm of fire at Eliot Hall shortly after two. Apparently from chimney. Hole burned in roof but no serious damage. Thankful! Oct 7 1928. The 1920s were a time of great change for American women. The decade opened with women winning the right to vote and womens voices were becoming stronger. More women began entering postsecondary institutions and finding their places in the workforce. Tufts and her Wellesley contemporaries were many steps ahead having held advanced degrees and leadership positions in higher education for years. Tufts diary is an exceptional document for those interested in the history of Wellesley College the role and experience of American women in the 1920s women in leadership roles and the leadership faculty and students of Wellesley College between 1924-1928. The diary measures 6.75x4 inches. It is a 5-year diary containing 365 pages plus memoranda. Edith has filled approximately 70% of the diary. While her periods of consistent writing and breaks are sporadic she seems to forget to write for most of December each year. The diary covers shows signs of age and are faded and chipping. The spine is in-tact but loose. All pages are present and attached. The writing is in pencil and is very legible though Tufts handwriting is sometimes rushed and challenging to interpret. Overall the diary is Fair to Good. ; Manuscripts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 365 pages . paperback

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MRS MILDRED RUTH MILLSBiblio.com

1925 1936 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES OF A WEALTHY AMERICAN OILMAN'S WIFE AT CRITICAL JUNCTURES IN CHINA'S HISTORY

19250001039Changsha China. Good. 1925. On offer is a very interesting pair 2 of manuscript diaries handwritten by Mildred Ruth Mills wife of Edmund. Our writer appears to be a wealthy American woman in Changsha China in 1925 and then a decade later is 1936. Historians and collectors of Chinese political and historical ephemera will recognize that Mrs. Mills was well suited to observe the birth pangs of the Nationalist movement. In fact she is in China at a tinder box time with Sun-Yat-Sen dying in Peking in March of 1925 and the ascendance of Chiang Kai-shek as his successor. She travels to other locations in eastern China throughout the year and there is an entry later in the year stating that they re-locate to Wuhu China. While half of January is used for recording which letters were "received" and "sent" there are over 325 entries for the rest of the year. Here are some snippets: "had chinese lesson today as usual". 3/6-"met the chinese interpreter and agent they were very nice." 5/3 "we put up a lunch and went to yola sou. Took boy with us had chair coolies. Went way up to top where we could see all of Changsha and vicinity. Was a wonderful view. Went in several temples". At some point her husband an employee of Standard Oil Co. of NY has to travel "up country" for a couple of weeks and she is making local/social trips by boat: "went to Island at four Mrs. Corbett has birthday party for Mollie.5/17 "Raining very hard today. Came over in boat with B.A. Men. Looks like a bad day for my tea." "weather was terrible and river bad". A few days later on 5/26 "River was bad last night. Could not cross so stayed all night with Peggy". Also references to "Mei Foo" which may be a bus in China. 6/1 "We are planning to go to Hankou on Mei Foo not sure yet." Many entries regarding political unrest: 6/1 "Today chinese have big parade against Japan and foreigners" on 6/5 "came back and had our dinner on the British gun boat 'Crickett'.city under strict law". On 6/7 "Things worse in the city" and on 6/12 she writes; "Foreigners killed in Hankou. Mr. Hobart was here expects things will be worse". On the lighter side back on 2/18 is a popular movie reference-"Sorry E. her husband Ed missed the picture last night 'Hunchback of Notre Dame'. I've seen it but wanted him to see it also". A subject that shows up in many entries is relations with the "help".2/9-."cook has asked for a raise to $18.00 we gave him $16.00 for now." 5/8 "had an argument with boy today so he left. Am without a boy now and Awah is still sick". 5/19 "Came home and found servants all gone have to fine them dollar each". 8/19 "one of the servants evidently stole Miss Norelico's money. Had exciting time the sisters had police in but could not find who took it". Again more boat traveling; "went to SOCONY place to wait for boat". 8/21 "Arrived Hankow about two o'clock . Capt Hoey met Mrs. Dressel. Came to Mr. Nichols house. Mrs. N is still away". 10/30 she writes "received telegram today saying we are transferred to Wuhu as soon as we are able to travel". 11/25 "Reached Hankow this morning went to office first with Ed waited in Mr. Porterfield's office. Went to Mrs. Bakes with her porter". New Year's Eve: "Finally decided not to go as chinese to costume party. Dressed up as small girl." There is also a receipt from a confectioners store with a Tientsin printed but "Changsha" written in the blank 4//11/25 I checked the date and author must have picked up some sweets to take on the way to "Mrs. Hobart's 'skiaki' party"$3.40 worth. The cover of the 1925 5&1/2" x 7&1/4" diary is quite worn there is splitting at front/back endpapers exposing weave but both boards holding well and overall G. The 1936 book is a 5 x 4 inches 'Lest We Forget' diary with her name embossed in gilt and it is VG.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF CHINA REPUBLICAN CHINA OIL COMPANIES OIL EXPLORATION NATIONALISM WARLORDS CHINESE RACE RELATIONS AMERICANA SUN YAT-SEN CHIANG KAI-SHEK HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY . hardcover

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FH PUTNAM F HBiblio.com

1925 & 1929 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES OF A LUMBERMAN FARMER RURAL ENTREPRENEUR AND NEW FATHER

1925000993WINCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE NH. Good. 1925. On offer are the 1925 and 1929 handwritten manuscript diaries of F.H. Putnam of Winchester New Hampshire. F.H. Putnam ushered in 1925 by listening to the radio after everyone else went home. He stayed up till 3:30 pulling in Cincinnati Chicago Kansas City Zion Illinois and Ottawa Canada. A New Hampshire farmer and lumber man through and through he writes with pride that during the day he hauled two loads of wood and split the big birch log that he'd given up on the day before. "Split a new wedge doing it though. On Jan 2. Two loads of wood; spread 2 loads of manure. Sat. Jan. 3 Mended belt filed saw sawed 1 ½-2 cords. Put 1 beam sled together. Sun. Jan. 4 Carrie got church services from Springfield; I got service from Shady Side Presbyterian church on KDKA. Daffy freshened gave birth nice heifer calf - Zoya. Mon Jan 5. Got 3 loads of manure and spread. Carrie took sick in evening District nurse came. Doctor Labdell came up a little before 12. Baby was born at 12:26. Jan. 6. Harriet Rilla Putnam was born 8 lb 6 oz. Took me to 10 o'clock to get milking done doing work in house 'between cows'." Mr. Putnam has a 1916 Allen motorcar which gives him problems and of course he can't use it during the snow season; for that he uses his sled. Entry for Christmas is colorful and interesting. Mr. Putnam is a fine diarist always mentioning names of visitors visits and business dealings. This diary though is much more than a standard farm diary in that Mr. Putnam provides in his writings a charming look at a man whose life has changed with the birth of his daughter. He easily takes over baking bread cleaning the house churning butter and still doing all his farm and lumber work. He also shows readers that life in a rural community is not without its benefits as he has many helpful friends and neighbors. The 1929 diary which has a number of 1930 entries too is sporadic and sparse but has some interesting entries: we read that he has taken on a job with the Boston Fuel Company while maintaining the farm and then a few months later he quits. It appears the farm is now mostly orchards and his interest in apples becomes near obsessive. He writes about beekeeping and a fair number of clippings from newspaper about apple market accompanied by list of bushels of each type of apples he sent to market. Cloth covered standard diaries with calendar postage rates population of principal cities tides etc. VG.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; Rural Commerce Farming Lumber Forestry Hand Written Personal Americana Memoir Handwritten autograph autographs signed letters document documents manuscript manuscripts writers writer author Holograph personal Ephemera 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 Ephemera . hardcover

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KATHERINE SAGEBiblio.com

1925 - 1929 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A WEALTHY LOS ANGELES MATRON BESET BY PERFECT DAY AFTER PERFECT DAY MAKING ONE WONDER HOW SHE WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE LOOMING GREAT DEPRESSION

19250008195LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA GLENDALE. Good. 1925. On offer is an original 1925 - 1929 5 year diary authored by Katherine Sage a young wealthy woman from Glendale Los Angeles providing a window into her life during economy boom of the Roaring twenties. The diary is a five-year Ward's diary titled "A Line A Day: a condensed comparative diary for five years" it contains 365 pages with 5 daily entries of 4 lines per page. The diary is 99% complete. The book is leather bound with gilded edges the cover shows reasonable age-wearing signs. It measures 5.8' x 3.6' and is in good condition handwriting is mostly legible. Katherine Sage was born in Minnesota in 1898 or 1896. In 1925 when she started the diary she was living with her husband C. D. Dick Sage and a five months old daughter Jane. Dick Sage was a native of Iowa graduate of Creighton University in Omaha who came West in 1919. In 1922 he became an assistant sales manager of Bishop and Co Los Angeles and his career was developing successfully. Katherine mentions him getting a raise at least twice: "1927. Dick got a raise was so glad he phoned me"; Jan 30 1929. Dick got another raise - pretty nice - Dinner dance at Alexandria". From other sources it is known that in mid-1930s he became a district sales manager at the National Biscuit Company NABISCO in Los Angeles and then promoted to San Francisco Headquarters where he was responsible for Northern California Utah and Idaho branches. The family is well off Dick seems to work much and travel around on business and Katharine shares her time between caring for her daughter visits guests small trips clubs and parties. The 1920s was a prosperous time for California and Los Angeles the city was growing new businesses appeared the car usage increased. The diary gives a great picture of life of a young married woman from a wealthy family in the age of prosperity. It mentions a lot of names of friends and family members some of them with their birthday dates. She also gives names of local businesses and neighbourhoods fashionable clubs and resorts and describes purchases she makes. Naturally as a young mother she writes about her daughter almost in each entry giving a pretty good idea of how children were raised in middle class Californian families in those days including diet games education health issues: "Jan 1 1925. Took Jane to the rose parade at Pasadena. Lonely day - Glendale won 1st prize. Dinner at Belly's with Mrs. Hills. Wonderful day - Janie was as good"; "Jan2 1925. Janie 5 months old. Sat alone for 1st time. Weather like summer."; "Jan 3 1925. Janie plays peek-a-boo."; "Jan 5 1925. Feed her prune juice every a.m. Loves it". On January 12 1925 she mentions going to Los Angeles after a picture of Janie at Witzel. Witzel was a very prominent portrait photographer of Los Angeles who was Hollywood's first star photographer and made portraits of many prominent Los Angeles figures. Another noted person she mentions is Kate Brew Vaughn an American author lecturer home economics teacher newspaper writer and radio host who also lived in Glendale Jennie is growing and descriptions a getting more detailed: "Sept 14 1926. Jane is surely smart counts to 19 - and knows just every rhyme you mention only takes a few times to teach her"; "Jan 11 1927. Jennie just fine - plays so nice now - likes to ride the kids bicycle is just like a 3 years old"; "Aug 2 1927 Jane's birthday. Well Jane had her first party - 26 kids - 15 mammies - had a good time day perfect and everything went off fine - got wonderful gifts". At the age of 3 Jennie starts attending school and Katherine becomes a member of Mother's club and then is asked to become its president. Her social life is very active: "Jan 6 1926. Went to over Bellys had Rose shampoo our hair.had a little bridge party for the gang - poured rain in a.m. and half could not come but we had a nice time anyway"; "Jul 20 1926. Met Dick at factory & went to Pacific Club at Long Beach - one swell"; "Sept. 10 1926. Went to cooking school". The family is rather wealthy which can be seen seen from Katherine's purchases: "Sept 7 1927. Busy getting fall deeds - bought a new fur coat - cocoa caracal - 235 regular 450. Sure got a good buy"; "March 13 1929. Went to l.a and got a new red silk dress red and white sport shoes - red hat - sweater etc - sure cute outfits"; "March 14 1929. Expect our new car any day - got 225 on our old one"; "March 16 1929. Got our new car - Ow you classy Willy-Knight - did not get home till 5 p.m. 995.00 net". She is quite happy with her life - often writing "Another perfect day"; "Gorgeous day"; "Nice time". Altogether it gives an excellent insight into a lifestyle of middle-class Californian families at that time.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; UNITED STATES; LOS ANGELES; CALIFORNIA; PASADENA; GLENDALE; EARLY 20TH CENTURY; 1920S; ROARING TWENTIES; JAZZ AGE; AMERICAN WOMEN IN 1920S; LIFESTYLE OF AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS IN 1920S CALIFORNIA; KATHERINE SAGE; C. D. SAGE; NATIONAL BISCUIT COMPANY EMPLOYEES; SOCIAL LIFE OF WOMEN IN 1920S; LOS ANGELES BUSINESSES IN 1920S; RAISING CHILDREN IN 1920S AMERICA; ENTERTAINMENT IN 1920s LOS ANGELES; WOMEN'S STUDIES; AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover

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WILLIAM FRANK KEITHBiblio.com

1925 - 1939 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT ARCHIVE OF 8 DIARIES BY AN OBSESSIVE WRITER REPORTER AND TRIVIA ENTHUSIAST OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL AND WORLD AND LOCAL EVENTS

19250001118LOUISIANA MISSOURI MO. Very Good. 1925. Cloth. On offer are eight 8 original manuscript journals dated between 1925 -1939 handwritten by William Frank Keith of Louisiana Missouri born about 1903. The first journal 151 pp. is autobiographic in nature detailing highlights of his childhood such as teachers where his family lived and so on. Overall this is a super post World War I pre-Depression Era through the beginning of World War II archive. In depth and detailed to the point one imagines that William was obsessive compulsive in nature as he never failed to note the weather record the river's height and temperature baseball stats aviation firsts and triumphs railroad tragedies and in later years the news from Europe and any other scrap of information that crossed his radar screen - local collectors and historians plus Americana enthusiasts will be delighted at this picture of the times. Using ledger style notebooks with a margin William notes important information with a red underlined 'FLASH'. Other writings in these 1100 pages tell of him and a few friends going on a road trip to Chicago which took over 16 hours to go 300 miles; of their mishaps and sights seen attending the General Encampment of the Modern Woodsman Foresters; election news; a train trip to Colorado and world and local news."Ray Keech breaking the speed record taking it from Capt. Campbell of England world flight non-stop across the pacific landing in Hawaii" Gene Tunney defeated Jack Dempsey last night in Chicago". Obviously a strident baseball fan he records not only World Series baseball news and statistics but also everyday stats too. Our writer has also littered the journals with news clippings. Here is a breakdown of the individual journals and some snippets: Book 2: April 1929 - April 1930 100 pp. Mississippi river depth and temperature readings start in this journal as well as weather has day to day entries local and national news "Graf Zeppelin news" and lots and lots of baseball "Babe Ruth's 30th home run"; Book 3: April 1930 - April 1931 100 pp. River depths and temps more baseball news and stats and some national news that caught my eye.Capture of Fred Killer Burke notorious Chicago gangster in St. Joseph Mo and the last member of the gang who robbed the Lamar Colorado bank in May 1928 was captured in Branson Mo. Book 4: April 1931 - Jan. 1932 100 pp. River depths and temps baseball stats! local and national news.Post and Gatty flights Thomas Edison's death; Book 5: Jan. 1932 - Oct. 1933 200 pp. River depths and temps local happenings and national news.new president Roosevelt and the attempt on his life Wed. Feb. 15th 1933 meteorite found in a field near by and lots of baseball stats and news; Book 6: Oct. 1933 - Oct. 1934 100 pages River depths and temps lots of baseball stats and news local happenings and national news.Mr. and Mrs. Chas Lindberg flight Nome Alaska almost destroyed by fire kidnapper of Chas. Lindberg Jr. in March 1932 believed to be caught; Book 7: Oct. 1934 - Jan. 1936 96 pp. Government Whitewash recipe and directions in the back River readings baseballs stats wrote 3 pages on the pony express on it's anniversary the local happenings and national.death of Bill Rodgers and Wiley Post in plane crash has paper clippings included Joe Lewis negro heavyweight defeated Pauline Uzcudum of Spain; Book 8: Jan. 1936 - Oct. 1939 298 pp. River readings and temps local news."Russell Flansburg of Bowling Green has confessed to killing Goldie Fisher early Saturday morning he beat her with his fists near Frankford then called a taxi and took the body to BG." Lots of national news."rescuers reached the wreckage of the twenty one passenger plane that wrecked on the top of Mt. Baldy" "England staged the worlds greatest show today. The coronation of George VI amd Elizabeth as king and queen of England" "Amelia Earhart and her navigator Fred Noonan are down at sea" "two fifteen year old boys "cracked" the US Mint at San Francisco this morning. They climbed over a wall crossed the court yard shimmied up a drain pipe. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 64mo - up to 3" tall; WORLD WAR I WWI WORLD WAR II WWII AVIATION HISTORY RAILROADS DEPRESSION ERA OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE OCD THE DEPRESSION MISSOURI SPRINGFIELD ST. LOUIS BASEBALL STATS STATISTICS AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL PERSONAL HISTORY MEMOIR MEMORIAL DIARY JOURNAL DIARIES JOURNALS LOG LOGS KEEPSAKE MISSISSIPPI . hardcover

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Charles L MerrickBiblio.com

1925 Diary of Charles L. Merrick Whose Family Farming Legacy Dates Back to 1714

19250010049Wilbraham MA. Good with no dust jacket. 1925. Hardcover. On offer is a fine diary of successful farmer Charles L. Merrick of Wilbraham Massachusetts in the early years of the twentieth century. Merrick was born in 1902 and lived his life in Massachusetts. He passed away in 1995 at the age of 93. Merrick is part of a multi-generational family that has owned Merrick Farm in Wilbraham since the original land grant in 1714. The farm business continues to this day in the hands of his grandchildren and great grandchildren. At the time the diary was written Merrick was 23 years of age. The diary tells us he had graduated from college and was a member of a fraternity most likely Theta Delta Chi. At the time of writing he was working for a company possibly family-owned that produced among other products sashes. This diary gives an excellent look at the life of a young man just beginning his career. Very hot. Pa Dick & I went to Amherst after some business in Amherst. Saw Whitcomb Daly & Olds about the young books. Got some stuff at the house left Dick and went to . to see the Starkweathers. Thunder showers. Home about 8: 30. Took a look at the strawberry festival. Multigraphed 400 copies of Frat. Letter to Alumni June 1. Quite hot. To office. Some late. Finished warehouse records. At 2 went to see John Murray & Geo Cassidy about Friskdale proposition. Cassidy offers $12000 & about $1500 cash and $3000 in good 2nd mtgs. Looks ok to me August 18. To office. Shipped quite a lot of heavy sash. My back nearly broken August 20. Cloudy. Not too much stirring. Paid off mortgage of $5000 & then settled payments etc with Mr. Cassidy finishing all papers; thru with Fiskdale except $6.36 on Taxes September 14. This small diary measures 6 inches by 3 inches and contains 122 pages. It is approximately 70 percent complete. The cover binding and pages are all in good condition. Several pages have either had a portion cut out or been completely removed from the diary. The handwriting is legible. The notebook contains an extensive list of contacts and in many cases individuals location details. It offers an outstanding look into the early life of a man who would build on the legacy of his forefathers in central Massachusetts. It is also an excellent source of personal data for people living in this historic part of New England. ; Manuscripts; 6" x 3"; 122 pages . hardcover

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MARGARET MATILDA HARDIE, [MRS ROBERT ALEXANDER HARDIE]Biblio.com

1925 ORIGINAL UNCOMMON EAST TO WEST MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A NOTED METHODIST MISSIONARY'S WIFE ON A TRIP BACK HOME TO AMERICA WHERE THE WORK OF CHRISTIAN OUTREACH CONTINUES

19250002078SEOUL KOREA TO NEW YORK CITY. Very Good. 1925. On offer is a fascinating original 1925 - 1926 manuscript travel diary handwritten by Ontario Canada born Margaret Matilda Hardie nee Kelley 1863 - 1946 wife of Robert Alexander Hardie also born in Ontario 1865 - 1946 a renowned Southern Methodist medical missionary to Seoul Korea in the early 20th Century. The Hardie's contribution to Korea was noted in the book 'The Role of Robert Alexander Hardie in the Korean Great Revival and the Subsequent Development of Korean Protestant Christianity' by Chil-Sung Kim. Uniquely this travel diary dated December 23 1925 to June 11 1926 concerns the Hardie's 4 month furlough trip back to the USA from Korea via the western route through the Middle East and Europe and then some time in the USA. The wonderment of diaries written by the wives of important men is that the diary is in fact about Robert as much as Margaret. Historians and researchers of Christian outreach in Korea will find this book a dual treasure: an East to West travel diary and six weeks of the Hardie's work in the USA. In fact no sooner do they return than they meet at the Korea Club and after a brief rest Robert heads for Memphis on ministry work. The opening entry begins "We left Seoul on Dec. 23rd. A large crowd was at the station to see us off." The diary goes on to relate the Hardie's voyage to Hiroshima Japan and the train ride to Kobe where they board the SS Macedonia bound for Shanghai China. From there it's on to Singapore the Bay of Bengal Colombo in Ceylon Sri Lanka Aden the coast of Africa and the Red Sea the Suez Canal Port Said Egypt Jerusalem and Bethlehem in the Holy Land present-day Israel Athens Greece Naples Rome Pisa Florence Italy Paris France London England Edinburgh and Glasgow Scotland Belfast and Dublin Ireland and then back to London for the Atlantic Ocean crossing to New York where they arrive on April 28 1926 after a journey of just over four months. The remainder of the diary concerns the Hardies' travels and doings in the USA. The 6.25" x 4" diary book itself is of Japanese manufacture and comes in a slip sleeve. Overall VG. ; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ROBERT ALEXANDER HARDIE SEOUL KOREA MISSIONARY TRAVEL MISSIONARIES SOUTHERN METHODIST MEDICAL MISSIONARY MARGARET MATILDA HARDIE KOREAN PROTESTANT CHRISTIANITY CHIL-SUNG KIM CHRISTIAN OUTREACH HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS AMERICANA MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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UNKNOWNBiblio.com

1925 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF ONE AMERICAN WOMAN AND FAMILY DOING THE GRAND EUROPEAN TOUR IN GRAND STYLE

19250008068U. S. - EUROPE. Good. 1925. On offer is a richly detailed fascinating travel journal from the Roaring Twenties. Measuring 6.75 inches by 3.5 inches this journal contains 136 pages and is approximately 72% complete. The leather cover is in good condition and all the pages are intact. The pages are not numbered nor are they dated. The handwriting is clear and legible. The author is unknown. It was written in 1925 from late June until approximately the end of August. Context suggests this is a young woman who is travelling with her mother and either friends or other family members. The journal begins June 26th: "Gary and Frank and Ed drove me down to New York. - Met Mother Byron Ruth and Emma at the Commodore - Went to Palais D'Or for supper." June 26. They sailed the next day on the steamer New Amsterdam correctly SS Nieuw Amsterdam bound for Boulogne France. Once disembarked they head for Paris. She has an excellent eye for detail and keeps careful notes about all they see and experience: "Roomed and ate at Grand Hotel du Louvre - Food fair - rooms good - service in dining room rotten - elsewhere good. Cashed my first American Express check & studied the money - the exchange rate changed every day but averaged 20 francs for a dollar as we reckoned everything from that. Taxis go miles for a franc & expect a 10% tip. If we wanted a taxi for sightseeing we gave him 20 francs extra and he stayed all day if necessary. One man Mother and I had one day carried a rocking rooster on his hood and a white terrier in his lap ." July 7. "Saw Conciergerie - the old prison under the Palace where Marie Antoinette was kept before she was beheaded. We were shown her cell and the chair she used there - the actual blade which chopped off her head and numerous other relics". July 9. Visited Heidsieck's champagne factories where the wine has been seasoned in casks. It is bottled & put in cellars of which there are 20 miles upside down then turned around a little three times a day so that all the sediment will go to the cork. In a month the bottles are opened tested and sorted as to quality. Then bottled or doctored as necessary and is ready for the customer. Each process is done on a different level but all in cellars. None of the workers have rheumatism - probably because they drink champagne! ."July 11. "Next they off to Switzerland where they visited Montreux & Grinndelwald. From there they travelled into Italy stopping first in Milan: ". Taken to Leonardo Da Vinci's "Last Supper". Has been restored by ironing out by modern artist. Belongs to government now." In Florence she stood in Savronola's Square: ". where Savronola was burned at the stake now holds reproductions of Angelo's David . The original did stand there as a hitching post but is now in the academy of Fine Art. ." On they went through Rome and Venice before turning northwards to Vienna. Her descriptions continue capturing interesting details often expressed with a wry humour: "Doges Palace full of paintings and not very homelike." From Austria they travelled through Germany and the Netherlands before crossing over to England. Her notes continue in the same detailed manner. Unlike many travellers they didn't just stay in London but continued on north. Her description of the storied Warwick Castle is delightful: ". They say King Edward had an affair with Lady Warwick and spent much time there. I don't blame him. It's a wonderfully romantic spot! ." They continued north to Edinburgh. While there they visited Rosslyn Chapel. This beautiful chapel was constructed in the 15th century by William Sinclair of Norwegian/Viking and Scottish heritage. The architecture is intricate the "Apprentice Pillar" and reeks of symbology. In the 1980's Rosslyn Chapel began to be associated in the public's mind with the Knights Templar and Freemasonry. Books were written linking the esoteric knowledge of both these orders to the fantastic symbolism frozen in the stone carvings of Rosslyn. This was only magnified with the publication of The Da Vinci Code and the subsequent movie where Rosslyn Chapel played a significant role. ". to Rosslyn Chapel & Castle. Chapel is small but the beautified thing we have seen. Story of the carving of the post the "Apprentice Pillar"; Architect couldn't think of a good design for it & so went to the continent and found his inspiration." Several days later they were in Liverpool boarding their ship for home. Her comments for the trip are quite few but her last one stands out: "Sunday morning we struck a schooner. Everybody dressed and took life preservers and stayed up until dawn.Towing the schooner to New York. May make us late." In her memoranda section she notes her shopping list and the names of shops and vendors such as Venice - Linens - Emma Centini Wear - Hotel Italie London - Mappin & Webb - Jewelry - Regent St. This is an outstanding travel journal. Rich in detail and very well-written a historian would find a wealth of information and details within its covers. There is sufficient detail that a researcher could easily use this as a cross-referencing tool.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF UNITED STATES; EUROPE; FRANCE; ITALY; AUSTRIA; ENGLAND; SCOTLAND; 20TH CENTURY; 1920S; ROARING TWENTIES; JAZZ AGE; SS NIEUW AMSTERDAM; NEW AMSTERDAM; HOLLAND-AMERICA LINE; AMERICAN IN EUROPE 1925; GRAND HOTEL DU LOUVRE; CHARLES HEIDSIECK CHAMPAGNE; WARWICK CASTLE' ROSSLYN CHAPEL; KNIGHTS TEMPLAR; FREEMASONRY TRAVEL JOURNAL TRAVEL DIARIES OCEAN LINERS; TRAVEL IN EUROPE 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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MARGARET ELLIOTTBiblio.com

1925 UNIQUE DEEPLY PERSONAL ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN DIARY OF A YOUNG LIBERATED WOMAN IN UNIVERSITY LIVING AN EXCITING SOCIAL LIFE DATING SEVERAL MEN AND EMBODYING THE QUINTESSENTIAL FLAPPER IDEAL

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

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N E DruryBiblio.com

1925 Work Journal of a Massachusetts Railroad Laborer During the Heyday of Railroad Construction

19250011017Worcester Massachusetts: Central Massachusetts Railroad. Good. 1925. Hardcover. On offer is a detailed worked record of a man who worked on the railroad in central Massachusetts in the 1920's. The diary belonged to N. E. Drury. He lived in Worcester MA. Our informal research did not turn up any additional biographical information on him. From context he does not appear to be married as there is no reference to spouse or children. He works for an unidentified railroad most likely the Central Massachusetts Railroad. Much of the time he served as a relief worker filling in for other men. The Central Massachusetts Railroad was formed out of the failed Massachusetts Central Railroad Company in 1883. This was the heyday of railroad construction. The 1890s and the early 1900s saw it change hands merge and be re-merges a number of times. In 1907 it became part of Charles Mellon's virtual monopoly of railroad traffic in southern New England. In one form or another the railroad lasted until the 1990's when its owners ceased all operations. Drury's diary entries consist primarily of notations about when he went to work the job he did who he replaced and the amount he earned. There are very few entries of a personal nature. The following will give a sense of the diary entries: "Fair Went work 6: 15 AM Relief job Engineer Hobart Done 2: 15 PM 1 day" Feb 22; "Fair Went work 6: 15 am Relief for Engr Barrett Done at 2: 10 PM 1 day 5.72" Apr 7; "Went work 4: 00 AM Transfer Engr Broad Eng 629 Done 2: 00 PM 1 day 5.72" May 3; "Fair Left Portland at 5: 45 am Eng 1464 Done at Worcester 12: 45 am 150 miles J. J. Conlon 10.50" June 4; "Fair Went work 11: 45 am Eng 2420 fireman Fletcher 1 day 1 hour 50 min done 9: 35 pm $9.74" Sept 28. For a railroad historian this diary gives a fine glimpse into the operations of this railroad from the perspective of one of the thousands of men who laboured on it. It also serves to cross-refences other men who worked that railroad and various pieces of rolling stock. Measuring 5 inches by 3 inches this 1925 diary contains 183 pages and is approximately 80% complete. The cloth-covered hardboard cover shows staining but is in otherwise good condition. The binding is intact as are the pages. The handwriting is legible. ; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 183 pages; Keywords: 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 manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel N. E. Drury Central Massachusetts Railroad Worcester MA . Central Massachusetts Railroad hardcover

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