Brooklyn (New York, N.Y.)
Subject
Subject Source: Lcnaf
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Eleanor Baker Diaries
Collection — 1 box
Identifier: MSS-0000-002
Scope and Contents
Three handwritten diaries from 1918 to 1926, chronicling Eleanor Baker's experiences, attitudes, and observations. Popular subjects discussed in her personal accounts include: travel, boys, dances, plays, and "tea parties." A majority of her diary entries take place in Paris, France and Saint Thomas in the United States Virgin Islands.
Dates:
created: 1918-1926; Other: Date acquired: 01/04/1964
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
John Edward Handran Papers
Collection — 17 folders
Identifier: MSS-2019-015
Scope and Contents
Circa 1930s sea stories and other materials belonging to John Edward Handran, a mariner from approximately the 1920s through the 1950s.
Dates:
created: 1928-1977; Other: Majority of material found in 1930s; Other: Date acquired: 03/22/2019
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection
Letters to Elmarine Feagle Sawyer
Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: 001-01-MSS 2018-025
Scope and Contents
Primarily love letters written by Herman D. Sawyer, Jr. to Elmarine Feagle Sawyer in 1943-1945 during his service in the United States Army in World War II. The letters document Sawyer's persistent love for his girlfriend/fiancée/wife while chronicling his everyday life as a serviceman at Washington, D.C.; Fort Benning, Georgia; Fort Ord, California; the South Pacific; and the Philippines.
The collection also includes letters to Elmarine from her friends, family, coworkers, in-laws, and...
Dates:
created: 1942-1945; Other: Majority of material found in 1943-1944; Other: Date acquired: 06/18/2018
Found in:
Sargeant Memorial Collection