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Closing Lines from the Novel, "Eben Holden"

Description: Document with the closing lines from the book "Eben Holden" by Irving Bacheller, published in 1900. A handwritten note is at the bottom of the document with the words, "To Sam Rayburn, with deep affection--Gene Worley 10/17/49 Washington, D.C." Francis Eugene Worley was a democratic U.S. Representative from Texas who served in the House of Representatives from 1941 to 1950. Sam Rayburn "saw himself" in these closing lines from the book "Eben Holden." The text is black, printed on cream color… more
Date: 1941/1950
Creator: Bacheller, Irving
Partner: Sam Rayburn House State Historical Site

[Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to Frances Yerkes, February 11, 1946]

Description: Postcard from Cornelia Yerkes to her mother discussing getting a room at the Tudor Hotel in New York City and visiting there with friends. The postcard features the painting "Festival of St. Roche" by E. Debat-Ponsan.
Date: February 11, 1946
Creator: Kafka, Cornelia V. Yerkes
Partner: National WASP WWII Museum

[A Poem by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake]

Description: A poem on pain with annotations and corrections, handwritten by Dr. Chauncey D. Leake aboard the Southern Pacific's Sunset Limited on November 6, 1948.
Date: November 6, 1948
Creator: Leake, Chauncey Depew, 1896-1978
Partner: Moody Medical Library, UT

SNAFU

Description: Six stanza poem in rhymed verse, with four lines per stanza and eight lines on the third stanza, composed as lyrics to a song on the subject of the military's response to Pearl Harbor and lackluster conditions.
Date: [1941..1945]
Partner: National Museum of the Pacific War/Admiral Nimitz Foundation
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