Thomas Edward Ratcliffe papers, 1934-1987 [manuscript].

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Thomas Edward Ratcliffe papers, 1934-1987 [manuscript].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26243122

Chiefly letters from Thomas Ratcliffe to friends and colleagues. Ratcliffe's letters comprise diary-like accounts of his experiences in New York City as a young man working at his first job at National City Bank; as a captain in World War II; traveling in Europe after the war; and as a reference librarian at the University of Illinois. The letters contain frequent references to leisure activities, including the theater, literature, television, movies, and cocktail parties. Many of the letters reflect the racial attitudes of the postwar period. Most of the letters are addressed to James R. Baird, Ruth Deane White Hill, Georgia Couch Nash, Lucille Smith, or Mary Stephens.

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Nash, Georgia Couch.

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Stephens, Mary, 1924-

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Hill, Ruth Dean White.

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Baird, James R.

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Ratcliffe, Thomas Edward, 1911-1988?

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Thomas E. Ratcliffe worked in the Loan Department of the National City Bank, New York, N.Y., 1934-1939; served in the U.S. Army in Europe in World War II; and held various positions at the Library of the University of Illinois, 1946-1971. From the description of Thomas Edward Ratcliffe papers, 1934-1987 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 26243122 1911 Born, Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina 1929-1934 AB, American History, University of North Carolina ...