Resultados de búsqueda: 20th Century Ephemera from Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.

DALLAS TEXAS TX THE GOULD SCHOOL. Good. 1905. On offer is an absolutely charming, original 1905 manuscript relic "Exercises" book of one young, 11 year old Texas boy's respect, admiration and gratitude to his parents. Handwritten by a boy who identifies himself as I.R.L.W. Brown of Dallas Texas attending the Gould School writes in the Preface found on page 17: "This little book is beautifully dedicated to My Darling Mother who has labored with me many days to make me what I am. She has worked eleven years more or less to make me a good, manly, religious, industrious, kind, gentle, and sweet boy. I will try to stay what she has made me and improve too. It is also dedicated to My Darling Father who has tried to make me the best kind of a boy too for more or less than eleven years. I have tried to find little things which might amuse or interest them." The 8 1/2" by 7", dated December 27, 1905 on the inside cover, contains 91 numbered pages contains headings… Leer más

LEWIS AND CLARK CENTENNIAL EXPO, PORTLAND, OREGON. Good. 1905. On offer is an interesting letter and document of the famous Lewis and Clark Centennial Expo held in Portland, Oregon in 1905. The letter is six pages long and addressed to “My Dear Sisters” and sent to a “Mrs. Grace G. Bradley” of West Liberty, Iowa. The writer is a Blanche Bradley of Grant Street, Portland, Oregon. After writing pleasantries to her sisters, she speaks of attending the Portland World’s Fair. “I was in the fair Tuesday. We all went and took our dinner, came home about 6 as the fireworks they said would not amount to much and so they didn’t so we really didn’t miss anything. There was not much to see except a crowd, mention to Mr. and Mrs. Stand they were so pleasant I had a nice visit with them.” She goes to the fair early and starts in ‘the government building’ goes across the ‘Bridge of Nations’ and ‘came up along the trail and, oh my, it… Leer más

TORONTO ONTARIO CANADA. Good. 1906. Hardcover. On offer is a small archive of two [2] notebooks, the earliest dated 1906 through 1914 and then a later sketchbook and catchall for drawings and notes on art and architecture dated in the 1940s. Both books were handwritten and hand-drawn by O. Harold McAvoy [1891 - 1977], a noted Toronto architect and artist. A very unique grouping seeing the artist as a boy and then the middle aged man. In the early book, a flip book style notepad, 50+ pp, the young Harold drew, made notes, kept scores and a myriad of other things a youngster of the time might note: Harold transcribes a number of movies and books; 'The Talisman', 'Runaway June'; Sudoku game boards and instructions; a caricature of Ti-Cob [assuredly in baseball uniform the famed Ty Cobb]; a synopsis of Silas Marner and later notes on chemistry, architecture and then a piece of blueprint relevant to his studies. Later, the 30 year older Harold was deeply ensconced studying… Leer más

ARKANSAS TEXAS MASSACHUSETTS. Very Good+. 1906. On offer is an original archive of handwritten correspondence by John Alden being a group of eleven [11] letters to his sweetheart, Miss Caroline Coppins of Newton, Massachusetts. All are dated 1906, written from Arkansas and various places in Texas. Most are multi-page letters on the letterhead of the Hotel Huckins of Sedalia, Missouri. John is an open and admirable correspondent who relays his love and affection but also his daily doings and his ambitions for the future. Overall VG.; Manuscript; 5.5 x 8.5 Inch; Romance, Love, Hand Written, Personal, Americana, Memoir, Handwritten, autograph, autographs, signed, letters, document, documents, manuscript, manuscripts, writers, writer, author, Holograph, personal, Ephemera, antiquité, contrat, vélin, document, manuscrit, papier Antike, Brief, Pergament, Dokument, Manuskript, Papier oggetto d'antiquariato, atto, velina, documento, manoscritto, carta antigüedad, hecho,… Leer más

BELGIAN CONGO ALBERTVILLE, 1906. On offer is an original letter, written in English, dated Haut (Upper) Congo, Nov 14th 1906, by an unknown female writer who appears to be the wife of a missionary who was being prosecuted by the Congo Police, (casual research suggest this is possibly the British Reverend Edgar Stannard). The letter specifically refers to implication in the "Commandant Hagström affair..." The tremendous political controversy surrounded a charge of libelling Congo police officer Hagström, made by the Governor General of the Congo Free State and King Leopold, against the Reverend who accused Hagström of practicing brutality and cannibalism. Arthur Conan Doyle also described exploitation and atrocities in his book "The Crime of the Congo." . Very Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Manuscript.

LE ROY NEW YORK NY. Good. 1906. On offer is an interesting 1906 Le Roy New York scrapbook filled newspaper clippings and handwritten genealogy records dating back as far as 1827 including names, family births, deaths, marriages, etc. mostly from the Pearson and related families. The 15" x 11" has about 26 pages has a few photographs too. Pages are yellowing with age, but are easily turned. A few loose clippings. Pasted on the newspaper clippings are several pages of genealogical research. Overall Fair+. ; Manuscript; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; KEYWORDS: HISTORY OF, LE ROY NEW YORK, SOCIAL HISTORY, PEARSON FAMILY, GENEALOGY, UPSTATE NEW YORK, AMERICANA, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, AUTOGRAPHED, AUTHORS, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH, KEEPSAKE, WRITER, HAND WRITTEN, DOCUMENTS, SIGNED, LETTERS, MANUSCRIPTS, HISTORICAL, HOLOGRAPH, WRITERS, AUTOGRAPHS, PERSONAL, MEMOIR, MEMORIAL, PERSONAL HISTORY, ARCHIVE, DIARY, DIARIES, antiquité, contrat, vélin,… Leer más

NEW YORK NY. Very Good. 1907. On offer is a large archive of handwritten letters by Fay Ingalls [1882-1957] noted outdoorsman. He was the son of Melville Ezra Ingalls, the railroad magnate. Fay was a Wall Street lawyer who moved to business. At Pratt & Whitney he played an important part in the munitions industry during World War I. He lacked the hard sell of his father and found the greed & corruption of lower Manhattan distasteful & depressing. In 1922 he took over the presidency of VHS Co., moving to Virginia. There he built the Cascades Golf Course at his home called "Homestead." During WW II the Japanese diplomats were lodged in The Homestead, where their activities were monitored by the state department and FBI. After the war their hotel prospered. He was also a noted outdoorsman. Offered here are 45 letters from Fay to his wife Rachel [1885-1966], noted horsewoman. These run 1909-1919, mostly 4 pages each. The letters are long newsy, intimate letters to his… Leer más

Newark, New Jersey. Fair with no dust jacket. 1907. Manuscript. On offer is a newsy letter written by a New York University law student, Fred G. Stickel Jr. (1888-1969). Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Stickel graduated from NYU in 1909. He moved to Newark, New Jersey, where he went on to become a prominent lawyer who was appointed judge in 1919, served until 1924, and then opened his own law firm. His legal career focused heavily on juvenile offenders. In this 1907 letter, Stickel is a very busy student who has recently taken on a job at a Newark law firm run by partners Cortlandt Parker and Richard Wayne Parker. He types a return letter to his friend, Donald, who is attending a different university. Stickel laments how poorly his schools baseball team is performing, discusses a trip to Mardi Gras with his girlfriend, Esther (who is not the girl he will one day marry) , comments humorously on mutual contacts from Scranton. An excerpt follows: I heard that Wake Taylor now wears two pairs… Leer más

HAVRE DE GRACE, MARYLAND, SOUTH RIVER NEW JERSEY. Good+. 1908. On offer is a remarkable, eye opening archive of manuscript love letters for the most part written to two sisters; Geraldine [b.1900] and Dorothy [b. 1894] Moore of Havre de Grace Maryland. Their father was Lester and their mother Isabelle. At one point the family lived in New Jersey but after their father died (circa 1905), mom and the two girls moved to Havre de Grace Maryland to the Burns Apartments. Sometime in the 1930s some of the letters were addressed to South River New Jersey. Given that the letters were for the most part written by adoring suitors, interestingly, both women remained single as per 1940 census records. Of the 100 pieces in the group 60 or so are letters the earliest is from 1908 and the last letter is dated 1937 with the majority from the 1920s. The balance is related ephemera. The letters prove to be an education in early 20th Century romancing. For example one suitor, Douglas Hobart Cushman, who… Leer más

USS HARTFORD US NAVAL ACADEMY. Good. 1908. On offer is a super manuscript relic of early 20th Century marine and naval education being a study, notes and tests with corrections navigation course book handwritten by United States Naval Midshipman Williams Carter Wickham, of the noted Virginia Wickham family, while he trained aboard the USS Hartford at the time. [From a long line of noted military men WCW would go on the be LCDR of the USS DENT in World War I]. Dated 1908 to 1909 the book has 200 pages of handwritten notes. The book features his cut and paste questions and tests with his instructor's notations. The final entry is stated as 'Excellent'. Overall G.; Manuscript; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; KEYWORDS: PORCHAM, CARTER, WICKHAM, VIRGINIA MILITARY INSTITUTE, USN, UNITED STATES NAVY, USS DENT, NAVIGATION, NAVIGATORS, OFFICERS SCHOOL, ACADEMY, NAVAL, MARINE, BATTLESHIPS, WWI, WW I, PRE WORLD WAR I, HANDWRITTEN, MANUSCRIPT, DOCUMENT, LETTER, AUTOGRAPH,… Leer más

NEW JERSEY TO SAN FRANCISCO, UNITED STATES, USA. Very Good. 1908. On offer are a fascinating pair [2] of handwritten letters surrounding a cross-country trip taken in the first decade of the 20th century. The two letters, totalling 22 pages, are a fascinating look at early 20th Century America, and most interestingly, a chilling account of the 1906 San Francisco Earthquake that killed about 3,000 people died and destroyed over 80% of the city, that occurred two years before the author arrived in the city. The letters were written by Will H. Payne who was writing to his wife back in England. The letters begin with Will already in San Francisco. This first one dates February 24th, 1908. In it, Will tells his wife about the trip from Washington D.C. to California. His descriptions of the towns along the way across America is wonderful, especially his words on the wild city of New Orleans. From New Jersey, Will goes onto Philadelphia, Washington D.C., North and South Carolina, Georgia,… Leer más

Tunkhannok, Pennsylvania. Good with no dust jacket. 1908. Manuscript. On offer is a collection of three letters written to Ms. Eulalie Piatt, member of the prominent Piatt legal family of Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania. The collection also includes a legal judgment against one William Phelps, who owed money to Eulalies grandfather, Mr. William M. Piatt. Eulalie Piatt Ogden (1878-1970) was a graduate of Wyoming Seminary (1897) , Wellesley College (1901) and a prominent Pennsylvania lawyer. She was the wife of Wyoming County, PA Attorney General Joseph F. Ogden, who was murdered on his front lawn in 1949. Eulalie was the daughter of James Wilson Piatt and granddaughter of William M. Piatt. The men of the Piatt family of Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania were all prominent lawyers in the area. Piatt and Ogden married in 1917, joining two prominent legal families into one. The letters on offer were written in 1908, before Eulalie and Piatt married and after her graduation from Wellesley… Leer más

CULLMAN CEDAR BLUFF ALABAMA. Fair. 1909. On offer is a fascinating, naïve group of eight [8] original ledgers once owned and handwritten by we believe a doctor named J.P. Wilson of Cedar Bluff Alabama as per an inscription in the 1909 book. [That said we cannot be certain as to ownership as there are two possible ownership inscriptions the other in the 1916 book of J. D. King of Cullman County Alabama. Local researchers should undoubtedly be able to confirm the author.] Through the years 1909, 1910, 1912, 1916, 1918, 1920, 1924 to 1927 readers will find a trove of date regarding this doctor's practice in Northern Alabama. The information includes a daily tally of patients seen, prognosis, medicines given and amount, what he charged for his services, how much the patient paid, and the balance owed to him. These also show some of the trades he made for his services. Many of the births and deaths are recorded. All told the books make for what would through forensic analysis of the… Leer más

ARGENTINA SOUTH AMERICA. Good+. 1908. On offer is an exceptional, massive, historically significant archive of original handwritten manuscripts, documents, photographs and related ephemera including maps, passports and research materials of noted geographer, geologist, explorer and expert on South America Anselmo Windhausen. Of particular interest to historians and researchers and collectors of the natural history of the continent are 10 original manuscripts: 1. Geologica Argentina; 2. Paleonto Logia I; 3. Geologia Historica Y Sudamericana II; 4. Geologia De Los Combustibles; 5. Nociones de Hidrogeologia; 6. Mineralogia Y Geologia; 7. Geologia General I,II, III, IV; 8. Geografia Fisica I; 9. Accion Coustructiva Y Destructiva Aqua Carrienta; 10. Sierra De Cordoba Hidrogeolica Y Pampeano Cordoba with hundreds of photographs in albums full of exploration photographs and a trip from Argentina to California; across the US in 1915; the Panama Pacific Exposition plus the archive boast hundreds… Leer más

SWEETWATER, NEVADA. Good. 1909. On offer is a very unique collection of diary and papers from store keeper in the American west at the turn of the last century. The collection consists of a small diary and a collection of ephemera. The diary measures 4 inches by 2.75 inches. It is leather bound. It contains 365 pages plus memoranda and is about 60% complete. The cover is in good condition and all of the pages are intact. The handwriting is legible. The ephemera consists of 3 letters, a photograph/portrait, newspaper clippings and receipts. Milton Diltz Holton, a member of a noted Kentucky family, was born in Mount Sterling, Montgomery County, KY in 1869. He came to Murray at the end of the 19th century, was a second Mayor of Murray, and a Master Commissioner of the Calloway county in the early 1900s. He studied law, changed several jobs, but since 1905 was mainly working in the insurance business. He was married and he refers to 3 children in his letters home. He passed away in 1948 at… Leer más

CONGO AFRICA [?], 1910. On offer is an interesting c.1910 manuscript précis handwritten by an unknown missionary titled "Trying Features of Work in Africa". The author begins: "The great difficulty which confronts the missionary in going to the Congo is the climate". The author elaborates and discusses paganism and degradation, pneumonia among the natives, the importance of the pith helmet as sun guard ("a few moments bareheaded would surely be followed by sunstroke. Missionaries who are extremely careful in this regard have been known to have been taken down with fever, and have died in a few days from the thoughtless exposure of the bare head to the sun"), malaria and "the sleeping sickness." [We date the manuscript by the author writing: "scientific investigations have proved beyond a doubt that malaria is caused by mosquitoes or by a certain species of mosquito." Ronald Ross received the Nobel Prize in 1902 for his work on malaria, having… Leer más

Schenectady, New York. Fine with no dust jacket. 1911. PETER J. ARNOLD - Union solider in the 134th NY Vols. Partly cropped slip on which he writes "I saw General Grant many times [this word cropped away] in front of Petersburg during 1864 and 1865." Signed with his X mark and full name, Schenectady, 1911. ; Manuscript, Handwritten, Autograph, Civil War Era, Union, Americana, Confederate; Signed by Autograph .

Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania. Good. 1911. On offer is an exceptional archive of manuscript diaries handwritten by a young woman named Viola Brodbeck [b. July 23rd, 1888]. The archive includes five [5] diaries dating 1911[age 22], 1912, 1914, 1916 and 1917 plus six [6] printed music books which bear her holograph notes peppering the texts from her time at college. This is a unique look at the process a young woman aspiring to be a professional singer goes through. Viola draws a picture of a young woman of some privilege [they have good seats for Woodrow Wilson's Inaugural address in 1917]and means taking lessons, immersing herself in the arts and of course practice, practice, practice to succeed in her drive to perform and Viola does in fact become a soprano for the Philadelphia Orchestra. The family home is in New York where her father works and lives though he visits Philadelphia frequently where it appears the family has a number of properties related to business and where Viola… Leer más

TILTON NORTHFIELD WINCHESTER NEW HAMPSHIRE NH. Very Good. 1912. On offer is an original 1912-1917 manuscript diary handwritten by a Doctor whose practice was in the surrounding areas of Tilton and Northfield New Hampshire including Winchester and other locations in Belknap County. While he is unidentified by name, local researchers and historians should assuredly have enough clues to ascertain his name. A medical journal the book has several printed pages of useful information for any doctor, such as; Table of Adult Doses, Thermometry, Facts Regarding Children, Digestion, Rarer Symptoms and Posology. After that his call lists start. Each page has a place to write the name of the patient, the day of the week they were seen, the amount charged and a memoranda section to list any specific notes about the case. Some of the pages just have brief names and notes but others are more detailed. For example he writes that with Averline Atkinson he saw her at least 32 times from February 6th, 1916 to… Leer más

ATHENS GREECE. Good+. 1913. On offer is a super, original manuscript relic of one young man's education and observations in archaeology pre World War I. As the cover states: the book is the "Journal of Herbert Wing Jr, American School, Athens, Greece, November 15, 1913." This notebook contains approx 100+ pages of notes and observations from Wing, mostly related to his classes at the American School which focused on Greek history and archaeology. Wing would go on to a celebrated career in Greek Studies. BIO NOTES: Herbert Wing, Jr. was born on December 8, 1889 in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but was reared in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He graduated from Harvard University in 1901 and furthered his education at the University of Wisconsin where he received his Ph. D., in 1915. He began teaching at the Wilmington High School in Wilmington, Massachusetts in 1909 as an Assistant Principal. Wing taught at the University of Wisconsin from 1910-1912 and from 1914-1915 as a Student… Leer más