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3 May 1943
Diamond, Sidney, 1922-1945
to Estelle Spero
Diamond tells Estelle that he should be home on a short period of leave on May 8th. Sidney asks Estelle if she will marry him.
GLC09120.224
20 May 1943
Letter written upon Sidney's return from the leave during which the couple became "engaged".
GLC09120.225
May 1943
Diamond tells Estelle that he intends to marry her.
GLC09120.227
27 May 1943
Diamond comments on the fact that the couple's engagement had been announced in the Hunter magazine.
GLC09120.230
9 June 1943
Diamond asks Estelle to scold his mother for him, as he had just received a letter from a girl named Arlene.
GLC09120.240
12 June 1943
Diamond congratulates Estelle on her "excellent" business proposition.
GLC09120.241
15 August 1942
Diamond clarifies some points from earlier letters, defining what he means be a furlough and also explaining that the training that he had mentioned was referring to training in order to become a sergeant. Sidney describes the process that he has...
GLC09120.090
27 September 1942
Diamond hints to Estelle that the sweater that she has been knitting him would come in very handy in the cold weather.
GLC09120.110
29 September 1942
Diamond informs Estelle that his first choice of position in the military will be in the Air Service. He also warns Estelle that "[t]his is going to be a dull, dreary, bestial, cruel world when this conflict is over."
GLC09120.111
13 October 1942
Diamond describes a "Make the Boys Happy" show that had been performed for the troops in the Recreation Hall.
Written at Edgewood Arsenal
GLC09120.116
19 October 1942
Diamond discusses Congress' contemplation to prohibit the sale of liquor near army posts.
GLC09120.118
6 November 1942
Diamond relays a debate that had taken place during the student presentations on the pros and cons of a soldier choosing to get married. He informs Estelle that he received his first mark below 80 (a 79 in chemical tactics), but that the rest of his...
GLC09120.125
1942
Letter written during a study period, in which Diamond writes that they have just completed reviewing an entire year of chemistry in the space of four hours. Sidney has somewhat of a political disagreement with Estelle.
GLC09120.128
notes from a class on chemical warfare
Handwritten notes on material learned in a class about chemical warfare. The end of the notes does seem to be addressed to Estelle, where he complains of having had a "bad case of the 'runs'".
GLC09120.131
June 4, 1942
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. Written at Edgewood Arsenal.
GLC09120.026
5 July 1942
Describes a visit to the U.S.O, during which he confirmed with the head of the U.S.O. that there would be a room for Estelle to stay in for the evening of July 18th. Sid warns Estelle, however, that soldiers are being shipped daily so he cannot be...
GLC09120.062
11 July 1942
Diamond describes the three-hour long guard duty that he was on the previous night. He tells Estelle about the inspection that his company underwent that morning. He also writes that he has struck up a pleasant friendship with Carter (the Southern...
GLC09120.066
14 July 1942
Diamond outlines the day's course of events, which included watching two films - one on "Booby traps" and one on signal communication, instructing a group on map-reading and map-making,
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25 July 1942
Diamond describes a visit to the Toxic Gas Yard where all of the gas tanks are stored prior to shipment. He tells Estelle about "the most exacting inspection" his platoon has ever experienced, and also his firing of the 4.2 mortar.
GLC09120.074
21 August 1944
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
to Morris "Moe" Weiner
Sylvia responds to various letters she has received from Moe
GLC09414.0360
22 August 1944
Sylvia mentions the Stein family and Herman.
GLC09414.0361
13 July 1944
Sylvia mentions Mad, and responds to Moe's letters.
GLC09414.0321
1929-1945
Sylvia arrived home exhausted, she walked along sheepshead bay that day.
GLC09414.0330
30 August 1944
Sylvia saw Olga, talked to Marty, and refers to Mad and Ben.
GLC09414.0368
3 September 1944
Sylvia mentions Ruth, Bess, Mad and Ben.
GLC09414.0372
4 September 1944
Sylvia mentions Mad and Ben.
GLC09414.0373
5 September 1944
Sylvia mentions Florence Fenstone, and Sara Bergman, also Mad and Ben.
GLC09414.0374
7 September 1944
Sylvia had lunch with Lillian, and mentioned Jack.
GLC09414.0376
10 September 1944
Sylvia mentions Hy, Ben, Ruth, Bess.
GLC09414.0378
circa 1775-1795
An explanation of the return
List of various military supplies, including copper hoops, muskets, bayonets, hangers, flint, and drum cords.
GLC02437.09979
20 January 1944
Diamond asks Estelle to send V-mails in addition to her lengthy air mail letters, as he receives his parents' fairly regularly.
GLC09120.335
1861-1877
Sketch of Stanley Diamond as a boy
Diamond writes that the mouth is "too feminine".
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14 February 1944
Diamond apologizes for having neglected Estelle on St. Valentines day.
GLC09120.352
23 February 1944
Diamond writes that his outfit boasts "a washing machine, ice box, and recently a generator & electric lights
GLC09120.359
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'
GLC09120.372
14 March 1944
Diamond writes that he is recovering from a 96 hour stretch without sleep: "I needed your shoulder badly".
GLC09120.374
22 September 1943
Diamond wishes Estelle a "swell Rosh Hashanah & Yom Kippur".
GLC09120.273
1 October 1943
Diamond tells Estelle that he realizes now how fully and totally he loves her: "You are my foundation. The fundamental element of my construction."
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21 October 1943
Diamond complains that "[N]othing has occurred to disrupt the sameness of…existence here." Sidney instructs Estelle to have enough fun for the both of them, telling her that she should know that he would never condemn her for anything except wasting...
GLC09120.283
8 November 1943
Diamond complains about the difficulties of laundering clothes in the jungle.
GLC09120.293
16 November 1943
Diamond describes an evening of "revelry and ribald entertainment" that he had enjoyed the night before. Sidney tells Estelle that they are fairly well set up now on the island, having even put together their own shower, providing Estelle with an...
GLC09120.294
4 December 1943
Diamond responds to various questions that Estelle had asked in a series of her letters that he had just received through airmail. He promises her that they will get married as soon as he returns, if not sooner.
GLC09120.304
25 December 1943
Christmas Greetings card to Estelle.
GLC09120.319
30 December 1943
Diamond tells Estelle that they will get married immediately upon his return. He states that if anything happens to him she should know one thing: "I've led a full pleasant life - I missed out on but one thing - marriage…"
GLC09120.322
30 June 1944
Diamond writes that a Canadian border man has been helping him with his French.
GLC09120.444
July 1944
contains love poem
photocopy
GLC09120.449
14 August 1944
Diamond informs Estelle that she has been very good to him, and requests that she allows him to spend the rest of his life repaying her. He apologizes for having gone "off the deep end" at her.
GLC09120.478
Diamond writes a letter to "Miss Taylor", Estelle's roommate at Northwestern University, about her having addressed him as Sidney.
GLC09120.485
9 September 1944
Diamond discusses planning their wedding with Estelle.
GLC09120.498
Diamond wishes Estelle a happy and successful Rosh Hashanah.
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