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1943/03/09
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945)
to Bishop G. Bromley Oxnam re: opposition to prohibition
Signed as President on White House stationery. Written as a follow-up to meeting with Methodist bishops.
GLC02793.085
28 October 1943
Unknown
to Mrs. Williams
A condolence letter from the Chaplain at Hampton Institute. He expresses his admiration for LeRoi, including LeRoi's playing of the Church Tower chimes. The signature is illegible.
GLC09587.034
circa 1943
[Eulogy for LeRoi Williams by his Family]
Eulogy for LeRoi Williams, attributed to his family. It lists LeRoi's accomplishments at both the Hampton Institute and the Tuskegee Army Air Force School, including his playing of chimes and his devotion to his family, country, and God. It ends with...
GLC09587.063
29 April 1942
Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Discusses two of the men that Diamond has met on the military base, one of whom is a Divinity student. Diamond subsequently ponders over the moral implications of war.
GLC09120.003
Circa. April/ May 1942
Discusses the gardening task that he had carried out the day before. Also mentions a divinity student's frustration with the language employed in the army.
GLC09120.009
27 September 1942
Diamond pops into a Catholic church while in town in order to take a break. He writes to Estelle that, "while seated there, alone, in the strange hush that only religion can bring about, the thought of death overcame me." He then describes looking...
GLC09120.109
24 October 1942
Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945)
Diamond informs Estelle that he has just received a demerit for having had dirty finger nails. He then describes to Estelle the experience of showering in the Army. Sidney tells Estelle that he has spent the morning listening to the Yiddish Shtunda...
GLC09120.122
12 December 1942
Diamond describes carrying out a "shake-down" inspection - a process that results from a man claiming that some of his personal belongings have been stolen. Sidney responds to Estelle's claim that her uncle had encountered anti-Semitism in the army...
GLC09120.151
22 April 1943
Diamond tells Estelle that the company has just received orders for the next move which will most probably be to East Texas. He also informs her that on Monday evening he had attended a seder.
GLC09120.217
3 June 1943
Diamond complains about having been served pork for all meals recently. He also describes a mock court-martial that took place the day before, in which he played the defendant.
GLC09120.234
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