1968_Sackson_308_October 16.jpg
Creator
Sid Sackson
Date
1968
Format
.jpg
Source
Box 1, Object 6, Sid Sackson collection
Item sets
Rights Statement
The Strong, Rochester, New York.
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1968_Sackson_308_October 16.jpg
Title
1968_Sackson_308_October 16.jpg
Creator
Sid Sackson
Date
1968
Type
image
Format
.jpg
Source
Box 1, Object 6, Sid Sackson collection
Language
English
Coverage
1968
Rights
The Strong, Rochester, New York.
transcription
WEDNESDAY 16 OCTOBER 1968
U. S. Mint Established 1786
290th day - 76 days to come
In Northampton, Mass. tooked at the Smith College library,
Saw the following book which has a good collection, among
other things, of card games, particularity gambling.
PICCOLA ENCICLOPEDIA DI GIVOCHÉ PASSATEMPI PER
GIOVANI ED ADULTI per by J, Gelli. (Milana, Ulrico Hoepli, 1929)
Call mo, 290-6282)
The following two were not in their proper position,
NEW MATHEMATICAL PASTIMES by P. A. Macmahon
(Cambridge 1921) (Call no. 510,76 M227n)
Games - Uncatalogued material (Scott Gym) (call No 796 P191)
At Johnson's in Springfield bought : -
AT EASE by Jules Leopold (© 1443 , McGraw-Hill)
THE KUSHNER SYSTEM by Jack Kushner
also an extra copy (for 154) of FUN WITH GAMES OF RUMMY.
Clande bought me a CHESS THE STORY OF CHESS PIECES FROM
ANTIQUITY TO MODERN TIMES: We both felt that, tho it doesn't
have any new game material, it might be impressive for
impressing possible spousers of my research. ([crossed out] Pages
23 to 26 of the descriptive material are missing, but do not
appear to be torn out.) '[Filed and placed on shelf ]
Looked at HEXES (Spear) but thought I had seen it so
didn't buy it. (checked at home but didn't have any info
on it.) [But see 10/30/64]
At home found the following in a the mail : -
October PLAYTHINGS.
Letter from Audrey Pierce asking if 11 A.M. on Oct, 24 would
be o.k. for an interview by a newspaper syndicate.
Letter from KMS saying that all their games would be handled
by Funtastic and that the latter would be contacting
soon. (Looked more like a letter they would send to
a a past buyer.)
Letter from John Geiger. He is going to put out METROPLAN
on his own and would like to talk to me further. He'll
call to set up a date.
Claude borrowed the sheets with patent into I got
from Alice, the one which mentioned CAMPAIGN
At Johnson's took a M, B, catalog, (Filed in 1968 Ad Clips)
U. S. Mint Established 1786
290th day - 76 days to come
In Northampton, Mass. tooked at the Smith College library,
Saw the following book which has a good collection, among
other things, of card games, particularity gambling.
PICCOLA ENCICLOPEDIA DI GIVOCHÉ PASSATEMPI PER
GIOVANI ED ADULTI per by J, Gelli. (Milana, Ulrico Hoepli, 1929)
Call mo, 290-6282)
The following two were not in their proper position,
NEW MATHEMATICAL PASTIMES by P. A. Macmahon
(Cambridge 1921) (Call no. 510,76 M227n)
Games - Uncatalogued material (Scott Gym) (call No 796 P191)
At Johnson's in Springfield bought : -
AT EASE by Jules Leopold (© 1443 , McGraw-Hill)
THE KUSHNER SYSTEM by Jack Kushner
also an extra copy (for 154) of FUN WITH GAMES OF RUMMY.
Clande bought me a CHESS THE STORY OF CHESS PIECES FROM
ANTIQUITY TO MODERN TIMES: We both felt that, tho it doesn't
have any new game material, it might be impressive for
impressing possible spousers of my research. ([crossed out] Pages
23 to 26 of the descriptive material are missing, but do not
appear to be torn out.) '[Filed and placed on shelf ]
Looked at HEXES (Spear) but thought I had seen it so
didn't buy it. (checked at home but didn't have any info
on it.) [But see 10/30/64]
At home found the following in a the mail : -
October PLAYTHINGS.
Letter from Audrey Pierce asking if 11 A.M. on Oct, 24 would
be o.k. for an interview by a newspaper syndicate.
Letter from KMS saying that all their games would be handled
by Funtastic and that the latter would be contacting
soon. (Looked more like a letter they would send to
a a past buyer.)
Letter from John Geiger. He is going to put out METROPLAN
on his own and would like to talk to me further. He'll
call to set up a date.
Claude borrowed the sheets with patent into I got
from Alice, the one which mentioned CAMPAIGN
At Johnson's took a M, B, catalog, (Filed in 1968 Ad Clips)
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