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1939/01/27
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945)
to William E. Shepherd re: declining membership in the Beaux-Arts Institute
Signed as President on White House stationery. He notes he is a rank amateur
GLC02793.083
1938
Swamy (fl. 1938)
[Signed pencil portrait of Franklin D. Roosevelt]
Signed by Franklin Delano Roosevelt and the artist "Swamy," dated 1938.
GLC00162.18
9 June 1945
New York Amsterdam News
[Roger newspaper article]
Article from the New York Amsterdam News about the musical "Roger" that James Williams wrote. It includes an excerpt of a song. It also says that the show is hilarious and successful and mentions that there will be an extended tour. There are other...
GLC09587.226
18 February 1944
Unknown
[Men singing]
Men in suits singing. James Williams may be in the photograph. The photograph goes with a pamphlet of the Norfolk and Western Male Chorus.
GLC09587.227
no date
Choral Club
Describes the Choral Club of Lucy Addision High School in Roanoke, Virginia. Lists some of the places the club has performed and notes that they have performed for both white and black groups. At the top of the page is a photograph of the group, the...
GLC09587.266
December 1945
The H I-Y Club
The Addisonian
Volume 1, No. 1. "For the development of student expression" published by students at Lucy Addison High School. It contains a number of essays by students reflecting on life and society. The front cover has been signed by ten people. The legible...
GLC09587.301
1937-1963
Various
[World War II letters of Leonard Eugene Graeff of Harrisburg Pennsylvania] [Decimalized .001-.601]
672 items, primarily letters from and to Leonard Eugene Graeff. Many of the letters are between him and his parents Raymond James Graeff and Susan Prowell Graeff. The items date from 1937 to 1963 with the bulk of the material from 1942-1945. The...
GLC09611
24 March 1944
Stone, Robert L. (1921-2009)
to Jacob Stone and Beatrice Stone
Addressed to "Dad + Bee." He's been out of the hospital for a week, and went into LA illegally with his friends. One took them to Warner's and they saw Humphrey Bogart making a new movie. The army doesn't know what to do with him, but they'll...
GLC09620.087
10 September 1943
Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Diamond responds to various questions that Estelle had asked, reassuring her that a "date" he had mentioned was a trip to the movies with a French teacher and his wife, and also telling her that he had very much wanted to get engaged. He then asks...
GLC09120.267
1 February 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that the lack of mail has been caused by his being involved in combat, "front line stuff". He writes that he has "seen 'war' minus hollywood's beauty."
photocopy
GLC09120.340
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