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Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 to Estelle Spero

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.002 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945 Place Written: New Jersey Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 28 April 1942 Pagination: 3 p. : + newspaper clipping Height: 18.5 cm, Width: 26.5 cm Order a Copy

States that has taken a mental and mechanical aptitude test, and describes a speech regarding the "Articles of War" given to the troops by a captain. Also describes first night in the barracks. Enclosed is a newspaper clipping of a chimp that Diamond refers to as a picture of himself.

Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
Spero, Estelle, fl. 1942

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