‎Biographie‎

‎Chittick, vlo v l o‎

‎Thomas Chandler Haliburton Sam Slick : a Study in Provincial Toryism Signed‎

‎NY: Columbia University. Near Fine with no dust jacket. 1924. First Edition. Hardcover. Signed by Chittick on the fep. Notes inside the front cover and on the fep. ; Small 4to 9" - 11" tall; 695 pages; Signed by Author . Columbia University hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 26256

‎Ghandhi, M K and (Gandhi, M K)‎

‎Satyagraha In South Africa‎

‎Navajivan Publishing 1972. Book. Original Wraps. Ghandhi's writings on civil rights movement in South Africa written in 1928 this is the publisher's 1972 printing 10000 copies of the original printing. Some normal wear to paper covers but a VERY GOOD COPY. See photos. Navajivan Publishing paperback‎

书商的参考编号 : 000737

‎Wetmore, Helen Cody [ Taylor, Bert Leston, ghost writer ]‎

‎Last of the Great Scouts‎

‎Duluth MN: Duluth Press Printing Co. 1899. First edition. Hardcover. Good. Octavo green embossed cloth 267pp. front hinge cracking; embossed bison head on top cover edgeworn. <br/><br/>This is a fundamental source for Buffalo Bill. Helen Cody's second hustand was Hugh Wetmore who edited the Duluth Press. Before Bert Leston Taylor relocated to Chicago where he became nationally famous for his "A Line O'Type or Two" column he lived in Duluth while editor of the News-Tribune and was drafted to be the ghostwriter for Helen: his first book. This is the only edition of LAST OF THE GREAT SCOUTS that has 19 full-page plates. Howes W297; Graff 4616; Rader 3617; 6-GUNS 2372 . Duluth Press Printing Co. hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 0005669

‎Mamet, David‎

‎THE CABIN. REMINISCENCE AND DIVERSIONS‎

‎NY: Turtle Bay 1992. First edition first prnt. Signed by Mamet on the title page. Spine cloth lightly rubbed at head and toe. Near Fine condition in a Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Turtle Bay Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 20854 ???????? : 0679415580 9780679415589

‎Dafforne, James‎

‎Pictures by Sir Edwin Landseer Royal Academician with Descriptions and a Biographical Sketch of the Painter‎

‎Virtue & Co.Ltd. London. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Good. Virtue & Co.Ltd. London. 1st Edition . Good. Approx. 13.5'' tall sympathetically rebound using the original decorative front cover & spine. All edges gilt corners bumped a little. 92pp complete with 20 full page plates of his paintings. Contents include a biography of Landseer with discussion of the pictures & also a list of his works & exhibited pictures at rear. Undated presumed first edition edition probably late 19th century. Ex reference library with few markings bookplate to front pastedown number to reverse of title page stamp to upper edge & a couple of blind stamps at front & rear. No other obvious library markings. One of the plate guards has been folded & has a couple of minor tears see pictures. Heavy & may require extra overseas postage. <br/><br/> Virtue & Co.Ltd., London hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 374

‎Earnhardt, Dale Jr with Jade Gurss‎

‎DRIVER #8‎

‎NY: Warner Books 2002. First edition first prnt. Signed by Junior on the front free endpage. Black & white photographs. Few text pages with tiny topedge tear; dustjacket with price sticker remains on rear panel. Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcovers. Near Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Warner Books Hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 70529 ???????? : 0446530301 9780446530309

‎SAMUEL PEYTON‎

‎1929 UNUSUAL ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A DESTITUTE PERHAPS DELUSIONAL STRUGGLING TO SURVIVE LIVING ROUGH SOUTH DAKOTA MAN HIS MOTHER AND A HORSE NAMED GOLDY‎

‎PIEDMONT SOUTH DAKOTA. Good. 1929. On offer is a first-hand account of a man struggling at the onset of the Great Depression. His handwritten journal measures 6.25 inches by 4.5 inches on a landscape layout. It contains 70 pages. It is about 50% complete. The stiff cardboard cover and pages are secured by a ribbon tie. The journal is in good shape. The entries are made on un-numbered and undated pages in pencil and the handwriting is legible. Samuel E. Peyton lived in the Black Hills just east of Piedmont SD. We do not know his age. To say that he is poor would be a huge understatement. Peyton was destitute. He lives in a cabin above the village of Piedmont with his mother and they barely subsist. His other companions are a horse named Goldy a cat named Dit and a dog. He has a car that is not running and that the seller is trying to repossess. The cabin seems to be inside the Black Hills National Forest. This didn't endear him to park rangers who drop by to see if he has moved on. He spends his days chopping wood and going down into Piedmont to check his mail. He has applied for an unspecified pension and is hoping for a positive answer. His mother is a painter and has sold some art and is awaiting payment. His entries contain a number of wry observations of the people he encounters - whether his friend Jim or the woman who runs the general store. He wrestles with the idea of taking a job cutting wood but fears it will impede his ambition to become an aviator! He sees Jim most days when he goes into town. Jim and presumably his wife Mama own a house where they rent some rooms. When they decide to move out of Piedmont they offer it to Samuel and his mother and let them keep the rent as well. The following entries will give a flavour of this interesting journal: ".We have been broke since Christmas and have been living on spuds and onions mostly. Duhamel's were to pay us $30 for pictures the first of January but didn't. They haven't payed us yet. We are hoping to get our pension as usual. Also the Forest Service is trying to kick us off as usual. Mr. Oliver seems to be our only friend. He is a good one though." Jan 23; ". Went to Piedmont today. Haven't heard from pension yet or Duhamel's either. It was 21 degrees below this morning in Piedmont. Mrs. Priest wants her store bill paid. Well we have only 2 cents in cash. I owe Mrs. M. M. Couper 5 cents for a post. I owe 25 cents for box rent so if they declare me bankrupt they will only get about 1 cent on every $10." Jan 26; "Cold and foggy with snow falling. There is frost all over the bushes and trees. Winter has set in again and our hope of having some nice weather is gone. I wonder when it will warm up. Spent most of day reading and sitting around but spent a couple of hours getting wood. Forest supervisor Duthie and forest ranger Hickel came over to see if we had vacated the place yet. Well we haven't and won't until we are ready." Feb 5 ". I went to Piedmont today and brought home some groceries from mama's. I beat Jim 2 games of chess out of 3. We got a letter from the pension bureau which turned down our pension. It was turned down by Ward C. Finney the same man who has ignored our requests for a mineral examination on our claims. He is assistant secretary of inteior. He is a hand and glove in with the Forest Service trying to get us off our place. He absolutely ignored our evidence for our pension alone. I shall always remember Edward C. Finney also Forest supervisor Duthie."Feb 18; ". I went to P. today and got some more flour and a can of salmon. Mrs. M. M. Couper pounced on me and demanded her two nickles for the Posts. I told her that the publishers were asking us for the $2 for it and she admitted she had gotten her money back from them. She sure must have felt like a nickle. She talked for 15 minutes to save her face. Mrs. Couper is Scotch and so she can't let any money get away from her if she can help it. Well I bet she won't be so quick to bum some one the next time." Feb 15; ". I don't know what to do. If I get a job from the Hornstake I will be here working all summer and if I don't we won't have anything to live on. We haven't any money to go away on or any job to go to so we are up in the air. Mother has $50 coming from Mr. Over of the State University William H. Over was a collector and curator of the Museum of Natural and Cultural History of South Dakota for an Indian Painting also $30 from Duhamel's. If we get this we may go."Feb 23; ". I don't see what we can do for ourselves by staying here but I don't see where we can go with our any money. We can't stay here and live off the folks however so we must go somewhere or else must get a job around here. I do not want to get a job here because it will make me give up any idea of getting into aviation which is my ambition…. " Feb 25; ". I went to town today. Mama said that she and Jim were going away and that she would like to have us stay in her house and look after the school teachers. She said we could have the $20 a month rent too. I don't like the idea vary well but I guess it is that or nothing."Mar 9. He notes the Cristero War or Cristero Rebellion that was ravaging in Mexico at the time Mar.18. His last entry is in early April: ". We got our pension. The $20 a month one with $197 back."Apr1. We hear no more from Samuel Peyton. This is a fascinating look into the life of a very ordinary person trying to make ends meet at the outset of the worst financial crisis that America had ever faced. For a social historian it provides a glimpse into the daily hardships of grinding poverty that confronted many ordinary Americans.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 20TH CENTURY; 1920s; SAMUEL PEYTON; UNITED STATES PIEDMONT; SD; SOUTH DAKOTA; MEADE COUNTY; BLACK HILLS; GREAT PLAINS; RAPID CITY; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES THE GREAT DEPRESSION RURAL MIDWEST IN THE LATE 1920S; POVERTY IN THE 1920S UNITED STATES; BLACK HILLS NATIONAL FOREST; FOREST RANGERS IN SOUTH DAKOTA; ; DUHAMEL; W.H.OVER; EDWARD C. FINNEY; GEORGE A. DUTHIE SUPERVISOR OF THE BLACK HILLS FOREST; CRISTERO REBELLION; AGRICULTURAL DEPRESSION OF 1920s ON THE GREAT PLAINS LIFE IN BLACK HILLS FOREST 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

书商的参考编号 : 0008137

‎ODESSA McCLISTER (nee ARNOLD)‎

‎1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT WORLD WAR II MID WEST DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY HARD WORKING AKRON HOME MAKER ALL THE WHILE WITH THE DARK BACKDROP OF THE WAR‎

‎AKRON OHIO. Good. 1944. On offer is an interesting diary of a homemaker during the last years of WWII The diary measures 7.5 inches by 5 inches. It contains 365 pages plus additional 16 pages of supplementary information. It is about 75% complete. The front cover has separated from the spine but otherwise the covers and pages are all in good condition. The handwriting is clear and legible. The context suggests that the author belonged to the Arnold family and casual research suggests most likely written by Mrs. Odessa McClister nee Arnold wife of Virgil McClister in the early 1920s they graduated from the Palmer School and shortly worked as chiropractors McClister was member of the city council and had state government jobs. At the time the diary was written Odessa was a president of South High Home and School League. Living in Akron OH she is managing the household for her elderly father and much younger sister. Her mother who would have been 83 that year has passed away. She mentions her sister Nola Craig her brother Elton D. Arnold who had passed away 11 years previously at age 35 Nov 19 and his wife Esther Arnold whose son Dale was a P-40 pilot during the WW2 and was lost in action in the South Pacific. Context suggests that she is 49 years old from a birthday reference on Dec. 29. She lives with her father and her 15 year old daughter Pat Patricia McClister who is still in high school. Later Patricia would study at the Kent State University and work as a teacher. This is a thoroughly delightful recounting of daily life in middle America during the war. The entries are full of the daily tasks that she sets out to accomplish: "Washed solarium windows in and out. Nice weather so I can easily do them on the outside. Also scrubbed the side porch window sills sure so dirty. Feel pretty good I hope" Jan 20. "Had a big wash. Did some cleaning in the basement again. If I do a little at a time then maybe sometime I'll get there. Feel pretty good. Hope I continue" Mar 27. "Had a tremendous ironing. Pat makes quite a lot of washing when she goes to summer school. And it's been so hot everything gets so sweated up. . It was 96o today." July 11. Her daughter Pat is a typical teenager. School homework and exams concern her. She has a busy teenage social life and her mother's entries reflect parties dances and outings with friends and several boyfriends: "Pat went to the Firestone Dance at Summit Beach with Kenny. ." June 23. That was a large dance party organized by the Firestone Rubber and Tire Company. "Pat went with Harry to the De Molay Initiation. Was so happy they went together. She said she had a nice time." Oct 10. "Pat to Rainbow Initiation tonight. . Pat is all excited about the game tomorrow. Sure hope she has a nice Thanksgiving and I think she will." Nov 22. She is active in her church community and takes a regular part in Parent - Teachers Meeting going as far as to attend a PTA conference out of town. "To Toledo PTA Convention. Up at 4 o'clock to bus terminal at 5 o'clock. . out to Macomber Auditorium in evening for meeting. . Like Mrs. my room mate quite well." Oct 10. Although not referred to frequently the war is definitely a background presence: ". Nola called and said she had a letter from Esther that Dale is missing in action in New Guinea. I wonder what will become of us if this war lasts much longer. He has been missing since Apr 7th" Apr 25. ". Quite an exciting day. We invaded the continent today. Pres. Roosevelt spoke over radio tonight in fact it was a prayer for our boys over there. . " June 4 . "Boy. What a day. Had the Craigs in for a picnic in honor of our soldiers Bud Eddie and Donald. ." June 30; ". out to Camp Perry was very interesting to see the German prisoners sure wasn't working very hard." Aug 23. This diary is an excellent window into daily life in urban America during WWII. It is a terrific resource for a social historian looking at that time period. A researcher or student of Women's Studies would find this a wonderfully detailed look at the role of an urban American mother during the war.; Manuscript; 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 20TH CENTURY WW2; 1940S; AKRON OH; SUMMIT COUNTY; OHIO; DE MOLAY; ORDER OF RAINBOW; CAMP PERRY; FRANKLIN ROOSEVELT; AKRON POLITICIANS OF THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; AKRON CITY COUNCILMEN; MCCLISTER FAMILY; ARNOLD FAMILY; PATRICIA MCCLISTER; ODESSA V.A. MCCLISTER; ODESSA ARNOLD; WOMEN'S SOCIAL LIFE IN THE MID-20TH CENTURY AMERICA; SECOND WORLD WAR AND AMERICAN MIDWEST; YOUNG WOMEN SOCIAL LIFE IN WARTIME AMERICA; KENT STATE UNIVERSITY ALUMNAE; PATRICIA OSELAND; GERMAN PRISONERS OF WAR IN CAMP PERRY; PTA CONVENTION IN 1944; 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

书商的参考编号 : 0008144

‎MARGARET (MARDI) BURNHAM‎

‎1931 - 1935 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG ILLINOIS WOMAN GRAND DAUGHTER OF AMERICA'S MOST PROMINENT ARCHITECT AND AFFLUENT MEMBER OF CHICAGO'S CULTURAL AND BUSINESS ELITE UNAFFECTED BY THE GRINDING YEARS OF THE GREAT DEPRESSION‎

‎EVANSTON IL. Good. 1931. On offer is an original fascinating and rather chatty diary of the granddaughter of the most prominent architect in the United States at the beginning of the 20th Century. Measuring 5.5 inches by 3.75 inches this 5-year diary contains 365 pages. It is essentially 100% complete. The leatherette cover is in good condition with a slight water stain on the back cover. All pages are intact. The handwriting is legible. Margaret Burnham was born in 1914 and grew up in Evanston IL. Her diary covers the years 1932 through 1936. Her father Hubert Burnham was the oldest son of Daniel H. Burnham the most prominent architect in the United States during his professional career 1872-1912. The impact that Daniel Burnham had on cityscapes across America and overseas cannot by overstated. Burnham essentially created the profession of Urban Planner and brought architecture from a drafting job to a fully-recognized profession. He was a member of the "Chicago School" of architecture. Together with his partner John Root they built the largest architectural firm in the world. His buildings include the first skyscraper - the Montauk Block in Chicago. Other famous buildings followed including such as the Masonic Temple the Rookery Building and the Field Museum Chicago Ellicott Square Buffalo Union Station Washington DC Selfridges London and the famous triangular-shaped Flatiron Building in New York City. He was appointed Director of Works for the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. Chicago World's Fair Burnham had responsibility for overseeing and completing construction for some 150 buildings on more than 600 acres 240 hectares of land. In little more than two years Burnham created America's most spectacular world's fair of the 19th century. He led a workforce numbering as many as 10000 reviewed guidelines for the many state buildings and supervised the fair's infrastructure including transportation sewage and clean water delivery systems. Nicknamed the "White City" the fair's grand Neoclassical buildings were planned as a cohesive whole in a landscaped setting; they made a lasting impression on millions of visitors. Often noted as the inspiration for the City Beautiful movement the fair was a turning point both for Burnham and for the development of the modern American city. Margaret's father Hubert studied at the U.S. Naval Academy earning a degree in Science. He served in WWI and was in charge of construction of naval bases in France. Prior to the war he worked alongside his brother Daniel Jr. in their fathers firm as architects. After their father's death they left and set up their own architectural firm - Burnham Brothers. This was the creative and dynamic family that Margaret grew up in and where she enjoyed a life of affluence. She attended boarding schools in Switzerland and Paris and made her debut in Chicago in the late 1920s. She then moved to New York City where she became a model She later married Neil Williams had two sons and moved to Palm Springs California. She was divorced and later married Peter Legrow. Margaret Burnham passed away in 2009 at the age of 95. This diary covers her life from age 18-22. Her diary begins in 1932 with her enjoying activities with her family and friends: "Church A.M. and again to a mystery play at St. Lukes. Enjoyed New York Symphony concert - Horowitz playing Rachmaninoff symphony." Jan 3 1932. "School reopened. Errand in town - to mama's for dinner - to mass meeting at Stadium on tax situation" Jan 4 1932. "Downtown A.M on errands. Home rest of day listening to music etc. Gordon John Suite" Mar 26 1932. "Went to board room with Miss Haff for our checks. With Matie this evening." June 25 1932. In the summer of 1933 she and a group of friends took a trip 6 week from Evanston IL down into the deep South. She makes a number of observations in her daily entries: "Left La Grange GA early. Negro women with baskets of laundry on heads walking roads. West Point GA for breakfast. Through Alabama plantations - negros & watermelons - unpainted cabins and crepe Visited Montgomery home of Jeff Davis Jefferson Davis was the first and only President of the Confederacy. Sat afternoon negro market - rickety" July 22 1933. The entries continue in this vein over the entire 5 years. She has a busy social life as a result of her family's business success. In addition to her active social life she records her interests as well as various family doings. A social historian would see this as an excellent window into the world of the affluent professional/business class in America during the grinding years of the Great Depression. There are many specific references to cultural activities such as concerts plays literature and social events which give an insight into how people who had the money could add to the quality of their lives. There are many names mentioned which can assist in making links across the social web in Chicago during this time.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; UNITED STATES; MID-20TH CENTURY; 1930s; GREAT DEPRESSION; MARGARET MARDI BURNHAM; DANIEL H. BURNHAM; HUBERT BURNHAM; BURNHAM AND ROOT; DH BURNHAM AND COMPANY; WORLD'S COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION FLATIRON BUILDING MARSHALL FIELD AND COMPANY; SELFRIDGES; PLAN OF CHICAGO; CITY BEAUTIFUL MOVEMENT; EVANSTON; IL; ILLINOIS; COOK COUNTY; CHICAGO IN THE EARLY AND MID-1930s; CULTURAL LIFE IN CHICAGO IN THE 1930s; FINANCIAL CRISIS OF THE EARLY 1932; AMERICAN SOUTH IN THE EARLY 1930S; AMERICAN ECONOMY IN THE EARLY 1930s; LIFE DURING THE GREAT DEPRESSION; MASS MEETING OF THE CHICAGO TEACHER'S FEDERATION IN 1932; POLITICAL ACTIVITY OF WOMEN IN ILLINOIS AFRICAN AMERICANS AND THE GREAT DEPRESSION; AMERICAN WOMEN IN 1930s; YOUNG WOMEN AND LEISURE IN 1930s; SOCIAL LIFE OF 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 . hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 0008147

‎JOHN CLARK‎

‎1861 ORIGINAL CIVIL WAR ERA DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A NOTED MERCHANT AND JUSTICE OF THE PEACE IN CENTRAL NEW YORK STATE NEAR FORT EDWARD‎

‎ARGYLE NY FORT EDWARD. Good. 1861. On hand is a rare original handwritten diary dating from the American Civil War. Measuring 4.5 inches by 2.75 inches it contains 122 pages plus memoranda. The cover and pages are in good condition and the binding is intact. The handwriting is dense but legible. In 1861 John Clark is living in Argyle a village in central New York state. He was born in Hebron NY in 1805. He spent most of his adult life working as a merchant. He also farmed in the area. He moved to nearby Fort Edward where he served as Justice of the Peace. His diary reflects some of that work. 1861 was also a time of political crisis with the United States on the verge of civil war. He references this as well in his entries. ". at trial of $1000 notes said to be forged . " Jan 31; ". Went to Argyle to attend the drawing of a jury for the next session ." Feb 16. ". the papers are full of exciting news from the South. With all that can be possibly be conceded I feel civil war will be the result. Things look very for peace. . It will be a fearful hazard . extirpating the curse of slavery from the bounds of this great nation ." Jan 9; ". Country still in commotion. Some for peace many others for war. ." Jan24; ". Read a good deal the news of our country is very interesting - the breaking up of our government is no trifling thing ." Jan 25; ". the affairs of our country are very dark indeed" Jan 26. Other entries refer to his business and his farming: ". business has been good today ship eggs potatoes and boots ." Apr 12. In fact the Civil War began on this date. ". sold a good many boots the news for the war is ." July 13. In 1864 John Clark did in fact end up enlisting in the U.S. 7th Cavalry. In the several memoranda pages he keeps track of some expenditures giving some sense of the costs of various items at that time. For a historian studying the days and months leading up to the beginning of the American civil war this is an outstanding journal. Even in a small isolated rural community the news travelled quickly and was obviously hotly debated. A social historian would find the daily recounting of events and tasks paints a very good picture of life in rural upstate New York at the time of the Civil War.; Manuscript; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 19TH CENTURY 1860S MID-NINETEENTH CENTURY IN AMERICA JOHN CLARK; WASHINGTON COUNTY NY; AMERICAN CIVIL WAR; U.S. 7TH CAVALRY ARGYLE NY; JUSTICE OF PEACE WASHINGTON COUNTY NY; ANTEBELLUM ERA UNION ARMY ANTI-SLAVERY SENTIMENT IN THE NORTHERN STATES; POPULAR MOOD IN THE PRE-CIVIL WAR AMERICAN NORTH; FARMERS IN UPSTATE NEW YORK IN THE MID-19TH CENTURY; FARMING; PRICES IN THE EARLY 1860S IN THE UNITED STATES; UPSTATE NEW YORK; RURAL LIFE BEFORE THE 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 . unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 0008142

‎UNKNOWN‎

‎1876 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG NEAR PHILADELPHIA WOMAN IN THE YEAR OF AMERICA'S CENTENARY‎

‎Collegeville Pennsylvania. Good. 1876. On offer is a small diary kept by a teacher in the centennial year of the United States. Measuring 3 1/2 inches by 2 1/2 inches the leather bound diary contains about 400 pages and is about 90% complete. The handwriting is legible and the book is in good condition. The writer is unknown. She is a teacher living away from home. Context clues suggest she lives and works in the area immediately west of Philadelphia PA. quite likely Collegeville PA. ref.: Sept 7. The students few as they are live at the school. Much of her entries make a brief comment on what is happening at her school and the letters she writes or receives. "Took the young ladies to the creek to skate before school. They enjoyed it so much they insisted on going again after dinner. We went down Miss C accompanying us. Feel somewhat the worse for our efforts at skating" Jan 15; ". Was surprised and delighted to receive a lovely letter from my friend Sally to whom I had not written for nearly two years. Sent me a lovely tie she is a dear good girl. Received a letter also from ." Jan 19. Like many small private schools enrolment was always a challenge: "Rained and I was sorry Mary had to go home but there seemed no alternative. Had a note from her saying she was very wet when she reached home. We had several new day scholars added to our slender number" April 3. On May 17th she refers to an opportunity to write a Teacher's Examination which suggests that she is not yet licensed. On June 1st she references a parade that she attended in Philadelphia which helps confirm her location and time: "A most delightful cool day. Had went to the city to witness the parade of the Knights Templar pronounces it the finest sight of its kind ever witnessed Received letter from C saying that the little daughter's name is Mabel Lois. I am greatly pleased. Wrote to Mary C" June 1. This small book is a fine record of the events in the daily life of a young woman at the centennial of the United States. Its details give a very good window into what life was like for a young unattached woman as she was beginning to make her own way in the world. A social historian or researcher into gender studies would find this an excellent reference work.; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; UNITED STATES; 19TH CENTURY; 1870s; GILDED AGE; EDUCATION IN POST CIVIL WAR AMERICA TEACHING IN RURAL PENNSYLVANIA PHILADELPHIA; COLLEGEVILLE PA; MONTGOMERY COUNTY; WOMEN'S EDUCATION IN THE 19TH CENTURY; FEMALE TEACHERS; WOMEN'S EMPLOYMENT IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY; WOMEN'S SOCIAL LIFE IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY; WOMEN'S STUDIES; AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . hardcover‎

书商的参考编号 : 0008152

‎HATTIE CARNES‎

‎1869 SUPER ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT EUROPEAN TRAVEL DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY THE EXCEEDINGLY BRIGHT YOUNG GIRL WHO IS THE NIECE AND WARD OF HER FAMOUS AMERICAN ARTIST UNCLE‎

‎Italy. Good. 1869. On offer is an original manuscript travel journal of a young woman who is closely related to two of America's significant art figures of the 19th Century. Measuring 6 inches by 3.5 inches the journal contains 60 pages. It is approximately 66 percent complete. The covers and pages are in good condition. However several pages are loose within the journal. The handwriting is legible. The journal is a record of Hattie Carne's trip to Italy in 1869. Hattie Carnes was born in 1858. She and her brother were orphaned after her father died in 1860 and her mother in 1863. She was raised by her uncle and aunt Henry Grant DeForest and his wife Julia. They were a very prosperous New York family. Both her uncle Frederic Edwin Church and de Forest's son Lockwood de Forest were prominent artists. In 1868 de Forest took his family on an extended tour of Europe. On that tour they were frequently joined by Hattie's uncle Frederic Church. Hattie was 11 at the time and has obviously been well-schooled. This is the journal she kept. The journal is chock full of the details of each day's exploring. The diary begins Mar 15th 1869 after they have been in Europe for several months. Keep in mind these are the words and descriptions of an 11 year old. Describing a museum she visited she wrote: ". we went to the room where they keep their most precious things. There were necklaces earrings bracelets and perfume bottles. And beautiful silver mirrors. Ivory images covered with gold and painted. . " Mar 20. As they tour she visits galleries and museums soaking up the aesthetic delights that served her uncle Frederic and her cousin Lockwood so very well. "I think I have seen and done quite enough today. In the morning I stayed at home and in the afternoon I went to the museum with Aunt Julia. We saw the statues and frescoes but it would be impossible to tell about each 1 only. " Mar 22. She then goes on to try to enumerate them in detail. "Went in the morning to church & in the afternoon to the tomb of philopapus" Apr 11. For an art historian this is an excellent view of what were considered 'must see' cultural / artistic exhibits. Considering that she was living in and amongst two of America's great artists this also offers an insight into what was considered important within their artistic circle. A social historian would certainly be able to compare the lifestyle and quality of life of this girl relative to that experienced by the vast majority of girls her age in the United States at this time.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 19TH CENTURY; HATTIE CARNES; HARRIET CARNES; FREDERIC EDWIN CHURCH LOCKWOOD DE FOREST; HENRY GRANT DE FOREST; TRAVEL JOURNALS; TRAVELOGUES; AMERICAN TRAVELERS IN ITALY; ITALY IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY; YOUNG GIRL'S DIARY; AMERICAN ARTISTS IN THE MID 19TH CENTURY; TRAVEL DIARIES; ITALIAN MUSEUMS; EUROPEAN TRIPS IN 19TH CENTURY; AMERICAN ARTISTS IN EUROPE; EUROPE IN 1860TH; HUDSON RIVER SCJHOOL ARTISTS PERSONAL LIFE; 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

书商的参考编号 : 0008150

‎SAMUEL EDWARD WARREN‎

‎1852 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A NOTED AND RENOWNED MASSACHUSETTS AUTHOR EDUCATOR AND ENGINEER‎

‎Massachusetts West Newton Boston. Good. 1852. On offer is an outstanding journal/manuscript written in the mid-19th century by a well-recognized educator. Measuring 8.5 inches by 7 inches the journal contains 235 pages. They are 100% complete with some editing alterations. The volume is in good condition and the handwriting is quite legible. Several pages have been cut out and several others have pieces cut out of them. This is not damage from an external source but rather part of his editing process as this is a draft for a final publication. Samuel Edward Warren was born in West Newton MA in 1831. His father was a physician as well as a farmer and it is little surprise that his son was well educated. Warren was educated at the Massachusetts State Normal School School of Education and Teacher Training and Renssaeler Polytechnic Institute. Established in 1824 Rennssaeler describes itself as the oldest technological university in the English speaking world and focuses on research and applied sciences. He graduated in 1851 and immediately began teaching 'descriptive geometry and drawing'. In 1854 he was promoted to professor of that chair and retained the position until 1872 when he resigned and took up a similar position at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He resigned in 1875 to concentrate exclusively on a series of text books that he was writing. Warren passed away in 1909 at the age of 78. The journal is titled Volume 5 and a notation on the inside cover reads: "Thorough revision complete Oct 22nd 1865". The last sentence of an entry in Jan 1852 confirms the author's identity: ". I have been pressed so much about it a piece of overdue writing that I must get off this week the other two on Orphan Asylum and a Temperance movement the later which will be signed S. Edw. Warren" Jan 31 1852. p 26. Entries however date back to 1852 and appear to span that year. There are editorial notes that do date from 1865 on various pages. "On this day of rejoicing it would be a sin to suffer one gloomy note to enter into the chorus of content ." Jan 1 1852. He notes seeking work or engagements and is not above a wry turn of phrase: "I went to Albany this morning and Mr. March the uncivil Resident engineer said there was no business for me. I found that the new division engineer had not come into power and I could not find Vernon the R or Richmond the D nor Prof Mitchell the eng. of the Cincin & St. Louis RR but I am not discouraged yet. I shall ask Mr. Bergher for letters of introduction . and Prof Green for a recommendation to Prof Mitchell ." Jan 31 1852 pp 26-7; Professor Mitchell whom he mentions is probably Ormsby M. Mitchel an astronomer educator and Union army leader during the Civil War who was working at the Cincinnati and St. Lewis railroad at that time and after whom town Mitchell in Illinois was later named. "I got leave to go home from Prof Green found he will engage new Repeaters and have heard from Plympton that Mr. Edely his former partner is so unsettled as to business that it would not be worthwhile to apply to him. On Monday I shall go to Albany to hand my petition to the canal Board and see Mr. McAlpine William Jarvis McAlpine was an American civil engineer and politician from New York he was New York State Engineer and Surveyor from 1852 to 1853 and also some of the city engineers and see if they want to engage an assistant. I have got a no letter from N. York and if I do not get one soon shall write again or advertise in the Tribune for a situation as a teacher of Mathematics and Drawing for to teach such subjects to advanced scholars would be the happiest situation I could have ." Feb 21 1852 p. 38. What is significant is that the above paragraph is starred in the margin with the following note at the bottom of the page: "Here my true calling appears. Oct 15 1865". He relates a visit with his father to Boston and shows him around a number of factories engaged in engineering & manufacturing: ". Mother and Father and I went to Boston Father and I went through the freight house and engine house. I showed him the pump valve. Then we went to Algers and saw the huge shaft of the Hoosac Drill. Then we went to Wilmarths Locomotive works where is one of the finest screws in the world part of an iron planning machine it is 65 ft long and about 5 1/2 inches diam. But was first cast about 6 1/4 in diameter. . Today I wrote a momentous letter to Prof Green about returning to Troy with an increase of duties and pay $125 for a session. . I am getting very fond of Tupper and found some grand hints about teaching children ." Mar 19 1852 pp 53-4. He makes an interesting notation on the number of steam ships plying various waters: "Ocean steamers early '51 from Maine to C Sable 46 in the Gulf 13 on Pacific 37 total 96. Whole number including small steamers 625. Inland steamers on the northern frontier 164 Ohio Basin 348 Mississippi Valley 255 Total 767 which alone exceed the whole steamer tonnage of Great Britain by 60000 tons" Apr 2nd 1852 pp. 63-4. He makes an interesting reference to the American Civil War when he notes the death of one of his former students: "Died of fever in the U.S. War of Civilization" Oct 15th 1865 p. 107. The journal contains a 5-page Index of all entries. In all this outstanding journal offers terrific insights into the early thinking of a man who go on to be a noted educator and author of at least 15 books. It gives an interesting view of the state of engineering in pre-civil war America and hints at the industrial strength of the northern states which would play a crucial role in the North's victory in the American Civil War.; Manuscript; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF MID 19TH CENTURY 1850s; 1960s; UNITED STATES MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON; SAMUEL EDWARD WARREN; MASSACHUSETTS STATE NORMAL SCHOOL; RENSSAELER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE; ENGINEERING IN THE MID-19TH CENTURY; STEAM BOATS ON AMERICAN WATERS; AMERICAN CIVIL WAR; MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY; CINCINCINNATI & ST. LOUIS RAILROAD; WILMARTHS LOCOMOTIVE WORKS; HOOSAC TUNNEL; TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION IN THE 19TH CENTURY AMERICA; INDISRIAL DEVELOPMENT IN THE MID 19TH CENTURY; ENGINEERING JOBS IN MASSACHUSETTS IN THE 19TH CENTURY; RAILWAYS AND EMPLOYMENT IN THE MID-19TH CENTURY AMERICA; HISTORY OF RAILROADS IN THE UNITED STATES INDUSTRIALIZATION IN THE NORTHERN STATES; AMERICAN EDUCATORS OF THE MID 19TH CENTURY; BOSTON INDUSTRIES IN 1850s; ORMSBY MCKNIGHT MITCHEL; WILLIAM JARVIS MCALPINE; CYRUS ALGER'S SOUTH BOSTON IRON WORKS; ENGINEERING IN PRE-CIVIL WAR AMERICA; RENNSSAELER ALUMNI AND PROFERSSORS; MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY PROFESSORS IN THE 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

书商的参考编号 : 0008148

‎NOT IDENTIFIED‎

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

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

书商的参考编号 : 0008160

‎UNKNOWN‎

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

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

书商的参考编号 : 0007028

‎NATHANIEL JOHN RUTHERFORD‎

‎1914 - 1916 SUPERB ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT REGIMENTAL RAMC DIARY AND SIGNIFICANT RECORD OF THE 6 DIVISION BRITISH ARMY MEDICAL CORPS' 17 MONTH DAY TO DAY GRIND AT THE FRONT HANDWRITTEN BY AN ENGLISH MAJOR WHO WOULD GO ON THE AUTHOR BOOKS ON HIS SERVICE‎

‎BRITAIN. Good. 1914. On offer is a simply outstanding first hand record of life on the front lines of WWI. All units in the British Army were required after 1907 to keep a Unit war diary. This is not a personal record but rather a unit record of information such as orders movements location activities casualties etc which can be used later for training purposes and as a starting point for a review of tactics - successful and otherwise. It also serves to to create a detailed historical record of each Unit for archival purposes. British Army Units have kept these from 1907 right up to the present day. The physical format is standardized. Inside a heavy card stock cover the loose leaf pages are secured with a metal clip. The faded letters of his name Unit RAMC and 6 Div can be read. Each page has a duplicate page that records a carbon copy. When turned in the original 'top' page of each page goes in the case of the British Army to the National Archives. The carbon copy usually stays with the Unit and goes into the Unit's archives. This War Diary was kept by Major Nathaniel John Rutherford a Major with the Royal Army Medical Corps attached to 6 Division British Army. Apparently instead of turning it in he retained it. It measures approximately 14 inches by 8 1/2 inches and its layout is landscape. There are approximately 260 pages - 200 detailing Unit activities and 60 blank. The Diary is in surprisingly good condition considering it was hauled through some of the most ferocious battles in WWI. It covers the time period from October 2nd 1914 when the Division took up positions at Serches France until March 7 1916 when Major Rutherford was transferred out. The Division was mobilized in Cork Ireland August 4th 1914 and within 11 days was embarked to England. After three weeks training they arrived in France. Almost immediately they were moved to the front and in the Battle of Aisne suffered 1482 casualties. Day by day line by line in some 3000 lines of detailed entries Rutherford records what is happening: "Arrived ADMS 3 rd Corps to arrange for encampment of medical officers" Oct 4 1914; " Sick and wounded evacuated to base" Oct 4 1914. Between Oct 13th and 19th the Division fought in the First Battle of Ypres suffering 4696 casualties. In his notes Rutherford records no new cases of Scarlet fever Oct 15th 1914. On the 6th of June 1915 the Division was back at Ypres where they suffered 10 938 casualties including victims of gas attacks. Rutherford refers directly to this: "Visited Fld Amb. 2 nd Army has reported through 6 Div that complete motor ambulance outfit arrives ABBEVILLE this evening. Informed Hd qtrs I want convoy at L' EBE FME and will distribute from there. Small party of chemical experts arrive at 18 Fld Amb tomorrow and will be attached to Infantry Bas for information of men in use of respirators ." June 6 1915. In the 'Remarks' column he records day by day the casualties: "Aug 12 1915 Casualties: Officers 7 4 wounded; OR Other Ranks 149 116 wounded Aug 13 1915 Casualties: Officers 5 2 wounded OR - 89 wounded 35 Aug 14 1915 Casualties: Officers 4 OR 124 wounded 69 Aug 21 1915 Casualties: Officers 1 wounded OR 66 64 sick 3365 Broughton 2/London Rgt TYPHOID FEVER". In the 17 months that Major Rutherford serves on the Western Front he is continually visiting frontline trenches field aid stations and field ambulance units. He is routinely under fire. As can be seen from the Aug 21 entry above in addition to the horrible wounds caused by combat he has to deal with outbreaks of very serious diseases. Untold hours of his time is taken with dealing with the logistics of a medical unit in the field - continual supply of dressing medicines water and chemicals to deal with the deadly gas attacks. His last entry is Mar 7th 1916: ". asked XIV Corp to request if army to delay my departure a few days 2/Army replies that I must proceed quickly". The War Diary does not record where he was transferred but informal research suggests it was to the Greek theatre of war. Nathanel John Crawford Rutherford 1874-1960 was a grandfather of Mike Rutherford a founding member and bass guitarist of Genesis band. He served as a doctor at the RAMS for over three decades and published two books about his war experiences - Soldiering With A Stethoscope an account about of work in a field hospital during Boer War and the First World War and Memories of an Army Surgeon. This is a rare and very valuable find. It is an unfiltered first-hand account of fighting at the front day in and day out for 17 months. Clear and very concisely written within its terse phrases one can hear the fighting and the dying in the 'war to end all wars.; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF 20TH CENTURY 1910s; WW1; FIRST WORLD WAR; GREAT WAR; EUROPEAN WAR; 1914-1918; BRITISH ARMY IN THE WW1; UNIT WAR DIARY; RAMC; ROYAL ARMY MEDICAL CORPS; 6TH DIVISION OF THE BRITISH ARMY; NATHANIEL JOHN RUTHERFORD RUTHERFORD N. J. C. NATHANIEL JOHN CRAWFORD 1874; BATTLE OF AISNE; GREAT WAR CASUALTIES; MEDICAL CORPS AT THE GREAT WAR; FIRST BATTLE OF YPRES; BATTLE OF YPRES; GAS ATTACKS IN THE WW1; FIELD AMBULANCE UNITS; MILITARY PHYSICIANS; MILITARY MEDICINE; MEDICAL SERVICES IN THE WW!; BATTLEFIELD MEDICINE; BRITISH MILITARY HISTORY; MIKE RUTHERFORD; GENESIS MUSICAL GROUP; 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

书商的参考编号 : 0008167

‎CJ JOHNSTONE C J‎

‎1877 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY TITLED 'DIARY OF A GERMAN TOWN' DETAILING THREE ENGLISH JESUS COLLEGE STUDENTS TOURING GERMANY IN AND AROUND BOPPARD‎

‎BOPPARD GERMANY. Fair. 1877. On offer is a fascinating travel diary documenting an 1877 European trip by 3 university students. It measures 5.75 inches by 3.5 inches. The hard covers have separated and a number of pages are loose but all are accounted for. With 192 pages the journal is 55% complete. The handwriting is clear and legible. The journal entitled Diary of a German Town is written in 1877 by CJ Johnstone. Casual research has turned up no biographical information about him. Johnstone was one of 3 students at Jesus College Cambridge University - the others were WJ Darch 'Darch' and VB Johnstone 'Van'. He studied on a Rustat scholarship and later was a Master of a preparatory school at Yockleton Hall near Shresbury. On June 22nd 1877 they left London and travelled by ship and by rail to the German town of Boppard where they would stay for several weeks. ". First German meal on board - strange but not bad . Reach Coblenz. Smells worse than Cologne . Find Boppard a beautiful place. Rhine just in front of our hotel ." June 30. Over the ensuing weeks they meet a number of people explore the town and share experiences: "Mr. Boys and I go by train along the banks of the Rhine to Eltville and thence walk about 4 miles to Schlangenbad. . German trains are painfully punctual ." July 13; "Bathe in the morning - after dinner cross the river by the ferry & walk along it to Braubach about 6 miles whence we ascend the Markesburg Castle one of the best preserved in Germany . horrible dungeon ." July 17. He certainly wasn't above stating his opinions bluntly if he felt the need to: ". In we see some of the extremely objectionable German students with their peculiar caps and slashed faces. . these are the 'swells' only wear the caps - are the most conspicuous in duels and drinking bouts . their dress is appalling to the English eye . altogether I should think that a greater set of scum don't exist on the face of the earth. ." July 26 After some 6 weeks in Boppard the group departed to begin their journey home. They travelled to Switzerland visiting Basel and Lucerne. They took sightseeing trips into the mountains and explored the cities: "Which was a fine day we went by steamer to Tells Platte whence we walked on 2 ½ miles by a very unremarkable road. ." Sept 3. Tells Platte refers to the site where according to legend William Tell leapt from the boat of his captors and escaped allowing him to assassinate the tyrant Gessler and begin the rebellion that led to the foundation of the Swiss Confederacy On Sept 6th they left Lucerene bound for Paris and then home. He ends with this boldly underlined remark: ". arrive at crescent Place Brighton about 11 o'clock this concluding my foreign trip for 1877. Sept 8. This is a very well-written journal authored by a man with a good eye for detail and a fine ability to describe what he sees. A geographer particularly an urban geographer would appreciate the detailed descriptions of the various places mentioned. He also records full names of people they met particularly people from England with whom they crossed paths a boon to genealogists.; Manuscript; 24mo - over 5" - 5¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 19TH CENTURY; 1870s; EUROPE; GERMANY; BOPPART; BOPPARD UNIVERSITY; DUELLING; JESUS COLLEGE; CAMBRIDGE; MARKESBURG CASTLE; RHINE RIVER; WILLIAM TELL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN THE 19TH CENTURY EUROPE; EUROPEAN TIPS IN THE 19TH CENTURY; WILLIAM JAMES DARCH; CHARLES JULIUS JOHNSTONE; TRAIN TRIPS IN THE 19TH CENTURY GERMANY; GERMAN STUDENTS LIFESTYLE IN THE 19TH CENTURY; ENGLISHMEN IN THE 19TH CENTURY GERMANY; ENGLISH TRAVELERS IN SWITZERLAND; RHINE VALLEY; TRAVEL JOURNALS; 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

书商的参考编号 : 0008170

‎LEWIS LAWRENCE‎

‎1873 & 1877 ORIGINAL PAIR 2 OF MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HAND WRITTEN BY A MANHATTAN MAN DETAILING HIS LIFE AND TIMES‎

‎NEW YORK NY. Fair. 1873. On offer is a pair of personal diaries written in the 2nd half of the 19th century in the heart of New York City. The first volume measures 4 inches by 2.5 inches and has 48 undated pages. Each page has 3-4 entries and the pages are 100% complete. The cover is intact as are all the pages. The handwriting is in pencil and some pages are seriously faded. The second volume measures 4.75 inches by 3 inches. The cover binding and pages are in good condition. There are 60 pages and they are 100% complete. The handwriting is in pencil and fairly legible. The author is Lewis Lawrence. The first journal contains entries from 1873 through 1876. The entries take the form of 1-2 line notes with a year jotted at the end of many. Many take the form of letters sent and received: "Sent letter to Mrs. C on 12th Nov 1873"; "353 East 82nd St. Miss Harrison Sent Alcroft & Co Best glove makers in the world"; "10 o' clock Brought the services of Sunday to a close"; "Steamship the Queen arrived at Queenstown Mar 2nd 1876." He also keeps a partial record of his daily expenditures. The 2nd volume is a dated diary for the year 1877. Again many of the entries are brief detailing church meetings he attends letters sent and received and news he has received: "Mrs. L. Received a letter from Uncle H. Wilson & Victoria Connors Township of Reach now part of Durham Region Ontario Ontario Canada" Apr 7 1877; "Best time on record. Steamship Germanic crosses the Atlantic in 7 days 11 hours 37 minutes" Apr 13 1877; "Railroad strike in Baltimore Ohio and Plattsburg ." July 21 1877; ". Wreck of U.S. steamer Huron. Over 100 lives lost" Nov 24 1877. This was the USS Huron a naval gun boat lost off North Carolina. Context suggests he attended the Methodist Church on 61st Street: ". Reception in Parsonage 61st St. MEC . rented Pew No. 41 in 61st St. Church Price $36.00 commencing Nov 1" Oct 22 1877. This diary also contains a partial record of expenses for the years as well as an address list. For a historian they offer a glimpse into the world of one individual living in Manhattan in the later part of the 19th century. His lists of expenditures help build a picture of the cost of living at that time and a genealogist would appreciate the list of names and addresses that he includes of people with whom he is acquainted.; Manuscript; 48mo - over 3" - 4" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; 19TH CENTURY; 1870s; GILDED AGE; UNITED STATES; NEW YORK; LEWIS LAWRENCE; 61ST ST METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURCH; MANHATTAN; BRONX; USS HURON; SS GERMANIC; PRICES IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY; COST OF LIVING IN THE 1870s; NEW YORK GENEALOGY; 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

书商的参考编号 : 0008169

‎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

书商的参考编号 : 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

书商的参考编号 : 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

书商的参考编号 : 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

书商的参考编号 : 0008181

‎SARAH A REED‎

‎1909 ORIGINAL SIGNIFICANT MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A NOTED ACTIVIST AND TIRELESS ADVOCATE FOR THE ORPHANED AND HOMELESS REMEMBERED TO THIS DAY IN HER HOME TOWN‎

‎BRITAIN - IRELAND - SCOTLAND ERIE PENNSYLVANIA. Fair. 1909. On offer is a fascinating original manuscript travel diary handwritten by a leading figure working with orphaned and homeless children in the early years of the 20th Century. Measuring 6.5 inches by 4 inches the diary contains 192 pages and is 100% complete. The spine of the book has been damaged. The cover shows some wear at the corners but is intact as are all pages within. The handwriting is legible. This travel diary was written by Sarah A. Reed from Erie PA. Reed was the president of an association that helped orphaned and homeless children for 45 years in Pennsylvania. The Children's Center was founded in 1871 in Erie Pennsylvania by a group of women interested in helping orphaned and homeless children. Sarah A. Reed was an original member of this group who founded "The Association for Improving the Conditions of the Poor and a Home for the Friendless". Miss Reed served as President for 45 years from 1889 to her death in 1934. Her contributions to the agency's early development were so substantial that in 1935 the Center was renamed in her honor. She played a very significant role in the community life of Erie. So great was her impact that there is a children's center in Erie named for her today.This travel journal is actually a handwritten copy made by Reed for her travelling companion Emma Sargent. There is a dedication page written by Sarah that states: "This copy of my record of our trip of 1909 made for my dear friend and companion no the entire journey Emma Sargent: We only wish history like this would repeat itself. Sarah A. Reed". The travel diary written in 1909 describes their trip to Ireland England and Scotland. The diary covers the period July 31 to Oct 3 1909. They leave the Pennsylvania Railroad Station and later transfer baggage aboard the Steamship "Haverford". The diary is filled with details of life aboard ship during the passage as well as their journeys through the countries. "Winthrop Emma & I leave at 6:30 am and out into Broad at P.R.R. station for out breakfast after which we are out the dock we attended to leaving out baggage and have it put on the steamer Steamship "Haverford" than we went on board and inspected our state room. We found everything clean and bright and we things were put up we went on deck with people" July 31; A perfect day ending in a glorious sunset and long bright twilight. Emma and I got our things in order for landing and made farewell visits with friends all are soon to leave at noon our ship entered the Irish Channel. The views all the way out interesting. At 9:30 the ship stopped and a tender came along side Mr W. and all on board and our friends the Reynolds came with us and were off for Ireland. Flood lights Made disembarking look lovely as we landed at the dock and went through customs than we went to Queens Hotel and all in good order" August 10. She notes not only the various sights but also the intensely local experiences. For someone in her role this must have been especially moving: "Dublin made a fine show as our train neared the station we found the station crowded with people and they had come forward to show their sympathy for the family of a Miss Nicholes who had lost her life in Bantry Bay trying to save young girl who had fallen into the water. We stood in silence with the many friends as the flower covered casket was carried to near the entrance near the Shelbourne Hotel where we had engaged a room." August 16. Leaving Ireland they journeyed to Glasgow Scotland before heading south to England: "Went on board the steamer at 10 am and had our farewell look of the coast of Ireland through a misty rain but before land the sun came out and in two hours time we landed at Sturagus Scotland and went from the steamer to a small train that carried us to Glasgow. The train ran though a fair country of hills". Aug 16; "We were off early and welcomed the sun and the promise of a fine day. After breakfast we paid our bill and took out bags to the station before we started out on our sight seeing tour of York. We went first to the sight of a lovely garden which stands in the ruins of St Mary's Abbey. A pleasant soft voiced English woman admitted us and gave us a flower from the garden" Aug 27. Once in England they spent an extensive amount of time visiting historical sites. They spend a considerable amount of time at Oxford. Later Reed and Sargent toured London and their diary is full of details about the historical sites they visited such as various Abbey's and the Tower of London. "A beautiful day sun and shine and clear air ! We got up early and packed some before breakfast we left our hotel at 9:20 am took a tube car and laded near Westminster where we met Mr. & Mrs. Van Renslar and we all attended services in Westminster Abbey. The service in the grand hall was most impressive. After leaving the Abbey we walked though Old St. Margarets looking a the many old and quaint monuments also the beautiful memorial given by Americans in memory of Sir Walter Raleigh" Sept 5. On Sept 26th they boarded their ship in the pouring rain for their return voyage to America. This travel diary is a wonderful look back at a time that seems somewhat frozen in amber. The British Empire was at its height and the world was yet to experience the ravages of world war and a grinding depression. The diary gives a very good description of this time especially of London. For a student of women's studies the diary paints a picture of two well-educated and adventurous women travelling on their own to explore the greater world. Without a doubt this was the attitude that she brought to her very important social work in Erie PA.; Manuscript; 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF; UNITED STATES; IRELAND; ENGLAND; SCOTLAND; DUBLIN; GLASGOW; EARLY 20TH CENTURY; 1900s; SARAH A REED; ERIE PA; SARAH A REED CHILDREN'S CENTER; EMMA SARGENT; PENNSYLVANIA; ERIE PA; ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROVING THE CONDITIONS OF THE POOR; NOTED RESIDENTS OF ERIE PA; TRAVEL; JOURNALS; AMERICAN TRAVELERS IN EUROPE; STEAMSHIP "HAVERFORD"; OCEAN TRAVEL; TRANSATLANTIC JOURNEYS IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; PASSENGER SHIPS IN 1900S; STEAMERS; SIGHTSEEING TOURS IN ENGLAND IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; BRITISH EMPIRE IN THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY; WOMEN'S STUDIES AMERICANA HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DOCUMENT LETTER AUTOGRAPH WRITER HAND WRITTEN DOCUMENTS SIGNED LETTERS MANUSCRIPTS DIARY DIARIES JOURNALS PERSONAL HISTORY SOCIAL HISTORY HISTORICAL HOLOGRAPH WRITERS AUTOGRAPHS PERSONAL MEMOIR MEMORIAL ANTIQUITÉ CONTRAT VÉLIN DOCUMENT MANUSCRIT PAPIER ANTIKE BRIEF PERGAMENT DOKUMENT MANUSKRIPT PAPIER OGGETTO D'ANTIQUARIATO ATTO VELINA DOCUMENTO MANOSCRITTO CARTA ANTIGÜEDAD HECHO VITELA DOCUMENTO MANUSCRITO PAPEL . unknown‎

书商的参考编号 : 0008191

‎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

书商的参考编号 : 0008197

‎KATHERINE SAGE‎

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

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

书商的参考编号 : 0008195