Jack, Meredith M. (1897-1986)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1897 - 1986
Places
- Philadelphia (Pa.) (Place of Birth)
Found in 67 Collections and/or Records:
"Things are just about as..." (July 28; Mailed July 29)
Item — Box 01, Folder: 05, Object: 11
Scope and Contents
Jack writes about his work, events back home, and communications to different people.
Dates:
1921 - 1922
"Things have been going..." (April 19 & 21; Mailed April 22, 1922), 1922
Item — Box 01, Folder: 10, Object: 12
Scope and Contents
Jack writes about his work (including the case against Feenstra and the replacement manager), his future travel plans from Yokohoma (Japan) (including arriving before his parents leave for Maine), his future work plans (in Philadelphia or the Hague [the Netherlands]), his time spent during numerous holidays in April (especially playing golf), and the mail. He describes in detail his participation in the Golf Championship of Java at Semarang (Indonesia).
Dates:
1922
"this letter addressed to Mother..." (May 16, 1921; Mailed May 17, 1921), 1921
Item — Box 01, Folder: 05, Object: 09
Scope and Contents
Jack writes about his correspondence, consumption of a Corona cigar and M-M tobacco, and being in Calcutta.
Dates:
1921
"This letter will be a continuation..." (November 6-7; Mailed November 12, 1921), 1921
Item — Box 01, Folder: 07, Object: 06
Scope and Contents
Content Warning: Racist Stereotypes of Egyptians and Muslims; Racist Terminology for Black People; Pro-Colonialism,Jack writes about landing at Port Said, English colonialism in Egypt, interactions with customs, the people in Egypt, his stay in Port Said, and his owning a Java Kriss (type of Javanese dagger). He describes his train trip to Cairo and Ismailiya, including the landscape (including villages and cities), caravans, farming practices, and the settlements of Zagazig and...
Dates:
1921
Trieste Hamburg S.S. "Crook", 1921
Item — Box 01, Folder: 09, Object: 01
Scope and Contents
One newspaper clipping contains details of the S.S. Crook.
Dates:
1921
"Up to the present time you..." (March 17, 1921; Mailed March 17, 1921), 1921
Item — Box 01, Folder: 03, Object: 07
Scope and Contents
Content Warning: Reference to an Enslaved Black Girl Being Bought by an Older White Man; Racism towards a Hindu Man; Possible Derogatory Reference to a Woman from New England; Reference to Consenual Non-marital Sex Between Man and Woman; Reference to Plantation.Jack describes the passengers aboard the ship. This includes "a little black girl" being bought by a Dutch man in Manila. He uses a derogatory adjective to describe a Hindu Man. A single woman and a single man are gossiped...
Dates:
1921
"We arrived in Singapore..." (March 29-30, 1921); "I am afraid this letter..." (April 2, 1921), 1921
Item — Box 01, Folder: 03, Object: 11
Scope and Contents
First Letter - Content Warning: Racist Descriptions of the Singaporean People; Pro-Colonialist.Jack describes Singapore - the landscape, the people (including multiple ethnicities), the Raffles Hotel (downstairs and their rooms), the economy, automobiles, and sanitation. He compares Singapore and Saigon. He also notes the Botanical Gardens and a rubber plantation. Jack then describes a trip to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), the city (landscape), the presence of trains, and what he did...
Dates:
1921
"We left N. Phila...." (Februrary 21; Mailed February 21, 1921), 1921
Item — Box 01, Folder: 03, Object: 01
Scope and Contents
Jack describes the train he is one (including the compartments) as well as his observations as he travels to San Francisco. Ohio, Chicago, Nebraska, and Wyoming are described in particular.
Dates:
1921
"We returned from Cannes..." (January 29; Mailed January 29, 1922), 1922
Item — Box 01, Folder: 10, Object: 02
Scope and Contents
Content Warning: Racist Terminology for Japanese People.
Jack writes about Marseille, the ship he will take, the passengers countries of origin, and the weather back in the US.
Dates:
1922
"We will call this letter #1..." (January 31, 1922), 1922
Item — Box 01, Folder: 10, Object: 01
Scope and Contents
Content Warning: Reference to Gambling.Jack writes about the different people that he met on his transatlantic voyage, (including Ira Nelson Morris [US Minister/Ambassador to Sweden, 1914-1923]), his stop in London (which featured a dinner with European colleagues and other people at the Ritz), his time in Cannes (such as visiting the opera and the Casino), and the similarities and difference between cultural practices and environment between Europe and the US. He also notes that...
Dates:
1922
Additional filters:
- Type
- Archival Object 66
- Collection 1
- Subject
- Asia -- Description and travel. 1
- Egypt -- Description and travel. 1
- Europe--Description and travel. 1
- France -- Description and travel. 1
- Golf. 1
- Hawaii -- Description and travel. 1
- Indonesia -- Description and travel 1
- Investments, Foreign--Indonesia. 1
- Japan -- Foreign relations -- 1912-1926. 1
- Maine. 1
- Malaysia -- Description and travel. 1
- Malaysia -- Economic conditions. 1
- Mediterranean Region -- Description and travel 1
- Middle East -- Description and travel 1
- Ocean Travel -- Indian Ocean. 1
- Ocean Travel -- Pacific Ocean 1
- Racism 1
- Racism against Asians 1
- Racism against Indigenous peoples 1
- Racism--Hawaii. 1
- Racism--Middle East. 1
- Railroad companies. -- 1900-1940 1
- Railroad travel. 1
- Singapore--Description and travel. 1
- Transatlantic voyages. 1
- United States--Description and travel. 1
- Vietnam--Description and travel. 1
- Voyages and travels 1
- Xenophobia. 1 + ∧ less
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