Evelope from the letter from Private First Class Arthur L. Bentzen to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, asking to recieve a copy of the local newspaper in England.
Handwritten in black ink. Mr. Smith comments about every day life as a teenager growing up in St. Cloud and attending Technical High School. Mr. Smith wrote portions of this journal from April 6, 1917, to April 15, 1917, from November 28, 1918 to December 3, 1918, and from February 12, 1919, to July 31, 1919. This is a bound leather, hard cover diary.
Handwritten in blue pen, a diary of a St. Cloud Technical High School senior recalling his daily experiences while attending school classes and extracurrcular activities. Attached to the pages of this book are photographs, letters, tickets, newspaper clippings and ribbons that relate to his school life.
Mr. Smith writes about his impressions of his close friends. He also talks about attending the circus and a musical concert. School remains the focus of his writing. Two photos of friends are interspersed with a musical composition penned by the diarist which is located in the back of the diary.
Mr. Smith comments about his adventures while staying at his family's cottage on Grand lake and his impressions about his first month and half as a senior at Tech High.
Handwritten in blue pen, a diary of a St. Cloud Technical High School senior recalling his daily experiences while attending school classes and extracurrcular activities. Attached to the pages of this book are photographs, letters, tickets, newspaper clippings and ribbons that relate to his school life.
Smith, Glanville W., 1901-1987; Smith, Howard B., 1909-2000
Date Created:
1911-03-20 - 1921-03-09
Description:
Handwritten in pencil, the first diary of Glanville Smith as a ten-year-old boy. He comments about his home and school life, also vacationing at the family's Pleasant Lake cottage. Towards the back of the diary, there are, written, in pencil, from 1921-02-16 to 1921-03-09, ten pages of entries by Mr. Smith's twelve-year-old brother, Howard. They are brief and discuss Howard's home life and play time. This is a bound leather, hard cover diary.
Handwritten in blue ink. Mr. Smith comments on the final days of his high school career which include a state Civics exam and commencement exercises. This is a bound leather, hard cover diary.
Mr. Smith comments about his experiences with his fellow students and teachers at Tech. He also comments about Thanksgiving and Christmas celebrations. Photo attachments in the front and back of the diary include the Tech 1919 football team (all identified), notes and photo portraits.
Group photo showing the oldest living graduate from the Winona Normal School, the college president, and the homecoming queen and court during the Winona State College 1948 Homecoming, Winona, Minnesota.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Private First Class Arthur L. Bentzen asking to recieve a copy of the local newspaper while in England.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Private First Class Joe P. Burmis to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record updating Peter on his time in England and thanking him for continuing to send the newspaper.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Private First Class Joe P. Burmis to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record updating Peter on his time in England and thanking him for sending back-issues of the newspaper.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Corporal Joe P. Burmis to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record telling Peter about his Christmas in England and thanking him for sending the newspaper.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Private Kenneth B. Hall to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Hiehgts Record thanking him for sending the newspaper to England.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Corporal Steven Warhol to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record asking that the newspaper be sent to his new address in England.
Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record, sent every soldier from Columbia Heights free copies of the local paper during World War II. Soldiers wrote to let him know where they were stationed, when their address changed, and sent him short letters. This is a letter from Willard Bolling to Peter Tema, editor of the Columbia Heights Record expressing appreciating for being sent the newspaper and giving a short update about his time in England.