‎Collectibles‎

‎WILLIAM ROBERT KING Jnr and Snr‎

‎1909 - 1921 1949 SUPER GROUP OF ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HAND WRITTEN BY A YOUNG MAN 7 AND ONE BY HIS NOTED FATHER AND FOUNDER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF TULSA‎

‎MISSOURI ; ILLINOIS; TENNESSEE. Good. 1909. On offer is a collection of 8 diaries the earliest is of 1909 7 diaries are for the period from 1916 to 1921 and the last one is of 1949. Diaries of 1909 1921 and 1949 have 60 pages each diaries for 1916 through 1919 are 91 pages each diary of 1920 is 365 pages and the record book is 152 pages. All diaries are in good condition and 100% complete except the record book which is 90% complete. The author of 7 of these diaries was William Robert King Jr. of St. Louis MO. He was the son of William Robert King a Presbyterian minister and founder of Henry Kendall College now the University of Tulsa. King Sr. was married and he and his wife had one child - a son also named William Robert King. A reference in the second diary notes King Sr.'s birthday which coincides with other records. A second reference Sept 1 1919 records his 24th birthday indicating he was born in 1895. This accords with his and his family's history. William Robert King Jr. was a graduate of Monmouth College and post-graduate in chemistry from the University of Illinois. He worked at the university for a while as an instructor of chemistry then as a chemical engineer and was connected with the National Carbide and Chemical Company in Cleveland. The first diary in the collection is written in 1909. It does not appear to have been written by King Jr. The age and experiences of the writer do not match up. The unknown author appears to be teaching in a high school as well as working as a minister: ". Second election for high school . Disqualified election and serious mistake in the counting ." Feb 19 1909. He probably writes about elections of school students for a trip to Washington as guests of Post-Dispatch a major St. Louis newspaper to see inauguration of President Taft that were held in February of that year. "Preached this morning on John 1:46 ." Feb 28 1909. A great many entries referred to him studying but the specifics are not mentioned: ". Studying in A.M. Teachers meeting at College" May 31 1909. This could in fact belong to King's father Rev. William Rober King Sr. For part of his career King served as superintendent of the American Sunday School Union's southwestern office in St. Louis Missouri. The second diary definitely belongs to King Jr. as he has entered his name in the ID page. Written in 1916 he is attending high school in St. Louis. His entries are filled with references to classes assignments and family: "Assigned to make up Physics and French exams in March. English Class: 9 - 10' French Class: 10 - 11' Economics Class: 12 - 1" Feb 5 1916; "History lecture. Took French make-up exam - complete failure suppose it means I quit school as I cannot get credit on anything unless I have French . " Mar 31 1916. In fact he does graduate and attends in Monmouth College in Monmouth Ill. He was involved with his church and often participated in activities there: ". Taught class communion services. Led C.E. consecration services subject: consecration of time Ps 90: 1-17 Illustrated lecture on Philippines ." Apr 2 1916. He mentions a number of landmark buildings in St. Louis including the New Central Theatre and the Jefferson Hotel. He also references the 1916 presidential elections: ". race of Wilson and Hughes doubtful ." Nov 6 1916; " . Election Wilson vs Hughes at 2 A.M. looks like Hughes Republicans carried Ill" Nov 7 1916; "Election still doubtful looks like Wilson" Nov 8 1916 ". election still doubtful . claiming fraud" Nov 9 1916; "Wilson seems elected Hurrah! ." Nov 10 1916. Amongst the many people he references is a girl referred to only as "M". The third diary 1917 continues with his college life. "M" is still very much a part of it. "M" in fact is 'Marjorie' Marjorie Scott who becomes frequently referred to in later years. Eventually they become engaged and married. WWI is indirectly referenced as well: ". company organized in college to drill every night . " Apr 11 1917; ". Situation getting critical quickly . college presidents considering disbanding schools and giving whole time to military training" Apr 14 1917. Throughout the year he keeps track of his classes and comments on assignments and marks. He is in frequent communication with his father and mother. The fourth diary in 1918 sees him still at Monmouth College. He references the sensational Dawson trial in which John Wesley Knight a 35-year-old black man was sentenced to 19 years in Joliet penitentiary for the slaying of William E. Dawson; his wife Charity and their daughter 13-year-old Georgia: "Dawson trial most of A.M. State vs John Knight ." Jan 29 1918; "Down at trial in A.M. ." Jan 31 1918; ". Dawson trial went to jury ." Feb 1 1918; ". jury convicted Knight - 19 years ." Feb 2 1918. Extensive contemporary research suggests that the Dawson murder was the work of a German serial killer named Paul Mueller who travelled the country by rail killing perhaps as many as 100 Americans before returning to Europe where he may have continued his spree. For those killings the authors contend that four innocent people were executed seven were killed by lynch mobs and four - including John Knight-served prison sentences. In August he notes a very special date: ". Red Letter Day. M promised to be my wife" Aug 28 1918. The fifth diary 1919 sees him continue his education at Monmouth. He also becomes a member of Tau Delta Phi and mentions their activities frequently. He notes president Wilson's visit to St. Louis: "President Wilson in city today speaking tour for League of Nations ." Sept 5 1919. The sixth diary 1920 sees him continuing his education at the University of Illinois at Champaign. Most of his entries revolve around university classes activities with friends and family and his relationship with Marjorie. In December he takes a major step: "Marjorie and I married by Dad at 10 A.M in church ." Dec 28 1920. The seventh 1921 continues with his university education and his married life with Marjory. He is working at least part time and Marjory is working full-time: "M is teaching class often girls for Mrs. Camp this summer ." July 10 1921; ". notice of appointment as graduate associate in chemistry from Board of Trustees ." Aug 8 1921; He finishes the year working as an associate at the university in the field of Chemistry. The eighth diary 1949 is part of the collection but was not authored by William Robert King. Records suggest that King died in 1939 at the age of 44. It might have been authored by William Robert King Sr. who after retirement and until his death in 1951 lived on his farm Church Hill near Kingsport. There are references to Kingsport TN where both King Sr. & King Jr. are buried: "Good day in old Kingsport …" Dec 18 1949. A number of references are agricultural: "Repairing barn." Feb 2 1949; "Sell pigs." Apr 15 1949. There is a fascinating brief reference to international affairs in January: "Pan Asian Conference Chiang Kai Shek decided to give up presidency of China. President Truman …" Jan 28 1949. There is a reference to Washington College in Tennessee where William R. King Sr. received his degree in divinity in 1890: "Board Meeting Washington College 12:15 …" Feb 28 1949. The author ends the year on a somewhat dispirited note: "This has been an eventful year. . Dirty politics financial greed infidelity of men and women & break up of homes aftermath of war ." Dec 31 1949. The last volume is a loose-leaf binder compiled by William Robert King. It is really a collection of lists and data that matter to him. Although undated the 'Christmas Card' lists begin in 1923 and continue annually until 1941. As noted above King passed away in 1939 and it appears that most likely his wife Marjorie maintained this particular list for another two years. She later remarried. Other lists include names and birth dates of many other family members lists of possessions particularly coins and silver plate courses studies in university along with marks and more. It is interesting that his son William Robert King III was educated as an architect at the University of Illinois served in WWII and was present during the D-Day invasion and then later became a Presbyterian minister and missionary. Overall this is a superb collection of daily notes covering an extensive period of time in early 20th century America. For a genealogist it is a veritable goldmine. The last volume alone recounts dozens and dozens of names many associated with Monmouth College. It gives a very clear picture of university education during WWI.; Manuscript; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 20TH CENTURY; PROGRESSIVE ERA; 1900s; 1910s; 1940s; WW1; UNITED STATES; ST. LOUIS; MISSOURI; ILLINOIS; KINGSPORT TN; TENNESSEE; HAWKINGS COUNTY; AMERICAN EDUCATION OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH; PRESBYTERIAN MINISTERS IN AMERICA; WILLIAM ROBERT KING JR.; WILLIAM ROBERT KING SR.; MONMOUTH COLLEGE; UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS; TAU DELTA PHI ; DAWSON TRIAL 1918; JOHN WESLEY KNIGHT; SERIAL KILLER PAUL MUELLER; CHIANG KAI SHEK; WOODROW WILSON LEAGUE OF NATIONS; D-DAY; MONMOUTH COLLEGE ALUMNI; EDUCATION IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICA; COLLEGE LIFE IN 1910s AMERICA; MURDER TRIALS IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICA; WOODROW WILSON VISITS ST. LOUIS; 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

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008177

‎UNIDENTIFIED‎

‎1947 - 1949 ORIGINAL HISTORICAL AND SIGNIFICANT MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN AMERICAN TRAVELER IN POST WWII SPAIN UNDER THE HARSH BRUTAL RULE OF FRANCISCO FRANCO‎

‎SPAIN. Good. 1947. On offer is a rare journal of first-hand observations of daily life in Franco's brutal dictatorship. This 3-ring binder measures 7.75 inches by 5.75 inches and contains 146 pages. It is approximately 50% complete. The hardbound cover is in good condition and the pages are intact. The handwriting is legible. The author of this journal is unknown. From context he is an American living and travelling in Spain between 1947 and 1949. The journal is organized using A-Z tabs with an article or prose piece behind each tab. Some are very pertinent to daily life and others are of a more philosophical nature. A number are dated. Life in Spain in 1947 was a very harsh experience under the brutal dictatorship of General Francisco Franco. Franco had come to power after a bloody 3 year civil war that claimed the lives of hundreds of thousands of Spaniards. At the time this journal was written tens of thousands were still held as political prisoners. These years have become known in Spain as the 'anos de hambre' or the 'hunger years' in which tens of thousands more died of starvation. Many of his comments hint at the privations of the people: "I had been angry at the chica for spending so much money a sly thieving wench I said to myself and went poking into all the cupboards and drawers to see what was becoming of all my flour and my sugar - and far back on a pantry shelf I found a jar full of cigarette stubs. She was saving them from my ashtrays. I think I realized then what a difference is there between the life of the common people here and in the United States" Tab D; . I didn't see Madam Moya because I forgot it was the day for our section to be without electricity …"Tab C. His descriptions of daily life can be quite evocative: "Sometime in the early morning the garbage man with his donkey cart arrives in front of my building. He has a big old grey burro and evidently he has taught it to give out with one of the most long drawn out suspenseful brays I have ever heard for it comes out the same time every morning. It starts with the usual 'hee' then a 'haw' that notches along for about ten minutes so that one is sure he will choke before he is through. He only ends up with a little squeal. ." Tab Y; "The Reformation that swept Europe in the 15th century apparently passed Spain by almost completely . Today the Church is as medieval and corrupt as it was then. ." Tab R. He makes numerous references to literature and philosophy whether The Atlantic Monthly Tab Q Aldous Huxley Tab N or Don Quixote Tab V. For a researcher of this period in Spain's history this journal offers an excellent window into daily life in the dictatorship. It is well-written by a very observant outsider American and offers a fascinating perspective on these dark days. It would be many decades before Spain would emerge from this dark period and take its place among fellow Europeans in the European Union. That grim time still casts a shadow over Spain as evidenced in its politics and social organization today.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 20TH CENTURY; SPAIN; POST-WAR EUROPE; SPANSH CIVIL WAR; FRANCISCO FRANCO; FASCISM IN SPAIN; LIFE UNDER FRANCO; HUNGER YEARS FRANCO; LOS AÑOS DE HAMBRE; FRANCOIST SPAIN; MILITARY DICTATORSHIP IN SPAIN; POST-WAR SPAIN; URBAN LIFE UNDER FRANCO; AMERICANS IN POST-WAR SPAIN; 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

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008176

‎CAROLINE L CARR; FRANK T CARR; HELEN F CARR: JOHN H COLLINS‎

‎1868 - 1900s SUPER ARCHIVE OF FAMILY DIARIES DETAILING OVER 30 YEARS OF NEW ENGLAND LIFE AND TIMES‎

‎New England. Good. 1868. On offer is an absolutely outstanding collection of diaries from one family that span 33 years. These diaries paint a warm and intimate look at the life of a very fine woman and here family. In addition there are 2 account books that cover a 12 year period. The dates sizes completion and general condition of the volumes are as follows: Diary 1868 measures 6'x3' has 60 pages is 100% complete and in good condition; Diary 1869 measures 4.75 x 3.0 has 60 pages is 100% complete and in fair condition covers are missing; Diary 1870 measures 4.75 x 3.0 has 60 pages is 100% complete and in good condition; Diary 1882 measures 5.0' x 3.0' has 365 pages is 100% complete and in good condition except a tear in the front cover; Diary 1892 measures 4.75' x 3.0' has 91 pages 100% complete and in good condition; Diary 1902 - 4.0' x 2.5' 365 pages 20% complete and in good condition except worn and damaged cover in one corner; Diary 1884 - 4.0' x 3.0' 60 pages 90% complete and n good condition; Diary 1888 - 6.0' x 3.0' 60 pages 20% complete in good condition; Diary 1876 - 4.75' x 3.0' 60 pages 50% complete in very good condition; Accounts book 1899 - 1905 - 5.0' x 3.0' 60 pages 90% complete in good condition; Accounts book 1911-1916 is 5.0' x 3.0' 88 pages 90% complete in good condition. The first six diaries belong to Caroline Lucinda Tappan Carr. She was born in 1819 in Bradford NH and passed away in 1898 at the age of 79. Her father was Weare Tappan a noted Merrimack County resident a lawyer and anti-slavery lecturer whose house served a home for fugitive slaves. She was the second of 7 children and was quite close to her siblings throughout her life. Her elder brother was Mason Weare Tappan 1817-1886 a New Hampshire state representative a U.S. Congressman from 1855 to 1861 a colonel during the American Civil War and the New Hampshire Attorney General. She was married to Daniel Carr from Newbury Massachusetts. These diaries were written when she was 49 50 51 63 65 and 82. Over these 33 years the reader gets a remarkable picture of this woman's life and the environment in which she lived. Caroline Carr is a literate and educated woman. She enjoys reading and participating in literary events such as attending plays. This is reflected in her diaries as they are well-written and expressive. Life in post civil war New England is not easy. Her diaries record the deaths of many friends and family members and her entries reflect the pain those caused her. She remained very very close to her daughter Kate and son Frank and their spouses after they were married. She was active in her community and took part in many activities. Among the various groups she was associated with were the Masonic Order most likely through her husband and the Temperance Movement. The following excerpts are taken from entries over a number of years: 'Splendid morning! - Abby Morse and Frank to dinner - Sue Sanborn came at night everyone had a good time played backgammon Bob went out to join the Good Templars" Jan 7 1868; "Squally Lorrie went to Manchester to see Mary. Staid with Pa nearly all day talked of dead mother. Oh how we missed her! Big sleigh ride from Willsboro - Evening we danced at the Hall. James Presly called to bid us goodbye" Feb 6 1868; "Snowstorm. Went out to Helen's. Kate went out to help trim the Hall for the Ball. Evening - made for the lodge. Kate went to rehearsal. I made regalia for G.T. Staid down with Pa all night". Feb 17 1868; "Rain. Tired enough of it! Cannot help having the Blues! Have lost sight entirely of my 'Castles in Spirit" ." Mar 20 1868; "Rain. Glad to be in my chamber all day with Kate - read aloud!! "Currents and Counter Currents in Medical Science" by O.W. Holmes Kate and Dr C played chess July 24 1868. Dr. C is Dr. Charles Augustus Carlton whom her daughter Kate would later marrying. The year ended with a melancholy sigh and a hopeful note: "Last day of the year! So many sad days to remember. Some dear friends gone that we mourn for daily. But some good friends that we have found that I trust will always remain . " Dec 31 1868; "121/2 o'clock Kate and I have watched the old year out and the new one in. Wished each other a Happy New Year. Reach one chapter Matt 6 and went to bed" Jan 1 1869; "Splendid day! Such a sunshine! Frank came over after me with Dr. & Kate. So glad to see them! Evening - went up to the party with Mr. & Mrs. Fowler for a short time." Feb 12 1869. She might refer to a prominent New Hampshire lawyer Asa Fowler and his wife. "Snow in big drifts yet. So terrible staying in the house. Great time with hair combs - fun enough with Kate evening played chess" Apr 14 1869; "Never saw such beautiful weather. All went to ride. Dr. And Mrs. Thurston called - but I felt sad - had a good cry after they were gone" Jan 21 1870; "High winds. I did not sleep well last night. I had a long cry over my letter from Kate and Dr. I cannot bear the idea of his going away". Mar 2 1870; "Went out to Helen's to help dear Charlie pack up his things. It was sad because I tried not to cry but my heart ached so!" Apr 30 1870. 'Charlie' could refer to her young brother. "Beautiful day. Mrs. Donnelly washing. I am so tired trotting round! No end to the care. Not much time to read or sew. - all housework - I hate it!" Oct 24 1870; "Beautiful morning All ready to start for home with Kate and Baby. Arrived at the dear old home about 5 o'clock. Found Grandpa Nellie and Mason with his span of greys at the depot ready to take us up. Everything seems so pleasant and everybody so glad to see us. Baby has been so happy" Apr 12 1882; "Kate and darling Frankie came today. Oh how happy I am to see them". July 28 1882. Frankie was her grandson and only grandchild. He grew up to become a doctor like his father. "Very cold. The Dr. took us all up to Boston to the Theatre - "Domby & Son" a play based on the Charles Dickens novel Dombey & Son" to celebrate his 51 st birthday. We had a good time all together. I wish we could have many more". Feb 27 1892. Her last diary reflects her age 83. ". I enjoy reading. My eyes trouble me. I wish I could read all the time as I go out so little very slippery and many are breaking their bones. I am afraid I will be laid up for life" Jan 11 1902. "Am quite alone this morning and feel like writing what is in my mind. What is my greatest desire that Helen her daughter in law will be ever kind to George Blaisdell Blaisdell is most likely Helen's sister's husband If his health fails and he cannot support his family let him go down to the home farm and live for I know that would have been his Grandfather's wish. I think what money I have will pay my board and bills as according to the course of nature I cannot be here but a short time longer ." June 12 1902. These 5 diaries are a remarkable record of this woman's life. They are very well-written. The next diary in the collection belonged to her daughter-in-law Helen Frances Carr for the year 1884. Her diary is a record of the daily events in her life. She spends her days cleaning sewing and cooking. She certainly visits around with family and close friends. As one would expect in many entries she references the same family members and friends that her mother-in-law Caroline mentions in her diaries: "Another rainy day knitting and sewing Mrs Ropes called went out for walk ." Feb 12 1884; "Celebrating all day with firecrackers . Georgie came up and spent the day. In evening fireworks down in the little square with lots of people to see them. A good time. Rained in the night." July 4 1884; "A cool beautiful day. George gone to church. Mother rode up to the Howlett place with father to see the cattle. Uncle and I took a drive in town. Called at our house. Also Aunt Mary's" July 20 1884; "Frank commenced work in the store. I suppose he dreads it but I am glad he gets the chance to earn a little" Aug 4 1884. The next diary in the collection is Frank Carr's journal of 1888. Considering that he gave both his wife Helen and his mother Caroline their diaries as gifts over the years his diary is rather sparse. The entries are exclusively business entries - records of stock taken sales made and accounts: "Note against Frank M Tappan for $36.75 Check 71882 payable to Daniel Carr ." Jan 29 1888; "Christmas trade over and I finished up my work at the store for Will tonight. Had a large and very successful Christmas sale" Dec 28 1888. In addition he has a very detailed list of cash expenses. The last diary in the collection belongs to John Harriman Collins. It records events in his life during 1876. John Harriman Collins was the father of Helen Frances Collins the wife of Frank Tappan Carr. Collins was born in Warner NH in 1815 and passed away in 1900 at the age of 85.He was 61 when he kept this diary. Collins is a farmer and his days are filled with the hard work involved in running his farm: "Cold and windy I went to Bradford to cary pig to F.M Tappan's. Weight of pig 223 1/2 lbs at 10 cts per lb $22.35 by order from Gillinghan the butcher" Jan 4 1876; "Weather pleasant I went the village to carry EP refers to his wife Esther P to the School Examination. Come home and mended my Buffalow Buffalow refers to the buffalo coat a heavy winter garment made from the hide of a bison and split some wood" Feb 18 1876; "Rain and pleasant thawing very fast water rising I boiled sap in the forenoon a man came along going to North Sutton wanted me to carry him across the deep water water up to the bottom of the waggon water up to the barn still rising" Apr 15 1876. In the back of his diary he keeps a ledger recording cash transactions and expenditures. The remaining 2 volumes are account books. Spanning 17 years they detail hundreds and hundreds of dollars of income and expenses - from taxes $21.53 for 1902 to groceries $7.61. He also records the account balances for many people the stare presumably did business with. He invested his money and there are numerous entries for purchases of share certificates. Taken as a whole these diaries offer a fascinating glimpse into the life of a family and through them their community. They are very well-written and convey real warmth and feeling. Collins diary gives a very detailed description of the many daily tasks involved in operating a farm at this time. The entire collection is a treasure trove for a historian. It is an excellent resource for a genealogist as so many people are referenced by their full names. As the diaries cover over 30 years many relationships can be charted. With diaries from several family members the relationship connections are woven throughout. It is valuable for examining the role of women in the latter part of the 19th century as it follows the life and experiences of the women who wrote them and the women they knew. The financial data gives an excellent picture of the cost of items over a 17 year period. This is an excellent collection.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 19TH CENTURY; 20TH CENTURY; UNITED STATES; NEW ENGLAND; NEW HAMPSHIRE; MERRIMACK COUNTY; CAROLINE TAPPAN CARR; FRANK TAPPAN CARR JOHN HARRIMAN COLLINS; HELEN FRANCES CARR BRADFORD NH; HOPKINTON NH; MERRIMACK COUNTY GENEALOGY; SOCIAL LIFE IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY; AMERICAN WOMEN IN THE MID- AND LATE 19TH CENTURY; NEW ENGLAND 19TH CENTURY LAWYERS; NEW ENGLAND FAMILIES IN THE 19TH CENTURY; FARMERS IN 19TH CENTURY NEW ENGLAND; FARMING OPERATIONS IN 1880S; ROLE OF WOMEN IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY; 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

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008179

‎EDWARD RISCHMANN‎

‎1918 SIGNIFICANT ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER HANDWRITTEN BY ONE OF AMERICA'S MOST HONOURED SOLDIERS OF WWI RETELLING THE ACTION THAT LED TO HIS DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS AND WHOSE VERSION DIFFERS FROM THE OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT CITATION‎

‎WESTERN FRANCE. Good. 1918. On offer is a simply outstanding first-hand account which differs with the official account of how a soldier won the second highest military decoration in the United States. This handwritten letter is 4 pages long and each of the two pages measures 9 inches by 6.75 inches. Although a bit frayed in some places along the edges the letter is completely intact. The handwriting is legible and easily read. Edward Rischmann was an American soldier who served with Company I 312th Infantry Regiment 78th Division A.E.F. near Grand Pre France. He was a private. The letter was written on Oct 22nd 1918. Rischmann was 23 at the time. On October 23rd he participated in the assault on the Citadel of the French town of Grandpre. This action was a small part of the overall Meuse-Argonne Offensive. It was the largest military operation in United States military history involving 1.2 million American soldiers. It was one of a series of Allied attacks known as the Hundred Days Offensive which brought the war to an end. The battle cost 28000 German lives 26277 American lives and an unknown number of French lives. It was the largest and bloodiest operation of World War I for the American Expeditionary Force AEF which was commanded by General John Pershing and it was the second-deadliest battle in American history. Rischmann's citation succinctly describes his actions. The citation however is incorrect: "CITATION: The President of the United States of America authorized by Act of Congress July 9 1918 takes pleasure in presenting the Distinguished Service Cross to Private Edward Rischmann ASN: 2412427 United States Army for extraordinary heroism in action while serving with Company I 312th Infantry Regiment 78th Division A.E.F. near Grand Pre France 23 October 1918. Private Rischmann was a member of an assaulting party which stormed and captured the Citadel at Grand-Pre. He scaled the wall and alone entered a dugout from which he captured 45 Germans guarding them until assistance arrived". His letter however breathes life into those dry words. Filled with courage humanity and at times despair his letter presents a haunting picture a man plunged into the hell of close combat: "In the middle of the roadway lay one of our dead soldier lads dead laying on his front part of his stomach. It was a pitiful sight to stare at. I can never get it out of my memory of this beloved young soldier lad who was shot down and killed while he was advancing toward the enemies. I will never forget as it is as though this boys position and his agonies he suffered dying there is imprinted into my mind". Although the Citation says he scaled the wall and alone entered a dugout from which he captured 45 Germans guarding them until assistance arrived. Rischmann's own words describe a grimmer reality. As he writes in his letter in the assault Rischmann was captured. He was led by his captors into that dugout. Because he was able to speak German he could communicate with his captors and began to help treat their wounded. "I was taken into a dugout that led into the earth. . What befell my youthful body and eyes I will never forget here were dying comrades of their army suffering in terrible pain. I quickly went to work and asked for bandages . I done everything human for these unfortunate men for I too felt sorry for them". A short while later he was questioned by a senior German officer and he offered to take their surrender and thus save their lives: ". I can save their lives and mine if they would surrender and give up to me. They held a brief talk together and suddenly the highest one who happened to have an iron cross pinned on his uniform said Alright Comrade We Give Up. So forty five Germans surrendered to me". Rischmann lived a full life after the war. He passed away in 1978 at the age of 83. This is an outstanding piece of primary documentation from World War 1.For a war historian it is precious. It provides the flavour and the context of an event that clearly warranted recognition. It conveys the immediacy of the action and hints at the horrors that he witnessed. It is a superb piece of battlefield history.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 20TH CENTURY; NEWARK; NEW JERSEY; 1910s; FIRST WORLD WAR; WW1; GREAT WAR; EDWARD RISCHMANN; WORLD WAR 1; AEF; AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE; GENERAL JOHN PERSHING; 312TH REGIMENT; MEUSE-ARGONNE OFFENSIVE; GRANDPRE FRANCE; DISTINGUISHED SERVICE CROSS; DSC; WARTIME CORRESPONDENCE; WARTIME LETTERS; WAR HEROES; HUNDRED DAYS OFFENSIVE 78TH DIVISION OF AMERICAN EXPEDITIONARY FORCE; 312TH INFANTRY REGIMENT; MILITARY HISTORY; PERSONAL NARRATIVES OF WW1; AMERICAN HEROES OF WW1; AMERICANS AND GERMANS ENCOUNTERS IN THE GREAT WAR; NEWARK SOLDIERS IN WW1; GREAT WAR HEROES FROM NEW JERSEY ; FRANCE; WESTERN FRONT; INFANTRY DIVISIONS OF THE US ARMY; 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

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008181

‎WILLIAM SAIN‎

‎1940s ORIGINAL GROUP OF WWII ERA LETTERS OF LOVE AND YEARNING AND A COMPETITIVE SUITOR HANDWRITTEN BY A HARD WORKING STAFF SERGEANT OF THE QUARTERMASTER CORPS‎

‎UNITED STATES BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA. Good. 1942. On offer is a fascinating collection of letters from an American soldier in WWII. The collection consists of 69 letters written between this soldier and a young woman in North Carolina. The letters were written from April 1942 through March 1944. The letters are in generally good condition and the handwriting is legible. William Sain is a soldier in the United States army Quartermasters Corp. He serves in a number of locations around the United States as evidenced by his return addresses or imprinted letterheads. He entered the army as a private but progresses and by late 1943 has attained the rank of Staff Sergeant. The letters mostly detail his growing affection for Mary Mitchell: ". I don't know whether you will want to hear this or not but i'm goin to say it anyway really life is different since I met you. You are the first girl that I met in several years that I cared anything about …" Apr 27 1942. By 1944 they were talking about marriage: ". I have really regretted that we didn't get married while I was at home . " Feb 21 1944. Included in the collection is a letter to Mary dated in 1943 from a Sergeant Glenn Thomas who was serving in North Africa. Apparently he too was a suitor for Mary's hand! However it is evident that Sain and Mitchell have built a relationship over the years of correspondence. Their letters are full of the minutia of daily life chatty gossip and growing affection for each other. "Dearest Darling Here I am behind on my writing I owe you about 4 so I will write them all in one I got a letter from Vada and Christine yesterday And Christine said she would like for us to get married there. Listen darling I don't know how far Baton Rouge is from Miss. I expect it's a pretty good ways I bet you can't hardly make it on a weekend pass. . Frank is still in Tenn. He has a deferment for six months but I expect he will have to go before then ." Apr 3 1944. The letters give a wonderful look into the lives of very ordinary American youth as they cope with the unknowns of a global war. For a social historian they provide a terrific window into the world of the home front. Despite the momentous events happening throughout the world these letters show the complete focus these people have on their immediate lives and their desires for a better future.; Manuscript; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 20TH CENTURY; 1940S; WW2; SECOND WORLD WAR; WILLIAM R SAIN; MARY MITCHELL; UNITED STATES QUARTERMASTERS CORP; AMERICAN SOLDIERS IN WW2; WARTIME CORRESPONDENCE; SOLDIER'S LETTERS; WARTIME LOVE LETTERS; GLENN THOMAS; U.S. ARMY; UNITED STATES HOME FRONT; WARTIME LOVE STORIES; LOVE IN WARTIME; AMERICAN HOMEFRONT IN WW2; 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

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008187

‎UNIDENTIFIED‎

‎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

‎SPAIN 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

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008185

‎CAPT AUGUST C WAHL, MATE PASHLEY, et al‎

‎1930s SUPER ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT SHIP'S LOG DETAILING THE ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS OF ONE OF AMERICA'S FOREMOST YOUTH TRAINING PROGRAMS‎

‎TORRESDALE PENNSYLVANIA. Good. 1931. On offer is a rare handwritten log book of an American Sea Scout unit in the years prior to WWII. The hard bound volume measures 12.5 inches by 8.25 inches. The book was printed with 476 numbered pages. However the first 28 pages have been removed. The log actually begins on page 29. The book is about 25% complete. It spans the period 1931 to 1939. The cover bindings and pages are all in good condition. The hand writing is legible. The Sea Scouts are a constituent part of the Boy Scouts of America. Founded in 1910 by Baden-Powell in England the program was established in the United States in 1912. The purpose of the program is to promote better citizenship and improved members' boating skills. The program is open to boys and girls age 14-21. The basic unit is called a 'Ship' and ships are sponsored by various community organizations. They are located all across the country. The Ship is led by the youth who belong to it under the guidance of an adult skipper. This is the log book of a Sea Scout Ship at Jacks Island Base in Torresdale PA a suburb of Philadelphia. The units name was "Nine Bells". The skipper is August C Wahl. Wahl was 27 years old at the time. He was an employee of the City of Philadelphia and worked as a juvenile probation officer/district supervisor in family court. He served with the Coast Guard in WWII. Wahl was born in 1904 and passed away in 2004. The log book details the routines in the life of the unit particularly the weekly meetings: "8.15 Yeoman read the treasury report and collected dues and money for various incidentals 8.30 OD struck one bell. 1st Mate Pashley instructed a large group on the rules of the road. Mate Soron instructed some new applicants on sea history and cabin boy tests 9.00 OD struck two bells and gear was stowed for ten minute recess" p 29; "9.55 OD called for attention and Sea Scout Promise was repeated. H Laessig appointed to relieve the OD. Side boys took their place and the Skipper went ashore. All hands faced aft and the colors were lowered. 10.00 OD struck four bells crews were dismissed and ship secured" p 39; "On Feb 14th 1931 the Ship had its first Ball held at the Bellevue Stratford Hotel. The guests included a number of officers and citizens involved in the program as well as guests from the Philadelphia Naval Yard. Whatever happy feeling that resulted from the Ball evaporated when they discovered that during the evening two prospective Sea Scouts had drowned while everyone was at the Ball." In Memorium Today is one that we do not like to write about but must do it in respects to two brother Scouts. . Skipper Wahl was notified in the afternoon and went to the morgue in Palmyra NJ to identify the body. The body of Ed O'Brien has not been found as yet." p. 43; "On Feb 16th the body of the 2nd Scout was found. Paul Waldenmayer and Ed O'Brien were buried later that week." The log continues on over the next few years detailing training development of seamanship skills community service activities events such as dances and cruses taken to fulfill Sea Scout requirements. This is a unique and detailed picture of the pre-war youth training program of one of America's leading youth organizations. It is an excellent description and provides the basis for a very clear comparison to the programs today both within Scouting and without. Genealogists and family historians will appreciate that a number of full names are used which can assist in tracing family histories.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; SEA SCOUTS; BOY SCOUTS OF AMERICA; AUGUST C WAHL; 1930s; 20TH CENTURY; PRE-WW2 AMERICA; LOG BOOKS; JACKS ISLAND BASE; NAUTICAL SAILING TRAINING TO SAIL A SHIP NAVAL TRAING TORRESDALE PA; PHILADELPHIA; PENNSYLVANIA; UNITED STATES; YOUTH PROGRAMS; YOUTH MOVEMENTS; "NINE BELLS" UNIT; BOY SCOUTS; COMMUNITY SERVICE ACTIVITIES; YACHT CLUB; BOATING ACTIVITIES; YOUTH ORGANIZATIONS IN 1930S 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

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008192

‎NOT IDENTIFIED‎

‎1931 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A DELIGHTFUL INTELLIGENT ALL AMERICAN GIRL NEXT DOOR DETAILING A BUSY LIFE AND HER PLANS FOR THE FUTURE‎

‎INDIANA PENNSYLVANIA. Fair. 1931. On offer is an original handwritten diary authored by a young girl from Indiana Pennsylvania in 1931. The diary measures 6.8' x 4.5' has 126 numbered pages with 3 daily entries on each page and about 75% complete. The front cover of the diary is completely detached the back cover is loose but otherwise it is in good condition. The author's name is not identified but from the context it is clear that she lives in the Indiana County in Pennsylvania studies at senior classes of the Indiana High School is a member of a school literary club her father is a dentist and she has an elder brother Norman. The diary provides an excellent picture of what life for a girl from a well-off family was like in a small Pennsylvania town in 1930s. She writes about her dreams and aspirations - she wants to teach children in poor district or teach ethics abroad and documents her everyday life. Her diary is full of details characteristic to those days including popular radio programs places; films and books people leisure activities that were extremely popular but almost forgotten now like Tom Thumb Golf and many more. She lists what she and her family did every day including what she ate and where they went. Her first entry is made on January 1 1931: "Amid magic music and humanity my New Year was ushered in at Camp Rest with Archie! I slept till 10:30 am had a huge half of a grapefruit for breakfast; brussel sprouts for lunch. Grind drill fill! Papa filled my three cavities. We drove out in the C.C. and saw some gay sled riders. Grandpa and Grandma were here for dinner; Grandpa told about New Year Eve at Richmond Va. during the Civil War. Papa and Mama went to see Streams and Rays; Norman had a date and I went to see the gala performance "Just imagine - 1980". C'est tout." "Just Imagine" was an American pre-code science fiction film by David Butler. Naturally school takes a large part of her records: "School wasn't so bad as we had no assignments. I gave a talk in Health class on "Physical Illiteracy". . after supper we listened to Amos and Andy and Thomas Lowell" Jan. 5. "Amos and Andy" was a favourite early evening radio show in 1930s America by Thomas Lowell preeminent journalist traveller and broadcaster. She seems intelligent and idealistic: "We got to talking about what I am going to do after I finish I.H.S. Indiana High School. I would like to teach forth grade or around there in a district of poor some Jews Greeks Italians Irish etc. children. I think I'd love that. But if I go to High Pallantin College this time for preparation for that would be unduly delayed" Jan.6. She is a member of Pandorean Literary Society - a club of High School girls well read and seems to be a rather good student: "Mrs. Mechler said my P.G.Plane Geometry problems were good. I prepared in Biology Study Hall a report on Woman of Rome. We pronounced in French and almost went mad. We discussed Emerson's essay on friendship in English. Some kids gave their reports on Cicero. I started to read The Kentucky Cardinal . It's by James Lane Allen and it's wonderful. Dr. Alexander here for prayer week stated that life is not goblet to be drained but rather a measure to be filled. Oh how the human heart can ache!" Jan. 9; "I read two short stories one called "Mixed Doubles" which inspired me to really become a decent tennis player this summer - square and calm. The other was "Sylvia . Winter Vacation" which inspired me to be liked for my real self and not for name riches or personal advantages."Jan. 14. And so it continues - she writes about her classes books she reads trips with the family dreams and her plans for future. The diary contains wealth of names of local residents teachers and students making it an excellent source of information for genealogists and local historians. There are many entries about school subjects lessons and assignments including how she felt about them which makes an interesting reading for historians of American education.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF UNITED STATES; PENNSYLVANIA; INDIANA. PA.; 20TH CENTURY; 1930s; GREAT DEPRESSION; SCHOOL EDUCATION FOR GIRLS IN 1930s; PENNSYLVANIA SCHOOL TEACHERS IN THE EARLY 1930s; ENTERTAINMENT IN 1930s; 1930s FILMS; LEISURE IN THE EARLY 1930s; READING PATTERNS OF 1930s TEENAGE GIRLS; "SMOKY CITY"; PITTSBURGH; IHS INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL; INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL IN PENNSYLVANIA; PANDOREAN LITERARY SOCIETY; INDIANA HIGH SCHOOL ALUMNAE; SCHOOL PROGRAMS IN 1930s; TEACHER TRAINING IN 1930s PENNSYLVANIA; INDIANA COUNTY GENEALOGY; WOMEN'S STUDIES; LITERARY CLUBS; YOUNG WOMEN IN 1930s; 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

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008197

‎SHLOMO [a JEWISH LEGION MEMBER]‎

‎1919 SUPERB SIGNIFICANT ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LETTER HAND WRITTEN BY A YOUNG JEWISH LEGION MEMBER LIKELY FROM HOLLAND DETAILING THE ASPIRATIONS AND FRUSTRATIONS OF A ZIONIST ASSIGNED TO ONE OF THE MOST UNSETTLED AND CONFLICTED POST WWI AREAS ON EARTH‎

‎DAMASCUS PRE SYRIA POST OTTOMAN EMPIRE. Fair. 1919. On offer is a powerful poignant letter written by an early Zionist and volunteer of the Jewish Legion in Damascus immediately after the end of WW1. The letter contains 2 double-sided sheets measuring 9' x 5.8' and an envelope measuring 5.9' x 4.9'. The envelope has no inscriptions or stamps except a round sticker with bookseller's name - "Coles" the sheets are yellowed and torn in half at folds but it does not affect the text which is perfectly legible. The letter is written in Hebrew addressed to Shimon and signed by Shlomo Solomon. It seems from the context that they are very close friends. The first page bears the date and place: Damascus August 20 1919. It is also clear that the author was a Dutch Jew who had lived in Eretz Israel for some time before joining the military. Based on the date when he joined the army summer 1918 and other context it can be said with high level of certainty that he was a member of the Jewish Legion. The Jewish Legion was the name of 39th through 42nd Battalions of the Royal Fusiliers in the British Army that were formed of Jewish volunteers. The formation of a Jewish Regiment was initiative of Zeev Jabotinsky and Joseph Trumpeldor promoted by John Henry Patterson. Among its members were also David Ben-Gurion Dov Hoz Yitzhak Ben-Zvi Yakov Drori Levi Eshkol and other famous Zionist leaders many later became members of Haganah and laid the foundation of the Israel Defence Army. The initial unit Zion Mule Corps was formed in 1914 - 1915 in August 1917 formation of a Jewish regiment was officially announced in spring and summer 1918 volunteers from Palestine joined 39th and 40th Battalions and started service. That's exactly when the author volunteered: "My Dear Shimon some time ago I received your last letter probably the first one that you wrote to me in Hebrew and now I have a little more time and will answer to you when I am calm also in Hebrew - now I have been a soldier for over a year but what we hoped for when we volunteered for the Army was not realized.". There is something deeply moving in this letter full of thoughts about the future of Israel: "Until there is Jewish Army in the full sense of the word probably a long time must pass. This moment has not come yet. Unfortunately that's what we feel deep in our hearts. But anyway these times have been times of very important and interesting experiments and in this sense this time --- has not been lost" p.1; ".it is not possible yet to breathe freely much is still missing we can only hope that soon . the way out of the darkness the uncertainty where we are now will become clear that it will be possible to start large great fruitful work the giant work requiring all our spiritual and physical efforts without a second thought of each and each of us . to achieve our supreme goal our people living in the Land of Israel - happy people in fertile land" p.2. He has acute interest in current affairs of the Zionist movement writing about the convention of the Va'ad HaPoel HaZioni The Action Committee that was convening in London in the last week of August. The purpose of the congress was to work out principles of the Zionist movement in the era after the WW1 and the Balfour Declaration: ".Only when all great difficulties will be defeated when the situation is settled. This is our heart hope! . the convention that will be now in London will contribute to clearing up the situation. Is this convention a sort of a congress of representatives from all countries also from Germany and Austria Otherwise it is not a general convention and it will not have any authority to make declarations in the name of all Zionism". He is particularly interested in developments in Zionist movement in Holland mentioning names of some noted Dutch Zionists. He writes about his mood and frustrations from the army service and mentions his family: "I want for once to live like a human being because life in the army is not life at the end. ---. I have been sent to work at different army offices and now I am in Damascus. It is interesting to see some of the world this way but that is not what I have volunteered to the Hebrew army for. But what to do ----. And I do not think that I will be able to get back to life until the next summer. I also wanted to go and see the mother and everyone and breathe a little different air after a while." He asks Shimon about his plans to come: "What do you think about coming to Israel And what do they think about your preparations . I have not seen any Dutch that came to Israel so far. Neither De Haan nor Van Friesland nor . I hope now to be near Jaffa and Jerusalem. What about the other that you wrote would come here". De Haan was a Dutch Jewish writer and journalist who became interested in Judaism and Zionism he actually moved to Israel the same year later became close with Orthodox community and get into conflict with secular Zionists 5 years later he was killed by Haganah members for his anti-Zionist activity. In the letter Shlomo also asks about his letters published by Handelsblad the most important daily newspaper in Holland. This letter is an amazing historical document reflecting aspirations and frustrations of early Zionists and their mood and concerns in the wake of the First World War and Balfour Declaration.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; EARLY 20TH CENTURY; 1910S; WW1; FIRST WORLD WAR; GREAT WAR; MANDATORY PALESTINE; SYRIA; DAMASCUS; OCCUPIED ENEMY TERRITORY ADMINISTRATION ARAB KINGDOM OF SYRIA FRENCH MANDATE STATE OF ALEPPO STATE OF DAMASCUS STATE OF SYRIA ALAWITE STATE JABAL AL-DRUZE JEWS IN THE BRITISH ARMY; JEWISH VOLUNTEERS IN THE WW1; ZIONISM; EARLY ZIONISTS; ROYAL FUSILIERS; JEWS AND THE MILITARY; WARS; ERETZ ISRAEL; YISHUV; OCCUPIED ENEMY TERRITORY ADMINISTRATION OETA; OETA SOUTH; BATTALIONS 39TH- 42ND OF THE ROYAL FUSILIERS; JEWISH REGIMENT IN THE BRITISH ARMY IN WW1; PALESTINIAN JEWS; IDEOLOGY OF ZIONISM; FIRST JUDEANS; THE ACTIONS COMMITTEE; VA'AD HAPOEL HAZIONI 1919 CONGRESS; DUTCH JEWRY AND ZIONISM; JACOB ISRAEL DE HAAN; ZIONIST MOVEMENT AFTER WW1; 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

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008194

‎ISSAC DAVEY‎

‎1850 ORIGINAL HISTORIC MANUSCRIPT LETTER HANDWRITTEN BY A GREATLY RELIEVED FATHER THAT HIS DAUGHTER SURVIVED THE DEVASTATION OF THE BELLE OF THE WEST DISASTER‎

‎CINCINNATI CINCINATTA OHIO MISSISSIPPI VALLEY. Good. 1850. On offer is a superb piece of original correspondence from the mid-1800s in America. This 3-page letter measures 9.5 inches by 7.5 inches and is in excellent condition. The handwriting is very neat and quite legible. The author of the letter is Issac Davey a businessman from Cincinnati OH. The letter is written in May 1850 to his daughter Elizabeth. Davey was born in the early 1800s. Records indicate that he owned a clothing store in Cincinnati. He passed away in 1864. The letter to his daughter reflects his concern for her well-being and relief at knowing she escaped a major tragedy of the time. The Belle of the West was a steam-powered riverboat that plied the inland waterways of the Mississippi Valley. On Apr 22nd 1850 her boilers exploded during the night and the ship caught fire. Despite being run aground dozens of passengers lost their lives. The Cincinnati Chronicle reported the story: on Apr 23rd 1850: The public ear was startled yesterday morning by the painful rumor that the steamer Belle of the West had caught fire and had been consumed on her way to St. Louis and that some FIFTY OR SIXTY unfortunate passengers had perished in the flames! Subsequent accounts proved that the painful report was but too true. It appears from the account of those who returned to the city yesterday the Belle of the West left here on Monday afternoon for St. Louis having on board between two and three hundred passengers among whom were a large company of emigrants on their way to California. At midnight but two miles from Warsaw and about sixty two miles from this city smoke was seen issuing from the hatchway and it was discovered that he boat was on fire. At first the officers endeavored to suppress the flame without alarming the passengers; but when their efforts were found to be of no avail the pilot was directed to run the boat ashore and the passengers were aroused from their sleep and warned of their immediate peril. The scene that ensued beggars description. Passengers were seen hurrying wildly through the smoke in their nightclothes - many of them delirious with excitement and not a few leaping hopelessly into the water to escape the threatening danger of the flames. The boat was finally run ashore enveloped in flames and the passengers thus afforded escape from the awful peril that surrounded them. How many perished it is now impossible to say. The accounts represent the number as high as sixty. It is to be hoped however that this number is largely exaggerated. Elizabeth Davey was on board the Belle of the West when this occurred. Her father writes about his relief that she is safe. Note that his spelling is phonetic as was not unusual at that time. Some spelling corrections have been included to aid clarity: My Dear Daughter I received your letter I think on the eighth and was happy to hear of your safe arrival in Bellevill and was happy to hear of your provedenced providenced escape. We heard of the loss of the Bel of the West and the meny many soles souls that was hered herded into eterenty eternity. Truly do we realize the truth of Gods word that in the medest midst of life we are in death….I thank God for amerseful a merciful providence. . p 1 You want to know something about your friends. They ware uneasey about you. Some came to enquire others ware afraid to come. They had it reported you was on the bernt burnt boat. p 3 Ameleya Walter says she wants to see you very bad. Shee says shee must wright you to come home. She says the place looks very lonesome without you. Mrs. Elsener said shee was afraid to come fearing the report to be true . p 3 His ending is very simple and clearly heartfelt: I reman remain your afecencate affectionate father until death Isaac Davey. p 3 Most interesting is the note added to the letter. It is by Elizabeth herself Yes my dear father I will meet you God being my helper where sorrow never dims the eye and parting is unknown. Glory to God never part again. Happy day. Elizabeth p3 This is a rare historical document about a widely-reported tragedy. For a historian Davey's words bring immediacy to the event and a reader can feel the emotion he must have experienced as he wrote it. His daughter's words penned to the end of the letter really bring this document to life.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF ISSAC DAVEY; ELIZABETH DAVEY; CINCINNATI OHIO; BELLE OF THE WEST; STEAMBOAT EXPLOSION; THE BUCKEYE STATE STEAM-POWERED RIVERBOAT MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ANTE BELLUM ERA PRE CIVIL WAR 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

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0007032

‎WILLIAM C BELLER‎

‎1931 SUPER ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE STUDENT ONE DAY Ph.D PIONEER AND PATENT HOLDER LINGUIST PLAYWRIGHT AND BELOVED PATRON OF THE BRONX HISTORICAL SOCIETY‎

‎NEW YORK. Fair. 1931. On offer is an interesting diary of a graduate student in the years of the Great Depression. The diary measures 8 inches by 6.25 inches. There are 365 pages and it is 100% complete. Although fully intact the cover shows obvious signs of wear and damage. The pages are intact and the handwriting is legible. This 1931 diary was authored by William C. Beller a Ph.D from Columbia University in Electrical Engineering. He studied under the well-known Dr. Michael Pupin. At some point Beller married Esther Hoffman. They lived in New York City and in 1965 gifted their historic family home the Valentine-Varian house to Bronx Historical Society. It is the second oldest house in the Bronx. William C. Beller was an accomplished microscopist and pioneering researcher in the electronics industry. Beller held key patents in electronics research development. He was a very well-educated man and his interests ranged well outside his academic field. He was proficient in Sanskrit Greek Latin French and German language and literature and wrote a poetic drama called "Theomachia" "War of the Gods". He was active from a young age in the Theosophical Society and published some articles that were of primarily philosophical nature. From context it appears that this diary was written when he was a graduate student at Columbia likely working on his doctorate. Although he never mentions classes he attends regularly and carries out mostly work in a laboratory. "Did some reading and cleaning in the morning. Also experimented with synchronous converters with a view to overcoming radio interference due to it. . Made inquiries about filter for converter and purchased one. In the evening I went with Mother to Proctor's Cinema Theatre and saw "Blue Angel" and "Royal Bed" ." Mar 5; "I spent most of the morning reading. In the afternoon went to Fulton and Courtlandt St. And bought a condenser and transformer for television experiments. ." Mar 20; "I went to university in the morning and started making cathode for another x-ray tube. Went to university in the afternoon and helped Hull pump tube which finally I sealed off. ." June 19. In addition to his work in electrical engineering Beller enjoys literature and the performing arts often taking in plays with either his mother or father. At that time after years of experimentation in a number of countries television had been invented. Philo Farnsworth is considered to have developed the first electronic television in 1927. Only 4 years later Beller was carrying out experiments to create a television as well: "I spent most of the morning setting up television apparatus …" Dec 30; "I demonstrated television ." Dec 31. This is an excellent record of the work done by a distinguished American engineer at the beginning of both an eminent career and a new age of communications. A student of the history of the early development of electrical engineering would appreciate the many details involved as he goes about his daily work in carrying out his experiments and his studies. As he lives at home with his parents a social historian would appreciate this look inside the home of a middle-class American family as they lived through the Great Depression.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 20TH CENTURY; 1930s; GREAT DEPRESSION; UNITED STATES; WILLIAM C BELLER; COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY; DR. MICHAEL PUPIN; VALENTINE-VARIAN HOUSE; BRONX HISTORICAL SOCIETY; THEOSOPHICAL SOCIETY; PHILO FARNSWORTH; AMERICAN STUDENTS IN 1930s; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING IN 1930s; LIFESTYLE OF AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS IN 1930s; DOCTORATE STUDIES IN ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING; COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY STUDENTS; POSTGRADUATE STUDIES IN 1930s; 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

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008202

‎THE THURSDAY CLUB et al‎

‎1906 through 1948 ORIGINAL GROUP OF SIX 6 MANUSCRIPT DIARIES AND LEDGERS DETAILING THE DEPTH AND BREADTH OF EARLY 20th CENTURY WOMEN'S INTERESTS AND THOUGHT‎

‎AMHERST MASSACHUSETTS. Good. 1906. On offer is an outstanding collection of minute books records and ledger of a significant Women's Club that has been in continuous operation for well over 100 years. In 1900 Minnie Dana founded a club for women with a mission "To promote interest of the members in Literature Science Art and other timely topics of vital importance; to further social relations among its members; and to contribute to the welfare of the community" Thus began the Thursday Club a club that operates to this day well over a century later. The meetings focused on an eclectic range of subjects and members were expected to speak on a wide variety of topics. These topics included biographies the suffrage movement the effects of industrialization a trip to Hawaii Shakespeare History taking care of the feeble minded etc. It is clearly evident that these were well-educated women who were engaged in the world around them. Each journal follows a consistent format with the exception of the last one - it is a Treasurer's Report and ledger book. The first journal covers a time period of 1906 to 1913. It contains a copy of their constitution and most importantly a listing of members. Each meeting followed a standard format: minutes of the previous meeting were read new business discussed and then the program for the afternoon. The report of the Dec 6th 1906 meeting included the topics addressed: 'Topics for the first part were "The Young Nation from 1787 -1815" and "Statesmen of the 18th Century" led by Mrs. Pomeroy who read a paper on the trials discouragements and victories of this. Mrs. Herbert Dickinson gave a sketch of the period life of Alexander Hamilton the youngest statesman of that period and Mrs. Pomeroy a short sketch of Benjamin Franklin the oldest statesman. The 2nd part of the program American Inventors and Inventions was in the charge of Miss Armstrong. Dec 6 1906 This was standard fare for these ladies as the following excerpts will show: Mrs. Gleason and Mrs. Hammond had charge of the program for the afternoon the subject being Later-day Crusades and Crusaders. Mrs. Gleason taking the life and works of Jacob Riis and Judge Ben B. Lindsey and Mrs. Hammond Booker T. Washington and Theodore Roosevelt. . Jan 16 1908 The program in charge of Mrs. Wales consisted of the reading of the first three acts of Shakespeare's play "Julius Caesar". The readers of the play were as follows . a number of ladies' names are then listed Nov 18 1909 The program for the afternoon Famous Canadians of the Twentieth Century in charge of Mrs Mary Pomeroy and Mrs. Albert Wales was then taken up. Mrs. Pomeroy . read an interesting paper on Sir Wilfred Laurier Gov Gen'l Connaught Dr. William Miss Kathleen Parlow musician of note. . Jan 4 1912 The second journal continues the record of meetings held in 1906 picking up in December of that year. The Mar 7th 1907 meeting tackled head on the uncomfortable topic of slavery. The notes record the discussion: . For 1/4 of a century before the War there was a controversy between North and South over the extension of slavery. The South feared the North would soon have large representation in Congress and abolish slavery . Mar 7 1907 The third journal covers 1915 and 1916 The program for the afternoon "Needle and Tongue" in charge of Mrs. Davie was then taken up. Mrs. Howlett played two selections on the Victrola. Mrs. Davie then introduced Miss. Ruth Henry of Amherst as speaker for the afternoon. While the ladies were engaged in various kinds of needlework they listened to a very interesting talk by Miss Henry on her life in Hawaii. . Dec 2 1915 The fourth journal also records meetings in 1915 and 1916 while the fifth journal covers a 6 year period from 1922 until 1928. The latter contains minutes of a number of annual meetings. These meeting offer many details about various members their roles and contributions and their finances. Club membership numbers indicate a healthy and thriving organization: About 100 Club members and three guests gathered in the Vestry of the Church for the Annual Guest Night of the Thursday Club Jan 11th. . p 129 The Treasurers Ledger Book is a detailed record of revenues received mostly raised from dues and a Penny Collection taken each meeting and expenses incurred in operating the Club. The expense listing shows that these women were well aware of issues and events far beyond their walls and include donations to the Red Cross China relief Boys Services and the Western Massachusetts Women's Club. This is an outstanding collection. Although they follow a standardized format the warm personalities of these women still shines through. Along with their weighty discussions there are references to needlework during presentations penny collections etc. They clearly illustrate the depth and breadth of thinking and interests of these women over a period of 100 years. These would be a valuable addition to any Women's Studies program. The continual listing of members by full name makes these very valuable for genealogists. Inventory: The following table summarizes the size and condition of each volume: 1906-1913 8.25 x 6.75 148 100 Good / Good / Good; 1907-1913 8.0 x 6.5 116 100 Good / Good / Good; 1915-1916 8.5 x 6.5 116 50 Good / Fair / Good; 1915-1916 8.0 x 6.5 116 50 Good / Fair / Good; 1922-1928 8.5 x 9.75 152 96 Good / Good / Good and Ledger 1924-46 7.5 x 5.0 172 100 Fair / Fair / Good.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF UNITED STATES; MASSACHUSETTS; HAMPSHIRE COUNTY; NEW ENGLAND; EARLY 20TH CENTURY; 1900s; 1910s; PROGRESSIVE ERA; WOMEN CLUBS; THE THURSDAY CLUB; AMHERST MA; MINNIE DANA; CLUB MOVEMENT; AMERICAN WOMEN SOCIAL MOVEMENT; SOUTHERN AMHERST; WOMEN STUDIES; SOCIAL LIFE IN AMHERST IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; 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

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008210

‎GLADYS B HETHERINGTON [later Atwood]‎

‎1922 - 1924 ORIGINAL PAIR 2 OF MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY A HARDWORKING RURAL MAINE WOMAN DETAILING A LIFE MORE OF THE TOILING TWENTIES NEVER MIND THE ROARING‎

‎FAIRFIELD MAINE. Good. 1922. On offer are two 2 original manuscript diaries written in the early 20th Century in the very remote and rural countryside of Maine USA. The first diary measures 6' x 3.5' the second - 7.0 x 4.25' both diaries have 365 pages 100% complete and in good condition. The diaries were hand written by Gladys B Hetherington. She was born on April 25th 1895. In 1914 she married Hurley Hetherington. That marriage would end in divorce in 1930. Subsequently she married Henry Atwood with whom she had a daughter. Maine has always been a state comprised of mostly small fishing and farming communities. The people were hard-working and independent. In 1922 when she was 27 Gladys was living on a farm with her husband Hurley. The farm was in Fairfield near Norridgewock ME and her diary is full of the daily events of life in that very small community. "Lovely warm day. Hurley went down to help Jimmie. I done usual Sat work and set two more hens. Evelyn spent the afternoon with me. We rehearsed and sang. Arthur came up with Hurley to hear records. Hurley and I have been married eight years today. We can hear the frogs tonight. ." Apr. 8 1922; "Another windy day and cold too. I cleaned the dining room and made a dust cap. Hurley went to Malbrum's Mills to help Farleys pick up potatoes. Mama and I took down to the blacksmith's shop at Black's Mills and had his shoes set over. Done some trading and came home. Evelyn came up to get a for Louise for Sunday and I copied one off for her." May 11 1922; "Dark day rained little did not have to hurry getting up. I made raisin brad cake and apple pie dressed chicken etc ." Nov 11 1922; "It was snowing when we got up and snowed until middle of P.M. a damp snow. John and Hurley took the horses over to blacksmith shop Brads A.M. and had them sharpened then they came home got their dinner and done their chores and went back down to Leo's. I have a headache as well as a sore throat. I made cookies and a mince pie." Jan 25 1924; "My 29th birthday. Mamma and I cleaned papered and moved things in her bedroom I roasted rooster for supper. Guy had a spell with his heart this morning they thought he was dead and called Dr. Smith Received birthday card from and $1.20 from Hurley" Apr 30 1924; "Hurley down to Charlies. Mamma and I done washing. I washed the floor. The meat man did not come. I cleaned out chicken coops. Mamma Addie and I went raspberrying on the hill. Put up 3 pts and started little batch of R.R. Jam. Hurley started the bossey drinking tonight. Hurley brought mowing machine up tonight. Hurley shot at a skunk" July 21 1924. The entries are focused on the immediate events and activities of their lives. There are no references to outside events reflecting very much the constant hard work that they did to maintain themselves. None-the-less there comes across a real sense of family as they work and socialized with themselves and their neighbors in this fairly harsh rural environment. A rural historian would find these diaries valuable as they paint a picture of what was involved in the continual effort to build a life in rural Maine. A researcher in women's or gender studies would see this as a very clear description of the life that many rural women led in the early 20th century.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; UNITED STATES; MAINE; NORRIDGEWOCK ME; FAIRFIELD ME; SOMERSET COUNTY ME; 20TH CENTURY; 1920s; ROARING TWENTIES; JAZZ AGE; GLADYS HETHERINGTON; HURLEY HETHERINGTON; EARLY 20TH CENTURY LIFE IN RURAL MAINE; AGRICULTURE IN NEW ENGLAND; WOMEN IN RURAL AMERICA; FARM LIFE IN THE EARLY 1920s; FARMING OPERATIONS; WOMEN ON FARMS; DIETARY PATTERNS IN 1920S NEW ENGLAND; ROLE OF FARM WOMEN IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY; ENTERTAINMENT PATTERNS IN RURAL NEW ENGLAND; AGRICULTURE IN SOMERSET COUNTY; FAIRFIELD FARMS IN 1920s; AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008217

‎FRANK S CUMMINGS‎

‎1910 - 1930 ORIGINAL GROUP OF 12 MANUSCRIPT DIARIES DETAILING 19 YEARS IN THE LIFE: FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO HOBOKEN AND ENGINEERING STUDENT TO ENSIGN IN THE US NAVY‎

‎LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA CA. Good. 1910. On offer is a fascinating original collection of 12 manuscript diaries spanning a 19 year period of time in early 20th Century America.1910 diary measures 5.5' x 3.5' has 52 pages plus extensive memoranda and is 90% complete; 1911 diary is 5.0' x 3.5' has 122 pages and 100% complete; 1912 - 5.0' x 3.0' has 122 pages plus extensive memoranda and 100% complete; 1916 -6.0' x 3.25' has 122 pages plus extensive memoranda and 90% complete; 1918 -5.0' x 3.0' has 122 pages plus extensive memoranda and 100% complete; ; 1919 -5.0' x 3.0' has 365 pages plus extensive memoranda and 80% complete; 1920 -6.0' x 3.0' has 365 pages plus extensive memoranda and 60% complete; 1921 - 4.5' x 2.75' has 73 pages plus memoranda and 100% complete; 1922 -4.75' x 3.25' has 183 pages plus memoranda and 75% complete; 1927 - 5.5' x 3.0' has 52 pages and 75% complete; 1928 - 6.0' x 3.5' has 183 pages and 65% complete; 1929 - 6.0' x 3.0' has 365 pages and 100% complete; all diaries are in good condition the covers of the 1910 and 1918 diaries are in fair condition. These diaries belonged to Frank S. Cummings who lived most of his life in California. Cummings was born July 24th 1894. The 1910 and 1911 diaries were written when he was in high school - ages 16 and 17. It is full of the day-to-day experiences of a high school-aged boy: "School again. Aud. Call in 5th period. Prof Galey talks to boys. But tickets at . Finish riding 300 miles on my bicycle" Apr 28 1910; "Lecture on Liquid Air in Aud. the 4th period. After lesson walk to and hunt for music book. Cannot find it. Finish studying early. June 13 1910; "Rain. Aud call 4th period. Man talks on Lincoln. Excused for rest of the day. . No lesson." Feb 13 1911; "Spring vacation this week. Work on wheel. Take bath. Leave 3:00 for Mrs. Bierlich's. Home early. Go to Ms. Aston's after supper. Home 10:35." Apr 10 1911. While there are references to his mother and aunts and uncles there is no reference to his father or to siblings. He graduates in 1912 and enrolls in the Stevens Institute of Technology in Hoboken NJ. Stevens is one of the oldest technological universities in the United States and was the first college in America solely dedicated to mechanical engineering and the diary for 1916 covers some his experiences there as a student. "Computation exercise in Elect. Labs. Study some with Boards 4:15 home go to show "Mary Page" Apr 6 1916; "Commencement 10:30 Go over early. Assemble in "P Lab" . go up to Castle stay there all afternoon ." Jun 6 1916. For some entries context suggests that while in College he enrolled in the U.S. armed forces reserves specifically the U.S. Naval Reserve Force: "Lecture by General Wood on 'Preparedness' 12:00 - 1:00. 2:03 home. Go down town. Concert at Women's Club East Orange. Met . Home 12:00." Feb 16 1916; "Lecture by Capt. Steward 5th Infantry on Organization of the Army ." Feb 23 1916. In Sept 1916 he returned to Stevens to both study as well as to teach as an instructor in the Electrical Department. In 1918 it is clear that he has enlisted in the U.S. Naval Reserve Force and has been commissioned an Ensign. Entries on what are obviously pages from a military note book indicate that he was engaged in recruiting activities: "FROM: F.S.C. Ensign USNRF TO: Lieutenant Com. F.L. Pryor SUBJECT: Report 1. The enrollment in the naval sections of the S.A.T.C. at both the Univ of Calif and Stanford was less than that desired Instead of a unit of 500 at U of C there were only about 350 enrolled on Oct 4; of these only about 100 were engineers instead of 300. At Stanford out of a desired unit of 100 engineers there were enrolled about 85 of which about 50 were engineers. ." Oct 8 1918; "Got promotion to Lieutenant j.g. ." Jan. 16 1919. On Apr 19th 1919 he received orders to report to the USS DeKalb in Newport News. USS DeKalb was a converted German navy commerce raider that had been interned by US Customs for overstaying her time in a neutral port. When the United States entered the war she was seized and turned over to the US Navy. On Apr 28th he sailed with her to France where she picked up troops to return home from the war. They returned to the United States on May 23rd. He was released from active service May 26th 1919. He immediately returned to California and began to look for work. He was successful and began working July 9th at the rate of 40¢ / hour. His diaries for the following years detail his work at various firms in the electro-mechanical field. There are many references to social activities and people he shares time with. Most diaries contain extensive lists of expenses and in the war years additional notes of his recruiting efforts. Although there is no other biographical information on Cummings the diaries paint a very good picture of his life over this 19 year period. Indeed a social historian would see they could serve as a wider picture of daily life in these early years of the 20th century. An economic researcher or an economist would appreciate the wealth of detail in his extensive records of daily expenses on a wide range of items over this near-two decade period of time; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; UNITED STATES; CALIFORNIA; FRANK S. CUMMINGS; STEVENS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; HOBOKEN NJ. USNRF; UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE FORCE; USS DEKALB; USS PANTHER; EDUCATION IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICA; SCHOOLS IN CALIFORNIA IN 1910s; TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN 1910s; 1920s; JAZZ AGE; ROARING TWENTIES; WW1; GREAT WAR; FIRST WORLD WAR; RECRUITMENT IN THE FIRST WORLD WAR; STUDENT LIFE IN 1910S AMERICA; SOCIAL LIFE IN CALIFORNIA; PRICES IN AMERICA IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; ELECTRICAL ENGINEERS IN 1920s AMERICA; AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008220

‎EDWARD S SCHWANTES‎

‎1917 ORIGINAL CHARMING PEEK INTO YOUNG LOVE AND COURTING WITH THE AWFUL BACK DROP OF WWI LOOMING FOR A COUPLE WHO WOULD JOIN IN LIFE FOR NEARLY 6 DECADES‎

‎RIDGEFIELD WASHINGTON WA. Good. 1917. On offer is a lovely original manuscript record of a young man's efforts to court a girl with whom he has obviously fallen in love. This soft cover journal is actually a notebook in which he has written in the dates and entries as the year progressed. Measuring 11 inches by 5.5 inches it contains 96 pages and is approximately 80% complete. He also includes a record of his expenses month by month. The cover is in good condition considering its age 100 years and the pages are all intact. His handwriting is legible. Edward S. Schwantes was born in Wisconsin in 1893 his parents came from Germany in the mid-19th century later his family moved to Clark County in Washington. He kept this journal in 1917 when he was 24 years of age. Although it records many things that took place in his life that year its focus is his courting of a young woman names Olga. Casual research has not turned up very much biographical information on Schwantes. We know he served in the U.S. Army and was discharged as a Private but the service years are not known. He is also recorded years later as a building contractor. He died in 1975 in Salem. However did he get the girl The answer to that lays below. Schwantes is a labourer in the Ridgefield WA area. He worked in carpentry agriculture and a variety of odd jobs: "Worked in the woods all a.m. To town in the p.m. and took in cream & brought back grass seed. To library in evening". Jan 25 1917; "Butchered old sow in the a.m. cut wood the rest of the day. Sent for 50 ¢ jar of Jacksons Influx Hair Grower & and one cake of soft Jacksons medicated soap - 25 ¢" Jan 29 1917. In February there is the first mention of 'Olga': ". took Olga home after church and found out some of her troubles. God help you Olga to win out in your undertakings. God only knows how much I would like to help you and I'm praying for you all the time Olga. I would like to do more and would do anything in my power to comfort and help you and protect you if only I dared to and I hope some day I will dare to . " Feb 18 1917. The relationship appeared to be blossoming over time: ". Had the pleasure of taking Olga home after church again and found out that her folks didn't object to my keeping company with her anymore." Mar 18 1917. He notes her birthday and his gift-giving ability: ". took Olga home after church her 19th birthday and all I could give her was love; it seemed I didn't have enough of that to satisfy her ." July 8 1917. Throughout the year he reports daily on his work whether cutting wood grubbing clearing trees shrubs stumps and rubbish from a site often a prelude to construction building and construction work etc. References to he and Olga continue throughout the year charting ups and downs. His journal also contains a detailed list of monthly receipts and expenses. And in the end did he get the girl Yes - research indicates that an Olga was born in 1898 in Scappoose moved in Ridgefield when she was about 16 in 1919 she married Edward Scwhantes and they were married for 56 years until his death in 1975. During the WW2 Edward and their sons were in the army and Olga worked as a welder in shipyards. One of their sons Paul was killed in action in the Philippines in November 1944. Olga passed away in Salem in 1996 at the age of 98. This is a wonderful looking into the life of an ordinary young man growing up in early 20th century America. His entries are well written and detailed. They give a social historian an excellent window into life in this time and place. The detailed information about receipts and expenses certainly help confirm other outside information about the economics of life at that time.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 20TH CENTURY; 1910s; WW1; CLARK COUNTY; WASHINGTON; WISCONSIN; EDWARD S. SCHWANTES; RIDGEFIELD; WA; VANCOUVER WA; OLGA SCWHANTES; WW2 VETERANS; PRICES IN AMERICA IN 1917; YOUNG MEN IN 1910S AMERICA; EARLY 20TH CENTURY; COURTSHIP IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY RURAL AMERICA; RURAL WASHINGTON; DATING IN RURAL AMERICA; JOBS IN EARLY 20TH CENTURY RURAL WASHINGTON; AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; GERMAN AMERICANS; AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . paperback‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008222

‎EARLE G HOGGARD, JULIENNE HOGGARD‎

‎1930s ORIGINAL UNUSUAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG BOY ON THE BRINK OF TEENAGE YEARS AND HIS SLIGHTLY OLDER SISTER WHOSE LIFE WOULD BE COMPLETE IF SHE COULD JUST MARRY BOTH TWINS‎

‎LOS ANGELES DOWNEY BELLFLOWER CALIFORNIA. Good. 1935. On offer is the fascinating original manuscript childhood diary of a young 12 year old boy who would one day become a successful professional and noted Rotarian growing up in Depression era pre-WWII California and his slightly older boy crazy sister! Diary measures 6 inches by 4.5 inches and contains 365 pages plus an extensive address section. This is a 5-year perpetual diary begun in January 1935. Considering its 5-year span the diary is approximately 25% complete. The cover is padded green leather and is in very good condition. The binding and pages are also in good condition. The handwriting is legible. The diary was written by Earle Hoggard begun when he was 12 years old. Hoggard was born in Spring TX in 1922. However his family moved to Downey CA where he grew up and spent much of his adult life. After finishing high school he served in the U.S. army during WWII. He was commended for decoding Japanese communications. Following the war he enrolled in the L.A. College of Optometry. Following graduation he established his own practice in the neighbouring community of Bellflower. While building his practice he became active in local politics and served on the Bellflower municipal council. At the same time he became active in Rotary International the international service organization. As a Rotarian he established a successful international student exchange program with students from Los Mochis Mexico. He also was a gifted amateur musician. Hoggard passed away in 2003 at the age of 80. This diary spans three years - the first 3 months of 1935 several of 1938 and most of 1939. The entries reflect the age and life experiences of the writers - because there was more than one! They revolve around school and his family/social life: "Rained hard today. I had to come home for lunch and got all wet. Went to Scout meeting. Also went to basketball game" Jan 9 1935; "Played football with Bill Jack and Eugene and got in fight with Sis again." Feb 20 1935. The diary continues written by his sister Julienne. There is no explanation for the transition - but the entries still revolve around school and social activities. Julienne began making entries beginning June 12 1938! "Got out of school today. Just got home from graduation. I am a 10th grader now. I think Sister Wilfred is going away. Darn it I love her! ." June 12 1938; "Got all my stuff unpacked and am living with Mother now. Dear Jesus please let me marry either Ronald or Billy or Bobby."June 13 1938. She is obviously infatuated with some twin brothers as her entries reflect repeated desires to see them and she spares no prayers in her quest: "I wanted to go home so much today but couldn't Oh Lord Jesus please give me my wish and let me meet the twins this summer. I love Bill and Bob so." July 6 1938; "Went to school and showed kids my autograph of Dale Carnegie ." Mar 13 1939. For a social historian this diary offers a look into the life of a teenage boy just before the outbreak of WWII. It is prime material for a women's studies program as it certainly portrays an attitude about gender roles in the society at that time.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; UNITED STATES; CALIFORNIA; EARLE G HOGGARD; ROTARY INTERNATIONAL; DALE CARNEGIE; JULIENNE MORTON; 20TH CENTURY; 1930s; GROWING UP IN PRE-WW2 AMERICA; PRE-WAR CALIFORNIA; GREAT DEPRESSION; SCHOOLBOYS IN 1930S CALIFORNIA; DOWNEY CA; LOS ANGELES COUNTY; GATEWAY CITIES; SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA; BELLFLOWER RESIDENTS; YOUTH SOCIAL LIFE IN 1930S CALIFORNIA; WOMEN STUDIES; TEENAGE GIRLS IN PRE-WW2 CALIFORNIA; AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0008225

‎Emily Caroline Smith‎

‎1913-1914 Diary of a Single Morris County NJ Woman with Close Familial Ties to the Col Hiram Smith Mayflower Settlers and an Heir to the Smith/baldwin House Writing As WWI Commenced‎

‎Morris County New Jersey: Morris County New Jersey Mayflower Baldwin House. Good with no dust jacket. 1913-1914. Hardcover. On offer is a very well-written diary of a New Jersey woman written at the beginning of WWI This diary measures 6 inches by 3 inches and contains 365 pages. It is approximately 85% complete. The covers are in good condition with some light wear marks. The spine and binding are also in good condition as are the pages. The handwriting is legible. The author of this diary is Emily Caroline Smith. She lived in Boonton NJ. She was born in April 1876 and lived her entire life in Morris County NJ. She passed away in 1956 at the age of 80. Smith is 37 when she writes this diary. The diary covers 1913 as well as a number of entries for 1914. On her mother's side Smith was a direct descendent of one of the Mayflower settlers. Her paternal great grandfather was Col Hiram Smith. Smith was a veteran of the American Revolutionary War and afterwards played a prominent role in his community. He was variously Justice of the Peace County Judge Sheriff of Morris Co member of the NJ Legislature Major and then Lt. Col in the New Jersey Militia. His son Hiram Smith Jr. Was a wealthy farmer and property investor. In 1833 he purchased a home that had been built in 1811. That house known today as the Smith / Baldwin House remained in the family until 2013 when the local government purchased it as a historical property. When he died he left his estate to his son Richard Emily's father. In time Emily and her sister Marjory inherited the property. Emily sold her share to her sister in 1909. Some moments from Emily's diary are captured here: "Horrors. Another birthday! Did a lot of shopping in A. M. took O'Dally to the 4: 00 boat. ." Apr 5 1913; "Afternoon to Settlement House to help Deaconess. Called on Mrs. Anderson and Mrs. Barclay in the hospital. Evening played bridge with Capt. Colday Miss and Luther." Aug 5 1913; "Authors Reading for Hosp. Geo Ade and Sewell Ford read from their stories." Feb 18 1914; "Rainy day - Marjorie came up in A. M. . Sue and I went down home for supper. Back to in violent rain." Nov 15 1914; "Marjorie came up for all day. We started the childrens comfortables. A stormy day." Dec 9 1914. For a local historian this is an excellent direct connect to a family with a long history and deep roots in their community. For a researcher in Women's Studies this diary offers a very good look at the world of a single relatively well-off woman at the turn of the last century and the attitudes and expectations prevalent at that time.; Manuscripts; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 365 pages; KEYWORDS: HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL Emily C. Smith; Smith / Baldwin House; Hiram Smith; American Revolutionary War; Hiram Smith Jr. ; Mayflower Descendants; George Ade; Sewell Ford Women's Studies WWI World War One WW1 New Jersey Americana American life New York women wealthy women single woman pre-war America ; Signed by Author . Morris County, New Jersey, Mayflower, Baldwin House hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0011005

‎Helen Meyer‎

‎1914 Diary of a Teen Girl Whose Family Were Prominent Early Settlers in New York Involved in the Suffragette Movement Keenly Observant of Global Events‎

‎Upstate New York Ny Marcy: New York Upstate New York Marcy NYC Suffragette Movement New York. Good. 1914. Hardcover. On offer is fine diary written by a young woman in upstate New York at the outset of World War One. The author of this diary is 18 year old Helen Meyer. She was born in Marcy NY in 1896. Her grandfather was Mortimer Mayhew whose family had been early settlers in this area of upstate New York. Mayhew had once been the assessor and tax collector for Marcy and had served 7 terms as town supervisor. Her mother was Laura F Mayhew Meyer. She taught school and in 1890 was elected as School Commissioner for the First District of Oneida Co NY. Our informal research has not discovered any additional biographical information about her. Helen is a very smart young woman who did very well in school. Her grades were high and she wrote of graduating from high school with honours. She studied music at the Utica Conservatory and often played piano at community events. She writes: "20 o below at 6 A. M. Coldest day this year. Nearly froze riding in the car this A. M. Clear day. Glee club meeting Concert on Feb 6 at Junior Entertainment. Took my music lesson. Fine. He says I am doing very well. Will play at more recitals. My new coat is great. Wore it first time" Jan 13; "Beautiful spring day - warm. Our reports out today. New system - took them to each class. I received A - A - A - B. Had fire drill the third period. Late - got 8 AM car. Clock wrong" Mar 31; "Tried Virgil and English. Not very easy. Tired out. Stayed at Hotel Utica to wait for M. Grade certificate at conservatory" June 18; "Took music lesson. Had trouble with scales. Mr Magenday had me order 'Clementi Sonatas. Had enthusiastic assembly over Rome game. Cheered and sang til 9: 15" Sept 13Helen was well aware of events happening in the outside world. She noted the U. S. Invasion of Mexico and the taking of Vera Cruz the sinking of the Empress of Ireland in the St. Lawrence River and WWI: "War with Mexico. Vera Cruz taken by U. S…" Apr 22; "Decoration Day. Jane & I went to exercises at cemetery. About 60 present. "Empress of Ireland" sunk in St. Lawrence last night. Over 1000 drowned. 2nd to Titanic." May 30. She was certainty progressive in her thinking being elected as 'Class Suffragette'. In fact the term 'suffragette' is mentioned a number of times in her entries. She displays a wry sense of humour as well: "Dance. Fine night. Rained this AM. Had some good dances. I am not going to play for dances if no-one dances with me." Dec 30. For a social historian this is an excellent look inside the life of a quite mature older teenager. It would also be a good resource for a Women's Studies program as it directly addresses the existence of a Suffragette Movement that many think existed only in large cities. Measuring 4.0 inches by 2.5 inches this small diary contains 183 pages and is about 85% complete. The cover is in good condition as are the spine and binding. The pages are in good condition as well and her handwriting is legible. ; Manuscripts; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 183 pages; Keywords: handwritten manuscript document letter autograph writer hand written documents signed letters manuscripts historical holograph writers autographs personal memoir memorial antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier antike brief pergament dokument manuskript papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel . New York, Upstate New York, Marcy, NYC, Suffragette Movement New York hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0011007

‎Ardis J Barbee, Wife To Cecil R Barbee‎

‎1954-1958 Fascinating Diary of Ardis J. Barbee Wife of Cecil Barbee Los Angeles Coca-Cola Executive VP Living the High Life in Post-War California‎

‎Los Angeles: Coca-Cola Franchisee Los Angeles California. Good. 1954-1958. Hardcover. On offer is a wonderful 5 year diary kept by the wife of the Executive Vice-President of one of America's iconic corporations Coca-Cola. The diary covers the years 1954 through 1958. The author of this diary is Ardis J. Barbee. She was born in 1907. Her adult life was spent in California where she lived in Beverly Hills. She passed away in 1996 at the age of 89. She was 47 when she began this diary. Although her full name is not inscribed in the book context clues confirm irrefutably that she is the author. Ardis Barbee married Cecil R. Barbee in 1949. He was born in Manhattan in 1889. At some point he moved west to California. There in 1923 he and his brothers purchased the Coca-Cola franchise for the city of Los Angeles and the surrounding area within a 50 mile radius. According to corporate records he served as Executive Vice-President. The company was very successful. In 20 years the Barbees had grown the business to 6 plants with some 575 employees. Sales were in the millions. Although Cecil was a very serious businessman his 2 younger brother Stanley and Algernon live flamboyant lives. Stanley as President was responsible for the construction of the company's head office - a nautical-themed building that remains an iconic location in Los Angeles to this day. Cecil Barbee was also an inventor with at least three patents to his name. From Ardis' diary the reader can see that they lived well: "Didn't go to club today. Too busy - Mama out all day - took Mama Wilma & Mae to luncheon at Miramar Hotel. Then for drive to "Hidden Valley". In A. M. with me to purchase my 2 big new outfits! Blue silk with black & white Hurrah! I did my hair. C & I drove home…" Mar 12 1954; "Left for Palm Springs about 11 - Mama Cecil & I for a well-earned holiday. I left my car at Cadillac 1 st to be repaired for damage on 24 th. Arr P S about 4 - To Casa del Camino - later to Tennis Club to "family nite" - super! To dine - Then to El Mirador hotel for cheer - heard sing. Bed 12" Apr 29 1954; "Our Sixth Year anniversary and what a wonderful day. Cecil at plant all day - Mr Nicholson Ch C. C. Board to see him at 3: 00! . called in A. M - 1 st time since our marriage - mo other word ex his family ." June 16 1955. In 1955 her husband Cecil became ill. Eventually he was diagnosed with cancer and many subsequent entries refer to how this impacts both he and her. Cecil Barbee would eventually succumb to the disease in April 1958: "Our dear Cecil passed away at 2: 20 PM in Cedars of Lebanon Hospital. Mama and I at his bedside . Please give me the strength to carry on…" Apr 7 1958. For a social historian this is an outstanding look at life as lived in the booming post war years in California especially by a well-off woman. Their connection to Coca Cola as distributors in one of the company's most lucrative markets adds to the interest and value of this diary. This would be an excellent source reference to a Women's Studies program or research as it illustrates 5 consecutive years in the life of this well-to-do woman and her day-to-day life. The diary measures 6 inches by 4 inches and contains 365 pages. It is approximately 95% complete. The diary is in very good condition. The cover is intact although the clasp on the locking strap is missing. The binding is intact and all of the pages are in good condition. The handwriting is legible. ; Manuscripts; 32mo 4" - 5" tall; 365 pages; Keywords: handwritten manuscript document letter autograph writer hand written documents signed letters manuscripts historical holograph writers autographs personal memoir memorial antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier antike brief pergament dokument manuskript papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel Corporate America post-war America Coca-Cola franchisee Barbee family Stanley Barbee Algernon Barbee entrepreneurship women's studies wealthy family Los Angeles industry American dream Americana 20th Century America . Coca-Cola Franchisee, Los Angeles, California hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0011012

‎N E Drury‎

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

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

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0011017

‎Marion Estelle Drake‎

‎1968 Texan Woman's Descriptive Travelogue of a 6 Month Long Journey by Train and Ship Throughout Western Europe‎

‎Texas Western Europe New York: Texas New York TS Hanseatic Western Europe. Good. 1968. Hardcover. On offer is delightful travel diary describing a 6 months long trip throughout Europe in the late 1960s. The author of this travel diary is Marion Estelle Drake. She was born in 1911 and lived her life in San Antonio TX. She passed away in 2003 at the age of 92. The diary covers an extended trip she took to Europe in 1968. She went by train to Port Everglades and there on Apr 22nd she and some friends boarded the TS Hanseatic for their trip. After a one-day stop in New York City they sailed to Europe. After stops in Southampton and Cherbourg she reached her final destination at Cuxhaven Germany. From there she crisscrossed Europe visiting major cities and places of interest: "Arrived Heidelberg 7: 15 AM. Betsy's friend Lt. Col & Masie Buchanan Buck met us. Buchanans took me to Officers Club in Patrick Henry Village . They also picked up two friends from Okinawa now living in Bath England. . Had dinner at Vogelswek Officers Club then went to Officers Club at Ramstein AFB and then to Spinsadel for a beer. The Spinsadel spinning Wheel is in a building which dates from the 1600's" May 4; "Left Copenhagen by train at 7: 33 AM. Went to Helsingon where train was put on ferry for crossing to Halsingborg Sweden. Route went through much of the lake country and was beautiful with all the fir and birch trees." June 19; "Took another city tour this morning in another direction. Then at 2 PM took a tour to the Trossachs and Lock Lamond at Balmaha. The highlands country is beautiful & I'm sure the mountains are even more picturesque further north." July 28; "When they raised the curtains on the ferry this AM we were at Corfu a beautiful sight. All day we sailed along the Greek coast . Arrived at Athens at 11: 25 PM & the cab driver couldn't find the hotel. When he turned down dark dingy streets I was concerned." Sept 28; "A 'tour' of the city turned out to be only the Royal Palace and the Prado Museum. . Particularly enjoyed the Goyas.tho my favorite was Velasquez' Crucifixion. After lunch at the hotel we headed for Salamanca" Oct 10. Her last entry is dated Nov 10th and has her still in Europe - back again to Paris. This is where her travel diary ends. This is a well-written travelogue that covers an extensive amount of western Europe. It offers an excellent description of a Europe that has completely rebuilt itself in the 20 years following WWII. For genealogists her diary is replete with names of friends and acquaintances ans well as people she met on her travels throughout Europe. Measuring 6.75 inches by 4.25 inches it contains 66 pages of notes plus an address index. It is 100% complete. The cover is an aquamarine leather decorated with sequins and is in excellent condition. The binding is in good condition as are the pages. The handwriting is quite legible. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 66 pages; Keywords: handwritten manuscript document letter autograph writer hand written documents signed letters manuscripts historical holograph writers autographs personal memoir memorial antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier antike brief pergament dokument manuskript papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel travel diary post-war Europe European travel women's experiences women's travel single woman in Europe ; Signed by Author . Texas, New York, TS Hanseatic, Western Europe hardcover‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0011019

‎Unknown‎

‎1933 Detailed Travel Diary of a Young Woman Cruising the Great Lakes on the SS Octorara Making Many Stops Along the Way‎

‎Great Lakes SS Octorara: Great Depression Great Lakes Cruise. Good. 1933. Softcover. On offer is a fascinating travel diary of a cruise around the Great Lakes taken during the depths of the Great Depression. The author of this travel diary is an unknown young woman. She is travelling with a woman who is presumably her sister Margaret. From a date inside the front cover it is clear that this trip took place in the summer of 1933. The cruise took place on the SS Octorara. The SS Octorara was one of three passenger and cargo ships built in Cleveland Ohio by the American Shipbuilding Company for the Anchor Line a subsidiary of the Pennsylvania Railroad. The ships made regular runs between Duluth and their home port of Buffalo New York where the Pennsylvania Railroad terminated. Her name comes from a Pennsylvania river. In 1916 all three were purchased by the Great Lakes Transit Corporation of Buffalo. The SS Octorara was launched in 1910 and operated until 1936 when she was forced to lay up due to the widespread economic malaise of the Depression years. She was requisitioned by the U. S. Army in 1942 and served as a troop transport in the Hawaiian Islands. She was scrapped in San Francisco in 1952. The Octorara's brass bell hangs at the Dossin Great Lakes Museum at Belle Isle Detroit where it is rung each year during the annual blessing of the fleet in memory of ships and sailors lost to the Great Lakes. Her sister ship SS Juniata is still afloat renamed SS Milwaukee Clipper and restored as a museum ship in Muskegon MI. Much of the writer's time is spent on board: "Our advance guard the baggage truck escorted us from the train to the station where a taxi was waiting to convey us to the Octorara. After presenting our ticket and a paper containing our name and address to the purser we arranged with the deck steward to look after our baggage and to escort us to our room. Then we went up to the salon deck and received our dining room assignments seats 78-79-80 and paid for our deck chairs. Then we went up to the deck steward and received our seating places on the port side. Left side. We tried out the deck chairs and found them ok. Ha! Ha! . "; "I was the first one up! We had arranged for an early morning shower with our deck stewardess. My time was 8: 50 Margaret 9: 05 Clara 9: 20. Luckily I was first. The stewardess had cautioned us to be careful about locking the bathroom door as she was going to breakfast. Margaret accidentally locked the door; so she and Clara had to go without a shower until evening. After breakfast we took our morning constitutional on the boat deck and spent the remainder of the morning on our chairs reading and viewing the scenery…" Aug 20 1933. Arriving in Cleveland they toured the city and noted some of its landmarks. Our diarist commented on the Goodyear Blimp passing by their boat. A stormy night did not help her sleep. Their next stop was Detroit where again they went sightseeing in the morning. Then they continued up the Detroit and St. Clair Rivers into Lake Huron: "…We returned to the Octorara at 11: 00 A. M. Much pleased with our trip Detroit which was 52 miles long and circled the city in the form of a horseshoe. Shore line of Detroit is beautiful. Before noon we were steaming on our way passed Belle Isle thru Lake St. Clair St. Clair Flats known as the Venice of America where is a summer settlement on up the St. Clair River to Lake Huron. The voyage was thrilling. There was not a cloud in the sky and by mid-afternoon the sun was shinning so furiously on our side of the boat that we changed to the opposite side which was very cold and blustery. We decided to take 8 rounds on the boat deck after which we returned to our chairs in the sun for a short time and retired to our rooms to prepare for dinner. Spent the evening until 10 P. M. In a most enjoyable song fest and watching them dance. Retired for the night. Slept better than any night on the ship. Set my watch back an hour as we changed to Central Standard Time" Aug 21 1933. And so her diary goes as she describes the journey to its ultimate destination of Duluth MN. She returned part way home by rail and her description of the train is colourful: "Rode all night in berth 12 on the Chicago & Northwestern R. R. the dirtiest R. R. In the world". She spent 2 days in Chicago visiting the World's Fair and then boarded another passenger ship for the remainder of her trip home. Again each stop is carefully described as she recounts her sightseeing in each port. Accompanying her notes are dozens of post cards depicting sights around the Great Lakes. Some show pictures of homes other of mining operations and many tourist sites. This is an excellent little travelogue and a historian especially on focussed on the Great Lakes would find the commentary and interesting comparison to those places mentioned today. Measuring approximately 6 inches by 8 inches this diary contains 38 pages of post cards and descriptive notes. The pages are 100% complete. The book is soft-covered and the covers are in good condition although they do exhibit some wear. Most of the pages are intact and in good condition. Several have come loose from the binding. The notes and photo cards are held in place by small adhesive tabs and some have come loose from drying out. The handwriting is quite legible. ; Manuscripts; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 38 pages; Keywords: Great Lakes; SS Octorara; The Anchor Line; Pennsylvania Railroad; SS Milwaukee Clipper; Muskegon MI Duluth Great Lakes Transit Corporation Belle Isle St. Clair River Lake Huron Great Depression Northwestern RR Chicago Handwritten manuscript document letter autograph writer hand written documents signed letters manuscripts historical holograph writers autographs personal memoir memorial antiquité contrat vélin document manuscrit papier antike brief pergament dokument manuskript papier oggetto d'antiquariato atto velina documento manoscritto carta antigüedad hecho vitela documento manuscrito papel . Great Depression, Great Lakes Cruise paperback‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0011022

‎C R Evans‎

‎1894 Handwritten African-American Plantation Song DE Ol Rusty Hoe‎

‎Pierce College of Business: 1894 Plantation Song. Poor. 1894. Non-Book. On offer is a fascinating example of African-American music dating from the late 19th century. This one-page piece of music is written on a page that is glued either purposefully or through time to a piece of letterhead from an American business college. It measures approximately 12.75 inches by 7 inches. The paper is in fragile state with some creases partially torn. All of the words are clear and visible and the handwriting is quite legible. The song is entitled DE Ole Rusty Hoe. The name C. R. Evans and the date December 1894 are noted on the bottom as well as on the reverse. African-American music as a genre grew out of the experience of Africans who were brought to the United States as slaves in the pre-Civil War years. A diverse range of music was developed. After the Civil War ragtime became popular and this in turn led to the development of blues and later jazz. These 'plantation songs' as this one is described on the reverse have their roots directly in work songs sung on the plantations of the Deep South in the United States. Singing while working had always been a part of the African culture and it was carried over to their life on the plantations. These songs were used to put rhythm into their work. Many were improvised and often used a 'call and response' pattern. They began to die out as the plantation system was broken up. However some researchers suggest that they continued in the southern prison systems well into the late 20th century. Our informal research has found that C. R. Evans was a typing instructor at the Peirce College of Business. The song sheet is affixed to a piece of letterhead from Peirce College of Business. This institution founded in 1865 immediately following the American Civil War continues to this day in Philadelphia PA. This one is an excellent example of blues music rooted in the plantation experience: "It am hard to check a sighAn' de tear dat dims my eyeFor de happy long agowhen no rust was on the hoeIn that way off sunny homeWhar dese feet no mo' shall roamAh! De moon is shinin' fairOn de graves of loved ones dere" For a music historian this is an excellent example of the type of music that formed the foundation for much of American music and genres. ; Manuscripts; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 1 pages . 1894 Plantation Song unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0011026

‎UNKNOWN‎

‎1864 ORIGINAL GROUP OF SIX 6 CIVIL WAR CDVs SOME PHOTOGRAPHS UNKNOWN DEPICTING AN ALABAMA IN THE THROES OF OCCUPATION AND A PARADE OF RECENTLY FREED SLAVES KNOWN AS CONTRABANDS‎

‎DECATUR ALABAMA. Good. 1864. On offer is an original historic and significant group of six 6 Civil War Carte de Visite CDVs circa May of 1864 in Decatur Alabama. The images outdoor scenes four apparently unknown two of these images are in the noted Blue and Gray Civil War Museum in Decatur Alabama make for a super visual record of the difficult times and upheaval of conflict and culture in Alabama during the War. The six CDVs in this collection include; the Pontoon Bridge at Decatur faintly inscribed; the building of breastworks; image of stacked rifles this same image is noted in the Decatur Daily News September 7 2007 and is inscribed "Fatigue Party of the 10th Iowa Decatur" likely with the 102nd Ohio Volunteer Infantry and were at the Battle of Decatur and with USS General Grant who patrolled the Tennessee River and took part in the Battle of Decatur; two street scenes likely Decatur; a photo of recently freed slaves called "Contrabands" during the Civil War presented in a procession of the recently freed Slaves. The word "Contrabands" is inscribed faintly. Rather unique image given most known images of Contrabands show them settled in a camp and not in flight. Overall G.; Photograph; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF DECATUR ALABAMA DEEP SOUTH SOUTHERN AMERICANA CDV CONTRABANDS FREED SLAVES ESCAPED SLAVES CARTE DE VISITE PHOTOGRAPHS VISITING CARD CIVIL WAR THE WAR BETWEEN BROTHERS THE WAR BETWEEN THE NORTH AND THE SOUTH SLAVERY SLAVES 10TH IOWA CONTRABANDS FREED SLAVES 102ND OHIO VOLUNTEER INFANTRY THE BATTLE OF DECATUR FRANKLIN-NASHVILLE CAMPAIGN UNION FORCES BRIG. GEN. ROBERT S. GRANGER CONFEDERATE ARMY OF TENNESSEE GEN. JOHN B. HOOD TENNESSEE RIVER TUSCUMBIA COLBERT COUNTY CONFISCATION ACT GRAND CONTRABAND CAMP SLABTOWN CORINTH CONTRABAND CAMP IN CORINTH MISSISSIPPI AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT AUTOGRAPHED AUTHORS DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH KEEPSAKE WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL PERSONAL HISTORY ARCHIVE DIARY DIARIES JOURNAL LOG PRIMARY SOURCE FIRST HAND ACCOUNT SOCIAL HISTORY PERSONAL STORIES LIVING HISTORY ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPELBIOGRAPHY BIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL AUTOBIOGRAPHY PERSONAL NARRATIVES . unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0002553

‎WILLIAM MACGILL‎

‎1850s - 1940s SUPER ARCHIVE OF DOCUMENTS AND LETTERS BY AND ABOUT WILLIAM MACGILL CAPTAIN OF ONE OF THE FASTEST CLIPPER SHIPS IN THE WORLD: THE "SWEEPSTAKES"‎

‎New York NY San Francisco CA Melbourne AUS. Good. 1862. On offer is an archive of exemplary archive of letters telegrams and ephemera by and related to Captain William Augustine Macgill. This archive contains two letters from the early 1860s and the rest of the documents are from the late 1940s having been put together by R. R. Macgill obviously a descendent of Captain Macgill. These later documents are testaments to the historical significance of William Macgill captain of the clipper ship "Sweepstakes." This ship was one of the fastest sailing ships in the world at the time and made the fastest voyage from New York to San Francisco in the entire year of 1856. The letters from the 1940s are responses from various historical societies and museums that Mr. Robert R. Macgill has contacted about his great grandfather. A letter from the Smithsonian United States National Museums states "My dear Mr. Macgill.Mr. Taylor was pleased to have this information to add to his data card on Captain Macgill. In regard to the record of the 'Sweepstakes' Mr. Taylor cites 'The Clipper Ship Era' by Arthur H. Clark.as authority for the statement that the 'Sweepstakes' made the fastest run of the year from New York to San Francisco in 94 days in 1856." Interestingly enough another letter from the New York Historical Society received just three days later by Robert Macgill seems to contradict this. "The SWEEPSTAKES is not included among clipper ships which made record passages to or from California." However the book they use for this information is different Carl C. Cutler's "Greyhounds of the Sea." In this book they state that Captain Macgill made a voyage of 106 days from New York to San Francisco in 1859 but does not talk about 1856. This journey is 1859 is the subject of a statement received from The Mariner's Museum in Newport News Virginia. "Under command of Captain Macgill she left New York Jan. 23 1859 and arrived at San Francisco May 8th in 105 days. Had a succession of heavy gales the first 12 days until she sighted Fayal. Crossed the line 23 days out; was 57 days to the Horn and crossed the equator on the 86th day. On May 1st 12 days later and 98 days out was in 30 degrees North 137 degrees West after which had light and baffling winds from the north." The letter than describes the rest of the "Sweepstakes" journey. First to Hong Kong then to Manila. It leaves Manila on March 6 1860 and arrives in New York 98 days later. Then to Anjer Java Head Algoa Bay and Melbourne. It tours Australia and the East Indies for much of the next two years until it runs ashore in the Straits of Sunda. The estimated cost of repairs being too high Captain Macgill decides to sell the ship for 15000 florins in Batavia. There are two handwritten letters from the early 1860s included as well. One is by a "L. Maguire" to Capt. Macgill. It is dated "New York Sept. 24 1862". It begins "The Neptune has met with a sad mishap -" and details the strong winds and dangerous conditions that a fellow friend's ship has encountered on his clipper ship. It ends by telling Macgill that "Spinola's Brigade" a unit of the Union Army during the American Civil War has been stationed in East New York "where they will all the week and all the help I have is our Boy Williams." The other letter is four pages long and was written by Captain Macgill to his brother Richard. It is dated "Melbourne Sept 11th 1863." "We had a great deal of very heavy weather gale after gale across the Southern Ocean and the seas are frightfully high I never saw anything to equal it in all my going to sea but my little Brig proved herself a splendid sea boat and the gales like a bird." This new ship Macgill captains remains unnamed but he states that she can go "300 miles per day". "We are now loading for New Zealand and will sail in a week or two my vessel is just suitable for that trade carries a large cargo." He also speaks of what he has heard of the civil war back in America. " seems to have shook the whole yankee nation in marching I am sorry they have Vicksburg I much fear now they will have Charleston they are having a train in N. York just now I hope it will not reach Brooklyn and disrupt my family if they go on in this way I shall become naturalized before I leave her if I find they will make me join the army when I come home against my will." In the rest of the letter Macgill describes what he does in his spare time in Melbourne. It seems also that Macgill forgot to send the letter on the 11th because there is another part of the letter dated "Sept 23" which begins "I have been so long writing this letter that I forgot what I have written down." He writes that the mail in Melbourne goes out rather infrequently and that he missed the last mail leaving 4 days before his arrival. He finishes the letter with his well wishes and asks his brother to send his kind regards to his family and wife. Finally included in the archive is a photograph of Capt. Macgill. The back of the photograph reads "Capt. Wm. A. Macgill. Born Nov 12 1822. Died Jan 14 1867. This picture taken in Melbourne Australia." The photograph was printed in the "Julius Gulman & Co. Photograph Studio" in Baltimore Maryland. Two "Public School Reward of Merit" certificates are included as well. One is from the sixth grade and one from the seventh. These certificates belonged to Capt. Macgill's son whom he named William Macgill as well. These are beautiful and interesting in their own right. Overall G.; Manuscript; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF WILLIAM MACGILL SHIP CAPTAIN CLIPPER SHIP UNITED STATES NAVAL HISTORY FASTEST SHIP WORLD RECORD SPEED NEW YORK TO SAN FRANCISCO SEAFARING OCEAN VOYAGE RACING BOATS PRE-CIVIL WAR ERA POST-CIVIL WAR SMITHSONIAN UNITED STATES NAUTICAL MARINE SAILING SAIL BOATS AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL AMERICANA ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown‎

書籍販売業者の参照番号 : 0009003