Extracts from Rex Wailes’ 1929 diary of his trip to the USA and Canada. Part 19. Bryn Mawr Presbyterian Church 26.5.29 On Sunday the 26th. I went out to Dr. Oberholtzer’s house by the 9.30 a. m. train. He met me at the station in a very old car full of rattles and shakes, which…
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Across the pond with Rex Wailes: Philadelphia
Extracts from Rex Wailes’ 1929 diary of his trip to the USA and Canada. Part 18. The Benjamin Franklin Bridge, Philadelphia, under construction 23.5.29 I left Mr. & Mrs. McClelland and New York very regretfully, and hope I shall get there again one day. As a city, I like the little I saw of it. The…
Across the pond with Rex Wailes: In New York
Extracts from Rex Wailes’ 1929 diary of his trip to the USA and Canada. Part 17. Grand Central Station, New York 22.5.29 Next day, I ‘phoned Fred Littleworth, and arranged to go out to see him that evening. Then I spent some time at the Great Central Station, where they have what they call a…
Across the pond with Rex Wailes: In New York
Extracts from Rex Wailes’ 1929 diary of his trip to the USA and Canada. Part 16. Bathers at Coney Island 19.5.29 On Sunday the 19th the day dawned hot and sultry. Coney Island was decided upon, and we took the Subway there. It was delightfully cool after New York, and we sat on the jetty…
Across the pond with Rex Wailes: New York
Extracts from Rex Wailes’ 1929 diary of his trip to the USA and Canada. Part 15. The Flatiron Building, New York 18.5.29. On Saturday, the 18th., I went with Mr. McClelland to his office at Flatiron Building – the first of the New York skyscrapers. From here I went on to the E.S.U. I got…
Across the pond with Rex Wailes: The Sullivan Machinery Co., Claremont
Part 14 of a weekly series of blogs about Rex Wailes’ 1929 trip to the USA and Canada. Rex Wailes’ telegram to New York Wednesday 15.5.29 Next morning I collected my mail at the E. S. U. sent a telegram to the Sullivan Machinery Co., at Claremont, and another to Mr. McClelland at New York.…
Across the pond with Rex Wailes: Chatham Mill
Part 13 of a weekly series of blogs about Rex Wailes’ 1929 trip to the USA and Canada. Tuesday 14.5.29 Next morning I breakfasted at “The Wayside Inn”. It was expensive but first rate, and I wished I had stayed there, or at least supped there. I had “cream of wheat” for porridge. It is…
Across the pond with Rex Wailes: To Chatham
Part 12 of a weekly series of blogs about Rex Wailes’ 1929 trip to the USA and Canada. Railway station at Cataumet, Massachusetts Monday 13.5.29 I left Woods Hole at 7 am on Monday the 13th for Chatham. To Buzzards Bay the country was wooded with small trees. There were stone walls round many fields…
Archivist’s Choice: Archive Oddities
One of the most exciting parts of working in an archive is opening up a newly donated box of material. There are almost always some interesting or odd items tucked in among the photographs, plans and papers which make up most of our collections. A recent example was a collection of papers we received relating…
Across the pond with Rex Wailes: Goodbye to Nantucket
Part 11 of a weekly series of blogs about Rex Wailes’ 1929 trip to the USA and Canada. Nantucket Harbour. Image from Flickr by Ethan Oringel [CC BY 2.0] Sunday 12.5.29 I left Nantucket by the 1.15 boat and watched it as long as I could. I wish I could have spent even another day there. I…