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22 August 1944
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond discusses whether or not Estelle's letter had been censored.
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Diamond writes a letter to "Miss Taylor", Estelle's roommate at Northwestern University, about her having addressed him as Sidney.
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25 August 1944
to George and Jeanette Spero
Letter written to Estelle's parents, thanking them for their package of caramelized nuts.
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26 August 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he is nursing a "terrific sun burn". He describes the process of cleaning out his foot locker.
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27 August 1944
Diamond apologizes for having upset Estelle. He also informs her that the portrait of the two of them together has been completed, but complains that he bears no resemblance to the picture. He discusses the books that he has read recently.
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August 1944
Diamond describes his "home" in the South Pacific, and begs Estelle to go and live with him there.
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Diamond writes that, although he loves Estelle, he has "wasted the whole letter writing time to answering the damn questionaire
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28 August 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that she has "kept a warmth and happiness glowing within [him] to which [he] shall be eternally grateful." He writes that "war news over in the European theater sounds encouraging - Very encouraging -" He states that he...
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29 August 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he has enclosed a copy of the A.P.O. newsletter. He also tells Estelle that, after seeing "Pin Up Girl" again, he has concluded that Betty Grable has nothing that Estelle doesn't have.
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Diamond discusses sex with Estelle.
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Diamond tries to clarify to which address he should send Estelle's letters, as he is unsure as to whether or not she is remaining in Chicago.
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3 September 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that the battalion has been reorganized, and that he has been transferred to Company "C", writing that he no longer knows his men, what they can do or where their weaknesses lie.
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6 September 1944
Diamond tells Estelle how much he desires to see her.
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7 September 1944
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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