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6 January 1945
Weiner, Morris "Moe" (1909-1988)
to Sylvia Weiner
Moe writes that the Germans are losing their power, though they may try to prolong the war. He says that he enjoyed his years in the Treasury Dept.
GLC09414.1304
10 January 1945
Moe reports that one of the fellows showed him pictures of life back home, and it made him think of his own home. He writes that of all the countries they are liberating, it is only in France there is some semblance of order because De Gaulle wouldn...
GLC09414.1308
20 January 1945
Moe mentions inaugural day for F.D.R. and notes the ongoing progress of the Russians. He mentions all the shoveling Sylvia will have to do because of the snow.
GLC09414.1314
1 May 1945
Moe heard from Eddie who told him Chris is getting a job as a Treasury Dept. representative. He hopes he can get a similar job.
GLC09414.1393
7 May 1945
Moe says he attended Cerce Musicale Cecilia with Madeline Saguire, the Madame's daughter. He described it as amateur dancing. He also discussed Roosevelt's death.
GLC09414.1399
23 May 1945
Moe describes more of the early days in England. He writes that he likes English people but not their government.
GLC09414.1415
24 June 1945
Moe speculates about the upcoming conference and where each country stands and how each country is viewed. He wonders how Churchill will do in the upcoming election.
GLC09414.1438
27 July 1945
Moe began listening to the news for the first time since V.E. Day. He learned that England is taking a change in direction and getting more in step with the other nations. He also learned that for the first time since the war, Japan is willing to...
GLC09414.1462
2 August 1945
Moe saw "Arsenic and Old Lace," and played ping pong. He writes that Sam Finestone is taking advantage of the G.I Bill and is taking classes at the New York School.
GLC09414.1468
11 October 1945
Moe notes that yesterday was the 18th anniversary of his start in government service. He writes that they are in the area where Van Gogh supposedly did a lot of painting. He will not be able to write after the 14th, and comments that he is no longer...
GLC09414.1517
14 August 1942
Hodson, William (fl. 1942-)
to Emergency Welfare Division
Memo to Emergency Welfare Division Staff about approved insignia required to move through the streets in the event of an air raid, blackout or air raid drill.
GLC09414.1524
21 September 1942
Levine, Hyman (fl. 1942-)
Hy writes that he is very indifferent to everything lately and has been drinking a lot in his spare time. He asks to be saved from this mental mess.
GLC09414.1525
22 April 1944
Dworetsky, Bernard (fl. 1944-)
Bernie's Bugle
This is a newsletter written for Moe and three other soldiers from Brooklyn. It includes local news about friends and family. This issue features a photograph of Robert in uniform. It also includes an application for a war ballot.
GLC09414.1582
19 February 1944
Gellis, Joe (fl. 1944-)
Gellis writes that he is confused by all the English expressions, especially the way they refer to money. He thinks Sylvia's work with the selective service is interesting.
GLC09414.1585
1929-1945
Unknown
to the Hon. Michael G. Zapson
This is a note thanking Zapson for a photo. It also mentions democrats in Nassau county.
GLC09414.1609
Information For Dependency Allowance Applicants
Official information for Moe's dependent, (Sylvia) on when and how she will receive payments from the army.
GLC09414.1613
Kurtzner, H.M. (fl. 1943-)
Notice informing Moe he is now a soldier in the US Army
Instructions about what will happen now that Moe is a soldier. This letter provides information on what to bring and what items he will be given
GLC09414.1614
Moe Weiner's business card
States his profession as U.S. Customs examiner
GLC09414.1644
21 September 1931
Coolidge, Calvin (1872-1933)
to R. H. Waldo
Writes to Waldo in New York, who was possibly a newspaper reporter, to tell him that "It would not be worth your while to see me about daily dispatches." He concludes by thanking Waldo "for the information about England," noting (in accord with the...
GLC04905
21 December 1945
Anderson, John (1882-1958)
to Harry S. Truman re: meeting, atomic energy
GLC04935.04
circa August 1945
Kaplan, Irving (1912-1997)
Preliminary statement on legislation referring to the future development of atomic energy
Apparently issued by the Association of Manhattan District Scientists in conjunction with GLC03152.03. The Association states, "It has been established beyond doubt that the atomic bomb, because of its tremendous destructive power and the...
GLC03152.04
circa 1 November 1945
Bonner, Francis T. (fl. 1945)
[Bonner's notes related to a recent meeting of the Association of Manhattan Project scientists in the New York City area]
Written by Bonner, a Manhattan Project scientist and present-day professor emeritus of chemistry at the State University of New York. At the time this note was written, Bonner was Secretary of the Executive Committee of the Association of Manhattan...
GLC03152.06
14 August 1936
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945)
Address of the President at Chautauqua, N.Y.
Speech focuses on peace, America as a good neighbor to other nations, and preventing war internationally. Discusses the causes that produce war such as fanaticism, racial hatreds, and religious intolerance. Finishes with, "We believe in democracy...
GLC04599
13 April 1936
[Address of the President to the Young Democratic Club of Maryland]
Discusses the challenges facing young men and women at the bottom of the Great Depression. Gives some solutions to improving unemployment problems such as finding ways to keep children in school longer and curtailing working hours. Urges the young...
GLC04600
1918 -1958
Hilldring, John H. (1895-1974)
Archive of U.S. assistant Secretary of State [decimalized: .001-.284]
Hilldring served as a major general, Assistant Secretary of State, and first Director of the Civil Affairs Division within the Office of the Chief of Staff (U. S. military government in Europe and Japan). Includes U. S. government documents, signed...
GLC06196
Neutershausen, Buelso U. (fl. 1940-1945)
To: John H. Hilldring
History of a porcelain clock, apparently owned by Hilldring.
GLC06196.104
[n.d.]
Hat
War Department general staff hat insignia with eagle and shield.
GLC06196.114
1941/06/22
Arnold, Henry H. (1886-1950)
Bust portrait
Bust portrait in uniform. Inscribed to Hilldring.
GLC06196.211
Byrnes, James F. (1879-1972)
Seated portrait.
Seated portrait at desk. Inscribed to Hilldring.
GLC06196.212
Clark, John James (fl. 1940-1945)
GLC06196.213
1944/04/18
Certificate.
Certificate of appointment as adviser to the U.S. government delegates of the International Labor Conference.
GLC06196.251
1939
Mannin, Ethel (1900-1985)
Women and the revolution.
Profiles of women in revolutions around the world. First American edition, printed by E. P. Dutton. With dust-jacket.
GLC06229
14 February 1929
Wilhelm II, Kaiser (1859-1941)
to George Sylvester Viereck
Wilhelm comments that he wrote a preface to a German edition (title not mentioned) to "correct erroneous views still prevalent about Empress Frederick." He also discuss debates about the "New Religion" and the "hopeless chaos in American spirits"...
GLC05508.263
3 May 1942
Japanese internment broadside
This broadside, printed in Los Angeles, ordered "all persons of Japanese ancestry" to assemble for transport to detention camps. The document gives specific directions to families about what they could take with them-household and personal items...
GLC06360
1945/04/12
New York Journal American no. 20,904 [broadside] ["Roosevelt Dead!"]
GLC08725.14
1934
Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964)
The Challenge to Liberty
Inscribed to James A. Healy "more advice to the New Deal inclined." Critical of FDR's New Deal. One black and white bust engraving of Hoover included.
GLC08727
1866
Bonhajo, Louis (fl. 1939)
[Print of a painting of Abraham Lincoln]
Profile view of Lincoln's head and shoulders. Depicted without a beard. Copyrighted and printed by R.L. Parkinson from a painting by Louis Bonhajo. With text at bottom entitled, "Lincoln's First Nomination - May 1860." The text describes how...
GLC08879.01.02
1932/12/21
Patton, George S. (1885-1945)
to Nita Patton re: comments on Catholicism and actions of Congress
GLC07771
1943/03-1944/12
Follweiler, Frank (fl. 1944-1945)
D-Day Diary labeled "address book"
Diary kept in a green cloth address book written on board Tank Landing Ship LST-383 officer. Many of the diary entries are more like notes (p. "VII"): "Left ...Eng. Mon. June 5 for our fourth invasion ... D-Day is Tues June 6 .... Arrived Tues June 6...
GLC07239
1934-1943
Typewritten speech [Decimalized .01- .05]
3 page speech (with corrections) attacking financiers, accompanied by four TLS: 1) to Lawrence Richey, 7/2/1934; 2) to Lewis L. Strauss, 2/8/1943; 3) to Lewis L. Strauss, 10/22/1943; and 4) to Lewis L. Strauss, 11/1/1943, 5) Speech.
GLC07366
02 July 1934
to Lawrence Richey
Addressed to "My dear Larry". Cover letter describing enclosed as a memorandum on "Atwood's question". Note at bottom written in pencil: "Sent to Atwood 7-9-34". On Herbert Hoover stationary and signed by Hoover.
GLC07366.01
6 February 1932
Mills, Ogden L. (1884-1937)
Against hoarding.
Draft of a speech or a commentary against the practice of hoarding gold. Includes pencil corrections. Mills was Undersecretary of the Treasury from from 4 March 1927 until 11 February 1932 and Secretary of the Treasury from 12 February 1932 until 3...
GLC02977
17 May 1935
Todd, Beatrice
to Harry K. Weymer
Authenticating "Against Hoarding," a draft of a speech or commentary by Secretary of the Treasury Ogden Mills. Includes Mills's signature in pencil. Todd was Mills's secretary.
GLC02977.01
1944
Ministry of Information
The First to be Freed
One pamphlet issued by the Ministry of Information dated 1944, entitled, "The First to be Freed." This is a record of the British military presence in Eritrea and Somalia from 1941-1943.
GLC09640.015
CIO Political Action Committee
A Woman's Guide to Political Action
One pamphlet entitled, "A Woman's Guide to Political Action," published by the CIO Political Action Committee dated 1944. The guide is geared towards women for the upcoming 1944 election. Contains platforms on issues of health, labor rights, racial...
GLC09640.025.01
GLC09640.025.02
The Negro in 1944
One pamphlet entitled, "The Negro in 1944," published by the CIO Political Action Committee dated 1944. The publication is concerned with racial discrimination within the workforce. Details fair wages under Franklin Roosevelt's Executive Order for...
GLC09640.028.01
GLC09640.028.02
What Every Canvasser Should Know
One pamphlet entitled, "What Every Canvasser Should Know," published by the CIO Political Action Committee in 1944. Prepared as a canvasser guide for the 1944 elections. Advises canvassers to think in terms of marketing; be active within their...
GLC09640.029
Speakers Manual
One pamphlet entitled, "Speakers Manual," published by the CIO Political Action Committee dated 1944. Advises the reader on the best methods for topic discussion while canvassing.
GLC09640.030
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