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June 1943
Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Diamond describes the "hot, sweltering horror" of the climate in the Tropics". He outlines the books that he has read on the voyage, giving Estelle short reviews of each.
GLC09120.253
30 November 1943
Diamond discusses what he has been reading, and describes what he imagines Estelle to now look like.
GLC09120.301
3 December 1943
Diamond discusses a book that he had recently read entitled "The Story of Damon and Pythias," relating it to his and Estelle's relationship.
GLC09120.303
13 February 1944
Diamond asks Estelle to send him a book once a month to entertain him.
GLC09120.351
9 March 1944
Diamond thanks Estelle for the New Yorker that she had subscribed to for him, and then proceeds to "rampage through the 'mag'
GLC09120.372
11 April 1944
Diamond writes on his birthday that he feels "one hundred years older." He recommends that she reads "The Robe" by Lloyd C. Douglas.
GLC09120.389
24 April 1944
Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945)
Diamond reports that the rainy season has begun once more. He writes that he has finished reading Voltaire's "Candide".
GLC09120.400
26 April 1944
Diamond discusses the trials of being so far from one's sweetheart. He recounts the story of his former sergeant, who had been engaged, but whose ex-fiancee is now using the bedroom set that he had purchased with her new husband. He mentions that...
GLC09120.403
5 May 1944
Diamond writes that some day he hopes to visit New Zealand or Australia. He comments that he has read part 2 of "France et La Vieux".
GLC09120.407
27 May 1944
Diamond responds to a number of Estelle's letters. Regarding "that hotel deal," he writes that he regrets not having had "those few moments free from fears of curious eyes, of parental scrutiny, - just to be alone -." He informs Estelle that once...
GLC09120.420
9 June 1944
Diamond, Sidney (1925-1945)
Diamond writes that he intends to break up the monotony of the day by getting a haircut, and going to an "artist" to have a picture of Estelle copied together with a portrait of himself, "just so we can see what we look like together…" Sidney...
GLC09120.432
15 June 1944
Diamond writes that he has been in the "purgatory" of hospital for twenty nine days. He includes a short poem to Estelle, and then playfully describes his fictitious history as a poet.
GLC09120.436
30 June 1944
Diamond writes that a Canadian border man has been helping him with his French.
GLC09120.444
6 July 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he had given a lecture to an infantry outfit that morning. Sidney writes a short "scene" between a man and his wife.
GLC09120.451
6 August 1944
Diamond, Sidney (1925-1944)
Diamond describes an essay that he had read by Charles Sank about the Jewish people.
GLC09120.473
21 August 1944
Diamond discusses the books that he has been reading and describes the U.S.O. show that he had seen the night before.
GLC09120.483
27 August 1944
Diamond apologizes for having upset Estelle. He also informs her that the portrait of the two of them together has been completed, but complains that he bears no resemblance to the picture. He discusses the books that he has read recently.
GLC09120.488
14 September 1944
Diamond mentions that he has been reading Montaigne's "Selected Essays", which leads to a discussion of the problems pertaining to a potential "victory" over Japan.
GLC09120.503
24 September 1944
Diamond uses his reading of Montaigne's "Essays" to try and solve Estelle's friend Jan's "problem".
GLC09120.513
1844
Emerson, Ralph Waldo (1803-1882)
An address delivered in the court-house in Concord, Massachusetts, on 1st August, 1844, on the anniversary of the emancipation of the negroes of the British West Indies
Speech by Emerson attacking slavery, one of his earliest statements in support of abolition. First edition. Published by James Munroe and Company.
GLC05766
1864
American Anti-Slavery Society
Proceedings of the American Anti-Slavery Society, at its third decade, held in the City of Philadelphia, Dec. 3d and 4th, 1863.
Contain an appendix and a catalogue of anti-slavery publications in America from 1750-1863. Includes writings and/or speeches by William Lloyd Garrison (Anti-slavery Society President), Henry Ward Beecher, Stephen S. Foster, Abby Kelley Foster...
GLC05821
circa 1910
Twain, Mark (1835-1910)
The suppressed chapter of "life on the Mississippi"
Leaflet consisting of the suppressed chapter of Twain's book Life on the Mississippi, which was published in 1883. First edition. Marked as number 230 of 250 numbered copies of the first printing. Comparing Northern and Southern society, Twain...
GLC05847
5 November 1876
Ingrahm, Linton S. (b. ca. 1856)
to Alexander Hamilton Stephens
Ingrahm writes as a student at the University of Atlanta to Stephens, his former master. Saw Barner Shelgrin yesterday, as he promised Stephens he would, noting that Shelgrin is still on crutches and will be for seven or eight months. Of life as a...
GLC05850
14 October 1880 to 25 February 1882
Simpson, Jr Lt. Edward
Navigation note book
Lt. Simpson's navigational logbook aboard the U.S.F.S. Richmond in the South Pacific Ocean. Pages 156 - 180 are a series of question and answer exercises on the theory and practice of navigation. Page 181 contains a series of translation exercises...
GLC05911.19.02
20 September 1885
French conjugation chart
Written from U.S. Marine Barracks, in Annapolis, Maryland. "Locality being a powerful aid to the Memory . . . to conjugate the verbs... and... the gender of French nouns." Red, blue and yellow "swirl" marbled boards.
GLC05911.23
29 September 1862 - 10 January 1865
Turner, Joseph Addison (1826-1868)
The Countryman.
Magazine format. Literary digest with verse and wry comments. Vol. 3 nos. 1-3, 6-8, 11-12, and vol. 20 [sic] no. 2.
GLC05959.02
29 September 1862
Turner, Joseph Addison
The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 1(September 29, 1862)]
Secretary Seward on the object of the war, Southern National Anthem (p.6)
GLC05959.02.01
6 October 1862
The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 2 (October 6, 1862)]
McClellan's Strategic Move
GLC05959.02.02
13 October 1862
The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 3 (October 13, 1862)]
Southern Pluck
GLC05959.02.03
3 November 1862
The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 6 (November 3, 1862)]
Wry comment on a recent reference to "By Order of Gen. Beauregard," "Another Glorious Victory" - the establishment of a Southern publishing house in Georgia.
GLC05959.02.04
10 November 1862
The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 7 (November 10, 1862)]
The Evil Effects of Dancing.
GLC05959.02.05
17 November 1862
The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 8 (November 17, 1862)]
Article regarding the law against educating Negroes.
GLC05959.02.06
8 December 1862
The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 11 (December 8, 1862)]
The Reign of Terror (criticizing Governor Brown), Seizure (opposing state seizure of public property), What Mr. Stephens Said on Raising New Crops.
GLC05959.02.07
15 December 1862
The Countryman. [Vol. 3, no. 12 (December 15, 1862)]
Governments New Function, The Effects of Seizure, Confederate Constitution.
GLC05959.02.08
10 January 1865
The Countryman. [Vol. 20, no. 2 (January 10, 1865)]
President Jefferson Davis & the Press.
GLC05959.02.09
13 September 1863
Prentice, George Dennison (1802-1870)
Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 296 (September 13, 1863)]
Arrival of Grant in New Orleans, General Longstreet in North Carolina, Fort Sumter not yet Surrendered, Preparations to Shell Charleston, News from Charleston, Bombardment of Fort Moultrie, News from Richmond. A letter from the Rebel Col. J.A...
GLC05959.14.13
20 September 1863
Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 303 (September 20, 1863)]
Rebs Fleeing Towards Texas, Arkansas Will Soon be Redeemed, News From the Army of the Cumberland, General Thomas Punishes the Rebels. An article reports Cumberland Gap since its Union takeover. Superstitious warnings are given. An editorial extols...
GLC05959.14.14
27 September 1863
Louisville daily journal. [Vol. 33, no. 310 (September 27, 1863)]
Official Dispatch from General Bragg - Report on Recent Battles, How the Late Battle was Lost, Union Movement in W. Tennessee, General Burnside's Disregard of Orders, Death of General Jos. Johnston, Capaign in Virginia, News from Bank's Expedition. S...
GLC05959.14.16
1 May 1861
Holden, William Woods (1818-1892)
Semi-weekly standard. [Vol. 11, no. 43 (May 1, 1861)]
Proclamation by Governor of Virginia, Interview with President Lincoln, Position of Judge Douglas. A gubernatorial proclamation repeals Virginia's ratification of the Constitution and proclaims allegiance to the Confederacy. Notes from an interview...
GLC05959.23.05
19 August 1864
Semi-weekly standard. [Vol. 14, no. 47 (August 19, 1864)]
Official Report by Mosby, Shelling of Atlanta, Latest News from Richmond. Missing front and back page. War news includes reports from various battle fronts. An editorial examines the local conservative paper in terms of recent election results and...
GLC05959.23.14
3 December 1862
Reynolds, J. L. (James Lawrence), 1814-1877
Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 1, no. 10 (December 3, 1862)]
An article titled "On Dueling" examines the dangers of dueling with a religious context. A brief comment encourages the patriotism and responsibility of participating in the war, while another one promotes peace. A treatise on "Truth" is based on the...
GLC05959.39.07
13 January 1864
Confederate Baptist. [Vol. 2, no. 14 (January 13, 1864)]
"A Defiant Memphis Woman" transcribes a letter from a woman encourages readers to examine allegiance to a proposed national Thanksgiving day to celebrate Union successes. An article titled "Consanguineous Marriages" examines inbred marriages and...
GLC05959.39.45
27 February 1875
Webster, E. A. (b. 1849)
The free citizen. [Vol. 1, no. 29 (February 27, 1875)]
Includes a fictional romance, articles on freedmen and southern culture, a message from a local grange hall, several reports of a scientific nature, and advertisements. Extremely fragile, and torn along several creases. "Richard Gadson" is written...
GLC05959.40.01
7 May 1862
Cushing, Edward H. (1829-1879)
The Tri-weekly telegraph. [Vol. 28, no. 22, whole no. 3517 (May 7, 1862)]
Surrender of Fort Jackson. Report from New Orleans. Confederate prisoners in Baltimore. Reading material for the soldiers. Memorial to Brigadier General H.H. Shirley
GLC05959.51.034
7 February 1817
Adams, John (1735-1826)
to Samuel Latham Mitchill
Adams in retirement to Mitchill, a well-known scientist from New York City. Their correspondence deals with archeological findings. From the docket they are discussing "Babylonian bricks." Asks when a monument to Daniel, the Biblical prophet, was...
GLC07532
26 June 1825
to William Smith Shaw
Former President Adams discusses Native American and African religion with Shaw, his nephew and former private secretary. States "Dr. Jarvis has assigned some good causes of the too general inattention to the religion of the indians. But those...
GLC07533
1871/09/24
Sherman, William Tecumseh (1820-1891)
Engraving inscribed by Sherman
"If...you would take the trouble to examine the volume throughout, and to minute all the passages where your recollection or your notes would detect an error, it would confer a new and valuable obligation upon me...."
GLC07647
12 September 1861
Jackson, Richard H. (fl. 1861-1864)
to Father
Written onboard a steamer. He describes Fort Hattera where they met two schooners on their way to Philadelphia. They have captured five vessels since the boys have been there. He describes the island as the one that Robinson Crusoe lived on. The...
GLC07705.021
1 January 1863
Poem about New Years'.
GLC07705.122
Unknown
Annie Lisle
Down near the wavering willows/'Neath the Sunbeams's Smile...
GLC07705.402
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