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7 September 1944
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond reports that he has completed his final lecture, so he is now able to devote some time to his platoon.
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9 September 1944
Diamond discusses planning their wedding with Estelle.
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1861-1877
K., Len, fl. 1944
Gamma EP Alumni Bulletin
Newsletter from Diamond's fraternity at City College.
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10 September 1944
Diamond wishes Estelle a happy and successful Rosh Hashanah.
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11 September 1944
Diamond describes a friendship that had sprung up between a Lieutenant Gutman and an infantry lieutenant who is subsequently killed. He encloses a clipping from the 31 July 1944 issue of "In Fact" that mentions the friendship.
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13 September 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he has received his New York State absentee ballot, and declares that he is "strictly a Roosevelt man". He describes a lecture that he had heard that day on "white man versus the colored (all colors) -"
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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.
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17 September 1944
Diamond comments on an essay on the topic of melodrama that Estelle had written while at Northwestern University and subsequently sent to him.
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18 September 1944
Diamond describes his Rosh Hashanah celebrations.
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19 September 1944
Diamond comments on the fact that Estelle's letter paper smells of her powder. He writes that he had attended Rosh Hashanah services that morning.
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20 September 1944
Diamond justifies having sent Estelle a check, begging her not to tear it up. Diamond describes a set of pictures that he has recently posted to Estelle.
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22 September 1944
Diamond comforts Estelle after not having received, or taken, a job offer. He describes a U.S.O. show that he had seen the night before. Sidney then discusses how much he misses Estelle.
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25 September 1944
Diamond congratulates Stella on her recent culinary success.
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4 September 1944
Diamond writes that he had given a lecture with a Public address system for the first time. He informs Estelle that he desires to be put "back on the front lines".
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29 September 1944
Diamond writes that even though he is unaware of the exact date, he knows that it is Yom Kippur and that he is fasting. He states that, while he realizes that "it's all a bunch of hokum, it's the only way you can show people that you are what you...
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Diamond dreams to "Someday…walk on pavements, sleep in clean white sheets, get up at 10:00 A.M. -" He comments on a picture of Estelle that she has sent him.
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24 September 1944
Diamond uses his reading of Montaigne's "Essays" to try and solve Estelle's friend Jan's "problem".
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1 October 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he has recently become more concerned with superstitions, given the "occupational hazards" of his profession. Sidney describes an incident that had occurred during a recent battle.
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2 October 1944
Diamond writes that he has been too tired to read, and describes his longing for Estelle.
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Diamond argues about the scale of the wedding with Estelle. He writes about the letters that he has received from various friends. Sidney describes the frustration that he feels at the fact that all of his friends are "working at...
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5 October 1944
Diamond attempts to explain a financial confusion that had arisen, and proceeds to discuss financial matters with Estelle.
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7 October 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he has had his wisdom teeth extracted.
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8 October 1944
Diamond comments on Estelle's paper on melodrama that she had written while at Northwestern University.
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10 October 1944
Diamond compliments Estelle on her dissertation on melodrama. He mentions that he has received a wedding invitation from "Ben & Beulah" and encloses it with the letter.
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12 October 1944
Diamond writes that he is in a state of semi-consciousness from fatigue.
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