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Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945) to Estelle Spero

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09120.525 Author/Creator: Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945) Place Written: Bougainville, Papua New Guinea Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 October 1944 Pagination: 9 p. ; 13 x 20.5 cm. Order a Copy

Diamond discusses one of his letters about the "racial question" which had been published in a periodical.

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