Guestbook from retirement dinner for Bob Mann 1945
Name/Title
A Tribute to Robet H. Mann Benicia Arsenal Nov. 27, 1945
Entry/Object ID
2022.23.1.1
Scope and Content
Homemade Guestbook - Memory Book for the retirement dinner for Robert "Bob" Mann;
It has construction paper covers with card stock pages inside and is bound with red, flat cording; the 13 inside pages contain the hand written names of those attending that night (it almost seems everyone from Benicia was there because there were about 30 signatures per page, the signatures are clear and readable); there is a dedication page at the beginning, followed by a poem named "A Fairwell to 'Bob' Mann" written by Sherman Eckard on November 28, 1945, describing the dinner the night before; there was another poem on a separate sheet titled "Women's Ode to Mr. Mann" written by "Anonymous";
cover size: 11-1/2" x 8-3/8"
page size: 10-7/8" x 7-3/4"
