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6 July 1944
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond informs Estelle that he had given a lecture to an infantry outfit that morning. Sidney writes a short "scene" between a man and his wife.
GLC09120.451
26 July 1944
to Estellle Spero
Diamond writes that the night before he had seen the film "Going My Way", starring Bing Crosby. He mentions that he is "getting tired" of giving lectures.
GLC09120.464
27 July 1944
Diamond writes that the day should be named "D" day as it has been thoroughly discouraging. He describes a visit from the Inspector General's Department and a lecture that he gave on mortar to an infantry outfit. He closes the letter by stating...
GLC09120.465
3 August 1944
Diamond writes that there are some U.S.O. entertainers on the island, allegedly containing a female.
GLC09120.470
Diamond describes the U.S.O show, starring "the first white woman" that Sidney has seen in eight months.
GLC09120.471
25 August 1944
to George and Jeanette Spero
Letter written to Estelle's parents, thanking them for their package of caramelized nuts.
GLC09120.486
August 1944
Diamond describes his "home" in the South Pacific, and begs Estelle to go and live with him there.
GLC09120.489
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.
GLC09120.504
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...
GLC09120.511
8 October 1944
Diamond comments on Estelle's paper on melodrama that she had written while at Northwestern University.
GLC09120.519
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