Herman Brackbill Journals
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* [[Herman Brackbill Journal for 1939|1939]] | * [[Herman Brackbill Journal for 1939|1939]] | ||
* [[Herman Brackbill Journal for 1940|1940]] | * [[Herman Brackbill Journal for 1940|1940]] | ||
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| + | ==The journals as physical objects== | ||
| + | The physical journals are lined, dated hardbound blank books from the National Blank Book Company in Holyoke, Mass. The inside covers of the journal contain reference information; in the 1939 journal, this includes counting-house calendars (a calendar on a single page with day numbers for each day) for 1939 and 1940; railway express shipping rules; and postage rates. The back of each journal contained blank, undated journal pages; twelve accounts pages, one for each month; and an address book section with alphabetic tabs. | ||
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| + | The 1939 journal, at least, was sold by Reams, on Queen Street in [[Lancaster]]. | ||
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| + | [[Category:Herman Brackbill journals]] | ||
Revision as of 20:46, 5 February 2008
This project collects the text of the journals of Herman Brackbill. Herman kept a journal from 1937, when he was 20 years old, until shortly after the birth of his first child, Evelyn.
List of journals
The journals as physical objects
The physical journals are lined, dated hardbound blank books from the National Blank Book Company in Holyoke, Mass. The inside covers of the journal contain reference information; in the 1939 journal, this includes counting-house calendars (a calendar on a single page with day numbers for each day) for 1939 and 1940; railway express shipping rules; and postage rates. The back of each journal contained blank, undated journal pages; twelve accounts pages, one for each month; and an address book section with alphabetic tabs.
The 1939 journal, at least, was sold by Reams, on Queen Street in Lancaster.
