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Diaries, Journals, Log Books, Cyphers and Scrapbooks

1913 - 1917 SUPER WORLD WAR I ERA ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG PENNSYLVANIA LEHIGH UNIVERSITY STUDENT AND ALL-AROUND 'GIRL-NEXT-DOOR'

1913 - 1917 SUPER WORLD WAR I ERA ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG PENNSYLVANIA LEHIGH UNIVERSITY STUDENT AND ALL-AROUND 'GIRL-NEXT-DOOR'
1909 ORIGINAL, SUPERB, EVENTFUL WORLD CRUISE DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A LOS ANGELES MAN WHO DOES A SUPERIOR JOB DETAILING ALL HE SEES

1909 ORIGINAL, SUPERB, EVENTFUL WORLD CRUISE DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A LOS ANGELES MAN WHO DOES A SUPERIOR JOB DETAILING ALL HE SEES
1896 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF NOTED BRITISH INDUSTRIALIST, PARLIAMENTARIAN AND METALLURGIST

1896 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL OF NOTED BRITISH INDUSTRIALIST, PARLIAMENTARIAN AND METALLURGIST
1920s ORIGINAL, FASCINATING MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK AND JOURNAL OF A VAUDEVILLE COMEDIAN AND VOCAL MEMBER OF THE WHITE RATS UNION OF AMERICA

1920s ORIGINAL, FASCINATING MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK AND JOURNAL OF A VAUDEVILLE COMEDIAN AND VOCAL MEMBER OF THE WHITE RATS UNION OF AMERICA
1916 ORIGINAL, SIGNIFICANT MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK HANDWRITTEN BY ONE OF AMERICA'S PIONEERS IN BOTANICAL RESEARCH AND KNOWN WORLDWIDE AS 'TOMATO MAN'

1916 ORIGINAL, SIGNIFICANT MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK HANDWRITTEN BY ONE OF AMERICA'S PIONEERS IN BOTANICAL RESEARCH AND KNOWN WORLDWIDE AS 'TOMATO MAN'
1909 - 1927 ORIGINAL GROUP OF FOUR [4] MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY AN ENGLISHMAN RECENTLY SETTLED WITH HIS FAMILY IN SAN DIEGO DETAILING A LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF THOSE NEWLY ARRIVED

1909 - 1927 ORIGINAL GROUP OF FOUR [4] MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY AN ENGLISHMAN RECENTLY SETTLED WITH HIS FAMILY IN SAN DIEGO DETAILING A LIFE THROUGH THE EYES OF THOSE NEWLY ARRIVED
1920s - 1930s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF VOICE AND VOCALS HAND WRITTEN BY A RENOWNED AMERICAN COMPOSER, EDUCATOR, AUTHOR AND THEORIST

1920s - 1930s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF VOICE AND VOCALS HAND WRITTEN BY A RENOWNED AMERICAN COMPOSER, EDUCATOR, AUTHOR AND THEORIST
1919 ORIGINAL GROUP OF NOTEBOOKS AND EPHEMERA DETAILING ONE MAN'S SERVICE DURING AND AFTER WWI AND BEYOND

1919 ORIGINAL GROUP OF NOTEBOOKS AND EPHEMERA DETAILING ONE MAN'S SERVICE DURING AND AFTER WWI AND BEYOND
1909 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A TRIP TO THE SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR BY A 14 YEAR OLD LOS ANGELES GIRL AND FAMILY

1909 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A TRIP TO THE SEATTLE WORLD'S FAIR BY A 14 YEAR OLD LOS ANGELES GIRL AND FAMILY
1895 - 1900 SUPERB ORIGINAL TRIO OF HAND WRITTEN NOTEBOOKS DETAILING THE NITTY GRITTY JOB OF POLICING THE STREETS OF BOSTON IN THE LATE 19th CENTURY

1895 - 1900 SUPERB ORIGINAL TRIO OF HAND WRITTEN NOTEBOOKS DETAILING THE NITTY GRITTY JOB OF POLICING THE STREETS OF BOSTON IN THE LATE 19th CENTURY
1910 ORIGINAL, UNIQUE MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A PAIR OF ENGAGING YOUNG MEN HOBOING THEIR WAY ACROSS AMERICA GOING FROM ONE ADVENTURE AND ESCAPADE TO ANOTHER

1910 ORIGINAL, UNIQUE MANUSCRIPT DIARY HAND WRITTEN BY A PAIR OF ENGAGING YOUNG MEN HOBOING THEIR WAY ACROSS AMERICA GOING FROM ONE ADVENTURE AND ESCAPADE TO ANOTHER
1896 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A HARD WORKING ENTREPRENEURIAL LE ROY NEW YORK MAN

1896 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A HARD WORKING ENTREPRENEURIAL LE ROY NEW YORK MAN
1911-1915 Simple Journals of an Avid Horseman and Hunter from Baltimore, Listing His Horses and Hunting Seasons

1911-1915 Simple Journals of an Avid Horseman and Hunter from Baltimore, Listing His Horses and Hunting Seasons
1917 - 1919 ORIGINAL, HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIARY OF JOHN BOYNTON PHILIP CLAYTON HILL, A NOTED MARYLAND LAWYER, ARMY OFFICER, AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM MARYLAND, DOCUMENTING TWO YEARS OF HIS CAREER

1917 - 1919 ORIGINAL, HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT DIARY OF JOHN BOYNTON PHILIP CLAYTON HILL, A NOTED MARYLAND LAWYER, ARMY OFFICER, AND U.S. REPRESENTATIVE FROM MARYLAND, DOCUMENTING TWO YEARS OF HIS CAREER
1916 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL JOURNAL HANDWRITTEN BY A VERY YOUNG, VERY DELIGHTFUL AND INSIGHTFUL DIARIST WHOSE FAMILY FOUNDED SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE

1916 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT TRAVEL JOURNAL HANDWRITTEN BY A VERY YOUNG, VERY DELIGHTFUL AND INSIGHTFUL DIARIST WHOSE FAMILY FOUNDED SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE
1909 ORIGINAL PAIR [2] OF SUPER TRAVEL JOURNALS HANDWRITTEN BY A 14 YEAR OLD BOY WHO WOULD ONE DAY REMAKE THE TRIP AS COMMANDER OF THE USS ESSEX TO BECOME THE HERO OF THE BATTLE OF LEYTE AND WINNER OF THE NAVY CROSS

1909 ORIGINAL PAIR [2] OF SUPER TRAVEL JOURNALS HANDWRITTEN BY A 14 YEAR OLD BOY WHO WOULD ONE DAY REMAKE THE TRIP AS COMMANDER OF THE USS ESSEX TO BECOME THE HERO OF THE BATTLE OF LEYTE AND WINNER OF THE NAVY CROSS
1916 DAILY JOURNAL MANUSCRIPT DETAILING THE DUTIES, MEETINGS, AND WORK OF A HIGH RANKING MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY OFFICER AT CAMP COTTON, SETTING UP CAMP AND PREPARING TO HUNT DOWN THE MEXICAN REVOLUTIONARY PANCHO VILLA

1916 DAILY JOURNAL MANUSCRIPT DETAILING THE DUTIES, MEETINGS, AND WORK OF A HIGH RANKING MASSACHUSETTS INFANTRY OFFICER AT CAMP COTTON, SETTING UP CAMP AND PREPARING TO HUNT DOWN THE MEXICAN REVOLUTIONARY PANCHO VILLA
1905 - 1907 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL HANDWRITTEN BY A ROYAL NAVY SAILOR IN THE AUSTRALIA STATION, PATROLLING THE COASTS AND PARTAKING FIRST-HAND IN THE MASSACRE OF THE NATIVE PEOPLES OF OCEANIA

1905 - 1907 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL HANDWRITTEN BY A ROYAL NAVY SAILOR IN THE AUSTRALIA STATION, PATROLLING THE COASTS AND PARTAKING FIRST-HAND IN THE MASSACRE OF THE NATIVE PEOPLES OF OCEANIA
1900 - 1902 + 1916 - 1918 PAIR (2) OF DETAILED LOGBOOKS FROM THE LIFE OF COMMODORE HARRY PHELPS, FIRST AS AN OFFICER ON THE USS CINCINNATI IN THE CARIBBEAN, AND LATER AS A RETIRED CITIZEN LIVING A SIMPLE LIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA

1900 - 1902 + 1916 - 1918 PAIR (2) OF DETAILED LOGBOOKS FROM THE LIFE OF COMMODORE HARRY PHELPS, FIRST AS AN OFFICER ON THE USS CINCINNATI IN THE CARIBBEAN, AND LATER AS A RETIRED CITIZEN LIVING A SIMPLE LIFE IN NORTH CAROLINA
1899 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT PILOTAGE AND NAVIGATION TRAINING BOOK HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG MIDSHIPMAN WHO WOULD ONE DAY BECOME THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF UNEXPLODED BOMBS DEPARTMENT DURING THE LONDON BLITZ

1899 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT PILOTAGE AND NAVIGATION TRAINING BOOK HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG MIDSHIPMAN WHO WOULD ONE DAY BECOME THE FIRST DIRECTOR OF UNEXPLODED BOMBS DEPARTMENT DURING THE LONDON BLITZ
1899 - 1900 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY BY A MISSIONARY TRAVELLING FROM LONDON TO BORNEO TO BRING CHRISTIANITY TO THE NATIVES FACING STRIFE AND DIFFICULTY THROUGHOUT

1899 - 1900 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY BY A MISSIONARY TRAVELLING FROM LONDON TO BORNEO TO BRING CHRISTIANITY TO THE NATIVES FACING STRIFE AND DIFFICULTY THROUGHOUT
1901 - 1902 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN LOG BOOK OF THE MANY TRIPS OF THE SCHOONER ‘KIPLING’ FROM NOVA SCOTIA TO BRAZIL AND THE CARIBBEAN PROVIDING AN EXCELLENT LOOK AT EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN SAILING COMMERCE

1901 - 1902 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN LOG BOOK OF THE MANY TRIPS OF THE SCHOONER ‘KIPLING’ FROM NOVA SCOTIA TO BRAZIL AND THE CARIBBEAN PROVIDING AN EXCELLENT LOOK AT EARLY 20TH CENTURY AMERICAN SAILING COMMERCE
1915 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG MAN WORKING HIS FIRST JOB AS A FOREST RANGER WITH DUTIES THAT INCLUDE DRAWING MAPS, SURVEYING HOMESTEADS, AND FIGHTING RAGING FOREST FIRES AND ANTAGONISTIC RANCHERS

1915 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT DIARY HANDWRITTEN BY A YOUNG MAN WORKING HIS FIRST JOB AS A FOREST RANGER WITH DUTIES THAT INCLUDE DRAWING MAPS, SURVEYING HOMESTEADS, AND FIGHTING RAGING FOREST FIRES AND ANTAGONISTIC RANCHERS
1905 MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A YOUNG WOMAN LIVING A FUN, SOCIAL, AND LIBERAL TEENAGE SCHOOLING LIFE, HANDWRITTEN BY THE FUTURE FOUNDER OF THE BRITISH UNITARIAN WOMEN’S LEAGUE

1905 MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A YOUNG WOMAN LIVING A FUN, SOCIAL, AND LIBERAL TEENAGE SCHOOLING LIFE, HANDWRITTEN BY THE FUTURE FOUNDER OF THE BRITISH UNITARIAN WOMEN’S LEAGUE
1895 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN JOURNAL: “METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE DUTCH STEAMER JAVA” AS IT GOES FROM AMSTERDAM TO THE DUTCH WEST INDIES AND BACK

1895 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN JOURNAL: “METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS OF THE DUTCH STEAMER JAVA” AS IT GOES FROM AMSTERDAM TO THE DUTCH WEST INDIES AND BACK
1911 - 1916 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT HANDWRITTEN LOGBOOK KEPT BY THREE SUCCESSIVE FOREST RANGERS AS THEY KEPT TABS ON THE CLAIMS OF THE MANY HOMESTEADERS WHO POPULATED THE WILDERNESS OF THE BOISE NATIONAL FOREST

1911 - 1916 ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT HANDWRITTEN LOGBOOK KEPT BY THREE SUCCESSIVE FOREST RANGERS AS THEY KEPT TABS ON THE CLAIMS OF THE MANY HOMESTEADERS WHO POPULATED THE WILDERNESS OF THE BOISE NATIONAL FOREST
1908 HANDWRITTEN ORIGINAL DIARY OF A YOUNG GERMAN GIRL LIVING A YEAR IN AMERICA, WRITING VIVIDLY OF HER TEENAGE LIFE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND FINALLY RELUCTANTLY RETURNING HOME TO GERMANY IN A STEAMBOAT

1908 HANDWRITTEN ORIGINAL DIARY OF A YOUNG GERMAN GIRL LIVING A YEAR IN AMERICA, WRITING VIVIDLY OF HER TEENAGE LIFE WITH FRIENDS AND FAMILY, AND FINALLY RELUCTANTLY RETURNING HOME TO GERMANY IN A STEAMBOAT
1908 - 1916 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL KEPT BY A LAND SURVEYOR DETAILING HIS LIFE, HIS WORK, AND THE TRAGIC AND SUDDEN DEATH OF HIS WIFE IN THE DEEP SOUTH

1908 - 1916 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT JOURNAL KEPT BY A LAND SURVEYOR DETAILING HIS LIFE, HIS WORK, AND THE TRAGIC AND SUDDEN DEATH OF HIS WIFE IN THE DEEP SOUTH
1920 - 1925 + 1940 - 1944: THREE [3] ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES OF THE LOVING AND DOMESTIC WIFE OF A CINCINNATI PLUMBING COMPANY OWNER, WHO HELPS HER HUSBAND AS MUCH AS SHE CAN AND LIVES AN ACTIVE SOCIAL LIFE ENTERTAINING GUESTS AT HOME

1920 - 1925 + 1940 - 1944: THREE [3] ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARIES OF THE LOVING AND DOMESTIC WIFE OF A CINCINNATI PLUMBING COMPANY OWNER, WHO HELPS HER HUSBAND AS MUCH AS SHE CAN AND LIVES AN ACTIVE SOCIAL LIFE ENTERTAINING GUESTS AT HOME
1915 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN TRAVELOGUE OF A JOURNEY FROM LIVERPOOL TO BUENOS AIRES BY AN OBSERVANT AND CLEVER ENGLISHMAN IN THE DANGEROUS, VOLATILE EARLY YEARS OF WORLD WAR 1

1915 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN TRAVELOGUE OF A JOURNEY FROM LIVERPOOL TO BUENOS AIRES BY AN OBSERVANT AND CLEVER ENGLISHMAN IN THE DANGEROUS, VOLATILE EARLY YEARS OF WORLD WAR 1
1909 - 1930 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF TEN [10] MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY FORMER GENERAL AND CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ROYAL YUGOSLAV ARMY AND KEY PLAYER FROM WWI THROUGH WWII IN THE MILITARY, POLITICS & DIPLOMATIC EVENTS IN SERBIA, YUGOSLAVIA & THE BALKANS

1909 - 1930 ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF TEN [10] MANUSCRIPT DIARIES HANDWRITTEN BY FORMER GENERAL AND CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ROYAL YUGOSLAV ARMY AND KEY PLAYER FROM WWI THROUGH WWII IN THE MILITARY, POLITICS & DIPLOMATIC EVENTS IN SERBIA, YUGOSLAVIA & THE BALKANS
1914 - 1918 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT 5-YEAR DIARY OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF A YOUNG WOMAN WHO MOVES TO NYC TO BECOME A RED CROSS NURSE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE WAR EFFORT IN A HOMEFRONT HOSPITAL

1914 - 1918 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT 5-YEAR DIARY OF THE LIFE AND WORK OF A YOUNG WOMAN WHO MOVES TO NYC TO BECOME A RED CROSS NURSE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE WAR EFFORT IN A HOMEFRONT HOSPITAL
1910 - 1971 ORIGINAL FIVE [5] VOLUME MANUSCRIPT HISTORY OF SUBMARINES IN THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY SUBMARINE SERVICE WRITTEN BY AUTHOR, HISTORIAN, 'PLUMBER' AND ONE OF THE FOREMOST AUTHORITIES ON SUBMARINES

1910 - 1971 ORIGINAL FIVE [5] VOLUME MANUSCRIPT HISTORY OF SUBMARINES IN THE BRITISH ROYAL NAVY SUBMARINE SERVICE WRITTEN BY AUTHOR, HISTORIAN, 'PLUMBER' AND ONE OF THE FOREMOST AUTHORITIES ON SUBMARINES
1920s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF TECHNICAL NAVAL DRAWINGS CREATED AND HANDWRITTEN BY A DEDICATED CAMDEN NEW JERSEY MACHINIST

1920s ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT NOTEBOOK OF TECHNICAL NAVAL DRAWINGS CREATED AND HANDWRITTEN BY A DEDICATED CAMDEN NEW JERSEY MACHINIST
1919 ORIGINAL SUPERB DIARY OF THE LAST YEAR OF WORLD WAR 1, HANDWRITTEN BY THE ACTING CAPTAIN OF A MACHINE GUN CORPS COMPANY, FIGHTING AND LIVING THROUGH THE LAST GASPS OF THE GERMAN ARMY IN NORTHERN FRANCE AND BELIGUM

1919 ORIGINAL SUPERB DIARY OF THE LAST YEAR OF WORLD WAR 1, HANDWRITTEN BY THE ACTING CAPTAIN OF A MACHINE GUN CORPS COMPANY, FIGHTING AND LIVING THROUGH THE LAST GASPS OF THE GERMAN ARMY IN NORTHERN FRANCE AND BELIGUM
1920s ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF THREE [3] HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS DETAILING THE DEMISE OF ANCIENT PERSIA AND MARKING THE BIRTH OF MODERN IRAN CREATED BY A FUTURE AUTHOR AND RENOWNED EXPERT ON IRAN AND IRAQ

1920s ORIGINAL ARCHIVE OF THREE [3] HISTORIC PHOTOGRAPH ALBUMS DETAILING THE DEMISE OF ANCIENT PERSIA AND MARKING THE BIRTH OF MODERN IRAN CREATED BY A FUTURE AUTHOR AND RENOWNED EXPERT ON IRAN AND IRAQ
1905 SUPERB ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT RETROSPECTIVE JOURNAL OF THE DETAILED AND ENGROSSING BIOGRAPHY OF CIVIL WAR CAPTAIN MATTHEW JANSEN, BY HIS LOVING BROTHER AND COMRADE IN ARMS WHO SERVED AND FOUGHT IN OVER 100 BATTLES AND SKIRMISHES WITH HIM

1905 SUPERB ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT RETROSPECTIVE JOURNAL OF THE DETAILED AND ENGROSSING BIOGRAPHY OF CIVIL WAR CAPTAIN MATTHEW JANSEN, BY HIS LOVING BROTHER AND COMRADE IN ARMS WHO SERVED AND FOUGHT IN OVER 100 BATTLES AND SKIRMISHES WITH HIM
1919 - 1920 HANDWRITTEN JOURNAL HANDWRITTEN BY A CREW MEMBER OF THE U.S.S. BIRMINGHAM FLAGSHIP OF THE PACIFIC FLEET’S DESTROYER SQUADRON AS IT PERFORMS POST - WW1 DUTIES, EXERCISES AND NAVY PUBLICITY ALONG THE WEST COAST OF AMERICA

1919 - 1920 HANDWRITTEN JOURNAL HANDWRITTEN BY A CREW MEMBER OF THE U.S.S. BIRMINGHAM FLAGSHIP OF THE PACIFIC FLEET’S DESTROYER SQUADRON AS IT PERFORMS POST - WW1 DUTIES, EXERCISES AND NAVY PUBLICITY ALONG THE WEST COAST OF AMERICA
1914 - 1918 WW1 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN JOURNAL OF A ROYAL MARINE STATIONED AND PATROLLING IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND EAST INDIES, CONTAINING BOTH DETAILED AND FASCINATING DIARY ENTRIES OF AND COMPREHENSIVE LISTS OF NAVAL FACTS AND FIGURES

1914 - 1918 WW1 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN JOURNAL OF A ROYAL MARINE STATIONED AND PATROLLING IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND EAST INDIES, CONTAINING BOTH DETAILED AND FASCINATING DIARY ENTRIES OF AND COMPREHENSIVE LISTS OF NAVAL FACTS AND FIGURES
1912 - 1929 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN DETAILED AND COMPREHENSIVE JOURNAL AND SCRAPBOOK OF THE MUSIC CAREER OF ONE OF NEBRASKA’S MOST FAMOUS ORCHESTRA PIANISTS, WALLACE WHEELER, DURING THE ROARING 20s

1912 - 1929 ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN DETAILED AND COMPREHENSIVE JOURNAL AND SCRAPBOOK OF THE MUSIC CAREER OF ONE OF NEBRASKA’S MOST FAMOUS ORCHESTRA PIANISTS, WALLACE WHEELER, DURING THE ROARING 20s