Hope Spingarn diaries, 1927-1942.

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Hope Spingarn diaries, 1927-1942.

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Four diaries, holograph, kept by Hope Spingarn, detailing her life and travels in Europe, Africa, New York City, and at the family's "Troutbeck" estate. The first diary (Dec. 8, 1927 to Mar. 19, 1929) is in two parts, written back-to-back, inverted. It describes her life in Paris and travels throughout Europe, especially France, Italy, Portugal, and Switzerland, as well as a trip to Rabat and Tangier. The second diary (July 6, 1929 - Sept. 9, 1929) details a trip to Italy, including a visit to the Vatican; it also documents her romance with Guido Fasola. The third diary (Sept. 10, 1929 - Feb. 15, 1930) includes the conclusion of her stay in Europe, her return to New York City, her encounters with Louis Fischer, Dick Halliday, Marjorie Seligman, and Sinclair Lewis, and her first attempts at journalism. The final diary (May 28, 1938 - June 15, 1938 and Sept. 22, 1942 - Oct. 23, 1942) is more introspective and political in nature and documents her support for FDR and United States intervention in World War II, her opposition to Hamilton Fish, and her participation in the African American civil rights movement.

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Fish, Hamilton, 1888-1991

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