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Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.114 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Place Written: s.l. Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 11 October 1942 Pagination: 3 p. ; 15.5 x 23 cm. Order a Copy

Diamond describes a visit to Baltimore that he had made the previous Saturday night. Sidney also mentions the "cracking tension" that he has been experiencing.

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