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20th Century Manuscripts

1942 - 1946 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT WORLD WAR II TORONTO HOME FRONT DIARY OF A WEALTHY WASP MATRON DEDICATED TO WORK AT THE RED CROSS IN SUPPORT OF THE WAR EFFORT

1942 - 1946 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT WORLD WAR II TORONTO HOME FRONT DIARY OF A WEALTHY WASP MATRON DEDICATED TO WORK AT THE RED CROSS IN SUPPORT OF THE WAR EFFORT
1942 - 1943 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LECTURE NOTES, STUDY MATERIALS, ESSAYS, EXAM QUESTIONS AND TRANSLATIONS OF ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE INCLUDING J.R.R. TOLKEIN'S LECTURES ON BEOWULF, CAEDMON AND THE WANDERER AND MUCH MORE

1942 - 1943 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LECTURE NOTES, STUDY MATERIALS, ESSAYS, EXAM QUESTIONS AND TRANSLATIONS OF ANGLO-SAXON LITERATURE INCLUDING J.R.R. TOLKEIN'S LECTURES ON BEOWULF, CAEDMON AND THE WANDERER AND MUCH MORE
1944 - 1945 RIVETING ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF GERMAN ARMY AND THEIR SERBIAN MINION'S BRUTALITY, MURDER AND THE HORRIBLE DEPRIVATIONS METED OUT TO THEIR AMERICAN PRISONERS

1944 - 1945 RIVETING ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT FIRST HAND ACCOUNT OF GERMAN ARMY AND THEIR SERBIAN MINION'S BRUTALITY, MURDER AND THE HORRIBLE DEPRIVATIONS METED OUT TO THEIR AMERICAN PRISONERS
1943 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE STATE OF AMERICA'S AMMUNITIONS, ARMAMENTS AND METHODS OF BOMB MAKING: "MILITARY EXPLOSIVES REFERENCE"

1943 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF DETAILED INFORMATION REGARDING THE STATE OF AMERICA'S AMMUNITIONS, ARMAMENTS AND METHODS OF BOMB MAKING: "MILITARY EXPLOSIVES REFERENCE"
1944 - 1945 ORIGINAL DIARY AND PHOTO ALBUM OF A 19 YEAR OLD BRITISH MAN TRAINING TO BE A RADIO OPERATOR IN CANADA

1944 - 1945 ORIGINAL DIARY AND PHOTO ALBUM OF A 19 YEAR OLD BRITISH MAN TRAINING TO BE A RADIO OPERATOR IN CANADA
1942 - 1945 ORIGINAL GERMAN WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY OPERA STAR AND THEN GERMAN-AMERICAN WAR BRIDE FROM THE CITY THAT WAS THE SPIRITUAL HEART OF HITLER'S THIRD REICH

1942 - 1945 ORIGINAL GERMAN WORLD WAR II HOME FRONT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY OPERA STAR AND THEN GERMAN-AMERICAN WAR BRIDE FROM THE CITY THAT WAS THE SPIRITUAL HEART OF HITLER'S THIRD REICH
1943 - 1945 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A TOUGH TALKING, HARD DRINKING, DICE THROWING MEMBER OF THE MILITARY POLICE WHO CAN'T KEEP TO HIS NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION WHILE DOING HIS WAR SERVICE IN ALASKA, ATTU AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS

1943 - 1945 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A TOUGH TALKING, HARD DRINKING, DICE THROWING MEMBER OF THE MILITARY POLICE WHO CAN'T KEEP TO HIS NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTION WHILE DOING HIS WAR SERVICE IN ALASKA, ATTU AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS
1942 + 1943 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT WORLD WAR II SERVICE DIARIES OF A SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT AIRMAN AND MECHANIC PATROLING THE COASTS, SIGHTING AND SINKING SUBMARINES

1942 + 1943 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT WORLD WAR II SERVICE DIARIES OF A SUNDERLAND FLYING BOAT AIRMAN AND MECHANIC PATROLING THE COASTS, SIGHTING AND SINKING SUBMARINES
1943 ORIGINAL WORLD WAR II MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN OBSERVANT MEDICAL OFFICER STATIONED IN ORAN WITHIN WEEKS OF THE CITY'S FALL TO THE ALLIES AND AMID THE EXCITEMENT OF THE BUILD UP TO THE INVASION OF ITALY

1943 ORIGINAL WORLD WAR II MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY AN OBSERVANT MEDICAL OFFICER STATIONED IN ORAN WITHIN WEEKS OF THE CITY'S FALL TO THE ALLIES AND AMID THE EXCITEMENT OF THE BUILD UP TO THE INVASION OF ITALY
1943 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A JAPANESE SAILOR WHO FINDS LOVE IN SHANGHAI WHILE SERVING IN THE EMPEROR'S NAVY

1943 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A JAPANESE SAILOR WHO FINDS LOVE IN SHANGHAI WHILE SERVING IN THE EMPEROR'S NAVY
1943 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH LETTERS [ALS] DETAILING THE DISASTERS AND DEPRIVATIONS OF BOOT CAMP AND BASIC TRAINING

1943 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF HANDWRITTEN AUTOGRAPH LETTERS [ALS] DETAILING THE DISASTERS AND DEPRIVATIONS OF BOOT CAMP AND BASIC TRAINING
1944 - 1945 HANDWRITTEN HALIFAX HOMEFRONT ORIGINAL DIARY

1944 - 1945 HANDWRITTEN HALIFAX HOMEFRONT ORIGINAL DIARY
1943 - 1945 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A STRONG, TENACIOUS, DETERMINED BRITISH WOMAN LIVING IN AMERICA AND DOING EVERYTHING IN HER POWER TO ASSIST THE WAR EFFORT - WIDOW OF WORLD FAMOUS INVENTOR, SCIENTIST AND DENTIST

1943 - 1945 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A STRONG, TENACIOUS, DETERMINED BRITISH WOMAN LIVING IN AMERICA AND DOING EVERYTHING IN HER POWER TO ASSIST THE WAR EFFORT - WIDOW OF WORLD FAMOUS INVENTOR, SCIENTIST AND DENTIST
1941-1944 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT 5 YR DIARY OF A ROBUST YOUNG NEWLYWED ONLY TO SEE HER DIE IN A FOGGY WEST COAST CAR CRASH

1941-1944 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT 5 YR DIARY OF A ROBUST YOUNG NEWLYWED ONLY TO SEE HER DIE IN A FOGGY WEST COAST CAR CRASH
1942-1946 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT 5 YR DIARY OF ONE YOUNG, FLIGHTY PENNSYLVANIA WOMAN'S HOMEFRONT EXPERIENCES TO FINALLY SETTLE DOWN WORKING AT THE STATE PENITENTIARY

1942-1946 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT 5 YR DIARY OF ONE YOUNG, FLIGHTY PENNSYLVANIA WOMAN'S HOMEFRONT EXPERIENCES TO FINALLY SETTLE DOWN WORKING AT THE STATE PENITENTIARY
1944 - 1945 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY DETAILING THE LAST HORRIBLE MONTHS OF NAZI OCCUPATION IN THE HEART OF HOLLAND AND THE DIFFICULTIES OF THEIR NEW FREEDOM WHEN THE OCCUPATION FINALLY ENDS

1944 - 1945 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY DETAILING THE LAST HORRIBLE MONTHS OF NAZI OCCUPATION IN THE HEART OF HOLLAND AND THE DIFFICULTIES OF THEIR NEW FREEDOM WHEN THE OCCUPATION FINALLY ENDS
1943 ORIGINAL PERSONAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY WHILE ABOARD THE USS LEOPARD

1943 ORIGINAL PERSONAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY WHILE ABOARD THE USS LEOPARD
1944 ARCHIVE OF TWO [2] HANDWRITTEN SHIP'S LOG OF THE USS WORTHINGTON IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC BATTLING JAPAN

1944 ARCHIVE OF TWO [2] HANDWRITTEN SHIP'S LOG OF THE USS WORTHINGTON IN THE SOUTH PACIFIC BATTLING JAPAN
1943 PERSONAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT BATTLE DIARY OF AN AMERICAN INFANTRYMAN

1943 PERSONAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT BATTLE DIARY OF AN AMERICAN INFANTRYMAN
1943 HANDWRITTEN PERSONAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF AN RAF TRAINEE BEGINNING IN SCOTLAND TO DURBAN SOUTH AFRICA AND ON TO EGYPT

1943 HANDWRITTEN PERSONAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF AN RAF TRAINEE BEGINNING IN SCOTLAND TO DURBAN SOUTH AFRICA AND ON TO EGYPT
1942 - 1944 ARCHIVE OF TWO [2] HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT WWII DIARIES AND 200 PICTURE PHOTO ALBUM BY GILBERT SMITH OF SILVER CREEK NEW YORK AND THE 335TH AAAF

1942 - 1944 ARCHIVE OF TWO [2] HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT WWII DIARIES AND 200 PICTURE PHOTO ALBUM BY GILBERT SMITH OF SILVER CREEK NEW YORK AND THE 335TH AAAF
1943 DIARY OF DEAN YOUNG, A YOUNG ENLISTED MORMON MAN SUFFERING DEPRESSION FROM HIS BAD MARRIAGE

1943 DIARY OF DEAN YOUNG, A YOUNG ENLISTED MORMON MAN SUFFERING DEPRESSION FROM HIS BAD MARRIAGE
1942 - 1946 SUPER, ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND JOURNAL OF NOTED BRITISH SOLDIER, MBE RECIPIENT AND THE FATHER OF A DISTINGUISHED HERO OF WORLD WAR II

1942 - 1946 SUPER, ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY AND JOURNAL OF NOTED BRITISH SOLDIER, MBE RECIPIENT AND THE FATHER OF A DISTINGUISHED HERO OF WORLD WAR II
1938 Incredible Engineering Log Books of Three Merchant Vessels Sunk in World War Two by the Chief Italian Engineer: M. N. Cellina, M. N. Fella, and M. N. Rialto, Includes Deck Logs and Mechanical Engineering Logs

1938 Incredible Engineering Log Books of Three Merchant Vessels Sunk in World War Two by the Chief Italian Engineer: M. N. Cellina, M. N. Fella, and M. N. Rialto, Includes Deck Logs and Mechanical Engineering Logs
1939 Fascinating Working Southern American Woman's Diary, Focused on Her Romantic Entanglements, Social World, in the Midst of the Outbreak of World War Two (WWII)

1939 Fascinating Working Southern American Woman's Diary, Focused on Her Romantic Entanglements, Social World, in the Midst of the Outbreak of World War Two (WWII)
1937-1941 Diary of an Unremarkable American Housewife Living and Travelling in Pre-War America, Maintaining an Awareness of Remarkable Global Events

1937-1941 Diary of an Unremarkable American Housewife Living and Travelling in Pre-War America, Maintaining an Awareness of Remarkable Global Events
1938-1941 Archive Lot of Four Original Manuscript Diaries, Four Ration Books, and a University of Michigan J-Hop 1949 Playing Card Case & Cards Belonging to a Very Successful American Finance and Accounting Professional

1938-1941 Archive Lot of Four Original Manuscript Diaries, Four Ration Books, and a University of Michigan J-Hop 1949 Playing Card Case & Cards Belonging to a Very Successful American Finance and Accounting Professional
1935 ORIGINAL, UNUSUAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A BRASH BROOKLYNITE WHO CONFIDES IN HIS DIARY PERHAPS TOO MUCH GIVEN HIS UNHAPPINESS AND THE TRAGEDIES THAT BEFALL

1935 ORIGINAL, UNUSUAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A BRASH BROOKLYNITE WHO CONFIDES IN HIS DIARY PERHAPS TOO MUCH GIVEN HIS UNHAPPINESS AND THE TRAGEDIES THAT BEFALL
1936 SUPERB, ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A COLLEGE AGE AMERICAN WOMAN ON A DETAILED TOUR OF SPAIN AS THE COUNTRY IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE INTO CIVIL WAR

1936 SUPERB, ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A COLLEGE AGE AMERICAN WOMAN ON A DETAILED TOUR OF SPAIN AS THE COUNTRY IS ABOUT TO EXPLODE INTO CIVIL WAR
1939 - 1943 ORIGINAL 5-YEAR MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG FEMALE STUDENT DETAILING LIFE IN A TENNESSEE COMPANY TOWN CHURNING OUT DUPONT'S FAMED REAL SILK

1939 - 1943 ORIGINAL 5-YEAR MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG FEMALE STUDENT DETAILING LIFE IN A TENNESSEE COMPANY TOWN CHURNING OUT DUPONT'S FAMED REAL SILK
1937 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT MERCHANT SHIP'S LOG AND SUPERB RELIC OF MERCHANT MARINE COMMERCE FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT SHIPPING COMPANIES

1937 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT MERCHANT SHIP'S LOG AND SUPERB RELIC OF MERCHANT MARINE COMMERCE FROM ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT SHIPPING COMPANIES
1935 SUPER, ORIGINAL SCANDINAVIA THROUGH RUSSIA MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A KEEN EYED, ERUDITE BROOKLYNITE

1935 SUPER, ORIGINAL SCANDINAVIA THROUGH RUSSIA MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A KEEN EYED, ERUDITE BROOKLYNITE
1938 - 1939 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A HARD DRIVING WESTERN NEW YORK WOMAN TRYING TO WORK HER WAY OUT OF THE DEPRESSION

1938 - 1939 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A HARD DRIVING WESTERN NEW YORK WOMAN TRYING TO WORK HER WAY OUT OF THE DEPRESSION
1940s ORIGINAL WWII ROYAL AIR FORCE MANUSCRIPT DIARY BY AN RAF PILOT CRUISING THE BAY OF BENGAL FOR ENEMY SHIPPING AND SUBMARINES IN THE WONDERFUL SUNDERLAND FLYING BOATS

1940s ORIGINAL WWII ROYAL AIR FORCE MANUSCRIPT DIARY BY AN RAF PILOT CRUISING THE BAY OF BENGAL FOR ENEMY SHIPPING AND SUBMARINES IN THE WONDERFUL SUNDERLAND FLYING BOATS
1940s ORIGINAL GROUP OF DIARIES [2] AND EPHEMERA RELATING TO A NAVY SERVICEMAN SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER REPAIRING SHIPS

1940s ORIGINAL GROUP OF DIARIES [2] AND EPHEMERA RELATING TO A NAVY SERVICEMAN SERVING IN THE PACIFIC THEATER REPAIRING SHIPS
1939 - 1943 ORIGINAL 5-YEAR MANUSCRIPT WWII HOMEFRONT DIARY DETAILED BY AN ACTIVE NORTH CAROLINA HOMEMAKER

1939 - 1943 ORIGINAL 5-YEAR MANUSCRIPT WWII HOMEFRONT DIARY DETAILED BY AN ACTIVE NORTH CAROLINA HOMEMAKER
1940s ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT LETTERS HANDWRITTEN BY A CHARMING BRONX JEWISH GIRL TO AND FROM HER BEAU AND FUTURE NOTED HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR LENNY PITT GOING TO SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES

1940s ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF MANUSCRIPT LETTERS HANDWRITTEN BY A CHARMING BRONX JEWISH GIRL TO AND FROM HER BEAU AND FUTURE NOTED HISTORIAN AND AUTHOR LENNY PITT GOING TO SCHOOL IN LOS ANGELES
1940s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A 30-YR OLD HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS WOMAN WHO ENDS UP IN WILMINGTON CALIFORNIA

1940s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A 30-YR OLD HOT SPRINGS ARKANSAS WOMAN WHO ENDS UP IN WILMINGTON CALIFORNIA
1940s - 1950s 13-YEAR OLD ALABAMA GIRL DELIGHTFULLY EVOLVING FROM YOUNG GIRL TO EARLY WOMANHOOD ALL THE WHILE WITH THE TERRIBLE BACKDROP OF WORLD WAR II

1940s - 1950s 13-YEAR OLD ALABAMA GIRL DELIGHTFULLY EVOLVING FROM YOUNG GIRL TO EARLY WOMANHOOD ALL THE WHILE WITH THE TERRIBLE BACKDROP OF WORLD WAR II
1939 - 1941 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT HOMEFRONT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO GIRL-NEXT-DOOR DETAILING A LIFE OF BAKE SALES, CUTTING HAY AND THE VERY OCCASIONAL BRUTAL MURDER

1939 - 1941 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT HOMEFRONT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG SOUTHWESTERN ONTARIO GIRL-NEXT-DOOR DETAILING A LIFE OF BAKE SALES, CUTTING HAY AND THE VERY OCCASIONAL BRUTAL MURDER