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20th Century Manuscripts

1950 SUPERB ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF HAND WRITTEN NOTES AND HAND DRAWN CHARTS, GRAPHS AND TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATIONS CREATED BY A GIFTED STUDENT OF MINING IN MICHIGAN

1950 SUPERB ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF HAND WRITTEN NOTES AND HAND DRAWN CHARTS, GRAPHS AND TECHNICAL ILLUSTRATIONS CREATED BY A GIFTED STUDENT OF MINING IN MICHIGAN
1950s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT AND TYPED NOTES OF ONE OF FRANCE'S FOREMOST MID-20th CENTURY ART CRITICS

1950s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT AND TYPED NOTES OF ONE OF FRANCE'S FOREMOST MID-20th CENTURY ART CRITICS
1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN EXUBERANT, EXCEPTIONAL KANSAS CITY HUSBAND AND FATHER OF TWO WITH THE GRIT TO SAY HE HAS THE MOST HELLISH TIME OF HIS LIFE WHO WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED A MOMENT GETTING THE WORST OF IT IN THE PACIFIC THEATER

1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN EXUBERANT, EXCEPTIONAL KANSAS CITY HUSBAND AND FATHER OF TWO WITH THE GRIT TO SAY HE HAS THE MOST HELLISH TIME OF HIS LIFE WHO WOULDN'T HAVE MISSED A MOMENT GETTING THE WORST OF IT IN THE PACIFIC THEATER
1948 - 1949 BRIEF ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY DETAILING LIFE IN POST WAR MILWAUKEE

1948 - 1949 BRIEF ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY DETAILING LIFE IN POST WAR MILWAUKEE
1948 ORIGINAL, LARGE ARCHIVE OF DIARIES [2], PHOTOS AND EPHEMERA DETAILING A SENSATIONAL POST WWII EUROPEAN BICYCLE TOUR HAND WRITTEN BY A HARD CHARGING AMERICAN GIRL WHO DOES A SUPER JOB DESCRIBING ALL SHE SEES

1948 ORIGINAL, LARGE ARCHIVE OF DIARIES [2], PHOTOS AND EPHEMERA DETAILING A SENSATIONAL POST WWII EUROPEAN BICYCLE TOUR HAND WRITTEN BY A HARD CHARGING AMERICAN GIRL WHO DOES A SUPER JOB DESCRIBING ALL SHE SEES
1954 CHARMING, ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A FUN-LOVING, LIKABLE GIRL-NEXT-DOOR FROM THE PANHANDLE OF NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA, SHOWING LIFE OF AN AMERICAN TEENAGE GIRL IN 1950s

1954 CHARMING, ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A FUN-LOVING, LIKABLE GIRL-NEXT-DOOR FROM THE PANHANDLE OF NORTHWESTERN OKLAHOMA, SHOWING LIFE OF AN AMERICAN TEENAGE GIRL IN 1950s
1943 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT HOMEFRONT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A HARD CHARGING SIERRA MADRE CALIFORNIA WOMAN WHO DOES A SUPER JOB DETAILING HER LIFE AND TIMES WHILE THE DARK BACKDROP OF WORLD WAR II LOOMS

1943 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT HOMEFRONT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A HARD CHARGING SIERRA MADRE CALIFORNIA WOMAN WHO DOES A SUPER JOB DETAILING HER LIFE AND TIMES WHILE THE DARK BACKDROP OF WORLD WAR II LOOMS
1945 ORIGINAL TYPESCRIPT REPORT OF RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MANILA HARBOR AFTER ITS DEVASTATING IN WORLD WAR II, WRITTEN BY A LIEUTENANT IN THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND CONTAINING HIS HAND DRAWN DIAGRAMS

1945 ORIGINAL TYPESCRIPT REPORT OF RECONSTRUCTION OF THE MANILA HARBOR AFTER ITS DEVASTATING IN WORLD WAR II, WRITTEN BY A LIEUTENANT IN THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS AND CONTAINING HIS HAND DRAWN DIAGRAMS
1946 ORIGINAL PHOTO ALBUM OF 30+ PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING THE LEAD UP AND PERFORMANCE OF A RACIST BLACKFACE MINSTREL SHOW PUT ON BY THE ALL WHITE EMPLOYEES OF PHILADELPHIA’S PROCTOR & SCHWARTZ COMPANY

1946 ORIGINAL PHOTO ALBUM OF 30+ PHOTOGRAPHS DEPICTING THE LEAD UP AND PERFORMANCE OF A RACIST BLACKFACE MINSTREL SHOW PUT ON BY THE ALL WHITE EMPLOYEES OF PHILADELPHIA’S PROCTOR & SCHWARTZ COMPANY
1952 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN ACCOUNT OF A SAILOR ON THE USS ‘NOA’ (DD-841) AS IT SAILED FROM AMERICA TO UNDERTAKE A WHIRLWIND TOUR OF VARIOUS EUROPEAN PORTS, EXERCISING DRILLS AND PROTECTING AMERICAN INTERESTS

1952 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN ACCOUNT OF A SAILOR ON THE USS ‘NOA’ (DD-841) AS IT SAILED FROM AMERICA TO UNDERTAKE A WHIRLWIND TOUR OF VARIOUS EUROPEAN PORTS, EXERCISING DRILLS AND PROTECTING AMERICAN INTERESTS
1948 - 1949 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN DIARY BY AN ATTENTIVE BUT HOMESICK UNITED STATES AIR FORCE PILOT, BROUGHT OVER TO JAPAN TO ASSIST IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE POST-WORLD WAR TWO AMERICAN OCCUPATION OF JAPAN

1948 - 1949 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN DIARY BY AN ATTENTIVE BUT HOMESICK UNITED STATES AIR FORCE PILOT, BROUGHT OVER TO JAPAN TO ASSIST IN THE ADMINISTRATION OF THE POST-WORLD WAR TWO AMERICAN OCCUPATION OF JAPAN
1945 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG SOLDIER ENDURING GRUELING BASIC TRAINING TO BECOME PART OF THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE OF THE U.S. NAVY, THE WORLD FAMOUS 'SEABEES'

1945 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG SOLDIER ENDURING GRUELING BASIC TRAINING TO BECOME PART OF THE NAVAL CONSTRUCTION FORCE OF THE U.S. NAVY, THE WORLD FAMOUS 'SEABEES'
1945-1946 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT AND LOGBOOK OF THE FIRST VOYAGES OF THE U.S.S GENERAL H.F. HODGES, AS IT BRINGS TROOPS BACK TO AMERICA, FROM MANY DISPARATE PARTS OF THE WORLD RAVAGED BY THE WORLD WAR

1945-1946 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT AND LOGBOOK OF THE FIRST VOYAGES OF THE U.S.S GENERAL H.F. HODGES, AS IT BRINGS TROOPS BACK TO AMERICA, FROM MANY DISPARATE PARTS OF THE WORLD RAVAGED BY THE WORLD WAR
1945 UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL TYPED SOLDIER’S NEWSLETTER “COME-BACK DIARY”, DETAILING THE FINAL MONTHS OF THE WAR, COMPOSED BY SID BERNSTEIN, THE FAMOUS MUSIC PROMOTER WHO WOULD INTRODUCE THE BEATLES TO AMERICA

1945 UNIQUE AND ORIGINAL TYPED SOLDIER’S NEWSLETTER “COME-BACK DIARY”, DETAILING THE FINAL MONTHS OF THE WAR, COMPOSED BY SID BERNSTEIN, THE FAMOUS MUSIC PROMOTER WHO WOULD INTRODUCE THE BEATLES TO AMERICA
1956 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN RETROSPECTIVE JOURNAL DETAILING THE EXCITING AND GRIPPING EVENTS OF OPERATION MUSKETEER, AN ANGLO-FRENCH PLAN TO CRIPPLE THE EGYPTIAN AIR FORCE DURING THE SUEZ CRISIS

1956 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN RETROSPECTIVE JOURNAL DETAILING THE EXCITING AND GRIPPING EVENTS OF OPERATION MUSKETEER, AN ANGLO-FRENCH PLAN TO CRIPPLE THE EGYPTIAN AIR FORCE DURING THE SUEZ CRISIS
1945 - 1946 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND LOG OF A SOLDIER ON THE USS PROVIDENCE, PATROLLING THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE END OF THE BLOODIEST WAR IN HUMAN HISTORY

1945 - 1946 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND LOG OF A SOLDIER ON THE USS PROVIDENCE, PATROLLING THE MEDITERRANEAN SEA IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE END OF THE BLOODIEST WAR IN HUMAN HISTORY
1946 - 1947 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MIDSHIPMAN JOURNAL OF A SAILOR ON THREE DIFFERENT SHIPS PATROLLING BRITISH WATERS, ESCORTING THE ROYAL FAMILY TO SOUTH AFRICA, AND EXPERTLY DRAWING PORTRAITS, MAPS, AND NAVAL DIAGRAMS

1946 - 1947 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MIDSHIPMAN JOURNAL OF A SAILOR ON THREE DIFFERENT SHIPS PATROLLING BRITISH WATERS, ESCORTING THE ROYAL FAMILY TO SOUTH AFRICA, AND EXPERTLY DRAWING PORTRAITS, MAPS, AND NAVAL DIAGRAMS
1943 ORIGINAL WORLD WAR 2 ERA TRAINING COURSE FOR A YOUNG NAVY SOLDIER LEARNING EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT PROPELLER PLANES IN A NAVAL AIRCRAFT TRAINING COURSE IN CHICAGO

1943 ORIGINAL WORLD WAR 2 ERA TRAINING COURSE FOR A YOUNG NAVY SOLDIER LEARNING EVERYTHING THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT PROPELLER PLANES IN A NAVAL AIRCRAFT TRAINING COURSE IN CHICAGO
1947 UNIQUE TRAVEL DIARY OF SANDY GRANT, A DANCER AND ENTERTAINER WITH THE USO, STAGING OVER 70 SHOWS IN JAPAN AND KOREA AND METICULOUSLY DOCUMENTING HER LIFE TRAVELING AND PERFORMING FOR THE TROOPS STATIONED OVERSEAS

1947 UNIQUE TRAVEL DIARY OF SANDY GRANT, A DANCER AND ENTERTAINER WITH THE USO, STAGING OVER 70 SHOWS IN JAPAN AND KOREA AND METICULOUSLY DOCUMENTING HER LIFE TRAVELING AND PERFORMING FOR THE TROOPS STATIONED OVERSEAS
1954 - 1955 TWO (2) ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN LOGBOOKS AND JOURNALS OF THE CAPTAIN OF A HIRED FREIGHTER IN ALASKA FIGHTING DANGEROUS WEATHER, BEING ARRESTED AND ENDURING MONTHS OF ‘BLOOD, SWEAT AND MISERY’

1954 - 1955 TWO (2) ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN LOGBOOKS AND JOURNALS OF THE CAPTAIN OF A HIRED FREIGHTER IN ALASKA FIGHTING DANGEROUS WEATHER, BEING ARRESTED AND ENDURING MONTHS OF ‘BLOOD, SWEAT AND MISERY’
1949 ORIGINAL POST WAR MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A CHARMING RUSSIAN STUDIES SORORITY SISTER AND UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI COED

1949 ORIGINAL POST WAR MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A CHARMING RUSSIAN STUDIES SORORITY SISTER AND UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI COED
1951 - 1952 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY OF A 10,000 MILE EPIC JOURNEY BY TRUCK FROM EUROPE TO SOUTH AFRICA HANDWRITTEN BY A 17 YEAR OLD GIRL MAKING THE TRANS CONTINENTAL TREK WITH HER 20 YEAR OLD BROTHER

1951 - 1952 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY OF A 10,000 MILE EPIC JOURNEY BY TRUCK FROM EUROPE TO SOUTH AFRICA HANDWRITTEN BY A 17 YEAR OLD GIRL MAKING THE TRANS CONTINENTAL TREK WITH HER 20 YEAR OLD BROTHER
1950s ORIGINAL GROUP OF 200+ LETTERS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND EPHEMERA COMPILED BY AN AMERICAN NAVY CAPTAIN INVOLVED IN OPERATION STRIKE BACK WITH THE BARELY OUT OF IT'S INFANCY NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION [NATO]

1950s ORIGINAL GROUP OF 200+ LETTERS, PHOTOGRAPHS AND EPHEMERA COMPILED BY AN AMERICAN NAVY CAPTAIN INVOLVED IN OPERATION STRIKE BACK WITH THE BARELY OUT OF IT'S INFANCY NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION [NATO]
1950s to 1960s ORIGINAL MEMORY BOOK AND LETTER COPY BOOK OF A VIET CONG SOLDIER LEAVING HIS FRIENDS FOR THE WAR IN THE SOUTH

1950s to 1960s ORIGINAL MEMORY BOOK AND LETTER COPY BOOK OF A VIET CONG SOLDIER LEAVING HIS FRIENDS FOR THE WAR IN THE SOUTH
1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A VERY CAPABLE WOMAN SUFFERING THROUGH THE MECHANICS OF A LOVE TRIANGLE WHILE DEATH RAINS FROM THE SKY DURING THE SUMMER OF THE BUZZ BOMB AND HITLER'S V1 CAMPAIGN TO TERRORIZE ENGLAND & BREAK BRITAIN'S SPIRIT

1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A VERY CAPABLE WOMAN SUFFERING THROUGH THE MECHANICS OF A LOVE TRIANGLE WHILE DEATH RAINS FROM THE SKY DURING THE SUMMER OF THE BUZZ BOMB AND HITLER'S V1 CAMPAIGN TO TERRORIZE ENGLAND & BREAK BRITAIN'S SPIRIT
1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LOG AND DIARY OF AN AMERICAN ARMY LIEUTENANT FOCUSED ON WINNING ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST CHALLENGES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC FIGHTING AN ENEMY MORE NUMEROUS THAN THE JAPANESE

1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LOG AND DIARY OF AN AMERICAN ARMY LIEUTENANT FOCUSED ON WINNING ONE OF AMERICA'S GREATEST CHALLENGES IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC FIGHTING AN ENEMY MORE NUMEROUS THAN THE JAPANESE
1946 ORIGINAL GROUP OF SIX [6] MANUSCRIPT LETTERS HANDWRITTEN BY A WIDE EYED MASSACHUSETTS MAN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE HAVING A GREAT TIME IN SAN FRANCISCO AND TREASURE ISLAND IN THE BAY

1946 ORIGINAL GROUP OF SIX [6] MANUSCRIPT LETTERS HANDWRITTEN BY A WIDE EYED MASSACHUSETTS MAN IN THE UNITED STATES NAVAL RESERVE HAVING A GREAT TIME IN SAN FRANCISCO AND TREASURE ISLAND IN THE BAY
1944 ORIGINAL, SIGNIFICANT MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A BRITISH SOLDIER ON LEAVE TOURING COPTIC CHRISTIAN MONASTERIES IN EGYPT ACCOMPANIED BY HIS ONE DAY FAMOUS NEW ZEALAND FRIEND AND HERO OF THE GREEKS

1944 ORIGINAL, SIGNIFICANT MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A BRITISH SOLDIER ON LEAVE TOURING COPTIC CHRISTIAN MONASTERIES IN EGYPT ACCOMPANIED BY HIS ONE DAY FAMOUS NEW ZEALAND FRIEND AND HERO OF THE GREEKS
1955 ORIGINAL SIGNIFICANT MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND JOURNAL OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST ICE BREAKER ON IT'S FIRST POLAR EXPEDITION HANDWRITTEN BY THE CHIEF ENGINEER

1955 ORIGINAL SIGNIFICANT MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND JOURNAL OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST ICE BREAKER ON IT'S FIRST POLAR EXPEDITION HANDWRITTEN BY THE CHIEF ENGINEER
1956 - 1958 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF 60+ TYPED AND MANUSCRIPT LETTERS WRITTEN BY A YOUNG FEMALE SAILOR AS SHE CIRCUMNAVIGATES THE WORLD ABOARD THE STORIED BRIGANTINE YANKEE AND THE REMARKABLE SAILING COUPLE IRVING AND EXY JOHNSON

1956 - 1958 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF 60+ TYPED AND MANUSCRIPT LETTERS WRITTEN BY A YOUNG FEMALE SAILOR AS SHE CIRCUMNAVIGATES THE WORLD ABOARD THE STORIED BRIGANTINE YANKEE AND THE REMARKABLE SAILING COUPLE IRVING AND EXY JOHNSON
1948 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT GROUP OF FILE CARDS DETAILING THE CRITICAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE HAGUE TWO YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER ALEKHINE

1948 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT GROUP OF FILE CARDS DETAILING THE CRITICAL CHESS CHAMPIONSHIPS IN THE HAGUE TWO YEARS AFTER THE DEATH OF ALEXANDER ALEKHINE
1956 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTES ON THE CHESS 'GAME OF THE CENTURY' WHEN THE 13 YEAR OLD BOBBY FISCHER BEAT INTERNATIONAL CHESS MASTER DONALD BYRNE AT THE ROSENWALD MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT

1956 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTES ON THE CHESS 'GAME OF THE CENTURY' WHEN THE 13 YEAR OLD BOBBY FISCHER BEAT INTERNATIONAL CHESS MASTER DONALD BYRNE AT THE ROSENWALD MEMORIAL TOURNAMENT
1956 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT LETTERS FROM THE WESTERNMOST EDGE OF THE UNITED STATES HANDWRITTEN BY A BRILLIANT YOUNG MAN LEARNING TO PROTECT AMERICA FROM ITS COLD WAR ENEMIES

1956 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT LETTERS FROM THE WESTERNMOST EDGE OF THE UNITED STATES HANDWRITTEN BY A BRILLIANT YOUNG MAN LEARNING TO PROTECT AMERICA FROM ITS COLD WAR ENEMIES
1945 - 1949 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT 5 YEAR DIARY OF AN EAST BAY OAKLAND SOCIALITE, TYCOON AND WHEELER DEALER

1945 - 1949 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT 5 YEAR DIARY OF AN EAST BAY OAKLAND SOCIALITE, TYCOON AND WHEELER DEALER
1945 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT ESSAY ON THE SUBJECT OF LEPROSY HANDWRITTEN BY A LEADING JAPANESE EXPERT IN OKINAWA AS THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN COMES TO AN END

1945 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT ESSAY ON THE SUBJECT OF LEPROSY HANDWRITTEN BY A LEADING JAPANESE EXPERT IN OKINAWA AS THE WAR AGAINST JAPAN COMES TO AN END
1950s ORIGINAL, SUPER LOOK INTO THE MIND OF A NOTED AUTHOR, POLITICAL ANALYST, ART CRITIC AND GIFTED PIANIST AS HE TRAVELS EUROPE AND AMERICA

1950s ORIGINAL, SUPER LOOK INTO THE MIND OF A NOTED AUTHOR, POLITICAL ANALYST, ART CRITIC AND GIFTED PIANIST AS HE TRAVELS EUROPE AND AMERICA
1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN ENTHUSIASTIC SHIPBUILDER EXEMPLIFYING THE CAN DO SPIRIT OF AMERICA TO BRING GERMANY TO DEFEAT

1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN ENTHUSIASTIC SHIPBUILDER EXEMPLIFYING THE CAN DO SPIRIT OF AMERICA TO BRING GERMANY TO DEFEAT
1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A PERSONABLE ALL AMERICAN BOY UNDER ATTACK BY KAMIKAZE PILOTS AND JAPANESE SUBMARINES

1944 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A PERSONABLE ALL AMERICAN BOY UNDER ATTACK BY KAMIKAZE PILOTS AND JAPANESE SUBMARINES
1945 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT GERMAN NOTEBOOK DETAILING THE STUDIES, CLASSES AND LECTURES TAKEN BY A FORMER AFRIKA KORPS SOLDIER IN DETENTION IN ARKANSAS AND THEN TEXAS

1945 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT GERMAN NOTEBOOK DETAILING THE STUDIES, CLASSES AND LECTURES TAKEN BY A FORMER AFRIKA KORPS SOLDIER IN DETENTION IN ARKANSAS AND THEN TEXAS
1955 ORIGINAL PHOTO ALBUM AND PHOTO DIARY OF THE MASSIVE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES' 'TRIUMPHANT KINGDOM' ASSEMBLY IN NUREMBURG GERMANY: A CELEBRATION OF JOY AT THE HOME BASE OF THE NAZIS WHO WOULD HAVE DESTROYED THEM

1955 ORIGINAL PHOTO ALBUM AND PHOTO DIARY OF THE MASSIVE JEHOVAH'S WITNESSES' 'TRIUMPHANT KINGDOM' ASSEMBLY IN NUREMBURG GERMANY: A CELEBRATION OF JOY AT THE HOME BASE OF THE NAZIS WHO WOULD HAVE DESTROYED THEM