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1945-1949 - "DEAR FOLKS, WELL HERE IT IS THE END OF THE SECOND DAY AND QUITE A BIT OF WATER HAS GONE OVER THE DAM ALREADY." Huge four-year correspondence archive from a cadet enrolled at the U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Basic School at San Mateo, California as it transitioned into U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and consolidated operations at Kings Point, New York by Thomas C. Burnett - 1945-1949

by Thomas C. Burnett

1945-1949 - "DEAR FOLKS, WELL HERE IT IS THE END OF THE SECOND DAY AND QUITE A BIT OF WATER HAS GONE OVER THE DAM ALREADY." Huge four-year correspondence archive from a cadet enrolled at the U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Basic School at San Mateo, California as it transitioned into U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and consolidated operations at Kings Point, New York by Thomas C. Burnett - 1945-1949

1945-1949 - "DEAR FOLKS, WELL HERE IT IS THE END OF THE SECOND DAY AND QUITE A BIT OF WATER HAS GONE OVER THE DAM ALREADY." Huge four-year correspondence archive from a cadet enrolled at the U.S. Merchant Marine Cadet Basic School at San Mateo, California as it transitioned into U.S. Merchant Marine Academy and consolidated operations at Kings Point, New York

by Thomas C. Burnett

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This archive consists of approximately 100 letters plus postcards, telegrams, short notes, and holiday cards sent from Burnett to his parents. Most were sent from either the Cadet Basic School at San Mateo or the Academy at Kings Point. Some were sent from cruise locations. There are approximately 25 to 30 additional pieces of ephemera. The contents, which are arranged chronologically, are in nice shape, however, Burnett's parents affixed everything to three-ring album pages with cellotape that has now toned. The original album had split into several pieces, so we transferred the contents into two document keepers. The mounting tape has separated from many of the pages, letters, and other items; however, everything retains its original position in the protective binders.

Burnett's letters are exceptionally detailed and often very long; one is 13 pages. They address all aspects of cadet-midshipman life at the school including barracks life, academics, drill, seamanship, etc. Some of the letters are written on school stationery from both San Mateo and Kings Point.

Ephemeral pieces include an itinerary for a cruise from New York through the Caribbean and along the Central and South American coasts to Montevideo, Uruguay and return along with a multifold cruise chart measuring 13" x 17". Other ephemera includes a fitness report, report card, liberty forms and requests, a gangway pass, campus map, a sketch of a ship, etc.

There are also several laid-in items: a photograph of Burnett as an Eagle Scout, Burnett's Academy office door plate as a Company Commander, and a packet of about five earlier pieces of correspondence.

The Merchant Marine Cadet Corps was officially created in 1938, with training provided aboard government-subsidized ships under the direction of shore-based Port Inspector-Instructors. In February 1942, the training program was turned over to the Coast Guard, but in July 1942 it was given to the War Shipping Administration. Graduates were commissioned as Ensigns in the Naval Reserve, "subject to call by the Navy during emergencies or times of war."

Merchant Marine Cadet Schools were initially established at Pass Christian, Mississippi, and San Mateo, California until a permanent campus opened in 1847 at Kings Point, New York. Burnett attended the schools during this transitional period.

Although there are no photographs in this archive, it is, without doubt, the best first-hand student account of life at any service academy that we have ever handled.

At the time of listing, there is nothing similar for sale in the trade. Neither have any other similar Merchant Marine Academy items been sold at auction per the Rare Book Hub, nor are in held in institutional collections per OCLC.

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The Year's Best Fantasy Stories #2 [DAW 205]

The Year's Best Fantasy Stories #2 [DAW 205]

by Carter, Lin (ed.); Clark Ashton Smith, Fritz Leiber, Tanith Lee, Thomas Burnett Swann, Avram Davidson, L. Sprague de Camp, Gary Myers, Pat McIntosh, Walter C. DeBill Jr., Paul Spencer, C.A. Cador

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The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

by James Wong Howe [Cinematographer]; John F. Burnett [Editor]; Joel Freeman [Producer]; Marc Merson [Producer]; Thomas C. Ryan [Producer]; Thomas C. Ryan [Writer]; Carson McCullers [Writer];

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National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 98, Number 4 (December 2010)

National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Volume 98, Number 4 (December 2010)

by Jones, Thomas W. (ed.); Sanborn, Melinde Lutz (ed.); Henningfield, Melinda Daffin; Dunn, Victor S.; Adderley, Philip Burnett; Hill, Ronald A.; Quigley, Patrick C

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Arlington, Virginia: National Genealogical Society, 2010. Softcover. Very Good with No dust jacket as issued. Sound binding. Pages bright and clean. Wrappers have light handling wear. ; Contents: Henningfield, Determining Linnie Leigh Gray's birth date. Dunn, Using lawsuits to identify family origins: George Cunningham of Virginia. Adderley, Assembling and correlating evidence: was Robert William Jemison a planter, district attorney, land register, traitor, or all these? Hill, Enigmas of the 1851 Boucherville, Québec, census. Quigley, The Quigley family searches for the American dream. Reviews, annual table of contents, annual index, features. ; 10.0" tall; 110 pages.
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Entertainment Law Document Supplement

by Simensky, Melvin; Selz, Thomas; Lind, Robert C.; Burnett, Barbara; Palmer, Charles A

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Entertainment Law Document Supplement

Entertainment Law Document Supplement

by Simensky, Melvin; Selz, Thomas; Lind, Robert C.; Burnett, Barbara; Palmer, Charles A

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United States Naval Institute Proceedings, Vol. 107/1/935 (January 1981)

United States Naval Institute Proceedings, Vol. 107/1/935 (January 1981)

by Train, Harry D. II; Jampoler, Andrew C. A.; Fliegel, Robert A.; Buell, Thomas B.; Ancell, Robert M.; Burnett, Douglas R.; Moore, John Hammond; Maynard, Earle V

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Annapolis: U.S. Naval Institute, 1981. Softcover. Very Good with no dust jacket. Sound binding, slightly tanned but clean pages. Wrappers have light overall shelf wear. ; Contents: Train, Preserving the Atlantic Alliance. Jampoler, America's Vital Interests. Fliegel, Pentagonese Be Gone! Buell, The Education of a Warrior. Ancell, The Path to Four Stars. Burnett, Mission Improbable. Moore, The Short, Eventful Life of Eugene B. Ely. Maynard, The Case for Nuclear-Powered Merchant Ships. ; 10.75" tall; 128 pages.
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FAERIES - Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy

FAERIES - Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy

by Asimov, Isaac; Greenberg, Martin H.; Waugh, Charles G. (editors) (Philip K. Dick; Lord Dunsany; Andre Norton; Henry Slesar; Thomas Burnett Swann; Jessica Amanda Salmonson; Lafcadio Hearn; Herminie Templeton; H. C. Bailey; James Hogg)

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New York: Roc Books, 1991. Book. Illus. by J. K. Potter;. Very Good+. Soft cover. 1st Edition. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by J. K. Potter. This anthology contains: Introduction: Fairyland by Isaac Asimov; The King of the Elves by Philip K. Dick; The Kith of the Elf Folk by Lord Dunsany; The Long Night of Waiting by Andre Norton; My Father, the Cat by Henry Slesar; The Manor of Roses by Thomas Burnett Swann; The Ugly Unicorn by Jessica Amanda Salmonson; The Dream of Akinosuke by Lafcadio Hearn; How the Fairies Came to Ireland by Herminie Templeton; The Fairy Prince by H. C. Bailey; The Brownie of the Black Haggs by James Hogg; Elfinland by Johann Ludwig Tieck; Darby O'Gill and the Good People by Herminie Templeton; No Man's Land by John Buchan; The Prism by Mary E. Wilkins; The Secret Place by Richard McKenna; Flying Pan by Robert F. Young; The Queen of Air and Darkness by Poul Anderson; and kid Stuff by Isaac Asimov..
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The Galley Sail Review - 1970 (Volume VI, Number 2, Issue 22)

The Galley Sail Review - 1970 (Volume VI, Number 2, Issue 22)

by (Margaret Secrist, Neville C. Johnson, Ilmars Uldis Purens, Herb Barrett, Laurence McCarty, Emilie Glen, Margaret Gibson, Marten Robbins, John Burnett Payne, Thomas Kretz, William Battrick, R.L. Tyler, Dolores Stewart Anderson, Lynn Strongin, Michael DeVi

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San Francisco, California: The Galley Sail Review, 1970. Softcover. Near Fine. Magazine. Octavo. 48pp. Stapled wrappers. Spotting on the spine with light edgewear, near fine. Contributors include Margaret Secrist, Neville C. Johnson, Ilmars Uldis Purens, Herb Barrett, Laurence McCarty, Emilie Glen, Margaret Gibson, Marten Robbins, John Burnett Payne, Thomas Kretz, William Battrick, R.L. Tyler, Dolores Stewart Anderson, Lynn Strongin, Michael DeVitis, R.L. Walford, Leonard Opalov, George Flynn, Ted Sandler, Anthony Edkins, Pat Kennedy Brehm, S.L. Friedman, Jerene Cline, Douglas Barbour, Vaughn L. Duhamel, Tracy Thompson, Len Dickey, Charles Shaw, Leslie Woolf Heley, Peter Thomas, George Gott, Carole Simonsen, Dorothy Dalton, Madeline Bass, R.L. Cook, D.J. Coombs, Forrest Anderson, Joseph Semenovich, Jess Perlman, Morris Kirschstein, L. Radsliff, Naomi Grady, Bill Meissner, L.W. Michaelson, and A. Spencer Schwartz.
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Unicorns! & Unicorns II  -(2 soft covers)-
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Unicorns! & Unicorns II -(2 soft covers)-

by Dann, Jack & Dozois, Gardner (ed) - Jane Yolen; Patricia C. Wrede; Michael Bishop; Larry Niven; Harlan Ellison; Ursula K. Le Guin; Roger Zelazny; Theodore Sturgeon; Thomas Burnett Swann; Stephen R. Donaldson; Mike Resnick; William F. Wu; Janet Kagan

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New York: Ace 1982 & 1992, 1982. -----The scans you see are the books you get. Both soft covers are clean square and tight, flat spines, 310, 241 pages, Very Good Plus to Near Fine condtiion with "Unicorns II" having a small back cover lower corner crease and spine wear. "Fascinating, ferocious, forever free.---24 tales of fantasy's most magical creatures!" Books are: Unicorns! / Unicorns II./ Two soft covers. Check out the scans. . 1st & 2nd Printing Various Years. Soft Covers. Very Good Plus to Near Fine. Illus. by Neal McPheeters .
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