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WILLIAM H BALLOUBiblio.com

1935 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY OF A SHIP'S FIREMAN DETAILING A TRIP FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AMERICA AND THE AMAZON DELTA HANDWRITTEN WITH INCREDIBLE DETAIL AND A TREMENDOUS AMOUNT OF PERSONALITY

19350001877ABOARD THE S.S. WEST CACTUS BRAZIL SOUTH AMERICA. Good. 1935. On offer is a super pair 2 of manuscript 8 x 10 inch notebooks handwritten we believe by a sailor named William H. Ballou. While he does not identify himself in these books he is known though other writings to be one and the same person. The notebooks detail an extended trip from the USA to South America including the Amazon River dated February 19th 1935 - September 17th 1935 aboard the SS West Cactus of the McCormick Steamship Co. William's job title is Fireman aboard the ship but has other duties and is kept very busy but he is a dedicated diarist who details the characters aboard ship the Ports of Call including: Port Gamble Port Ludlow Coos Bay Port Townsend Amazon Delta Atlantico Beach Rio de Janeiro Sao Paulo and many many more. They are carrying a load of lumber and passengers including an author only identified as Mr. Gifford who we believe could be Edward Winslow Gifford who wrote a couple of books regarding south America. William is a character as is evident from his writings. He describes ship board life and all the shore trips his mates even telling the reader 'their stories'. He begins the first book with a story of his own: 'There is a bug in the outskirts of my bunk that keeps nipping me in spite of my attempts to exterminate him. I tried strategy last night I took a fire ax turned in and covered myself entirely. Then I stuck a finger out and held the ax up ready to mash finger and bug when he rose to the bait. It didn't work due to the fact I fell asleep dropping the ax which cut my head off and the damn bug bit me anyway. I have yet to find out whether the pest was drowned in the blood that followed. Maybe my achievement was successful after all. Later I got the bug all right but he has a wife. Now it's a race whether I get here before she starts one herself. If I do it will be a case of winning a race before it started.' Droll but keen eyed and observant he does a superlative job of putting the reader aboard ship with him and along with his adventures ashore. The two books are 104 pages and 20 pages and the pages fully written. Ballou even goes back to entries and makes further notes or clarifies entries in the margins. The earlier book has a loose text block section but all are complete and overall G.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF WILLIAM H. BALLOU SS WEST CACTUS MCCORMICK STEAMSHIP CO EDWARD WINSLOW GIFFORD MARINE NAVAL NAUTICAL TRAVEL OCEAN TRAVEL STEAMSHIPS SOUTH AMERICA BRAZIL AMAZON RIVER AMAZON DELTA AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS AMERICANA MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown

UNKNOWNBiblio.com

1935 SUPER ORIGINAL SCANDINAVIA THROUGH RUSSIA MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A KEEN EYED ERUDITE BROOKLYNITE

19350007028NORWAY SWEDEN FINLAND RUSSIA SOVIET UNION. Good. 1935. On offer is a super original and unique 1935 travel diary handwritten by an unidentified Brooklyn woman who left New York July 3rd onboard the steamship "Stavaugerfjiord" to Norway Sweden and Russia. The 7 x 5 inch journal has about 100 double sided handwritten pages with entries through Aug 30 1935. She does a wonderful job describing interactions with passengers and crew mentions her state room receiving a welcome and national anthems played landing in Norway than crossing the border from Finland to Russia. She writes about visiting a Lapp Community in Sweden. Some of the most interesting entries are descriptions of Leningrad & Moscow. She visits the hermitage listens to a factory choir of boys and girls takes a sleeper train to Moscow visits a Russian mining town and much more. Here are some snippets: July 4 1935 At sea board the S.S."Stavaugerfjiord" A beautiful bright day the room was trimmed with American flags and bunting we had a fourth of July celebration on deck the tourist and third class people coming for it. We were awakened at eight by the ships orchestra playing patriotic airs. At 10:45 there was a parade on deck led by the band and participated in by all the passengers each of whom had been given an American flag. Them there was the hymn God of our fathers and address by Rev. S.G. Hauge the hymn God bless our native land remarks by the Captain the hauling down of the Norwegian flag and hoisting of the American flag which flew all day a fourth of July speech by Dr. J.N. Brown and the music patriotic airs. Later on there were Olympic games while we were at the dinner table Mr. lars Esmark. Introduced himself to us. July 15 1935 - Norway Left Oslo at 9:10 this morning and went by train to Lillehammer reaching there about one. the ride was through beautiful fertile country hay was drying on the fences women were turning it in the fields flowers were blooming. July 191935 Beautiful day to day clear & sunny we went out on deck all day and were perfectly comfortable with a coat. We sailed by many snow capped mountains first bare 7 barren rocks & everyone in a while we would come to a little settlement the houses nearly always red & the church white. July 27 1935 Costal waters- Norway Today we stopped at Barentsburg on Green or Greenfijord It is a Russian mining town we called at 7:30 had an early breakfast and went ashore. The Dane the Pole the German Mr Falch the Norwegian lady and I. It was raining and everything was very muddy and desolate looking at he wharf. A building with pictures of Lenin and Stalin with red decorations below them greeting us. The houses were well built - better looking than those at Long Year City. Some of the men spoke to us but none of the women did. They were as well dressed as men and emcee in any mining town on a rainy day would be but no one looks happy and smiling. The only women who was dressed in a coat pants going to the mine who stopped for the German to take her picture. Every building that we went in had pictures of Lenin and Stalin. We went to the children's home or day nursery. We saw two women feeding babies at the breast in that little bit of an alcove. In the larger room were little beds children lay in bed or playing on the floor and several attendants. A statue of Lenin stood on the table. These women smiled and spoke to us. We went to the dining hall where men with their hats on and women were eating than into the recreation hall were men were playing billiards with wooden balls about the size of a croquet ball and one man was playing the piano. Then we went o the fire engine house and to see the cows & pigs. A Mr. Felch said the stables and pens were clean nearly white washed the cleanest things we saw. Everywhere we saw pictures of Stalin and Lenin the red flag and pictures of Russian activities. July 20 1935 Finland Beautiful snow capped mountains with green patches and little villages in open spaces the inevitable red houses & white churches. The air was almost balmy to hot in the sun. Five of us two men and three women went ashore we started to see the Meridian Stone The Polish Naval officer had taken the town's taxi to go. We were walking he overtook us all and took us all in. We were a truly International party. Two Americans a Swedish woman three men a Norwegian and German and Pole. Aug 8 1935 Finish/ Russian boarder - Leningrad. Left Helsinki at 11:20 pm in a comfortable sleeper for Leningrad. At 10:30 we reached the last Finish station where we had breakfast. Then we went a short distance till we came to the small station separating Russia & Finland. On the Finish side is a white building on the Russian side a red one. Half of the bridge over the stream is painted white and half red. At the Russian size Russian officials came on & examined our money counted our express checks and gave us a signed paper with our declaration of money. The baggage examination was very simple the train is made up almost entirely of medical people going to Leningrad to the convention. An intertourist girl guide met us and took us to the Moscow Hotel. It apparently had been a fine hotel in former times and is still very elegant in a shabby way. We have very large rooms electric light telephone private bathing furniture which had once been fine although now rather threadbare. The dining room is a magnificent large room with four large glass chandeliers a high vaulted window and alcove with stained glass window and a platform orchestra which played in the evening. The waiters are dressed in white there is a pathetic air of trying to do things in the right way by the people who do not know how. At noon another shabby & wilted bouquet was at the table but in the evening fresh white flowers where there. At 4:30 we took a sight seeing drive we two a chaffer a girl guide in a broken down car. Leningrad must have been a magnificent city with wide streets fine large buildings parks monuments. We saw the fine square on which the Winter Palace now a museum is located. One the opposite side is the large building built by Catherine the Great. We saw Alexander the III monument with the insulting inscription written there by the communist- the statue of Peter the Great placed by Catherine the Great.We visited a beautiful park near the palace where victims of the revolution were buried. Aug 10 1935- Moscow We left Leningrad last night by sleeper for Moscow very comfortable compartment only the two of us. Reached Moscow in the morning and went to Savoy Hotel where we had single rooms took a sight seeing trip around the city a most magnificent city in the afternoon we drove pas the Kremlin but it was closed and we could see it only distance. We saw the coronation church with its golden domes - the church where the Czar worshiped and the church where many czars are buried but we could nor go in. Lenin's tomb was also closed but we saw the great magnificent square where a red funeral was to be held but we could not go we went into a cemetery and saw Stalin's wife's grave. In the evening we went to a great cinema of the great parade held in the square on June 30 celebrating fourteen or seventeen years of physical advancement before going upstairs to cinema we heard a concert given by boys and girl factory workers.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; TRAVEL RUSSIA FINLAND NORWAY AMERICAN FEMALE REMOTE RUSSIAN MINNIG CAMP SWEDISH LAPP VILLAGE MOSCOW STAVAUGERFJIORD LAPLAND SCANDINAVIA LENINGRAD GULF OF BOTHNIA BALTIC SEA BARENTSBURG ON GREEN GREENFIJORD INTERTOURIST HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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Ruth Harris Diuguid Dougherty FallonBiblio.com

1935-1937 Diary of a Boy Crazy Popular Sayville New Yorker Who Writes from Age 17 to 19 and While Completing High School and Who Would One Day Become a Journalist and Historian

0011109Sayville New York. Very Good with no dust jacket. Hardcover. On offer is a fascinating journal of a young American woman Ruth Harris Diuguid Dougherty Fallon 1917-2007. Born and raised in Sayville New York Diuguid lived most of her life in or near Brooklyn. She married Frederick Howard Dougherty 1918-2004 in 1940 and subsequently Robert Edwards Fallon 1917-2012 in 1987. Ruth and Frederick had two daughters. Ruth was a housewife but on the side she was a published journalist and photographer. She published articles in magazines such as Seventeen but was best known for her historical newspaper articles in the Suffolk County News where she wrote a column called Reflections of the Past about the history of Sayville New York. Ruth also served on the world-wide governing council of the Girl Scouts and was an active member of the Sayville Historical Society. Ruth was 17 when she began this diary in 1935. She was a high school junior at Sayville High School. She crams every single page with detailed entries of the type of personal and social events that are of such crucial importance to a teenager. While the diary is set up to be kept over five years Ruth writes voraciously and the vast majority of the entries are 1935-1937. On some pages the entry for a single day will take up most of the page with entries for other years jotted in the margins or skipped. The diary opens with a Notice: To whoever takes the liberty of reading this diary may it reflect upon their character and be a curse to them if they use the contents against me or those mentioned or to embarrass me or those herein Flyleaf. And with that dire warning she launches in to a breathless description of her life with family and friends. The entries are very long so these are mostly just excerpts: Went to school. I had little homework to finish. I am going with the gang to see Tommy Richards who was stabbed but some of them appeared . Maybe I ought to introduce most of the gang they are the boys and girls of the neighbourhood .she then goes on to list over a dozen friends including Freddie Dougherty whom she would later marry Jan 3 1935. Went to school for an hour in the morning to take English mid-term. I think I barely passed. Bee Vi & I went to Metropolitan Theatre to see Folies Bergere. Had soda in Lofts. Vi & I went to store for mom.Vi Helen Connie Flo Margie and I walked to Bobs sat on steps listening to his orchestra play awhile. Some young boys followed us. Met the boys from our gang on our block. Stood talking a while Apr 3 1935. School. No assembly. Harold & I wandered around a while then went to baseball game. SHS vs Bayshore . We won 5-0. Water pistols were numerous in grandstand May 22 1936. Wednesday work. A day I have long been awaiting arrived - I took my driving test for my senior license! Ma drove me down by 11: 00 to PatchogueGranville Ave. The man was so nice. We carried on quite a conversation. He visited Daddys business in Brooklyn years ago. I didnt do perfectly but I may have passed and I may not have. I do hope I did. I took mom to lunch in the Bonnie Mart. We looked in stores. I had lunch. At home I cleaned my car as I do once in a while. Thenwent to the beach. I later went to library. We felt the urge to study. I get biology and French. Joe and John came down before we had towith work. At church meeting Howie said he had a compliment to tell me nice to hear that the most enjoyable evening he ever spent was at Darcys party. I can only say Ifind it enjoyable to when Howie is concerned August 19 1936. For a social historian this is a terrific look into the lives led by American teenagers during the pre-war years. It would be an excellent source record for a Womens Studies program particularly as it shows a lifestyle that was about to undergo a radical change with WWII and the post war years in America. For a genealogist it offers and outstanding list of names and connections in this community including the school community of Sayville High School. This diary measures 5.25 inches by 4.0 inches and contains 365 pages. The covers are in good condition as is the binding. The pages are in good condition although there is some slight ink blotting in places. The handwriting is tight but generally legible. ; Manuscripts; 24mo 5" - 6" tall; 365 pages; Signed by Author . hardcover

Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc. · Canada1 475,99 $US≈ 1 248,84 €

Currier, Addie BBiblio.com

1936 1937 Handwritten Manuscript Diaries of Addie B. Currier of Boltonville Vermont

1936000039Boltonville Vermont. Good with no dust jacket. 1936. Cloth. This auction is for a pair of diaries handwritten by Addie B. Currier of Boltonville Vermont. Addie B. Currier wrote her name in the front of this diary as well as other personal information such as height weight bust /corset size waist size etc. The diary is filled with writing - All of the days have a handwritten entry. No loose or missing pages. Addie is a poor speller which adds charm to her writings - but please keep this in mind as the names in the diary may be spelled wrong. Some of the things Addie wrote about was the men cutting ice on the river local events & tragedies car accident she was in fire that burned down the grist mill peddlers that came to her door churning butter making her braided rugs working on her embroidery and "cut - work" the baking she did etc. I was told her family ran a General Store and she writes of going to the store. She often mentions "Em" who was her neice. Here are a few excepts from her diary: " . The grist mill burnt to the ground tonight in East Corinth . Peter from St Johnberry called here selling Electric - Lux carpet sweeper . Men came and dinimated out the ice around the bridge . Cold raw wind and snowflurys. I washed hung them out on my new reel and they froze in the basket before I got them all hung out . I made three batches of soap and finished it all up . Oscar came over in the evening. It is pretty lonesome here in the evening . Rained hard this morning and the water is running over the ice on the river the water is coming to cellar. Warm all night and rained most all of the ice went out and the little foot bridge went out midnight . Em and the Pieces all went to Wells River to see the high water . Betris McIver asked me to go over to B___ to see where they put in the new dam the water was up over the saw mill. It has been some flood everywhere . Had a landslide down at the electric plant . Cold the clothes froze on the line for the first time this fall . Suannce Taplin bured today. Mr Owens & Edith took Oscar & I out to the funeral . Baked some and hunted for a mouse in my bedroom . There were 12 out here on the river skating. They had a old tire set a fire and they all had a good time . Margert took me down to Woodville and we looked around town. Got my red light in the window ." There are many names mentioned in the diary some of them are: Alice Martin ~ Tina Boyce ~ Dean Brock ~ Mr Lewis ~ Wilder ~ John Mylar ~ Mr Shatney ~ Harvey Handerson ~ Pete McKindly ~ McIver ~ Frank Martin Reed ~ Richard Buckanon ~ Walker ~ Dr Thomas ~ Henry Tuxbury ~ Edith Balcome ~ Warren McClure ~ Ralf Ralph Shatney ~ Albert Kidder ~ John Tyler ~ Albert wright ~ Jim Rollen ~ Bee White ~ Ethel Brown ~ Pearly Whitaker ~ Agnes White ~ Rev. A.W. Smith ~ Mary Brown ~ and others. Some of the places mentioned in the diary are: Wells River ~ Ryegate ~ Woodsville ~ Springfield ~ St Johnberry ~ Groton ~ Haverhill ~ Hall Pond ~ E. Corinth ~ Center Harbor ~ Pine Land Park ~ Jefferson Hill ~ Littleton ~ Burlington ~ and others. The village of Boltonville is located in Eastern Vermont in Orange County. Located in eastern Vermont with the Connecticut River as it's eastern boundary and the state of New Hampshire across the river the communities in Orange County include: Boltonville Bradford Braintree Brookfield Chelsea Corinth East Corinth East Orange East Randolph Ely Fairlee Newbury Orange Post Mills Randolph South Newbury South Strafford Thetford Tunbridge Vershire Waits River Washington Wells River West Corinth West Fairlee West Newbury West Topsham Williamstown.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA Travel Trip Vacation Vermont New England VT Genealogy . hardcover

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MRS GEORGE W BROWNBiblio.com

1936 - 1937 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN UNUSUAL WOMAN DIARIST WHO TAKES UNUSUAL TRIPS BEGINNING WITH A TWO DAY VOYAGE ABOARD THE ZEPPELIN LZ 129 TO BERLIN ENDING AT TIN CAN ISLAND IN NIGERIA AFRICA

19360002069ZEPPELIN LZ 129. Good. 1936. On offer is an original very unique most unusual 1936 and 1937 manuscript travel diary of two 2 separate trips handwritten by an American woman named Mrs. Brown. Beginning with a trip aboard Zeppelin LZ 129 in itself a rarity being a handwritten account of a flight on the short lived Zeppelin air service where Hindenburg Passenger Mrs. Brown recorded details of her 2 day trip from the USA to Europe and then she describes in her unique style of openness and bluntness points of interest historical facts or racist jabs while on a fantastic tour with her husband. The Browns do not make the usual stops and they travel off the beaten path many times; in the first trip going from New York to Berlin by Zeppelin to Holland to Parimaribo Surinam in South America and Trinidad. The second trip is December 7 1937 to Japan to Zamboanga in the Philippines to Tin Can Island off Nigeria. A brilliant diarist in many ways she uses a stream of consciousness writing style sometimes making observations from politics social and sadly many racist as sadly Mrs. Brown all too frequently uses the racist idiom of the day mentioning 'darkies' and repeated use of the 'N' word. That said she really is a very interesting diarist and proves it over the 158 or so pages. Here is a snippet: 'Crossing the line on the Frontier from the ras and Heil Hitler Auf Wiedersehn to the celebration of the Princess engagement everything wide open every kind of instrument and dress eels and fish for sale along the streets they eat them standing everywhere the smell of herring all over town and not a seat at any table.they march and sing the Dutch might be good fishermen but their singing sounds like a flat bottomed boat in a storm.' 'The darkies in the crew from the Dutch possessions are the same happy lot grab a broom sweep as far as they can reach whistling a tune the broom lands someplace but a Dutchman's middle name should be scrub.' 'Went to a cock fight and saw the crowd go mad.' 'Zamboanga Went to the prison where prisoners are sent with good behaviour some have their families with them the most interesting around here is the sea gypsies in their out riggers.' 'Fat Jews in bathing suits just like Atlantic City.' Overall G.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HINDENBURG ZEPPELIN PRE WORLD WAR II WWII WORLD WAR 2 HOLOCAUST ZEPPELIN LZ 129 PARIMARIBO SURINAM ZAMBOANGA TRAVEL OFF BEAT TRAVEL RACISM GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES AMERICANS ABROAD 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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UNIDENTIFIEDBiblio.com

1936 - 1937 HANDWRITTEN ORIGINAL DIARY OF TWO LONG CAR TRIPS TAKEN IN GREAT DEPRESSION AMERICA THROUGH SMALL TOWNS BIG CITIES AND NATIONAL PARKS A RELIC OF CAR TRAVEL BEFORE THE EISENHOWER INTERSTATE SYSTEM

19360009143YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK NEW ENGLAND CANADA. Good. 1936. On offer is a lovely little original handwritten travel diary of two pre-World War 2 trips. The first through Yellowstone National Park and the second taken a year later through New England and Canada. Written on the first page is the title 1936 Our Trip to Yellowstone Aug 1-16-1936. This trip takes up the majority of the book and contains roughly 45 handwritten pages. The next trip is about half the size and is titled 1937 Our Trip to New England & Canada. This tiny diary contains a treasure trove of early automobile information as well as lovely information and imagery of Yellowstone Park. The author describes in excellent detail what it was like to car camp in Yellowstone in the 1930s. This involves the usual hikes through the beautiful scenery but also more exciting encounters with wild animals and bears. There is also a fascinating section where the author drives through the Great Plains and mention how everything is" gone" & there are grasshoppers everywhere. This is the effect of the terrible dustbowl or Dirty Thirties that greatly damaged the ecology and agriculture of the American and Canadian prairies during the 1930s. There are some sections with pretty detailed writing that discuss the horrible drought destroying the region and the people who worked the land. The author mentions that they begin their journey by leaving the town of Nadine in heavy fog and then stop soon in East Liverpool where they continue to drive across the United States. I have been unable to identify where Nadine is but East Liverpool is located in Ohio leading me to believe that the author was probably from somewhere in midwest maybe Ohio or Pennsylvania. The unknown authors write comments about each town and fellow travelers along the way. The trip covers 4735 miles before we touched the route we started. In 1937 the author and same travel companions drive through New York Massachusetts New Hampshire Maine and Canada stopping at small towns Watertown NY; Old Orchard Maine and big cities alike Boston Montreal. They also spend much of the journey travelling through and camping in various parks such as Acadia National Park in Maine the Finger Lakes in New York and Franconia Notch in New Hampshire. Over the course of 12 days we covered 2866 miles on this trip. Both the first and the second trip have a few pages at the end of money expended on the trip. The diary is written is a small three ring binder and contains approx 100 single sided pages of entries. The cover and spine are soft black leather and free of any major wear or damage. The pages within are in good condition without significant age-toning or rips/tears. The handwriting is legible and readable throughout in black ink. It has faded at points but only a little bit and does not affect the legibility of the content. TEXT: Aug - 1936. The main highway here is one way traffic. I can reach out & touch trees either side of the car.Have passed the Black Hills now and are in Wyoming. Don't know where all the heat disappearing too. Sunday has been our only hot day to drive. The air here is very cool. Ralph has had his sweater on all day.The county is a little greener and creeks are almost full. Now we're crossing the Big Horn Mts. They reach higher than the clouds.Ralph & I laid down for an hour I had a headache. No Coffee or tea for breakfast. Harry washed and went out to buy cards. As soon as he came back we got up and washed wrote the cards and mailed them and went out to the bears being fed. These are all wild bears and the people are in a fenced area and the bears are loose. 21 black & Grizzly bears came in while we were there a Park Ranger gives a lecture while the bears are eating. Very interesting there are 1000 of these bears here.The scenery is very tiresome here all plains everything gone grasshoppers everywhere. We crossed the state of Missouri today St Louis is a very dirty city and the smell is nothing to brag about. The cattle has all been shipped out of South Dakota due to the drought there is nothing to eat or drink.It's now starting to rain crossed Cheyenne River the few trees in this state have barely a leaf on them. No concrete roads in S.D. all dirt. gravel & a few bituminous. The Cheyenne River is a fairly good size river but has no more water in it than a sandy creek at home.; Aug 14 - 37. Got started again and went to the Delaware Water Gap which is very scenic from there to the Bushkill Falls where we had a lot of steps to climb.we are staying at Middletown NY.The palisades are just as beautiful as Mother told me they were. It is a very pretty spot of the Hudson River.The signs in Boston are the hardest things to find. We were on Route 1 and suddenly found ourselves on 1A.Harry driving most of Boston but it never bothered him any.44 miles of hard city driving. Everybody mad. Such a day.I found a beautiful starfish alive and Ralph wanted to bring him home but was afraid the perfume would get too fragrant.We intended to get up this morning at 4 AM to see the sunrise on Mt. Cadillac but between 2 and 3 this morning we had a sever thunder storm with hail about the size of walnuts.Left N.Y. at Rouses Point and crossed into Canada. Went on to Montreal.All of Canada everybody and his cousin ride bicycles. OVERALL: G; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK INTERWAR AMERICAN TRAVEL CAR CAMPING MONTANA WYOMING IDAHO PRE WORLD WAR II NATIONAL PARKS PRE EISENHOWER INTERSTATE SYSTEM TRAVEL DUSTBOWL DIRTY THIRTIES ACADIA NATIONAL PARK FINGER LAKES JOURNEY THROUGH THE UNITED STATES GREAT DEPRESSION ERA AMERICA AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover

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UNIDENTIFIED BRIDE OF CHRISTBiblio.com

1936 and 1937 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY A NUN WHO SERVES FORMER FLORIDA FATHER JOHN FRANCIS CONOLEY - A MAN OF GOD WHO STOOD AGAINST THE KLAN

19430001302Portland Bangor Lake Tripp Maine ME. Good. 1943. On offer are the unique original manuscript diaries for the years 1936 and 1937. They were handwritten by a Nun who served n a Convent or Church near Poland and Portland Maine. Besides the very rarity of a handwritten relic of any religious order we note that our author served a Father Conoley which research suggests is John Francis Conoley who was originally from Florida. While in Florida he was very outspoken and stood up against the KKK. It became such a huge ordeal that he was put under investigation and when that didn't satisfy the Klansmen three of them in 1924 entered St. Patrick's rectory and brutally beat and castrated Father Conoley and left him on the steps of the rectory. He was then hospitalized for a year and entered a monastery for two additional years. It was after that when he accepted a priest hood in the diocese of the Portland Maine and served there until 1956 and died in 1960. A book out called "White Robes and Crosses; Father John Conoley the Ku Klux Klan and the University of Florida" chronicles the times. Local historians and researchers will also be delighted that the unidentified writer leaves a great deal of local historical and genealogical information. In the early diary which save for 9 days when she takes a retreat to Portland is full she talks about a great flood that affected the Eastern States in a huge way including the convent. The 1937 diary is full up to August 18th then sporadic entries after that but those entries are in a different handwriting perhaps because on July 16th she slips in the tub and broke some ribs. Here are some snippets: 1936 "January 1st Mass 8:30. Fr. Conoley. Yvonne came at 9:30 to take Sr. Helena and me to see Mrs. Palmer. We found her better. Fr. Jordan had administered the last sacraments. Sr. Euphemia and I visited the San. 3:30-5:30 reception building. Fr. Came for supper. Quiet evening. Meeting of Woman's council at 88 Elm." She mentions Mrs. Palmer dying 3 days later "January 3rd Mass 7:30. Fr. Conoley. Snowstorm followed by heavy rain. Meeting of Promoters L. S. H. 35th anniversary of our holy profession. We listened to the address of President Franklin D. Roosevelt who spoke to congress and the senate in join session at the capitol." "February 2nd Mass and Benediction 9 A.M. Mass at Oxford 10. Fr. Barrett. Cold unusually windy. Home from Oxford at 11:30. No visitors. Mrs. Childs sent soup stock for children and medicine for my cold. The house is very cold and the wind is furious and is the snow drifting Ball of fire broke in the sky over Oxford. Loud explosions followed. Houses shaken dishes broken." "February 22nd No mass. Fr. Conoley gave us Holy Communion. Some of the children came for confession but we had no classes. We were going to Portland but our car did not come. We walked down to the village for the first time in nine weeks. We spent all our change at a sale in the ten cent store. Called at Harris's. Donation $1.00." "March 8th I had a quiet afternoon all by myself. The sisters returned at six and reported that Sr. Sebastian is in the Paine Hospital with a broken leg. Sr. Edward ill at Indian Island. M. Magdalene is there and Indian woman keeping house. Sr. Fidelis anointed." "March 19th Two masses. Fr. Conoley sang. High Mass in the church and gave Benediction. Fr. Barrett said Mass in the convent chapel. Roads flooded. Scannell's could not get through for Mass. Breakfast for the two priests. Mr. O'Rourke Mrs. Harris and Mrs. Ayers. Heavy rain all day. Electric power cut off warning to draw water as it might be shut off. Phoned Lewiston to inquire for Mrs. Verrill and to speak to the Scannell's. Flood conditions terrifying all through Eastern States. Dynamiting ice jams in an effort to save bridges. Lewiston bridges closed. Party at Mrs. Harris for Fr. C. He could not get down." "March 20th No Mass. River overflowing all roads. Water highest then ever before. Men going about in boats. We walked down to see the sights. Called on Mrs. Childs donation $1.00. No mail no way to get in or out of town. Spent the day sewing and listening to reports of disaster throughout the country. No wood at all from the mountain. Choir practice 3:30 P.M. No such flood conditions ever existed in the Eastern United States. Millions of dollars will be needed for relief work. Phoned St. Mari's for Frank Verrill. Gave the Duchette children several dresses and all the stockings and other clothing available. There were taken out of their home in boats." "May 31st Pentecost Sunday. High Mass Fr. Conoley 9 A.M. Mass-Benediction Oxford. 3 Baptisms. Gloria Smith Gordon Smith and Joseph Quinn of Oxford. Deo Gratias! Home at 1 P.M. Miss Templeton called with Tom Cunliffe Rose and Mollie Hines with fruit and vegetables. Flowers from many gardens. Spent the afternoon building the shrine. Lovely ceremony Fr. Conoley preached. Fr. Barrett gave Benediction. Yvonne helped. Many Protestants attended and even marched in the procession. Mrs. Riley reported another Catholic family found in the woods we are to meet them soon. Ice cream from the pastor. I was invited to join the Sons of Jehovah." "June 29th Mass. Fr. Barrett. The boys moved various things up and down in and out. Great surprise at 10 A.M. The community car arrived with Sr. Delarosa and Sr. Helena and departed promptly with Sr. D. and Sr. Rose. The day is cold and showery. Started to make our habit. The boys brought a new burner. Mr. Harwood removed the furnace pipe and put it upstairs. Father Barrett gave Benediction at 7:30. Boxes from Mrs. Pooler and Isabel Connolly. Dr. Scrannell is better he has developed shingles! Mrs. Mc Garrigle ill." "August 15th Feast of the Assumption. Mass. Fr. Conoley. Father Paul. Mass at Oxford. Hebron and Crescent Lake. Very heavy rain. Father Paul waited here for the other to return. We all sat around watching it rain and waiting for the postman. He came at noon with our appointments. No change here. D.G. Sr. Helena and Sr. Anna went to Portland for all the Jubilee celebrations. 10 silver 1 golden. The rain stopped at 2 and the firemen paraded. The sisters returned at six. Many changes. Sr. Bernadine phoned twice. I did a little book keeping. Very handsome cake from Mrs. Ronan." "August 19th We are to go to Portland for ten days retreat." This is where the 9 days are blank "September 14th Mass Fr. Paul. Mr. Ray came to drive for Father Conoley. School as usual. Dickie tardy. Weather cold. Sr. Helena and I went to the mountain 3 to 6. Supper there. I worked on figures she crocheted. Fr. Paul and Mr. R. brought us home and they stayed for supper. Mrs. Giddings and Miss Hasselt Yvonne and Priscilla called. Mr. Harwood setting glass in kitchen. Much excitement about the state election for president governor and representatives. Broadcast from Rome by Pope Pius XI against Communism." "October 28th No mass. Weather fine. All children at school. The afternoon was spent playing games and eating. Costumes of many kinds prizes to several good disguises. "Mickey Mouse" etc. Mrs. Strout phoned that the winter's supply of sauerkraut is ready. Mrs. Childs sent several jars of preserves grapes etc. The evening was quiet as most of our friends are at Greenwood Mountain for a Halloween party at Fr. Conoley's." "November 1st Closing of Forty Hours Devotion. High Mass Benediction. Fr. Barrett. We went to Oxford where I met Mrs. Arthur Coolidge of Locke's Mills whom I lost track of eighteen years ago. Thank God she is back in the church. Home at noon and the afternoon was quiet and restful. No visitors except George C. who brought new tubes for the radio. The increase in the number of Holy Communions makes us all feel grateful to God." "December 11th & 12th No Mass roads icy. Rain very heavy rain all day. Classes as usual. Gerald and Kathryn absent. Rehearsed Christmas play made ornaments from metallic paper. We heard Ex-King Edward the eighth speak over the radio as he said farewell. The sound of "Big Ben" in London preceded the speaking which was sad and touching.Mass. Fr. Conoley. Foundation Day 105 years. Confessions and classes for children. Fr. Keegan came for confessions after 3 weeks absence. The children did some painting etc. I cleaned the parlor. Box from Sheehan's. We heard the account of the accession to the throne of George VI of England. The guns gave the Royal Salute etc." 1937 "February 21st Mass. Benediction. Fr. Barrett. Meeting of the women to arrange for March 17th. Supper entertainment etc. Sr. H. and I drove to Portland with Fred Hassett and Catherine. Dinner at The Queen's. Visited Aunt Sade. Called at Dartmouth St. No one at home. Stayed overnight at The Queen's. Monday Sr. H. SR. Emily and I went to Deering for the funeral of Sr. M. Aloysins. Saw Dr. Derry at The Queen's and go my discharge. Left Portland at 3:30 in a heavy rainstorm. Ran out of gas on the Poland Road. Got a flat tire. It rained and snowed heavily and we had great difficulty in reaching home at 7:10 P.M. frozen tired and scared to death." "April 16th Mass Fr. Barrett. Weather fine. 3 boxes of clothing from Winthrop. Mr. Winslow to clean our burner. Mrs. Piper took Sr. Euphemia and me to Poland to see Mrs. Strout. When we returned we found the fire dept. here. The grass caught fire from the burner the fire spread all over the field and almost burned Emery's house. Great excitement." "May 12th Coronation Day. No Mass. We listened to broadcasts from London from 5 A.M. Most of the day was devoted to the coronation of King George and Queen Elizabeth and the speeches from the King and various representatives of his colonies. Kitty Barron called. SR. H. and I went to Dr. Brown's with Mrs. PiperParty at William Dolan's." "July 30th Holy Communion at 8 o'clock. Fr. C. Mass sung by Fr. B. at 9 children sang. After Mass 29 persons were confirmed by Rt. Rev. Bishop McCarty. The Bishop remained for closing exercises of vacation school which were held in the church as the weather was damp and we feared a downpour. Mrs. Harris entertained the Bishop and the priests. Miss Mary Burke several relatives and friends at dinner. The Bishop and Fr. Burke called after dinner before going to Hebron where seven persons were confirmed at the San.Quiet evening cool and damp. Mr. Harwood took down the decorations from front porch." "August 2nd Mass Fr. Conoley. Weather cool cloudy. All the pupils of the vacation school went to Taylor's Beach Lake Trip for the day. Sr. Helena Sr. Evarista and Sr. Mary Albert with them. Cars loaned by Judge Heffernon. Frank Teague Mr. Bucknam Mrs. Piper Mrs. Simpson and a large truck by John DiBiase. Jack Quinn brought Oxford children. Mr. Gidding's came to measure for light for lawn party." "September 9th the writing changes Mr. Holmes is learning the Catechism. Wishes to marry Theodora." "October 9th Ten boys in "Religion in Art." Boston Court House employee leaves Oxford Camp and remembers us with books pencils sharpener and paper. Jungle hunt all afternoon. Marionette theatre." The smaller diary measures about 4" x 7" and the larger diary measures about 5" x 8" and they are in good condition.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF Racism Religion Roman Catholic Catholicism Nuns Brides of Christ Maine Portland Conoley KKK Ku Klux Klan Nunnery Convent Gender Studies 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 . hardcover

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Harriet Sumner ShawBiblio.com

1936 Diary of a 74-Year-Old Republican Who Dislikes Roosevelt and Loves Her Husband the Superintendent of the City Public Welfare Dept.

19360012228Pittsfield Massachusetts. Good with no dust jacket. 1936. Cloth. On offer is the diary of Mrs. Harriet Shaw 1861-1959 wife of Albert William Shaw 1861-1940 a prominent citizen of Berkshire Massachusetts. Harriet L. B. Sumner Shaw was born in Vermont. She settled in Pittsfield MA in 1880 where she married Albert William Shaw in 1882. They had four children: three sons and one daughter. Albert who was the superintendent of the Berkshire Public Welfare Department as well as being a banker and real estate investor and a member of the Freemasons. Harriet herself was a member of the First Church of Christ Daughters of the American Revolution and matron of a chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Given Alberts status within Berkshire the Great Depression did not impact the Shaw family. Rather Albert had his regular meetings with the Bank Men as Harriet calls them throughout 1936. Her children are grown and living their lives. Harriet has friends to the house goes out about town sends packages to her children has her children and grandchildren to visit. She reads attends meetings and keeps track of Alberts whereabouts. Importantly Harriet is very interested in politics and 1936 was an election year. She comments on the Presidential election making her pro-Republican views quite well known. The following excerpts will give a flavour to her diary: .Henry called at noon and so did Marion. Park & Marion returned yesterday from New Jersey where the had a fine time. Tonight we listened to President Roosevelt making a campaign speech in the guise of an address to Congress. It consisted of words. Congressman Treadway called it a one ring circus. D. A. R. Met today Jan 3. We went uptown this morn and I did some shopping for the house new draperies for the house etc for the guest room. In the afternoon we went to Lebanon Springs and brought home four gallons of water. Had a nice ride. Albert gave me two lovely red rosebuds. I put all the clocks ahead tonight as daylight savings begins tomorrow. How I dislike it! Apr 25. Light frost this morning. The second day of summer. Albert went out with the Bank Men. Mr. And Mrs. Herman Wood and Barbara from NM called this morn. Miss Campbell was with them. Albert and I went up to the Lake after supper. We sat up til 10pm to hear John Hamiltons chairman of the Republican Party. He was very good June 22. .The Bank men came for Albert at 9 AM. After dinner Albert & I voted in the Primary and later went to the Donations Party.Only a few were there it was so unpleasant. Sept 15. We went uptown this morn. Albert paid the taxes which amounted to considerable. I gave some coffee to the House of Mercy Bazaar. In the afternoon we went to Richmond and stopped at the Pravus but they were not at home. Park Marion and the children stopped here a few minutes Oct 22. We went uptown this morn and Albert did a lot of marketing as we expect Charlie tomorrow. Had a nap after dinner. Albert went to an Anti-Tuberculosis meeting this afternoon. We heard Ex Pres Hoover over the radio. Then we had the Halloween callers and gave them candy. It rained a little Oct 30. .Roosevelt is re-elected and I am disgusted! . Nov 4. In the Memoranda section she keeps track of her expenses and accounts and lists the Christmas gifts she received. For a social historian this diary offers an excellent look into the world of the well-off during the depths of the Great Depression as well as providing a neat through-line about a Republicans experience of an election year in which a Democratic candidate is the incumbent. This diary measures 6.0 inches by 4.5 inches and contains 365 pages. It is 100% complete. The red leather cover is in good condition as is the binding. The pages are intact and the handwriting is legible. Overall G. ; Manuscripts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 365 pages; Signed by Author . hardcover

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DOREEN CBiblio.com

1936 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF BRITISH MANDATED PALESTINE BRILLIANTLY WRITTEN BY A 16-17 YR. OLD BRITISH GIRL - HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT WITNESS TO THE FIRST ARAB INTIFADA - PALESTINIAN UPRISING TERRORISM AND STRIKE

1936000125NJerusalem British Mandated Palestine. Good. 1936. Original Cloth. Evidential to the roots of Middle Eastern terror this is the extraordinary handwritten diary of Miss Doreen M. C. daughter of General and Mrs. J. C. sister of Cynthia. This British family witnesses the very beginnings of the modern era of Middle East tensions and terrorism having been residents of Jerusalem from January 1st to mid-June of 1936. Doreen writes a significant extraordinary insightful and well written diary. A young girl of 16 or 17 we estimate too young for boys - she detests them - and too old for the usual games that girls play paraphrase she writes of her time spent traveling throughout British mandated Palestine recording daily her comings and goings and all that goes on around her. She also does a great job drawing maps and other illustrations. Doreen sums it up in her own hand: in a handwritten copy of a 1963 letter to the famed Leonard Mosley of the Sunday Times found in the book Doreen admits to having in 1936 "a passion for keeping a large diary; I wrote down incidents of the strike riots and daily murders and ambushes like a recording angel!" She is modest. 1936 was a very intense very interesting and very disturbing year - Mussolini advancing against the Abyssinians in Africa Hitler on the rise in Europe Franco tearing apart Spain the King of England dies Edward VIII rises and starts to fall and Palestine is in foment as the Grand Mufti of Jerusalem has made a heinous pact with Hitler and called on the arab populous to strike - politically and through armed conflict murdering British soldiers and Jewish civilians and many many of their own people. Doreen is a "recording angel" to all this and more. From January 1st until mid-June she is for the most part based in Jerusalem living first at the King David Hotel before moving to Talbiyeh Colony in Jerusalem. There are very few idle days; many day trips visits shopping and when they move residence on 'Murhurrem' Jerusalem's famed moving days which date changes yearly and her description of the movers and hubbub are a delightful counterpoint to the atrocities she documents. Everyday she fully details her travels around the country and the news/politics of the day - even a trip to the dentist is fraught with danger given the times. Her father was highly placed at Air Headquarters research has found he ends his service a General and OBE recipient with the British Air Department. He meets frequently with generals and 'big bugs' as she calls them. She even admits that he is doing the "hush-hush work". Doreen names many of the British Colony and quite frequently makes comments - Mr. Such and Mr. Other 'complete scoundrels'. Doreen is an information and current events savant. She reads the papers listens to the radio and pumps the transient English men and women who travel throughout the Middle East and North Africa in service of Britain for the inside info and stories. A short wave ham radio operator Doreen diligently records calls and conversations as she reaches out for more news. She can quote to the day a year before when 'Mussy' promised not to go to war. Abyssinia is very important to her. The Italians the Germans and the plight of the Jews under Hitler disturbs her to no end. Many times in her writings she makes mention for example; PC 459 police constable said such and such giving her info which she then reports: "contrary to the newspaper reports" this is what really happened. She coalesced all the info and records the real story as she sees it. Here are just a very few snippets: "Mussolini is the greatest liar on earth. Hitler is number 2. Hitler is "bats" or something for he is daring to order every German Jew youth back to Germany those who have been turned out included for conscription." "I was told a few tales of storm troops that dared not to be published. They may sound a little far fetched but I do believe them as true. Poland is treating the Jews disgustingly." "I don't know what the Arabs have to grumble about.they were only too glad to sell their land to the Jews because they thought them useless and unpaying and were glad.then they saw the Jews making them pay they get wild and demand them back. More Bombs thrown." "Arab watchmen bumped off by the strikers for not stopping work." "When I look at the finely built young Jewish blokes I cannot help wondering what holds them back they could make mince meat out the Arabs. I cannot make sense of the Jews won't retaliate." "Every one of us knew there would be trouble in Acre. Two days ago the Grand Mufti was there he addressed a large crowd and said 'The Jews are doing their best to get us out of Palestine they are killing our brother Arabs and burning our homes' up to date not a single case has occurred of an Arab home being burned but tons of Jews are homeless through arson and looting. He must be stopped." "An Arab tried to blow up a bridge today up near Nazareth and blew himself up by mistake.I expect PC 239 is chasing round finding bits of ears and toes." "Big show at Acre the Jew shot early this morning had been in the police station all night for breaking curfew and had just been released." She asks the page in front of her - how can a child in this world today care about getting married and having children when the world is so full of detestable tyrants seemingly bent on war and chaos So much is happening around her to report she has taped a number of pages of paper to the days that she has run out of space. Doreen pumps her dad for info all the time: he quite pointedly informs Doreen that he 'has specific proof the Italians are funding the Arab uprising.' She adores her father but she rightly disagrees with him at times: 'Father believes the Germans are not a worry. With the way they are spending money re-arming themselves they will be bankrupt in a year or two.' Maybe her father is trying to save her from worry but Doreen is near clairvoyant in comparison. Toward the end of June Doreen her mother and sister Cynthia are off to England and though life in London is different lacking the daily horrors of terror in Palestine Doreen continues detailing her daily life and report on the conflict. Sensational significant historical diary. The book is an indexed monthly journal that she faithfully records at the start of each month the books she has read the trips she has taken. Rarely will one find as diligent as thoughtful as opinionated and as colorful a diarist as this young lady. A number of pieces of ephemera are included with the book as Doreen inserted them - one piece is a copy of a letter she writes in 1965 from her home on the Isle of Wight. Save for a loose hinge and the crack that comes with it this book is in great shape.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY GREAT BRITAIN WORLD WAR I WW I WORLD WAR TWO II GERMANY ITALY JAPAN MIDDLE EAST T.E. LAWRENCE ARABS MUSLIM MOSLEM MUFTI SYRIA LEBANON PALESTINE BRITISH MANDATE MUSSOLINI HITLER ABYSSINIA HAILIE SELASSIE TERRORISM ISRAEL JUDAISM ZIONISM IRGUN STERN KING DAVID JERUSALEM JUDEA DEAD SEA EGYPT HAM RADIO SHORT WAVE WIRELESS KING EDWARD INTIFADA ARAB UPRISING ASSASSINATION TERROR STRIKES WORK STOPPAGE ZION ZIONISM . hardcover

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FALAGITIS [?]Biblio.com

1936 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A YOUNG GREEK AS THE FASCIST REVOLUTION OF METAXAS AND THE GREEK NATIONALISTIC RIGHT ARE ON THE MOVE

1936NNN1351bGREECE HELLAS 1936. On offer is the unique original 1936 Greek manuscript diary handwritten by a young man we believe named Falagitis an EON member we believe who provides his personal history of the times immediately prior to the notorious '4th of August' Revolution. Over 48 pages of Greek cursive densely written the coverless 6 x 7.5 inch journal- we provide a partial casual translation of the start - begins simply enough: "18 June Sunday even though we are supposed to go the church with the young people I did not go as I was sleepy after the church finished its ceremony then I woke up at the afternoon. At the afternoon Athena came and after we sat for a while we went for a walk towards the station. However we decided it was too early for a walk thus we decided to go to aunt Maria and around evening we left went to the station came home ate and made cheesebread me Teta and Athena then we went again to the aunt. Then we went to the uncle Nigopon to join our walk in the beginning we were alone then he came and with his company we went to the bakery story where he treated us. After we sat enough among many people who sat in all the centrers around the city we left for home with Teta while the uncle left with Athina." In a tight cursive hand the writer details life at the time. Some passages appear more quickly written; certainly a detailed translation is required. Collectors and historians will appreciate this document as a unique relic of a critical political event in pre-World War II Greece. Later than Hitler's manipulations in the early 1930s the August 4th Revolution was a parallel political movement of the Greek Nationalistic Right and not dissimilar than Hitler or Mussolini in Italy. But as with most clones this government's issue was weaker and lasted only 4 years. We believe this diary is evidential to the importance the Regime put indoctrinating the youth of the culture to the nationalistic debate. From an online source we learn with regard to: "The role of youth: the EON brought together youths of all economic and social strata into one single body. Boys' education emphasized discipline and physical training while girls were taught to become supportive wives and caring mothers to breed a stronger healthier new generation. The EON published a fortnight magazine called Neolaia Greek for "Youth" which had much influence both in schools and in higher education. One online source provides background: The 4th of August Regime commonly known as the Metaxas Regime which was an authoritarian regime under the leadership of General Ioannis Metaxas that ruled Greece from 1936 to 1941. There is some debate over how the regime relates to other authoritarian regimes of the era: those of Franco's Spain Italian Fascism and German Nazism. Richard Clogg argues that while the regime had "superficial trappings of Fascism" and Metaxas "did not disguise his admiration for Nazism and Fascism" it is "more correctly categorised as paternalist-authoritarian rather than fascist". Overall G. Unbound. Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Paperback

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J CARSON LITTLE aka THE MOTORCYCLE MANBiblio.com

1936 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY DETAILING ONE YOUNG MAN'S DEVOTION TO ALL THINGS HARLEY-DAVIDSON HANDWRITTEN BY 'THE MOTORCYCLE MAN'

19360001992LYNCHBURG VIRGINIA VA THOMASVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. Good. 1936. On offer is a super fascinating manuscript relic of early Harley-Davidson motorcycle history being a 1936 original diary handwritten by the 22 year old J. Carson Little as evidenced by his personal address label "J. Carson Little "The Motorcycle Man" 3124 Campbell Av. Lynchburg VA 24501." There's another address inside that shows him living at Thomasville North Carolina. He was known as "The Motorcycle Man" because of his renown as a Harley Davidson dealer which he did for over 47 years. Only 22 years old at the writing the entire diary reflects whole life being centered around Harley-Davidson motorcycles. One online site dedicated to him provides: "J. Carson Little was the Harley dealer in Lynchburg Virginia for many many years.his incredible collection of Harley literature he had saved throughout the years. His two car garage has a fully finished upstairs room that was a Harley Museum. We learn that Mr Little used to hand out flyers regarding a noted trip to the Rose Bowl. "Hello. The following is a brief description of why I am in your town. "In 1938 Carson and a buddy rode Carson's brand new 1938 Harley from Thomasville North Carolina to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena California and home again. He sold the bike in 1948 but started looking for it in 1958. It had passed through 13 owners but on the 20th anniversary of his 1938 trip he found it again. Carson and his son rode back to the Rose Bowl in 1963 the 25th anniversary of his original trip. Of course he rode the same motorcycle as he had done in 1938. He then decided to keep going back every five years "just to keep in practice". 1968 - 30th anniversary. 1973 - 35th. 1978 - 40th. 1983 - 45th and once more in 1988 for the 50th Anniversary. Same man - same motorcycle - same trip J. Carson Little "The Motorcycle Man""Dave Hennessey. The diary is full. Here are some snippets: 1936 "I fixed up my 1925 Harley Davidson. Took a ride snow on the ground.C. L. Tiddler of the State Highway Patrol was killed in front of Rajon Mill about 4:45 P.M.Rain about all day. Mendenhall bought an Indian 29 MP Scout.Carl brought Indian home. Paul bought a "T". Went to show. Checked lights. S. H. P.Went to Greensboro. Seen ruins of hurricane.Big day. Rode a 1936 model Harley Davidson GI. First ride. 85 MPOn trade for new Harley. Probably trade tomorrow.Beautiful brand new Harley Davidson 1936 Model 74 Twin. Put 70 miles on itIn Richmond. Seen Joe P. Saw first professional motor cycle race. Got 1934 model Harley Davidson from Fred Koray.Leaving for Kimesville Lake on Gypsy Tour tomorrow.Went on Gypsy Tour to lake. Went swimming. Hestar won TT race and plank riding.Swim hole busted. Went to show. Plenty of rain. Roads getting muddy. First day I failed to take a ride on Harley. Paul got wood works for 28 Chev.Saw new 1937 Harley Davidson. 74 37 V. L. 1595.Went to show. Carl cleaned off safety bars and handle bars going to paint.Went to the show. Cranked up new Harley Davidson 1937 UL 1559.Saw old year go out. Stayed at Clubhouse till 2 o'clock. Carl and Ed feeling good. Went to show" Historians of Harley-Davidson or the motorcycle industry will be thrilled with this unique historical treasure. The 3½" x 4½" book cover is in rough shape but the interior is good. Overall G. ; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF J. CARSON LITTLE HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE LYNCHBURG VIRGINIA VA HOGS HARLEYS BIKES BIKERS THOMASVILLE CHOPPERS WILLIAM S. HARLEY ARTHUR DAVIDSON ROSE BOWL ALFRED RICH CHILD HUMMERS AERMACCHIS AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito Papel . unknown

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M HENSLEYBiblio.com

1936 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A KEEN EYED WELL READ AND EDUCATED YOUNG WOMAN TEACHING IN THE BURNSVILLE AND ASHEVILLE AREA

19360008055ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA. Fair. 1936. On offer is an interesting diary of a young woman living in the far western reaches of North Carolina's mountainous Appalachian region. The diary is in fair condition. The spine has broken but all save the first page remain sewn in. The diary measures 5 1/2 inches by 4 inches and has 356 pages. There are entries for all of 1936 and the first 2 1/2 months of 1937. The handwriting is fairly legible. The only identification of the author is the inscription M. Hensley on the frontispiece. From context we learn that she is a young woman who lives at home and teaches in a local school somewhere close to Burnsville NC. Her life is taken up with activities involving her teaching and some socializing with friends. She makes frequent trips to Burnsville for education activities and goes to Asheville with friends for shopping and entertainment. She reads extensively e.g. Pearl Buck's The Exile enjoys listening to classical music on the radio piano concert by Mozart Metropolitan Opera Company broadcast of Carmen and seeing performances in Ashville such as Tale of Two Cities and Mutiny on the Bounty. She is certainly aware of things happening in the wider world. For example: ". news of a new kidnapping case 10 yr old Chas Mattson." Jan 5 1937. This refers to the famous Mattson child kidnapping in Tacoma WA in December 1936. It was news across the United States and ended unfortunately in the murder of that child - something she noted in her Jan 15th entry. "Read an account of Bruno Hauptmann's execution. I was among one of the many Americans who hoped in vain for a reprieve. The sensational crime is unsolved to my mind." Apr 4 1936. The 'sensational crime' that she is referring to is the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindbergh's son in 1932. "The world is all agog over the abdication of King Edward. Ah romance is still alive in the 20th century. Or is it really romance - no-one knows save the abdicated King" Dec 10 1936. One of the most poignant series of entries occurs in April 1936 when she learns of the sudden death of a very close friend: "A letter from Dan brought the dreadful news - the breath-taking news of Emma's sudden death. I am unable to realize it. I can't comprehend it. I rebel against her being taken from me - who loved her as devotedly - my dearest of friends! Why!" Apr 11 1936. "Wretched day. How miserable I feel - I walked 3 miles - Oh Emma if you could only come back to me! How I love you darling. How can I go on without you - my heart is broken so" Apr 12 1936. The raw emotions and feeling lift off the page and transform this diary from a dusty recollection of words from years gone by and breathe life into this indistinct image of a young school teacher in rural North Carolina. A social historian or a researcher into women's studies would find this diary quite valuable in examining life in a small rural area of North Carolina particularly as it was written by an educated and observant young woman.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF M. HENSLEY 20TH CENTURY 1930s GREAT DEPRESSION UNITED STATES NORTH CAROLINA ASHEVILLE NC BURNSVILLE NC; BUNCOMBE COUNTY YANCEY COUNTY APPALACHIAN MOUNTAINS; MATTSON MURDER CASE; LINDBERGH KIDNAPPING; ABDICATION OF KING EDWARD; DUKE OF WINDSOR; TEACHING IN RURAL NORTH CAROLINA; WOMEN'S STUDY SOCIAL STUDY AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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MAVIS BRAZELBiblio.com

1936 ORIGINAL DEPRESSION ERA MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A PASSIONATE YOUNG OKLAHOMA GIRL

19360001968BARTLESVILLE OKLAHOMA 1936. On offer is a charming original 1936 manuscript diary handwritten by a young woman named Mavis Bazel. The book is dated from January 1 1936 through June 15 1936 with approximately 190 detailed pages. We estimate Mavis is 15 or 16 years old and as is typical of teenagers she has many passions: Mavis is crazy about Nelson Eddy catching his show in Tulsa igniting a desire to take singing lessons which would cost $2 per month. Seeing in person "the Dixie Melody Masters" and rolled up the rug and danced; learning to ice skate for the first time she became obsessed with it; likes Duke a lot but he has bad complexion and need not see him anymore she does continue to see him then dumps him he falls for her girlfriend and she likes him again listened to many hockey games on station WVOO; intensely interested in local men and women's basketball games in surrounding towns of Norman Dewey Barnsdall Bristow Coffeyville Copan Tulsa Phillips Wann Collinsville Claremore. She's a regular girl without apparent physical or emotional ailments except for frequent colds. She enjoys going to the drugstore for sandwiches and hot chocolate plays the new game Monopoly on Feb. 14 1936 writes poetry and hopes to go to college preferring the school to be farther away from home. Mavis gets her hair cut/washed/set regularly and has a 10 year old sister Peggy. She gets a summer job and the diary ends on June 14 1936. Mavis makes noteworthy mentions of films an current events: Jan 17 1936 "Rudyard Kipling died this evening at 7" Jan 21 1936 "King George of England died - King Edward the 8th ascended throne" mentions "Bruno Richard Hauptmann the alleged kidnapper of the Lindburgh baby". Films/plays include Anne of Green Gables Becky Sharpe with Miriam Hopkins which Mavis comments on as being "terribly over-acted" Magnificent Obsession with Robert Taylor and Irene Dunn commented upon as "cool" and Small Town Girl with Robert Taylor and Janet Gaynor. The 4 1/4" x 5 1/2" book's front cover is loose but attached several pages ripped out towards the end of diary otherwise the contents look great and is overall G. Good. 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall. Manuscript. unknown

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UNIDENTIFIEDBiblio.com

1936 ORIGINAL DEPRESSION ERA LAKE OF MEADOWS PENNSYLVANIA MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A WOMAN WHO STARTS THE YEAR UNDER THE PRESSURE OF A FATHER IN THE HOSPITAL AND THEN HIS DEATH

19360001617LAKE OF MEADOWS PENNSYLVANIA BINGHAMPTON NEW YORK. Very Good. 1936. On offer is an interesting original Depression era manuscript diary handwritten by an unidentified woman who lives in or near the Lake of Meadows Pennsylvania area but she does write quite a bit about going to Binghamton New York. There are many many clues as to her identity which local historians and collectors should assuredly be able to confirm. It also appears that her family owns a group of cottages on the Lake and rents them out in the summer. The diary has a few entries for 1935 all of 1936 save for 16 days and there are 3 entries for 1937. At the outset we learn that her father is heading in for surgery. After some ups and downs we learn that on February 20th 1936 he dies from heart failure. After that she spends much of her time working on the cottages traveling to Canada for vacations and then in the fall having to repair one or several of the cottages as they had a fire. Plus they get a good deal of property damage during the big flood of 1936 and many of the entries are about this event. Though the diary is a small pocket size diary measuring about 2 ¾" x 5 ½" her writing is small and she paints a super picture of her life and times. Here are some snippets: 1935 "December 29th - 31st Papa was examined at hospital Sunday. Yesterday took x-rays to Parks.Decided to go to hospital tomorrow.Leon took papa and Mrs. Picket to hospital. I stayed with mama. Cleaned Mrs. Pickett's room. Cold and snow everywhere.Papa operated on for ulcers of the stomach. Leon came to take mama and me to Sayre. Left at eight. Were there at 9:00. Operation lasted until elevenOperation successful." 1936 "January 28th Ironed in the morning. Mary Pratt came in afternoon. King Georges funeral broad casted from 4 o'clock until 9. Very cold snow all day." "February 16th Took Grace and Laura May with us when we went out home. Girls rode down hill. Papa gradually loosing." "February 20th Papa died at 11 o'clock tonight. Heart failed. Mr. Ryan took me out. Walked up the glen. Called power of attorney. Left at 3 o'clock. Roads very dangerous." "February 23rd Wilson and several called. Flowers begin to come. Uncle Stewart and Stanley took cement to cemetery. Stanley got cement of Raymond. Leon took Uncle Stewart Helen mama and I to Athens to see papa at the undertaking rooms." The next several days are about the funeral "March 11th & 12th Leon and I went to Lake of Meadows to see about cottages. Snow banks still quite high around Warren Center. Water over roads29 inches of water in cellar. Fire out. Pretty cold and freezing all day." "March 15th & 18th Water in church basement. No SS or church. Services were broadcast from church. Went out home. Took Grace. William Rogers and Bowen called.Rain. Iona and I moved all day. Men moved feed to second floor. 7 inches water on our house floor. Everything flooded. No telephone." "March 20th & 21st First train thru at 9 o'clock. Track still covered with water. Manning's went home. Took John up to Glovers in boat. Rowed up as far as Glovers.Began scrubbing water off of floor. Whole neighborhood is helping at store yesterday. Gave away tons of feed. 5 feet of water in basement. Rain all day." The rest of March and part of April are spent recovering from the flood "April 26th & 27th Cold. After dinner went out home and to lake. Cold. Lots of work to be done. Summer out home. Brought back car load of quilts and bedding to be washed.Began washing Lake bedding linen and blankets. Clear and cold. Sam begins work for $.25 per hour. 5 Quilts 9 blankets 10 sheets etc." "May 13th Ted a tramp ironed in morning. Went to Towanda to acknowledge Alger's will. Went to Nat Walkers home at Athens. Leon took treatment of Dr. Bixby. Came home. Helen Leon Mattie and Minn Thompson here." "June 4th Aunt Lottie gave us Spirea. Jack and I went to Lake. Cleaned recreation hall. Leon is building porch. Took over Spirea." "June 26th Anna Jack and I went to Lake. Worked in guest house and cooks part. Leslie is painting kitchen. 17 Baltimore folks came." "July 3rd & 4th Drove until ten last night. Near Watertown. Crossed St. Lawrence at ten. Lunch at Perth. In Morrow Camp at Snow Road at dusk.Leon and the girls fished. I read and slept. People from Cortland came to fish.Stayed in camp all day. Read newspapers. Several callers. Lots of fish. Cross Lake is at its best today. Very warm." "July 19th & 22nd Lots of campers here. Mr. and Mrs. Morrow came. Visited all afternoon. Mrs. Morrow brought rolls. Made over 100 for her family. Felt very dizzy. Could not walk or talk. Stayed in bed all day. Leon and Iona did my work.All alone all day. Fell slightly better. Can begin to see. Iona and Don read to me. Leon caught nice fish. Cloudy. 6# Bullheads." "August 16th 17th & 18th Left Quebec at 7. Crossed big Quebec Bridge. Drove to Sk____ etc. Many interesting sights. Clear. Along St. Lawrence River all way.Gaspe Pen. Drove over steep mountains. Along Atlantic Ocean to Gaspe. Dog carts. Cod fishing all french.Stopped at Perce. All natives are French. Had nice cabin by the ocean. Food not unreasonable high. Cooked our own meals. Iona and Leon went cod fishing. Hired boat guide." "September 6th Took Eva and Grace to Lake of Meadows. Stayed for supper. No one in cottages but several callers during day. Boys have finished the gates." "October 4th 5th & 6th Grace was down to dinner. Leon took crowd of girls for ride. Went out home to birthday dinner. Iona went to league. Fire alarm at eleven.Cottages at Lake of Meadows burned last night. Tried all morning to get insurance agent. Leon came up. Leon Jack and Mr. Cowen went to Lake last night.Fair and warm. Iona gave me two pretty pink glass table servers for my birthday. 52 years and nothing accomplished." "November 3rd & 5th Roosevelt and Landon election went contrary to all predictions. Nearly whole nation went Democratic. Liquor element. WPA works evidently put him in. Strong feeling of easeLeon went to Rome for deeds. Went out to look over papers. Papa went to Seminary 1881. Married 1882. Was interested in temperance as a boy. Oration printed in paper." "December 1st - 3rd Busy days. Most excitement about Edward VIII of England and Wallis Simpson of Baltimore. She a twice divorcee. Sister to Baldurn's . Talk over radio. Bishops denounce marriage. News bulletin flash. Every few minutes about the King. More excitement than the Chinese war." Overall VG.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF THE LAKE OF MEADOWS PENNSYLVANIA BINGHAMTON NEW YORK DEPRESSION ERA DEPRESSION AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel. . unknown

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1936 SUPERB ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A COLLEGE AGE AMERICAN WOMAN ON A DETAILED TOUR OF SPAIN AS THE COUNTRY IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE INTO CIVIL WAR

19360008185SPAIN PORTUGAL IBERIA. Good. 1936. On offer is an interesting travel journal written in the opening days of the Spanish Civil War. The journal measures 7 inches by 4.5 inches and contains 200 pages. It is 63% complete. The hardcover volume is in very good condition. All pages are intact and the handwriting is quite legible. The author of the journal is unknown. In June of 1936 she travelled with two other women visit Spain. Unbeknownst to her The Spanish Civil War would erupt in a matter of weeks. Context suggests that the author and her friend Mary are college students and that they are accompanied by a female staff member of their college. The journal is a detailed description of life in both Spain and Portugal at this time. She and her companions are very interested in many of the classic sights and locations that attract tourists. Of special interest are locations associated with the Catholic Church. "We were called early this A.M as we were in Santander . Presently Miss Wood came in from the college and we did some errands had luncheon with the Langorias and then did some more errands. At 7:30 Miss Wood Mary and I went to the Coliseum to see Argentinita and her troupe - her sister the gypsy the pianist the guitarist. Spanish dances with the castinets. Such lovely costumes. The program was excellent. In the afternoon we went to the college formally a summer palace." July 4. La Argentina was a stage name of a famous Spanish dancer born in Argentina Antonia Mercé y Luque who created a neoclassical style of Spanish dance and was called "Flamenco Pavlova". That was one of her last performances - on July 19th she died of heart failure. From Gijon they travelled east to Pamplona where they experienced part of Pamplona's famous Fiesta de San Fermin with its equally famous running of the bulls: "The fiesta consisted of concerts in the afternoon bull fights and dancing in the streets with fireworks in the evening. We watched the crowd going to the bull fight - a regular procession headed by a band many people snake dancing along the way. ." July 8. Heading south they visit Madrid and explore that beautiful city. Visiting the nearby El Escorial palace she has a long and detailed description of the palace and some of its history. "Madrid Spain. The Puerta del Sol is the largest plaza in Madrid we went to the little street of Calle de Cervetes and at No. 15 saw the inscription which is dedicated to Lope de Vega. The streets of Madrid are full of Civil Guards with their queer hats turned up in the back police caring guns & soldiers. One is pestered continually by the street vendors & the sellers of lottery tickets as well by beggars" July 13 1936; ".In Toledo they visited the museum dedicated to El Greco and the impressive Sinagoa del Transito founded in the mid-1300's and the impressive Alcazar - soon to be the scene of ferocious fighting in Spain's looming civil war. "We left at 6:12 this morning for Lisbon. We had intended to stop at the little old town of Cuidad Rodrigo but on account of the news or lack of news of the trouble in Madrid we were advised to go to Lisbon directly. ." July 19. Although unplanned for she writes a very good description of Lisbon as they stay there. "This morning we went to the American Legation where we were told the situation in Spain was such that it would be impossible for us to go to Spain at present. The American Consul at Vigo could not leave there to come to Lisbon. ." July 23. After several such attempts they finally gave up and booked tickets for home from Lisbon: ". We have given up hope of getting to Spain and have made a tentative reservation on the Vulcania of the Cosulich Line sailing from Lisbon. ." July 27. After spending several days exploring in and around Lisbon they sailed for the United States and arrived home August 17th. Here are more snippets: "June 24 1936: At Sea in the Atlantic Very stormy and rough most people sick few in the dining room. One or two ladies besides ourselves. At our table is a Mrs. Wood of Scranton who is going to Santander to study Miss Wood is Katherine Wood a Spanish teacher from Scranton Central High School who sailed for Spain to study at the University of Santander a Mrs. Lorre with three young daughters and a Dana Abrcrey who is taking a child Gloria Sile to her father who has a consular position in Spain. Two men who had been at the table disappeared Most of the people speak Spanish. There seem to be few English speaking on the boat"; "July 30 1936. Vigo Spain Reached Vigo during night 8:30 Mrs. Langoria her three daughters Mary & I got in the launch and went ashore. Vigo is a very pretty little seaport town we got an automobile to drive to Santiago Compostella. The drive was most interesting we passed many women bearing huge burdens on their heads full baskets pails all kinds of burdens. One woman carried two mattresses and a wooden frame on her head. Frequently they did not hold the basket or package but walked erect & rapidly. We saw public washing places with groups of women washing clothes and at every stream women thumping clothes on the stones and every place clothes spread out. Today we saw ox carts 2 oxen as a rule market places vineyards on the hillside and olive and vineyards like long arbors. We saw the majority of the women and children dressed in black some were barefoot some were sandals. Some had handkerchiefs on their heads some were bareheaded but none wore hats. We went to the dock a little after seven we found the place crowded with people & were told there was a strike on our ship & its sister ship the "Christobal Colon" which was also in the harbor for several hours we waited while rumors went back and forth but about 10:30 we were allowed to be taken to the ship although the ship could not sail at midnight as scheduled. I bought Cecila a doll at Carumua"; "July 3 1936: The ship did not sail at all during the night today all kinds of rumors were going round. The ship was full of officers - soldiers policemen Boat loads of men came and went but not a passenger who wanted to land at Caruma was permitted to leave the ship. It was said a committee was in touch with headquarters at Madrid & until they consented both ships had to remain. The CC had just started a voyage to Havana. During the afternoon a boat of stewards came from the CC to our ship"; "July 4 1936: Santander Spain. We were called early this am as we were in Santander. After going through the customs went with the Longorias to the hotel Royalty not far from the ship"; "August 7 1936: Portugal Tried to find out something about our boat today not very successful. Met the American Consul General of Lisbon. Met the Vice Consul of Malaga at the consular office. He had driven here from Malaga on a short vacation and could not get back. Could hear nothing about affairs in Malaga. The Spanish ship companies wired to Barcelona about the Manuel Armus". This is a very good description of the people and places that she saw while in Spain and Portugal. The descriptions are well-written and a reader can feel the life in these streets through her pages. A historian would find this journal an excellent reference to life immediately preceding the Spanish Civil War.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 20TH CENTURY 1930s; EUROPE; SPAIN; PORTUGAL; LISBON; SPANISH CIVIL WAR; RUNNING OF THE BULLS; EL ESCORIAL; SINAGOGA DEL TRANSITO; ALCAZAR; EL GRECO; SS VULCANIA; COSULICH LINE; AMERICANS IN SPAIN IN 1930S; SEA TRAVEL IN 1930s; AMERICAN STUDENTS IN EUROPE IN 1930s; LA ARGENTINA DANCER; ANTONIA MERCÉ Y LUQUE; FIESTA DE SAN FERMIN; PAMPLONA; START OF THE CIVIL WAR IN SPAIN; 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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HELEN SAWYER FARNSWORTHBiblio.com

1936-1937 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY DETAILING A YEAR IN LIFE OF A NOTED AMERICAN ARTIST AND TEACHER FOUNDER OF ART SCHOOLS IN NORTH TRURO AND SARATOGA AND A MEMBER OF AMERICAN WOMEN ARTIST ASSOCIATION

19360008002NORTH TRURO PROVIDENCE SARATOGA MASSACHUSETTS. Good. 1936. On offer is a remarkable 1936-7 diary of Helen Sawyer Farnsworth a daughter of painter and photographer Wells Moses Sawyer wife of a renowned portrait painter Jerry Farnsworth and an active member of the Cape Cod art colony. Helen Sawyer Farnsworth 1900-1999 was a prominent artist and art teacher a member of the National Association of Women Artists the National Arts Club Washington Yonkers Art Association and Provincetown Art Association. Her artistic life was mainly associated with Cape Cod and she and her husband were very active in intellectual cultural and social milieu teaching participating in exhibitions organizing and visiting various events. The diary mentions numerous events places and people including famous writers and artists like John and Katy Dos Passos Phyliss Duganne Charles Hawthorne Dawn Powell William and Lucy LEngles Blakeman. The diary covers the full year of 1936 and the first three weeks of January 1937. Helen Sawyer first started the diary on January 22 1936 and when reached the end of December filled the first pages from January 1 to January 21 with January 1937 entries. The 1936 entries start with a trip to Philadelphia to opening of the 131-st Annual Exhibition of the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts where she and her husband were regularly exhibiting. They spent the winter of 1936 one of the coldest in American history in Sparta and New York and then in early May went to North Truro. The diary covers a variety of topics Helen writes about her work sometimes only mentioning what she was working on naming the place or the model and sometimes describing her work in more detail: Painted at the West End Painted on Pontiac Drove to Indian village to get a model.Painted the Indian girl Drove to Superior. Grey clouds. Snow on mountains. Great clouds at sunset. Painted from hill watched evening fall over Arizona! She mentions some of her best known paintings including Corn hill and Trees by the Turn for which she received the first honorable mention in Chicago. Almost all entries document weather and being an artist she tends to describe colors light appearance of sky and clouds: heavy curious clouds without form brilliant sky snow is thawing turning black yellow heather coming out on the moors. She also documents her daily activities like gardening or cooking records names of books she was reading and movies she saw. In December 1936 the family took a trip through Georgia Louisiana Texas and New Mexico to Arizona which she describes in detail: December 12: Marfa a small rather Mexican town with small Spanish church and plazafine mountains and cattle ranches cactus yucca yellow fields red mountains blue lava flows. December20: Drove to the Papago ReservationBeer in the café. Indians gambling on the machines December 29: Heavy rainfall night. There is snow on Apache Leap Pichets Post this morningClimbed the hill and looked at Superstition Mountains: Pichet Post Apache Leap. Color and drama more than the wildest symphony January 5: Explored the old mill of Silver King mine in the creek in the old town of Penel. They were mining this tailing getting 9.00 a tonAll very interesting the tailing pond old churches etc.Size:72 x 51Physical description: Red cloth cover with black geometric pattern titled: The Wanamaker Diary; year at the right bottom corner: 1936Condition: good minor wear slightly faded cover with a tiny ink blot at the upper edge ink blots on few pages spine is slightly detached ink has slightly faded at some places; a part of the page with personal information has been torn off but the torn part has been preserved and the text is clearly seen. Neither of the above affects readability.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HELEN SAWYER FARNSWORTH AMERICAN ART 20TH CENTURY 1930S PAINTERS UNITED STATES ARTISTS UNITED STATES WRITERS ARTISTIC COLONIES PROVINCETOWN ART COLONY WOMEN PAINTERS FEMALE PAINTERS LANDSCAPE PAINTING NORTH TRURO MASSACHUSETTS CAPE COD PENNSYLVANIA ACADEMY OF FINE ART ARIZONA NEW MEXICO NORTH AMERICAN WATERCOLOR ARTISTS 1930S ARTIST COMMUNITY IN CAPE COD DOS PASSOS L'ENGLES WELLS MOSES SAWYER JERRY FARNSWORTH PROVINCETOWN NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF WOMEN ARTISTS YONKERS ART ASSOCIATION ART INSTITUTE OF CHICAGO AMERICAN ARTISTS AMERICAN WRITERS MODERN AMERICAN ART PRE-WAR AMERICAN ART ART ACADEMY CULTURAL LIFE AMERICANA AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover

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Stella Mae Durbin (Later Brown)Biblio.com

1936-1940 Collection of Diaries of a Young Ottawa Kansas Republican Woman on the Verge of Independence

0010058Topeka Ottawa Kansas. Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer is a terrific archive of four diaries spanning over four years in the life of a busy politically engaged and descriptive young Kansas woman named Stella May Durbin later Brown 1909-1977 SEE BIO NOTES AT END OF LISTING. Stella was a proud Republican and member of the the Ladies of the Grand Army of the Republic and Order of the Eastern Star. She suffered from colitis and describes the experience of inpatient surgery and recovery in 1936 quite well. She references abdominal pain throughout her diaries. Stella works in both Ottawa and Tokepa Kansas. At one point she works at the Topeka State Hospital. Stellas entries are generally long and very newsy. Reading her diary is very much like hearing an update from a friend. Her 1936-1938 diaries are very comprehensive. In 1939 she tapers her writing begins using it as more of a ledger book for her finances and includes a few random 1940 entries and dates them as such which is a fun treat. Some excerpts give a sense of how Stella writes and the general content of her diaries: .Lois and Merv took us to see the wrecked car downtown. Two cars collided head on then Carl Murch and Eileen drove into the wreck. They werent hurt but one fellow was killed. Had quite a surprise this afternoon when Clair Spears called and came up to talk. He must have thot I was a wreck for Id shampooed and set my hair Jan 5 1936. Hottest ever recorded as late in the season. Leota called to ask me to attend the G. O. P. Party council with her in Topeka tomorrow and I dont feel like itSaw Ritz Malone and talked about the elephant cookies for the next G. O. P. Banquet. Have pills to take got Belladona for colitis Aug 24 1936. In September of 1936 Stella has a surgery in which one and a half of her tubes are removed and she reports her appendix had an attack. This surgery was presumably related to her colitis though she does not specify. She writes for several days after the surgery painting a picture of what it was like to be inpatient post-op in the 1930s. A sample excerpt from her post operative recovery is here: .Get a bath every morning alcohol rub on back and powder bath then back rub again.keeping register of doctors nurses and aids Sept 17 1936. Saw Franklin D. Roosevelt todayRuth Mother and I went to Junction to see Roosevelt. He just sat in the car and waved - rather disheartenedly we all thot. Crowd went wild Oct 13 1936. Washed and dressed straightened house & dishes about 9: 30 when 5 of K. C. Folks drove up. Busy all morning getting dinner but I let them do the dishes. Rested and we all read excerpts from grandmas diaries May 30 1936. Home after work.Not paid tonight & was surprised. Paid the balance on my shoes and they seem alright but I dont know. Put 9 pennies in bank tonite Ill get something nice with them someday Mar 25 1937. .Went to the Circle meeting.Mrs Morgan pres Mrs. Bidermans Sr Vice & yours truly Jr Vice. Also elected 1st delegate to State encampment at Topeka in May with all expenses paid Can be so nice with granddad going too Dec 10 1937. Went to see Alexanders Ragtime Band and surely enjoyed it. Don Ameche Alice Faye & Tyrone Power. Went to Cheneys for groceries but didnt see anyone I knew. Had an experience a woman tried to run Mrs. Bowlby & Nadine. Then the woman thumbed her nose audibly was I mad! Sept 14 1938. Election at Eastern Star and I was gloriously defeated! Mrs. Chalmers got it. Feel relieved but I got the best votes of all 4. She got it easily on the 2nd ballot Dec 7 1938. .Mr. Pleasant called today and Im to work in drivers license bureau at $12.60 a week am to go to Olathe Sat re to schooling. Cleaned ice box and floor all around it. Made ice cream too - butterscotch. Anna Mother and I to Star and the dummy candidate - my feet are screeching! . June 7 1939. Got letter from Frank this morn so I answered it and told him the decisions were up to him or we might try a months separation - just writing if we cared to June 20 1939. .Granddad died 3: 15am July 13Started work in Topeka State Hospital - July 30 1939Frank started work Jan 3 1940 and on his own in car on Wed 24th January Memoranda Section 1939 diary. For a social historian this group of diaries offers and excellent look at the life of a young American woman in the years immediately preceding WWII. They also portray the social structures of the time and the roles that women played within society roles that would radically change in a few short years. BIO NOTES: Stella was the third of four children born to parents William Henley Durbin and Mary Estella Getty in Ottawa Franklin County Kansas. Stella married Talmadge Abraham Brown in Ottawa Kansas on October 6 1940. Brown served 19 years in the US Navy and Stella moved with her husband for his career landing in South Carolina where Talmadge would sadly die in 1956. This archive contains four diaries covering the years of 1936-1939. All four diaries measure 6x3.75 inches. The diaries for 1936-1937 are 90% complete while the 1938 and 1939 diaries are about 60% complete. The covers bindings and pages are all in Good condition. There are several neat pieces of ephemera tipped into the diaries including . ; Manuscripts; 16mo 6" - 7" tall . paperback

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Eva B LamphereBiblio.com

1936-40 Manuscript Diary of a Rutland Vermont Grandmother Who is the Wife of the Towns Creamery Owner

19400010047West Rutland Vermont. Very Good- with no dust jacket. 1940s. Hardcover. On offer is an excellent 5-year diary from New England focused on the daily life of a middle class middle aged woman and those in her circle. The diary belonged to Eva Jane Bassett Lamphere 1886-1975 to parents Jane Pullen and Wellington Bassett a farmer. She lived her life in the West Rutland Vermont area. In 1907 she was married to George Winfield Lamphere 1888-1967 who ran a wholesale and retail creamery in town while his brother Emmett ran a local convenience store. They had a son Richard Dick Wellington 1915-2003 who would grow up to work as a physicist at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory ORNL. At the time of this diary Dick was married to a woman named Eunice. Eva Lamphere was 56 when she began this diary. Although this was a momentous decade for the United States her diary is very focused on local events and happenings in her life and her sons vs those of the wider world. She does make a few insightful comments about the war raging around her such as this one: 1942: Rationing began Sugar first then tires and gas. 1943 will see everything rationed. Geo spends more money and manpower on rationing than would be needed to double present production. Silly administration in Washington. Hope the new congress coming on Jan 3 will be wiser. No Nazi in labor rationing and agriculture. I think Hitler would like civil war in American and bureaus are trying to provoke one Special Events Section. Of interest is the way Eva discusses her relationship with her daughter-in-law Eunice. Eunice and Evas son Richard live in Pennsylvania have a child named David and later a baby named Grace and are regularly involved in Eva and Georges livesfor better or worse! Some excerpts: A 2 lb girl born to David and Eunice. Shes in hospital. Mrs. Avery says she did not know nurse left Eunice. Nurse should have her license taken away Feb 19 1942. David plays out of doors and continually gets dirty. Eunice a little irritable. Try to hold patience Nov 19 1942. Mrs. Avery came for Eunice and children this PM. Wish Eunice would stop complaining about Dick she also has shortcomings Oct 16 1943. Overall the diary is focused on the people and places that Eva George and their family visit regularly. There are lots of fascinating tidbits in Evas thorough daily entries that help paint a fulsome picture of the lives of the middle class in New Hampshire. Excerpts follow: Ironed in A. M. Changed position of couch in dining room. Went to Rutland for cord for radio. Went to G. Meads. Cat came back from vet Jan 23 1940. Went to store very early so Geo could take men to . To Rutland after dinner Made arrangements to get Dodge back May 8 1940. Geo did not sleep much last night. The effects of the carbon monoxide poisoning is affecting his kidneys Dec 10 1940. Stay home all day. Cold raw mend shirt and stockings. Fix moose meat for stew in P. M. And wash bureau scarffs Mar 5 1941. Stay home excepting for taking wash cloth bag up to Grace Meads. U. S. Declares war on Japan. Am sorry our country must go to war Dec 8 1941. Disturbing letter from Dick. He considers joining air corps. Will he never be content to live a normal life Both of us much upset Jan 9 1942. .Geo very depressed. Imperial Dairy Co. Refused to take his frozen cream as they agreed to do dirty trick on their part Feb 3 1942. Mrs. Eastmans oil stove set our corner house on fire. We all work to save things. Margaret slept here June 3 1942. Geo and Edith return from Mass 12: 30. Geo keeps store for Emmett in eve. Nellie Bell here this eve May 26 1944. For a social historian this diary is filled with the minutia of daily life in rural Vermont during the war. For a Womens Studies program it very clearly describes the daily life experienced by many women in the middle of the 20th century and the gender roles they lived out. This diary measures 5.0 inches by 4.25 inches and contains 365 pages. It is over 90 % complete. The padded cover is in good condition although there are wear marks on the corners and edges. The diary has a lock and the keys to the lock are in the box in which the diary was found. The binding is in good condition as are the pages. The handwriting is legible. Overall VG. ; Manuscripts; 5" x 4.25"; 365 pages; Signed by Author . hardcover

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ZITA PHILLIPSBiblio.com

1937 & 1938 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARIES OF A YOUNG BRITISH GIRL BOARDING AT A NORWICH RELIGIOUS SCHOOL

19370001294FAKENHAM NORWICH NORFOLK ENGLAND UK. Good. 1937. On offer are two 2 original manuscript diaries that are very interesting on many levels handwritten by Miss Zita Phillips a young English school girl fourteen or fifteen we guess who boards even though her family lives close by in what appears to be a religious all girls school in Fakenham near Norwich in Norfolk England. A casual reading tells one that she is of a wealthy family her father teaches occasionally at high school level the family travels in higher up local social circles and religion is important in many ways to the family. These diaries do a super service in providing a peek into the private world of a school girl away from home confiding to the diary the day to day happenings and yearnings of her mind and heart. She uses two 100 pp 8 x 6 inch hardcover notebooks adding dates. Of the two books; one is dated 1937 beginning in January running through to November 25th which is blank. The second book begins January 1st runs sporadically through August. This book while undated we deduce is from 1938 given the January 1st entry is a Sunday. At first the diaries appear to be written by a girl of limited abilities for schoolwork and short of some enthusiasm for Lacrosse not much else. She does prove to be a more intellectual author as we read more. Upon arriving home for what would be a 'Spring Break' the girl finds her father and mother in some re awakening of religious fervor. Zita rails at the announcement of compulsory morning prayers at home - 'of all the Puritanical ideas!' - she writes. Then a passage: 'Daddy questioned me about my religion and to think it over and to tell him. I won't be questioned about my religion.' This is a passionate young girl and when love does hit here it is a train. His name is Noel and for a number of pages she moons about him. And then there is Hal. Once she has met him and realized she can't stop thinking about him she begins a campaign to be with him. Our writer is not a dimwit as she references the world events such as Hitler's rise and Mussolini's battles. Zita also does a great job and local historians and collectors will have many clues which should identify the school and other missing details. She names among many many others: Betty Kellett Nita Brooks Dr. Fawkes Anne Purdy Betty Bristowe Felicity Moss Elizabeth Withers Helen Appleton Anne Daugbert 'my Dane' Sylvia Eckersley Elwyn Jones Felicity Moss-Blundell Patience Cunningham Bishop Bertram Pollock. She also mentions : at School Parliament she is proposed as gardening monitor reading 'In the Steps of St. Paul by HV Thorton playing a new game called Monopoly church in Sheringham and others 2 pages of secret writings in Greek printing notes on the coronation of George VI and much much more. Lacrosse is the sport of choice and there are a number of team lists she has noted names and positions. There has been some damp damage long ago but the books have aged well and save for a loose page and the odd damp-stains these books are overall G.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; FAKENHAM NORWICH NORFOLK PHILLIPS WOMEN'S STUDIES GENDER STUDIES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY Archive Lot ENGLAND GREAT BRITAIN 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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SUEBiblio.com

1937 - 1938 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A 17 YEAR OLD AMERICAN GIRL WHOSE PARENTS SEND HER TO THEIR ANCESTRAL HOMELAND IN HUNGARY TO STUDY VISIT RELATIVES AND PERHAPS MARRY A TRADITIONAL BOY ALL AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF IMPENDING DISASTER

19370001788BUDAPEST HUNGARY EASTERN EUROPE. Very Good. 1937. On offer is a unique original September 1937 through August 1938 manuscript diary that relates the life a young American girl named Sue as per the gift inscription who travels back to her ancestral country of Hungary for an extended holiday whose purpose was likely to find her a traditional husband. The pressure or desire for her to marry is apparent within days of her meeting her European relatives. 'Went to visit Gene's grandmother and aunt. Real congenial people.they talked to me as if I were to become Gene's wife.some dope thought I would fall in love with him within three days.' Sue writes wonderfully of her times traveling regularly to Budapest and the activities of a 17 year old American teenager abroad. There were movies and shows and skating and shopping and dining and more dining and opera and chess and so much more. She also enrolled in the Fodor School of Music. She begins with her travels crossing the Atlantic on the Normandie and then across Europe to Hungary where she stays with relatives dates dozens of men - mostly doctors - and visits the local sites for nearly a year. She does a super job also capturing the tone of the country and the events in other parts of Europe. In one she comments on Germany annexing Austria and how her parents want her to come home. In another she comments on the "Jewish laws" that they are unfair and that "everything is dead". Sue was insightful and articulate and one cannot but be a little chilled reading her personal account with the knowledge that World War II looms on the horizon. Green leather has a leather strip for locking the diary had to be cut. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF PRE WORLD WAR II WWII HUNGARY TRAVEL AMERICANA BUDAPEST AMERICAN YOUTH IN EUROPE GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES EASTERN EUROPE SOCIAL STUDIES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY 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 . hardcover

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PVT HARRY E FITZGIBBONSBiblio.com

1937 - 1942 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A PRE WORLD WAR II AIRMAN DETAILING LIFE IN THE SERVICE AT WHEELER FIELD IN HAWAII UP TO AND SOON AFTER THE JAPANESE ATTACK ON PEARL HARBOR

19370001587WHEELER FIELD HAWAII USA. Good. 1937. On offer is a super original 1937 - 1942 5-year diary handwritten by Private Harry E. Fitzgibbons of the Army Air Corps who stationed at Wheeler Field in Hawaii for most of this diary. He's assigned to the 26th Attack Squadron. He doesn't write every day of each year there are a total of almost 1100 days' worth of entries providing historians and researchers with concise look at this airman's life pre World War II and at the opening of the conflict. At the start he enlists around Chelan/Seattle Washington area and it's not long before he heads to the beautiful Islands of Hawaii. Here are snippets: 1937 "Left home for Chelan Washington with M. WorkmanArrived in Seattle. Signed up for enlistment in Army Air Corps. Went out to Fort Lawton.Was sworn in Army. Was issued uniform.Arrived at Fort McDowell. Had to wait from 8 o'clock to 1 o'clock to catch the boat.Was put in hospital with case of acute pharyngitis." 1938 "Grant" sailed. Sailing formation in morning. Physical inspection. Played blackjack in afternoon and night.Could see nothing but water. Some sick. Didn't do much. Was boxing in afternoon. Show at night. Water was real smooth.Docked in Honolulu at 10 o'clock. Was assigned to 26th Attack Squadron; Wheeler Field.Fatigue in morning. Went on machine gun range in afternoon. 26th didn't furnish any ammunition so didn't get to shoot.Dr. cut open by boil. Almost passed out so painful. Went down to garage and cleaned up car.Still at Luke Field. Hank couldn't get a pass so couldn't go to town. Walked around. Was over to Fleet Air Base came back in evening.Worked up at Officers Club getting ready for Senators. Lots of work. Played tennis in afternoon.Helped set compasses in 2 ships. Worked late till 12:15. Went to Honolulu in afternoon and couldn't locate Milford till late.Bombing this morning. Out looking for uploading duds in afternoon. Walked to Waimanalo in evening" 1939 "Went out to Waikiki about 11 o'clock. Stayed in 2 ½ hours. Saw Dawn Patrol at Waikiki. Saw fireworks at night. 3 men hurt.Had exam for Hilo trip. Everything ok. Fatigue in afternoon. Worked out in gym with Tommy in evening. Went to fights.Left Schofield for Honolulu. Saw the Republic before I left. Left on Royal T. _____ for Hilo at noon. Didn't feel too grand.Water rough. Felt a little nausea in evening. Arrived at Hilo at 8:30 A.M. Trip out to camp really cold.Left in U.S.S. Tanager at 9 o'clock. Tommy got seasick. I didn't feel no good. Stayed at Maui for night. Stayed at Armory.Played tournament match. Won from Major Harding 6-4 11-9. Really tired. Might go flying tonight." 1940 Worked on B-18. Went to Wahiawa in evening. I drank a few beers. Saw Mitchell and came back with him. Night flying.Had a date with Eleanor. Had a fair time but not good enough.Went to Pearl Harbor and saw Benny on "Salt Lake City" heavy crews. Visited about here and people there.Got orders making me a Staff Sergeant. Paly Bears Disney and I went to Honolulu to see show.Squadron had picture taken. Went on oxygen flights 20000. Played 2 sets tennis with Kennard. Played bingo." 1941 "Played tennis in morning. I lost to Hawaiian's. Team won 3-2. Went swimming at Waikiki. Took group to see "No Time for E_____".Rock and I went to Kuala Club. Danced with Frances Elyse and Grace.Started moving stuff to Bellows. Went to club dance. Locklear's weren't there. Got peeved at Francis.Ship was missing a right magneto. Couldn't find the trouble. Rode over to Kailua.Slept late and fooled around. Got some movie camera film. Saw Disney. He was sure drunk.Went to Kula Sanatorium in morning. Had date with Vivian in afternoon. Saw show in evening "Road to Zanzibar"." 1942 "Had 2 hr. pass. Eleanor came out with Allie and her sister. Went to Kailua. I asked her to marry me. She didn't give me an answer.Flight chief on B-18's. Worked quite awhile Japs raided Alaska and attacked Midway.Started on a 48 hr pass. Stayed at John's place. Mae was there. Paid off car. Had lunch with Gladys's. Saw DisneyWent to Kailua in evening. Stayed at Hartman's. Had a few drinks. Good visit.Was at dispensary. Dr. almost killed me. Feel like hell. Sam Shackley came to see meThe Japanese planes attacked us by M. B. fire this morning. 1st one and then 8 more. One pilot was killed.We were digging fox holes and expecting more trouble.41 hours. Went to Hickam and Wheeler Field. They were a mess. Joe Good was killed.Had 2 hr pass. Went to Gorman's. Had several drinks of whiskey. Got caught speeding on post.Worked on ship. 50 hr inspection. Slept in parachute department. Spent New Year's Eve there." The cover has pulled away from the binding and there are glued paper spots on the front of the cover but the binding is still good as are the pages. The diary measures about 3 ½" x 5". Overall G.; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF HAWAII WHEELER FIELD ARMY AIR CORPS HARRY E. FITZGIBBONS CHELAN WASHINGTON PEARL HARBOR WORLD WAR II WW2 WORLD WAR TWO HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AMERICANA DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier Antike Brief Pergament Dokument Manuskript Papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito . unknown

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SOTIRIOS MANDRABiblio.com

1937 - 1943 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF LETTERS NOTEBOOKS DOCUMENTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS REVEALING THE SERVICE OF A SAILOR IN THE GREEK ROYAL NAVY PRIOR TO AND DURING WORLD WAR II

19370002126GREECE HELLAS CHIOS. Good. 1937. On offer is an interesting group of letters journals note books and documents relating to Greek Royal Navy sailor Sotirios Mandra b.1905 son of Isidoros and Maria. He started from Chios Island but his background seems to be from Mikrassiatis. The group deals with his naval career from 1937 through 1943 but we learn from the materials that he began serving in the Greek Navy in 1920 and that he served on SS Theofano Livanos and the "William H. Point". The group includes: handwritten notes on the ship SS Theofano Livanos from random observations and personal comments notes from various reading materials some rules from the sea and cargo expenditures; a book of Mathematics Geometry Trigonometry notes relating to navigation; technical notes for the "William H. Point" including tonnage fuel consumption sizes of masts hatches no. of lifeboats etc.; nautical information for learning about sailing navigating by the stars and sun geographical symbols in Greek and English; his Greek passport; GENERAL INFORMATION for Officers on Warships; General Calendar of distances and trip observations; photographs of William H. Point and others. HISTORICAL NOTES: WIKI: In 1938 Greece ordered four modern Greyhound class destroyers in English shipyards making a serious step towards modernization. The outbreak of war in Europe however allowed only two to be delivered. Greece entered World War II with a weak navy consisting of 10 destroyers two outdated battleships two light cruisers and six submarines. On the eve of the Italian invasion in 1940 the RHN consisted of 34 ships and 6500 men. The Hellenic Navy suffered its first loss of the war on 15 August 1940 two months before the formal outbreak of hostilities when the cruiser Helli was sunk apparently by an Italian submarine. During the Greco-Italian War the Navy took over convoy escort missions in the Aegean and the Ionian Sea and undertook three raids against the Italian supply convoys in the Strait of Otranto. The most important role was given to the submarines which although obsolete managed to sink several Italian cargo ships in the Adriatic. When Nazi Germany attacked Greece the RHN was decimated by the Luftwaffe suffered the loss of 25 ships within a few days during April 1941. It was then decided to shift the remaining fleet one cruiser - the famous Averof - six destroyers five submarines 3 torpedo boats and a number of auxiliary vessels to Alexandria in Egypt. Here the ships were repaired and equipped with modern anti-aircraft weapons. For the remainder of the war the RHN fought alongside the Allies from bases in the Middle East. As the war progressed the number of Hellenic Royal Navy vessels increased after the concession of several destroyers and submarines by the British Royal Navy reaching a peak of 44 ships and 8500 men in early 1944. The most notable aspects of the Hellenic Royal Navy's participation in World War II include the operations of the destroyer Vassilissa Olga which until sunk in Leros on September 23 1943 was the most successful Allied destroyer in the Mediterranean Sea; the participation of two destroyers in Operation Overlord; and the story of the destroyer Adrias which while operating close to the coast of Kalymnos in October 1943 hit a mine resulting in the loss of the vessel's prow while blowing the two-gun forward turret over the bridge. After some minor repairs at Gümüslük Bay in Turkey the Adrias managed to return to Alexandria in a 400-mile trip even though all the forepart of the ship up to the bridge was missing. Six Greek warships participated in the Sicilian landings and in the subsequent Italian campaign. In April 1944 a mutiny arising from political causes broke out on 5 Greek warships berthed in Alexandria and spread to a number of other Greek naval and merchant vessels. It was put down by Greek Marines who suffered 50 casualties.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF SOTIRIOS MANDRA NAVAL MARINE GREEK NAVY GREECE WWII WW2 WORLD WAR II NAUTICAL GREEK SAILOR MARINER SEAMAN GREEKS FIGHTING GERMANY GREEK RESISTANCE MEDITERRANEAN THE LEVANT HELLENIC NAVY HELLAS HELLI RHN GRECO-ITALIAN WAR AVEROF HELLENIC ROYAL NAVY VASSILISSA OLGA LEROS OPERATION OVERLORD ADRIAS KALYMNOS GÜMÜSLÜK BAY ADRIAS STRAIT OF OTRANTO HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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VITTORIA BUSSONIBiblio.com

1937 - 1945 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF FIVE 5 MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG ITALIAN GIRL LIVING THE FUN AND FRIVOLOUS LIFE UNTIL THE HARSH REALITY OF WORLD WAR II COMES TO HER BELOVED HOME OF TRIESTE

19370001799TRIESTE ITALY. Good. 1937. On offer is a fascinating group of five 5 original manuscript relics of World War II and Italian home front life. Handwritten by Vittoria Bussoni a 17 year old in 1937 girl who does a super job detailing her life just prior to the onset of the War in Europe through 1945. The specific dates are 1937 1938 1941 1944 and 1945. Vittoria does a super job throughout the years of keeping up her diary though in 1945 she peters out in August with the final brief message on Nov 1st of that year. Even with the backdrop of impending war Vittoria lives a life of fun and frivolity between school and work we believe in a fabric store going dancing with Wilma and going to her house going to the Corso with Carmen and Sofia going to see "Wake Up and Live" Il fantasma cantante starring Alice Faye meeting boys going out with boys and even notes the King and Queen of Italy in Trieste on one occasion and much much more. Understandably the narrative turns less playful and frivolous in the later diaries as the War becomes a harsh reality and she confides her fears in the diary. Here are some translated snippets: Sunday 6 Cloudy day. At 11:30 at Primitati was accepted to do the course at Torino in Corso at Caffe' Specchi with Ita Pino Stelsio then Albine Rino Giovanni were at the bar at 4 met up and went to Dreher. Stelvio put on a uniform and pretended he had to depart passed by Fossi then went to "7 Dwarfs". Not really in the mood to dance everyone is tired from the night before. from the night before they stole a bottle of champagne and came home late. Monday April 7 Rainy day the evening went in Corso with Ita. Then Stelvio introduced us an officer of the San Marco division at 9 met up and went to the Dreher beer house then home by foot nice evening with moon. The officer walked Ita home. Tuesday 8 Cold cloudy day the evening home with Ester inc. Stelvio walked . the strong order tomorrow at 8:30 with Ita and the officer to the Principe a cinema "A desperate cause" Jerry Hugo cute outside Stelvio walked me home said goodnight to each other. Friday 27 April Cloudy Rainy. Political events- almost everything and Italy "settentrionale" nord Liguria Piemonte e Lombardia; Occupied by the patriots. The Americans already crossed the Po. Taken Piacenza Parma. The evening in Corso there's something in the air. They wanted to cut off the equipment lights of the port. Hope it will be resolved here like in the other cities. Saturday April 28 Rainy cloudy. In Germany the Russian armate joined or met up/bumped into the Americans at the town of Fiume. The Partisans battle the Russians. The German forces in Trieste like in the other cities of north Italy surrender to the American troops. At 17.30 closed the store and went home. Sunday April 29 Nice day. Spent whole day at home alone went for walk to Stefano's house then wanted to go to the movies but there were too many people at home at good hour early. At 10 in the evening the artillery began shooting all night. Monday April 30 Nice day wanted to go to work but it was impossible battles in the streets Eddy came ran away from the Germans this night. Today came up the Comitato Nazionale di Liberazione made many Germans prisoners. The S.S. although does not surrender any of the battles. 29 June Sunday Cloudy around 5 met with Stelvio went to "Stella di Rio" magnificent work at 7:30 went outside walked me home underneath the Portici gallery Franco saw me I am saddened. NOTES page: We are without electric current and without water made some reserves hope we won't have to go through anything worse than this. I came to know that the English army will continue advancements without interruption surpassed Padova Mestre the Piave and there is talk that they already are today at 12 and Monfalcone troops Neo-Zelandesi I dread the troops of colour. What will be of us I'm very scared. BIO NOTES: Vittoria Bussoni Via del Molino a Vapore 61 Trieste b. April 26 1920. Overall G.s G.; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ITALY ITALIAN HOME FRONT DIARI ITALIANI WWII WORLD WAR II WW2 MUSSOLINI VITTORIA BUSSONI PARTISANS ITALIAN REPUBLIC WAR IN THE MEDITERRANEAN GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH DIARY JOURNAL LOG KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS DIARIES JOURNALS LOGS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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ETHEL CREUTZBiblio.com

1937 - 1957 ORIGINAL GROUP OF FOUR 4 5-YEAR MANUSCRIPT DIARIES DETAILING LIFE IN CHICAGO ILLINOIS FROM THE DEPRESSION TO THE POST KOREA CONFLICT ERA

19370008135Chicago Illinois. Good. 1937. On offer is a super group of four 4 original five 5 year diaries detailing one Chicago Illinois woman's life during the critical 20 year span of pre-World War II through to post Korea Cold War era of American and world history. Ably handwritten by Ethel Creutz she begins in 1937 and continues through 1957. Ethel likely in her early twenties at the beginning details her life in a pointed staccato whether the mundanities of day-to-day life or more significant matters with frequent references to Chicago's Loop Westinghouse where HL her husband secured a job Marshall's Department store where HL bought a pair of oxford shoes for $7.98 /$8.16 with tax June 5 1948 and Fields Department store where they bought HL a suit for $20.10 and a straw hat for $4.00 June 27 1949 a friend purchasing a new TV Oct 27 1952 - from these and so many more a reader can feel the rhythm of life. References to HL being laid off Dec13 1937 and then finding new work hint at the struggles they sometimes faced. Here are some snippets: "Walked to Alice sic Took my fur coat to the furriers. Apr 13 1937; "went to Chicago loop Got Jr gift - Fuller Hair BrushMar 31 1937 "went to 10:00 o'clock lunch at Alice - played cards in afternoon"Oct 28 1937; "Ironed and shopped went to dentist ." July 25 1944. Dec 7 1941 contains the entry: "Japanese fired on Pearl Harbor"followed by Dec 8's entry: "U States in war with Japan - went to loop the Chicago Loop. Listened and watched on TV Coronation of Queen Eliz - Good day"June 2 1953. A baseball fan she notes: "World Series opened today - Boston Braves won 1-0."Oct 7th 1948. Entries continue each day of play culminating with Cleveland won the World Series Oct 11 1948. Church played a very large role in her life and her diaries are replete with references to church attendance. On June 6 1937 she noted confirmed by Bishop Stewart Bishop George Stewart of the Episcopal Church. Creutz led a very active social life and there are many remarks about letters sent and received between her and her friends card parties and socials at the church. Included in one volume are 2 dated July 1937 and identified photographs. While the pages are intact in each volume the covers range from good to poor. Overall - good condition.; Manuscript; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF UNITED STATES CHICAGO ILLINOIS MIDVESTERN UNITED STATES COOK COUNTY ETHEL CREUTZ; MRS H L CREUTZ; CHICAGO; SOCIAL HISTORY OF CHICAGO; WOMEN IN THE MID-20TH CENTURY; WOMEN IN CHICAGO; CITY LIFE IN MID-TWENTIETH CENTURY AMERICA GENDER STUDIES WOMEN'S STUDIES WINDY CITY SECOND CITY LATE DEPRESSION ERA 1940S PRICES IN AMERICA; 1948 WORLD SERIES BASEBALL; CONSUMPTION HABITS IN 1930S TO 1950S AMERICA; AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown

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