Scope and Contents Content Warning: Racist Terminology for Japanese People; Racist Terminology for Chinese People; Racist Terminology for Indian People; Possible Infantilization of Indonesian People in Java; Racist Terminology for Somone of Mixed Race; Possible Racist or Derogratory Description; Derogatory Terminology for Italian or Spanish People; Derogatory Terminology for French People; Derogatory Stereotype of German People; Reference to Plantation; Reference to Gambling; Reference to Tobacco....

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...

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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.

Scope and Contents Content Warning: Racist Terminology for Japanese People; Derogatory Terminology for Italian or Spanish People; Derogatory Terminology for French People; Derogatory Stereotype of German People.Jack describes being in Alexandria, Egypt and seeing the Pillar of Pompheii (possibly Pompey's Pillar]), the Catacombs (possibly the Catacombs of Kom El Shoqafa), a Spanish game that he called Pilota [Pelota]). He then writes that he had travelled on the S.S. Crook and had been in Cairo and...

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Content Warning: Reference to Tobacco.

Jack writes a brief, transatlantic telegraph from Paris that he his having a good voyage and thanks Mildred for tobacco. (This likely means his sister's name is Mildred if the tobacco is the same as in "Well we pushed off last Wednesday.." [Monday 23, 1922 - Tuesday. 25.]).

Scope and Contents Content Warning: Reference to Tobacco.Jack writes about life on the French ship; the passengers; a storm that resulted in furniture, objects, and people being thrown about; and his plans to make a brief trip to Holland from Paris. He notes he had sent an ocean letter on Friday and thanks his sister for the can of tobacco. (This likely means his sister's name is Mildred if the tobacco is the same as in "Having fine voyage thanks to..." [January 20-21, 1922].) The last pages of the...

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Jack comments on arriving in Marseilles, his ship (Atsuta Maru) being delayed, and briefly visiting Cannes.

Scope and Contents Content Warning: Racist Terminology for Chinese People; Reference to Gambling.Jack writes about seeing the battleship, H.M.S. Renown, that was carrying HRH The Prince of Whales [Wales] (later King Edward VIII) on his tour from 1920-1922. His last letter was sent from Colombo, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and he had been to Port Said (Egypt). He describes Colombo; his time spent there; his travel plans to Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), Singapore, and Java (Indonesia); his life aborad the ship,...

Scope and Contents Content Warning: Racist Terminology for Indian People; Possible Infantilization of Indonesian People in Java; Reference to Plantation.After noting being in Singapore, Jack describes his time in Malaysia, specifically Kuala Lumpur (including a mine called Sungai Besi [that was one of the largest/deepest alluvial tin mines and American owned]), Tampin, and Malacca (that has an American plantation). He also comments on the products/industry (tin and rubber trees) of the Malay...

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Jack describes his work in Bandoeng (Indonesia) (including problems encountered) and notes that he enclosed a photograph with two friends taken on the S.S. Atsuta Maru.