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1 January 1862 - 7 December 1862

Weeks, John F., fl. 1860-1882

Diary

Title: diary belonging to John F. Weeks--Includes entries for almost every day of the year 1862.

includes what looks like a peacock feather

GLC06728.138

March 1863 - November 1863

Weeks, John F., fl. 1860-1882

Diary

Title: Diary belonging to John F. Weeks

Unbound. Includes a list of clothing Weeks has bought and government prices for clothing, list of correspondents, entries, and poetry.

GLC06728.139

18 October 1863 - 20 October 1863

Weeks, John F., fl. 1860-1882

Autograph manuscript

Title: page found between October 18th and October 20th of previous diary

includes list of fellow soldiers

GLC06728.140

Circa 1941

Header Record

Title: Attack on Pearl Harbor: Japanese photographs, with naval strategy map and propagana material [Decimalized .01- .11]

GLC09552

18 April 1942

Header Record

Title: 14 press photographs of the Doolittle Raid [Decimalized .01-.14]

A collection of 14 photographs of the Doolittle Raid.

GLC09553

1929-1945

King, Charles Peter, fl. 1929-1945

Header Record

Title: USS Intrepid journal of Charles King [Decimalized .01-.20]

40 pages. With: 2 medals, a photograph album and 4 press photos

GLC09554

1941

Askin, Thomas Barwiss Hagstog, Jr., fl. 1938-1958

Header Record

Title: USS Memphis journal. [Decimalized .01-.25]

125p. Diary with Askin's service knife with sheath, navigator's case, service record, epaulettes, medals, buttons and other insignia.

GLC09555

09 March 1944 - 28 July 1944

Kryloff, George Jr., fl. 1944

Diary

Title: [817th Bomb Squadron journal]

Entries begin on 9 March 1944 and detail his experiences traveling to Europe from Florida and the missions of his unit. The last entry is dated 26 July 1944. Post-it note with journal indicated Kryloff was "killed in action on 41st mission". Address section in the back where Kryloff recorded 19 addresses. The majority are men from his unit that he mentions in entries. In the final section at the end of the diary, Kryloff writes, "This is my record of my trip overseas, & my combat missions. -George Kryloff" The entries from 9 March to 30 March pertain to his trip from Florida to…

GLC09556

1941

Header Record

Title: [American D-Day printed battle plans. 8 maps and a newspaper article connected with Operation Overlord [Decimalized .01-.09]

A collection of eight maps and a newspaper article connected with Operation Overlord.

GLC09557

1944

Various

Header Record

Title: [Two liberation letters from the French villages of Tinchebray and Eupen] [Decimalized .01- .02]

Two liberation letters from the French villages of Tinchebray and Eupen. All written in French. Two letters have English translations.

GLC09558

16 January 1858

Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Miller A. Wright

Augustus congratulates Miller on helping to keep the home in order, and reminds him to be obedient. He also relates his past experiences in school, urging the boy to maintain his interest in academics.

GLC02691.11.001

13 March 1858

Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Miller A. Wright

Augustus is in Washington fulfilling his duties as a congressman from Georgia. He discusses his family, his love for them, and his desire to return home.

GLC02691.11.002

31 May 1858

Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891

Printed document

Title: "Arrest of Walker-Central America"

Speech given by Rep. Augustus Wright in the House of Representatives on the arrest of William Walker in Central America. Walker was an American Citizen who expatriated himself to Nicaragua. He was later captured by the navy without legal authorization. Wright firmly opposed such action.

GLC02691.11.003

2 February 1859

Wright, Augustus Romaldus, 1813-1891

Printed document

Title: "Distribution of Public Lands"

Speech given by Rep. Augustus Wright in the House of Representatives on the 'distribution of the public lands.' According to the speech, the government held about a billion acres of land at the time. Wright believed that the best candidates for the acquisition of the land were individual farmers who would settle and work the land themselves, rather than corporations or prospectors.

GLC02691.11.004

13 August 1863

Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913

Autograph document signed

Title: [special orders no. 156]

The letter reads "Special Orders No. 156." Miller is to be assigned to a new command.

GLC02691.11.044

3 November 1863

Lee, George Washington Custis, 1832-1913

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Miller A. Wright

Unnumbered special order. Military assignment.

GLC02691.11.047

23 November 1864

Wallace, Richard, fl. 1777

Signature

Title: Richard Wallace

Mayor of Washington, D.C.

GLC05603.02.74

11 November 1864

Addison, Henry, 1798-1870

Signature

Title: H. Addison

Mayor of George Town, D.C.

GLC05603.02.77

1973

Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities

Header Record

Title: Hearings Before the Select Committee on Presidential Campaign Activities of the United States Senate 93rd Congress: Watergate and Related Activities Phase 1: Watergate Investigation [Decimalized .01-.07]

This collection contains the first seven volumes of phase I of the Watergate investigation featuring exhibit documents in the back of each volume.

GLC09559