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4 June 1942
Diamond, Sidney (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Discusses Estelle's faithfulness to Sid. Describes a ten-mile hike that the company had gone on, and also a lecture on means of protection against chemical warfare.
GLC09120.026
Incomplete letter. Explains that multiple use of punctuation marks is due to his "engaged to be engaged" status. Wishes Estelle luck in her upcoming exams. Starts to describe his dream date.
GLC09120.027
circa. early summer 1942
Informs Estelle that it will be impossible to know whether he will receive officer training until the three months of initial training have been completed, but warns her that it will be very competitive due to the high caliber of men assigned to the...
GLC09120.028
9 June 1942
Discusses the chore of guarding the guardhouse, and the lack of US military success in the war so far.
GLC09120.029
Informs Estelle that has spent the day on the firing range. Criticizes a friend, Zebe, for expressing approval of the war while in practice failing to enlist. In turn, Sidney expresses his respect for another friend, Lew Agnes, for his willingness...
GLC09120.030
Circa June 1942
Asks for Estelle's forgiveness, although unaware as to why she is upset.
GLC09120.031
June 1942
Describes the different gases that he's been working with..
GLC09120.032
13 June 1942
Informs Estelle that he has become qualified in the use of pistols, the test for which only 33% of candidates pass. Wishes Estelle a happy 18th birthday, stating that he regrets nothing from the four years which they have spent together.
GLC09120.033
12 June 1942
Explains that Estelle's birthday present may be somewhat modest due to lack of funds and a shortage of gifts that can be purchased on the army base. Describes a training film and lecture that he had received regarding the ways in which international...
GLC09120.034
Describes a seven mile hike that his platoon had completed before supper. Discusses the process of "blood typing" that the army carries out, stamping each soldier's blood type onto his identification tag, enabling hasty blood transfusions should the...
GLC09120.035
Writes that he has enclosed ten very hard-earned dollars with the letter. Describes the ways in which he intends to save money. Outlines the day's schedule - a session on how to administer First Aid to gas attack victims, a lecture and film on map...
GLC09120.036
17 June 1942
Informs Estelle that he is about to go on guard duty which lasts for a full 24 hours. Also discusses a class that he has just had on the use of portable chemical cylinders.
GLC09120.037
Allays Estelle's fears regarding the use of mustard and lewisite gases in the war effort. Letter written while Sidney is on guard duty, and he mentions that an important feature of this job is keeping the white soldiers out of the "Negro" section....
GLC09120.038
Discusses the use of mustard and lewisite gas in the war. Promises Estelle that he will return, and upon his return will take her as his wife.
GLC09120.039
Letter written while Diamond is on guard duty. Discusses differences between the treatment of black and white soldiers. Diamond mentions that he is being trained as a communications and staff man, and what this role will entail. He also outlines...
GLC09120.040
Diamond informs Estelle that the training camp that he is in is the only Chemical Warfare training center in the country
GLC09120.041
Responds to a series of comments that Estelle had raised in a previous letter. Speaks about a "friend" of Sidney's who has attempted to date Estelle. Also discusses another friend who did not enlist and managed to acquire $2000 somehow. Instructs...
GLC09120.042
Apologizes for brevity of letter, explaining that he has spent the evening with Joe, Percy Hamburger and Julie Zimmerman reminiscing old times.
GLC09120.043
Writes of the implications of having been charged to a chemical weapons company; instead of being shipped as a unit, they will all be assigned to different parts of the service - infantry, field artillery etc. Mentions some of the rules that he has...
GLC09120.044
Writes that he is suffering from the "empty week-end blues". Sidney puts this down to a visit from his parents, which was accompanied by constant references to home and Estelle.
GLC09120.045
Describes the experience of being subjected to a dose of chloracetophenone (tear gas) in order to demonstrate to the soldiers the value of the gas mask. Outlines the rest of the day's schedule - a class in military customs and the History of...
GLC09120.046
Expresses concern that Estelle is losing weight, and reassures her that he has attempted to stay away from anything dangerous and that he has every intention of returning. Registers surprise at the fact that his Southern compatriots had never tasted...
GLC09120.047
Runs through the day's rather hectic schedule, apologizing for the brevity of the letter.
GLC09120.048
23 June 1942.
Describes a simulated "moving up" maneuver that the company had carried out early in the morning. Sid then goes on to detail the rest of the day's events which included a lecture on meteorology, a session on map-reading and map-making and a session...
GLC09120.049
circa early summer 1942.
Brief letter written while waiting for the company to be inspected by the captain. Mentions that he is now a qualified rifleman and pistolman.
GLC09120.050
26 June 1942
Apologizes for irregularity with which he has been writing letters recently, explaining that he has had very little sleep lately. Sid then describes an overnight excursion that his company had been taken on
GLC09120.051
27 June 1942
Describes an argument that he has had with Carter, a soldier from Tennessee, on the "negro question".
photocopy
GLC09120.052
28 June 1942
Letter written while on guard duty. Discusses the possibility of obtaining a night pass. Attempts to convince Stella that she is "political" with regard to the "negro question".
GLC09120.053
29 June 1942
Diamond informs Estelle that his is the only group left at the barracks, other than a group of African-American troops left to clear up vacated barracks. Mentions that he has become known as "nigger lover Diamond" by the Southern soldiers, and...
GLC09120.054
30 June 1942
Letter written while on guard duty. Diamond describes a formal dance to mark the opening of the camp's new recreation hall that he had attended the night before. He also runs through the couple's financial situation, having been paid that morning....
GLC09120.055
02 July 1934
Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964)
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
08 February 1943
to Lewis L. Strauss
Hoover asks for help in raising money for the "Boys' Clubs of America" (now the Boys & Girls Clubs of America) by asking corporations for donations. He lists several corporations that gave donations of $500 the previous year, including: American...
GLC07366.02
01 November 1943
Addressed to "my dear Lewis". Hoover expresses appreciation to Strauss for securing a radio audience for his Kansas City speech [October 28, 1943]. He hopes that Strauss feels it was worth his time and effort and that the speech clarified "this...
GLC07366.04
[Typewritten speech with corrections]
GLC07366.05
2 October 1931
Wolman, Paul C. (fl. 1930-1931)
[Certificate of registration presented to William McChesney Muth]
Countersigned by Paul C. Wolman and R.B. Hardy, Jr. Presented to Muth on his fifteenth birthday anniversary by his father, G. Harry Muth. Document explains that each copy of the book in which this document was originally bound is registered in the...
GLC07810.107
1 February 1938
Hill, Grace Livingston (1865-1947)
to Rose Wadsworth
Hill thanks Wadsworth for appreciating her writing and Christian message.
GLC05508.127.01
19 January 1939
Hill thanks Wadsworth for a Christmas card and New Year wishes, and is glad the stories helped.
GLC05508.127.02
11 February 1941
Keller, Helen (1880-1968)
to Katharine Cornell
Keller writes to reminisce about two days spent at Cornell's home reading literature and discussing spiritual growth.
GLC05508.153.01
5 November 1943
to Nancy
Keller takes a break from her " 'Teacher' biography" to write this letter. She discusses her enjoyment of a gathering at Nancy's home, changing attitudes towards the roles of women, and sends a copy of "Soviet Power."
GLC05508.153.02
26 May 1931
Kelly, Howard A. (1858-1943)
to Mr. Bloede
Kelly writes to Mr. Bloede about Christian faith. He cites Scripture to outline his beliefs. He believes that Christ gives the Holy Spirit to all who ask.
GLC05508.154.01
4 February 1939
to Earl Hunt
Kelly writes to Bishop Hunt, discussing proof of the immaculate conception. He believes that the virgin birth was a necessity for Christ to able to die for all the sins of the world, and those who do not believe have no real relationship with the...
GLC05508.154.02
15 March 1939
Kelly writes to Bishop Hunt to discuss Christ as God and attempt to prove the existence of God and creation by citing Scripture. "The proof that comes nearest to us and is most assuring is realized in accepting him as my personal Savior and in...
GLC05508.154.03
1930
Speaks, Oley (1876-1948)
Prayer Perfect
Signed sheet music for the poem by James Whitcomb Riley put to music by Oley Speaks in 1930.
GLC05508.232.01
15 July 1941
Universal Picture Company, Inc.
to Margaret Sullavan
Contract amendments for Sullavan's role in the motion picture "Mississippi Gambler." Signed by Universal's vice president and assistant secretary, and Margaret Sullavan. With accompanying photograph (GLC05508.239.02).
GLC05508.239.01
26 April 1934
Sunday, Billy (1862-1935)
to Karl
Sunday remarks that he is ill because of overwork. He believes God will heal him and asks Karl to pray for him. Signed "W.A. Sunday." Accompanied by photograph (GLC05508.242.02).
GLC05508.242.01
3 June 1935
Pounder, George H.
to Jennie and Elizabeth Damuth.
Printed ballot for George H. Pounder. Printed with a poem called "Then and Now!" and a photograph of Pounder. Also contains biographical information for Pounder, who grew up in Wisconsin and was part of the Wisconsin Cavalry during the Civil War.
GLC03523.14.85
circa October 1945
Goldberg, Mildred (b. 1923)
Personal recollections of Mildred Goldberg, secretary to the theoretical group, SAM Laboratories, The Manhattan Project; 1943-1946
Goldberg, a secretary working in the Substitute or Special Alloy Metals (S.A.M.) Laboratory at Columbia University, recalls the people and events that were part of her work experience. Mentions various scientists and other colleagues at the...
GLC03152.01
circa August 1945
Kaplan, Irving (1912-1997)
Preliminary statement of the Association of Manhattan District Scientists
Typed by Mildred Goldberg, who was working as a secretary for the Substitute or Special Alloy Metals (S.A.M.) Laboratory at Columbia University. Goldberg notes that this manuscript was created "two or three days" after the atomic bomb was dropped on...
GLC03152.02
[Draft of the preliminary statement of the Association of Manhattan District Scientists]
Handwritten draft of GLC03152.02. Contains several inserted typed paragraphs. The remainder of the declaration is written in pencil.
GLC03152.03
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
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