On offer is an interesting, original group of three [3] 1907 through 1910 birding journals handwritten by Edna Huntington Merrell the daughter of Edward Huntington Merrell (1835 - 1910) who was a reverend but also the President of Ripon College in Ripon Wisconsin between 1876 - 1891. He was married to Ada Clark Merrell. All of his children also went to Ripon College including Ada his daughter. Edna did her bird watching around the state of Wisconsin and also on campus. There are also many names of other birders when they would go in groups. All told there are 280 handwritten pages but her entr... View More...
On offer is an original 1913 handwritten manuscript diary by Edward E. Avery who lived in and around East Lynn Massachusetts mentioning frequent trips to Swampscott, East Lynn, Boston, Salem and Olympia. This is a very interesting look at a pre World War I American male as he passes his days dating, drinking, bowling and hanging out with his pals. While he initially begins the year seeming a placid fellow as the weather warms so does his temperament as he has a scrap or two with his pals and he has plenty of girl trouble and not only trouble between different girl friends but also with their ... View More...
On offer is an utterly charming from a fascinating perspective, original 1927 manuscript trip diary handwritten by E.J. Austin, Deck Boy on the SS W. Harcuvar. Edward, as we learn from a tucked in news clipping about the 38 year old man, uses a 'Composition' notebook beginning Sunday April 17th to May 31st [while undated the year matches up to 1927]. He begins with the first entry as if a the book is a long letter to his mother and family. Typically his first few days aboard ship as a new crewman is fraught with the highs and lows: the sea air makes for a big appetite and then the rolling of t... View More...
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... View More...
On offer is a lovely, original manuscript record of a young man's efforts to court a girl with whom he has obviously fallen in love. This soft cover journal is actually a notebook in which he has written in the dates and entries as the year progressed. Measuring 11 inches by 5.5 inches, it contains 96 pages and is approximately 80% complete. He also includes a record of his expenses, month by month. The cover is in good condition considering its age (100 years+) and the pages are all intact. His handwriting is legible. Edward S. Schwantes was born in Wisconsin in 1893, his parents came from Ge... View More...
On offer is an original archive of four [4] handwritten manuscript diaries penned by Edward W. Bradford Jr. (b. May 4th 1880 thusly 28 to 35 years old over the writings) of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Mr. Bradford, as identified in gilt lettering on the red leather cover, appears to be an esteemed member of the community given the number of important events and meetings he attends, the clubs he frequents and his activities whether at home or traveling. He appears to travel between Plymouth, Boston and Jabez Corners. A casual reading finds he worked as the Deputy Collector of the Customs House and... View More...
On offer is a unique and interesting book from the early part of the 20th century. The book is a combination of a student’s mathematics notebook, pages full of drawings and doodles, and a scrapbook of newspaper clippings, letters, and ephemera relating to the author’s hometown of Chester, Pennsylvania and his family. The book seems to have been put together by a man by the name of Edwin Gilbert. There are references to him in newspaper clippings and letters pasted in the book. The book seems to be a tribute to his family and their life in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The newspaper articles an... View More...
On offer is a fascinating pairing of original handwritten diaries once belonging to Adams, New York man, Edwin H. Chafin. One handwritten diary records the life, activities and commerce of a young Mr. Chafin in 1881 and then 33 years later we have his 1914 diary. Like bookends it is very intriguing to read and compare the activities and duties of a man in his 30s [he reveals his wife is 63 in 1914, thusly 30 in 1881] and then read of his more frequent church going and pension collecting three decades later. Local collectors and historians and genealogists will find a unique prospect of researc... View More...
On offer is the remarkable, original manuscript travel diary and charming relic of early 20th century Americana handwritten by Edwin Thomas who was a member of the American Institute of Mining Engineers and the diary covers his journey from New York out west to go to the Meeting of the Engineers in 1911. Over ten [10] pages Thomas does a super job writing a very nice account of seeing the Grand Canyon, seeing Indians, seeing the "Suicide Bridge" in Chicago and much more. Here are some snippets: Catasauqua Left home 12:35, Dale and Helen Wilson accompanying us to station. I have been pe... View More...
On offer is the super, original 1918 manuscript diary and travel journal handwritten by a young 25 year old Mormon missionary named James Milton Olsen [b. January 20, 1893] who after three years of Christian outreach and preaching the Gospel of Mormon in Thames New Zealand to the Maoris [the indigenous people of New Zealand] returns to America. The son of Utah rancher George Theodore Olsen and Catherine Maria Edwards Olsen. He married Hazel Acord on March 5th, 1919. Beginning April 15, 1918 James' is at the end of his 3 year mission and heading back to the United States. The 43 page narrative ... View More...
On offer is a charming, small grouping of original manuscript and ephemeral items dating back to the Roaring 1920's once belonging to young lady named Eleanor Darlington who lived in Huntington California in Los Angeles County. The archive relates to Eleanor's life when she attended Huntington Park Union High School. Included is a 6 1/4" x 9" suede leather memory journal titled in gilt 'From Day to Day at School' wherein there are 15 pages of handwritten entries by her friends recalling moments they shared with her and of the fun they had together. A number of small photographs of Elea... View More...
On offer is a delightful 1910 travel diary handwritten by a teenage American girl Eleanor Huntington Lovett [b. 1893] who spent nearly a year in England with her parents, traveling there on the fabled S.S. Minnetonka, of the Atlantic Transport Line. [Research suggests she is grand-daughter as one on-line source provides that "George Sydney Lovett, whose first wife was Caroline de Beelen. Their children were Louise D. Lovett, never married; Charlotte Lovett, never married and a son H W? Lovett who had four children Mrs. Arthur D. Whitcomb of Brookline, Mass., Miss Eleanor Lovett of Brooklin... View More...
Offering two 1940s handwritten diaries by 61-year-old Eleanor L. Macrae, which provide an outstanding look at life in urban Canada during and immediately following World War II. Macrae's entries are lengthy and detailed, portraying daily life during and after the war as part of a well-off family for whom service to ?King and Country? was considered a given. Inside the front cover, Macrae has noted the names of her family members who were at war: her son Donald, serving in the Royal Navy (HMS Diadem) , and his two brothers serving in the Royal Canadian Navy, Bill on HMCS Penetang and John (Bubs... View More...
On offer is the extraordinary scrapbook and journal of Eleanor Rebehl, a young woman who travels from Portland, Oregon to New York City for 1939 World’s Fair. The scrapbook contains many black and white photographs taken with skill, postcards and maps from across the United States, amateur, impressionistic drawings by Eleanor herself, and detailed accounts of her activities and thoughts throughout this incredible trip. The scrapbook is entitled, “Summer 1939” and is subdivided into “Bicycle and boat trip with Beepske - 4th July, week” and “To New York and World’s Fair motoring with Mother & Da... View More...
On offer are two volumes of poetry and prose written by a talented young American writer. These two books are soft-cover, lined notebooks. They are in excellent condition. Included with them are a number of loose-leaf pages and a black and white photograph of an unidentified woman. The author of this collection is Elinor Presson Richardson. She lived in Essex, MA. She was born in 1905 and passed away at the young age of 24. Following secondary school, he attended Tufts University and was a member of Sigma Kappa sorority. The book of poetry opens with an entry dated October, 1919, written when ... View More...
On offer is an interesting, original pre World War II manuscript 5 year diary handwritten by Eliz Callaway of Girard, Pennsylvania. She was born November 14, 1900 thusly 23 years of age in the first year of her diary. She treats her diary as an intimate friend sharing entries noting she got her menses (June 18, 1938) "Ten years ago today I became a woman." Eliz works in an office, most likely, and is not in school except for taking a journalism class and practicing her typing. She loves songs, sewing, and reads books. Physically, she appears to be a healthy girl, however, her emotional... View More...
On offer is the 1923 handwritten diary of Elizabeth E. Saunders, beginning in 1923 and going all the way to 1941. She writes of her life spent in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts as well as Andover and Arden, as well as her friendships that last many years. The beach and nature figure prominently throughout, as do fireside discussions about books she is reading, birds she has spotted, friends she has seen and enjoyed, and much more. It is a diary of a bygone era and should be in a museum in Manchester-by-the-Sea. It is, above all else, beautifully written: “October 8, 9, 10, 1923. Days of ... View More...
On offer is an original manuscript diary handwritten by future author, historian and noted scholar of the eastern seaboard and American coastal waters, Elizabeth Francenia McKoy. One of a prominent, historical family she was the niece of noted portrait painter of Captain Kidd, Henry Bacon. Of particular interest to historians and biographers of the author and the era, this diary details her time in 1906-1907 while she's attending Converse College in Spartanburg South Carolina and in many ways is a unique relic of this school in the new century. Dated November 13th 1906 through June 16th 1907 t... View More...
On offer is a super piece of early 20th century Texas Americana being a 1920s handwritten diary of a high school girl from Waco Texas. Ellen Barnett within the 86 pages of handwriting provides an amazing account of what life was like during the 1920's while living and attending high school in Waco. Of particular interest to Texas collectors and historians in this panorama of 1922 through 1930 will be the detailed entries on two important facets of Texas life at the time: football and the Ku Klux Klan. Although she does not write daily entries she writes quite a lot and she has a tremendous per... View More...
On offer is a super, original, historic 1943 manuscript and ephemeral relic of the United States War effort, American enthusiasm for the cause and a fascinating home front look at a young American woman's contribution and service. Handwritten by 25 year old Ellen Frances Tobey [later Washburn] of Kittery Point Maine she worked at the Portsmouth Naval Ship Yard and kept a small 2½ x 4¼ inch diary wherein Ellen did a wonderful job filling the small book with all the details and duties of her life and those around her. Of particular interest to historians and collectors of the war ephemera will b... View More...
