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June 1943
Diamond, Sidney, (1922-1945)
to Estelle Spero
Diamond describes the "hot, sweltering horror" of the climate in the Tropics". He outlines the books that he has read on the voyage, giving Estelle short reviews of each.
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10 September 1943
Diamond responds to various questions that Estelle had asked, reassuring her that a "date" he had mentioned was a trip to the movies with a French teacher and his wife, and also telling her that he had very much wanted to get engaged. He then asks...
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30 November 1943
Diamond discusses what he has been reading, and describes what he imagines Estelle to now look like.
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3 December 1943
Diamond discusses a book that he had recently read entitled "The Story of Damon and Pythias," relating it to his and Estelle's relationship.
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1 February 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that the lack of mail has been caused by his being involved in combat, "front line stuff". He writes that he has "seen 'war' minus hollywood's beauty."
photocopy
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1861-1877
Sketch of Stanley Diamond as a boy
Diamond writes that the mouth is "too feminine".
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13 February 1944
Diamond asks Estelle to send him a book once a month to entertain him.
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16 February 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that he intends to attend his battalion motion picture show that evening.
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19 February 1944
Diamond reports that that evening they had gone to the cinema to see the film, "The Affairs of Martha
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9 March 1944
Diamond thanks Estelle for the New Yorker that she had subscribed to for him, and then proceeds to "rampage through the 'mag'
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