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[Travel diary of Ethyl Y. Dale] (Item)

Travel diary of Ethyl Y. Dale, circa 1932-1969. Originally a copy of "Airman's World," published by William Morrow, New York, 1933. Dale added personal notes, photographs, and other ephemera to the book documenting her flights.

[Pocket diary belonging to Ray M. Grimshaw, 1917-1918] (Item)

Pocket diary belonging to Ray M. Grimshaw, 1917-1918. Details Grimshaw's enlistment in the United States Army Signal Corps and his time stationed in England and France. Most entries are brief, comprised of one or two lines, and focus on the daily life of a soldier, including guard duty, standing muster, drill exercises, travel details, and off-duty activities. A few pages have doodles, including…

Short notes on my Army life beginning Sept. 1, 1918 [Pocket diary by John Hess Shuman] (Item)

Pocket diary, "Short notes on my Army life beginning Sept. 1, 1918" by John Hess Shuman, 1918-1919. Contains daily handwritten notes from August 30 to December 28, 1918. The narrative begins while Shuman is in transit to France and traces his experience on board ship to various quarantine and rest camps in south England and France, to his station near Latracey, France, then to Remorantin. He…

[Pocket diary belonging to Samuel E. White, circa 1918-1919] (Item)

Pocket diary belonging to Samuel E. White, circa 1918-1919. Contains handwritten notes in ink and faded pencil documenting White's military training and service, with daily detailed entries. White's narrative begins with his enlistment in September 1917 at St. Louis, Missouri; to training in Missouri, Texas, and Nebraska and service at Kelly Field, Texas; and travel to and service in France as a…

[Prisoner-of-war diary written by Royal Air Force serviceman Lionel Cherry Gilmour, circa 1918] (Item)

Prisoner-of-war diary written by Royal Air Force serviceman Lionel Cherry Gilmour, circa 1918. Describes the circumstances of his shoot-down over France on July 31, 1918 and documents his first few weeks as a POW in various German camps, including the camp at Karlsruhe, Germany. 37 handwritten pages.

[Travel diary entries written by Harold W. Zipp, July 20 to August 15, 1945] (Item)

Travel diary entries written by Harold W. Zipp, July 20 to August 15, 1945. Recounts trips to airfields in California and the Western Pacific and describes meetings and social events with military officials and Boeing personnel. Also describes major wartime events that coincided with his trips, including the Nagaoka air raid and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. 76 loose, handwritten pages.