20th Century Ephemera from Katz Fine Manuscripts Inc.

England. Very Good with no dust jacket. Non-Book. On offer is a cut out of an undated document containing the signatures of Henry Charles George, Viscount Lascelles (1882-1947) & Princess Mary, Princess Royal and Countess of Harewood (1897-1965). BIO NOTES: Henry George Charles Lascelles, 6th Earl of Harewood, KG, GCVO, DSO, TD, JP, DL styled The… Read more about this item

Hamilton, Ontario, Northern Ontario, Canada. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1900. Non-Book. Three letters written by Joseph Brennen, whose family owned a large lumber manufacturing firm in Hamilton, Ontario, and timber interests in Northern Ontario. The letters are dated 1906, 1908, and 1909. The Brennen letters offer a tantalizing glimpse into the lumbering business that existed… Read more about this item

Hutchinson Camp, Isle OF Man, Artists Camp: Hutchinson Internment Camp Artists Camp First Edition World War 2. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1940. Newspaper. On offer is a remarkable newsletter, the first ever to be produced and printed by internees at the Hutchinson Internment Camp in Douglas, Isle of Man, during the Second World War. This newsletter is the… Read more about this item

Hutchinson Camp, Isle OF Man, Artists Camp: Hutchinson Internment Camp Isle of Man World War 2. Good with no dust jacket. 1940. Newspaper. On offer is a remarkable newsletter produced and printed by internees at the Hutchinson Internment Camp in Douglas, Isle of Man, during the Second World War. This newsletter was the 5th to be produced at Hutchinson, and… Read more about this item

California: Animator Cartoonist Art Ephemera Proof Collection Cels. Very Good with no dust jacket. Softcover. On offer is a simply stunning, massive archive of original art, storyboards, photographs, negatives, correspondence, a proof copy of a book and cels created by the iconic American animator, Preston Erwin Blair (1908-1995). Blair’s prodigious career took him to Romer Gray Studio,… Read more about this item

Matanzas, Cuba: Chinese Societies Colonia China Society Matanzas. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1956. Non-Book. On offer is a budget approval document for the Colonia China Society located in Matanzas, Cuba. Colonia China is one of many groups founded in Cuba by Chinese immigrants in the late 19th century, stemming from the “underground fraternities” founded in… Read more about this item

Matanzas, Cuba: Chinese Societies in Cuba Kuomintang. Good with no dust jacket. 1941. Non-Book. On offer is an election document for the Chinese Nationalist Party in Cuba, Kuo Min Tang (Kuomintang) Delegation No. 82 located in Colon, Matanzas, Cuba. The Cuban branches of the Kuo Min Tang (Kuomintang) Chinese Nationalist Party were plentiful in Cuba, and were… Read more about this item

Matanzas, Cuba: Chinese Societies in Cuba Matanzas. Good with no dust jacket. 1958. Non-Book. On offer are two documents related to the Chinese Nationalist Party in Cuba, Kuo Min Tang (Kuomintang) Delegation No. 21 located in Colon, Matanzas, Cuba. The Cuban branches of the Kuo Min Tang (Kuomintang) Chinese Nationalist Party were plentiful in Cuba, and were… Read more about this item

Cardenas, Matanzas, Cuba: Chinese Cuban Societies Kuomintang. Good with no dust jacket. 1960. Non-Book. On offer is an election certification document for the Chinese Nationalist Party in Cuba, Kuo Min Tang (Kuomintang) Delegation No. 49 located in Cardenas, Matanzas, Cuba. The Cuban branches of the Kuo Min Tang (Kuomintang) Chinese Nationalist Party were plentiful in Cuba, and… Read more about this item

Matanzas, Cuba: Chinese Societies in Cuba Min Chih Tang. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1952. Non-Book. On offer is an example of the administrative documentation associated with the Min Chih Tang Chinese association located in Matanzas, Cuba. Min Chih Tang is one of many groups founded in Cuba by Chinese immigrants in the late 19th… Read more about this item

London, England: Social Scientist Royal Society of Arts Modern Social Sciences. Very Good with no dust jacket. Non-Book. On offer are 22 manuscript letters written between 1913-1926 by social scientist Charles Reginald (C. R. ) Enock (1868-1970) to Sir Henry Trueman Wood (1846-1929) and George Kenneth (G. K. ) Menzies (1869-1954) , both of the Royal Society… Read more about this item

Vedado, Havana, Cuba: Dr. Frederick K. Solomon, Rabbi of Temple Beth Israel in Havana, Cuba. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1953. Non-Book. On offer is an excellent relic of post WWII judaica, being a Pesach sermon, typed, edited and signed by progressive rabbi, Dr. Frederick K. "Fritz" Solomon (originally Solomonski) (1899-1980) [SEE BIO NOTES FOLLOWING LISTING]. Rabbi Solomon dated… Read more about this item

Vedado, Havana, Cuba: Rabbi Frederick K. Solomon of Temple Beth Israel, Havana, Cuba. Good+ with no dust jacket. 1956. Non-Book. On offer is a spectacular relic of post WWII judaica, being a 16-page sermon titled The Will to Be a Jew, handwritten and edited by progressive rabbi, Dr. Frederick K. "Fritz" Solomon (originally Solomonski) (1899-1980) [SEE BIO NOTES FOLLOWING LISTING].… Read more about this item

Charlottesville Virginia VA. Good+ with no dust jacket. None. On offer is a small archive of two manuscript letters that interestingly connect an ill-fated marriage, child rearing practices in the mid-20th century and polio virus control restrictions in 1945. Both letters are connected to the Stuetzer and Burrows families, specifically to the relationship and marriage of Helen Louise Burrows Stuetzer… Read more about this item

Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Good with no dust jacket. 1919. Ephemera. On offer is a piece of ephemera that marks a moment in Toronto's public health history that is reminiscent of a time those who lived through 2020-2022 will not soon forget. In November of 1919, the Spanish Flu was still seeing ebbs and flows throughout Canada, but… Read more about this item

Factoryville, Pennsylvania. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1940. Manuscript. On offer is a sweet letter written to Mrs. Daisy (Ball) Bailey (1897-1964) of Dalton, Pennsylvania from her friend Flora who lives in nearby Factoryville, PA. The letter was written on May 12, 1940 and addressed to Daisy at home in Dalton, although at the time of… Read more about this item

France, United States. Good with no dust jacket. 1945. Manuscript. On offer is a typewritten letter to a young soldier named James who is currently overseas serving in France from his Aunt Mary back home. The letter was written on August 12, 1945, six days after the United States dropped the bomb on Hiroshima, three days after… Read more about this item

Quantico, Virginia. Very Good with no dust jacket. 1920. Manuscript. L . On offer are two letters written to Elmer Roland Francis (1903-1973) of Birdsboro, Pennsylvania. The first letter is written while Elmer is serving in the military and staying in the Marine Barracks in Quantico, Virginia in 1923. The second is an upbeat, newsy letter sent… Read more about this item

Newark, New Jersey. Fair with no dust jacket. 1907. Manuscript. On offer is a newsy letter written by a New York University law student, Fred G. Stickel Jr. (1888-1969). Born in Scranton, Pennsylvania, Stickel graduated from NYU in 1909. He moved to Newark, New Jersey, where he went on to become a prominent lawyer who was appointed… Read more about this item

Very Good with no dust jacket. 1901. Manuscript. On offer is a typewritten job offer from the owner of a nursery wholesaler hoping to land a reliable new employee. Dated Feb 21,1901, and signed in ink by E. W. Fisk himself, this typewritten letter is a full page imploring a potential new hire to take a job… Read more about this item