Scope and Contents The following excerpts were provided by the seller and have not been checked for accuracy: "Sunday, Jan. 1, 1893--I have again consecrated my-self to the Lords service on this the New Year. I ask only to be led by him day by day and I want to do willingly and cheerfully every duty that comes in my path. I tried to be very happy this morning and I went to church but being late did not sit with the choir. ... Mable came for me to go down to the Y.M.C.A. the chorus of fifty voices were to sing...

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Travel diary, April 1960 of an unidentified author, who describes day-by-day impressions of people met, food, crops, etc.  Among the states visited are North and South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Indiana and Illinois, which seems to be the state where the author and his or her travel companion reside.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Diary, 1915, titled "Seeing America First." In this diary, an unidentified couple of Worcester, Massachusetts, describes travels which includes stops in New York City; Pennsylvania; Delaware; Baltimore, Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Luray, Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Atlanta, Georgia; Montgomery, Alabama; Mobile, Alabama; and New Orleans, Louisiana. Descriptions are very detailed and list not only sights visited, but comment at length on the social life and customs...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Diary, 1901 of Elizabeth P. Stone of North Rose, Wayne County, N.Y.  Daily entries describe household chores, social activities, and family life on a farm. The following description was provided by the seller: "Elizabeth lives in good circumstances on a farm with her mother and father and her brother.  They have domestic livestock and land to cultivate.  The diary gives a very full view of what life was like during this period.  She is not a small child.  She has daily or weekly...

Scope and Contents The following description and excerpts have been provided by the seller: "The journal has 300 numbered pages and about 80 of those have handwritten entries. “March 17, 1936: At this meeting a group of individuals namely Stanley Pencikowski, Julius Bonk, Alfred Alex, Felix Ratajczak, Stanley Solowski, Anton Slowik, Ted Pankiewicz, Stephen Golembrecki, Stephen Witck, Walter Kizyzanawski and Louis Plesniak gathered at the Pulaski Hall in order to carry out the plan of the Pulaski Citizen’s Club...

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The membership list was provided by the seller: Robert Oswald, Russell Albright, Franklin Quier, Henry Hartz, Bernie Brenner, Marie Bachman, Jimmy Richard, Albert Fandt, Rueben Schupp, Jimmy Richard

Scope and Contents The following information was provided by the seller and has not been verified: " ...Her father travels quite a bit on his boat and sometimes she is able to go with him. The lot consists of 1 diary from the years 1933 and 1934, 1 photo of her in her uniform, several theatre stubs for programs held at the Academy of Music, Germantown Theatre Guild Card from the 1943-44 season, 4th grade report card from Reedville school, 11th annual National Folk Festival program from 1944, Postcard with her...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Diary, 1915, titled "Seeing America First." In this diary, an unidentified couple of Worcester, Massachusetts, describes travels which includes stops in New York City; Pennsylvania; Delaware; Baltimore, Maryland; Washington, D.C.; Luray, Virginia; Richmond, Virginia; Chattanooga, Tennessee; Atlanta, Georgia; Montgomery, Alabama; Mobile, Alabama; and New Orleans, Louisiana. Descriptions are very detailed and list not only sights visited, but comment at length on the social life and customs...

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Travel diary, April 1960 of an unidentified author, who describes day-by-day impressions of people met, food, crops, etc.  Among the states visited are North and South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, Louisiana, Indiana and Illinois, which seems to be the state where the author and his or her travel companion reside.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Diary, 1901 of Elizabeth P. Stone of North Rose, Wayne County, N.Y.  Daily entries describe household chores, social activities, and family life on a farm. The following description was provided by the seller: "Elizabeth lives in good circumstances on a farm with her mother and father and her brother.  They have domestic livestock and land to cultivate.  The diary gives a very full view of what life was like during this period.  She is not a small child.  She has daily or weekly...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers, circa 1933-1943 of Doris Ann McFarland of Reedville, Virginia and later Washington, D.C.  and possibly Philadelphia, Pa. Included are a diary, 1933-1934,  kept while Doris McFarland was a 4th and 5th grader in the Reedville School in Reedville, Virginia; a report card for the 1933/34 school year; a photograph, circa 1940s of McFarland in Uniform, greeting cards, postcards, concert programs, ticket stubs, church fliers and news clippings.  Many of the concert programs and tickets...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Papers, circa 1933-1943 of Doris Ann McFarland of Reedville, Virginia and later Washington, D.C.  and possibly Philadelphia, Pa. Included are a diary, 1933-1934,  kept while Doris McFarland was a 4th and 5th grader in the Reedville School in Reedville, Virginia; a report card for the 1933/34 school year; a photograph, circa 1940s of McFarland in Uniform, greeting cards, postcards, concert programs, ticket stubs, church fliers and news clippings.  Many of the concert programs and tickets...

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Minute book for the Young Men's Division of the Pulaski Citizens Club (location unknown), an organization for Polish Americans. The club organized social events like dances and bingo and there is mentioning the intention to set up athletic and educational events as well.

Also included are a letter, two photographs and a greeting card.

For a more detailed description and excerpts, provided by the seller, see folder link below.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Lucy P. Ruddy’s journal is a small one, only covering the period from January 1 - August 3, 1893. The faintly lined pages are unnumbered, except for a few that Lucy numbered at the beginning (pages 1 - 13). She began this journal as a young woman living in late 19th century New England, apparently in or near Lynn, Massachusetts. On her title page, she displayed her name “Lucy P. Ruddy,” the year “1893,” and a solemn declaration, ”This year for Christ,” followed by her initials....

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Minutes, 1934 of the N.R.A. Roller Hockey Club of Allentown, Pa. A hand-drawn blue eagle in the volume's front cover suggests that the member's might have been employees of the National Recovery Administration.

Included are meeting minutes and a list of members, as well as a letter to the club by one of its members.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: Two diaries kept by U.S. Army Regimental Sergeant Major George S. Robbins of the 26th Division of the American Expeditionary Force during his WWI service in France, 1918-1919. Robbins used French calendars to record his diary entries, which he did in irregular intervals. The entries begin February 7, 1918 and end April 5, 1919.Typical entries describe daily duties and repeated orders to move equipment and office, as well as battles around Seicheprey and Apremont in April 1918 and...