1933 HANDWRITTEN MANUSCRIPT DIARY OF A SMART CHARMING ALL-AMERICAN COLLEGE BOY IN OHIO

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On offer is a charming slice of Depression era Americana being the 1933 handwritten manuscript diary of the nineteen year old Richard R. Bovard (1914-1999) of Wooster Ohio. A colle ge student concerned about exams, listing to Gracie and Allen, Ed Wynn, Fred Allen and Eddie Cantor on the radio, loading up on candy, chocolates and a jigsaw puzzle our author completely covers this small two-weeks-at-a-glance with tight legible script. Local basketball score, the death of the President and the attempted assassination of another President are all noted. Overall VG.; 32mo - over 4" - 5" tall; Depression, Depression era, Personal, Memoir, Handwritten, hand written, autograph, autographs, signed, letters, document, documents, manuscript, manuscripts, writers, writer, author, holograph, personal, Americana, ANTIQUITÉ, CONTRAT, VÉLIN, MANUSCRIT, PAPIER ANTIKE, BRIEF, PERGAMENT, DOKUMENT, Show more