Partial List of Manuscripts

(Only the first page of each manuscript is presented here at this time.)

(This web page is a work-in-progress. Edited versions will be added soon.)

 

My grandfather wrote in long hand as well as with a typewriter. He was not picky about the kind of paper he used to write on--perhaps whatever was available to him or the most economical.

He was serious about his writing, as evidenced by the penciled in revisions and notes on various drafts.

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New York City Period, ca. late 1930s - 1942?
(Originally, I thought that the "Mulberry Street" mentioned in his account was in Newark, NJ. However, after discovering his draft registration card, which listed a New York City address, I concluded that it was the street in New York City.)

"Mulberry Street"

Charleston, West Virginia Period, ca. 1943 - 1945?

"The Rose"

Cincinnati, Ohio Period, ca. 1945? - 1950?

"The Antique Shop/Moon Lady" (version A) | (version B) | (version C)

[It was after reading this "story" that I realized that grandfather's stories were mostly autobiographical.]

Newark, New Jersey Period, ca. 1950? - 1967

Calligraphy sample

"Lee Family Drama"