Source: Heinlein archives (ANNA201a-8) Date: 5 February 1951 On 20 February 1933, Heinlein was sent on sick leave and lived at 1210 Valencia Way, Arcadia, CA for three months and then in Monrovia, California, both while being treated at the Pottenger Sanatorium. In the fall of 1933, he was transferred to Fitzsimmons Hospital, Denver[1. Wikipedia: Fitzsimmons Army Medical Center], and was placed on "sick in quarters" until his retirement early in 1934. [1. The Heinlein archives include … [Read more...] about Heinlein archives: Navy Department Personal History Statement: Robert Heinlein (1951)
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Letter: Robert A. Heinlein to Lt. Commander A. B. (Bud) Scoles (14 April 1942)
Source: Heinlein archives (ANNA201a-08) Date: 14 April 1942 RAH writes to Bud[1. Lt. Commander A. B. Scoles, Naval Aircraft Factory, Philadelphia, per other letters in this file.]saying that although he was then receiving mail at John W. Campbell's address (2065 Hilltop Road, Westfield, New Jersey) he was staying at John Arwine's apartment (9 West 32nd Street, CH4-2567 in Manhattan.) [1. Mentions also in this letter an artist, August von Munchausen, a friend of Arwine who made a good … [Read more...] about Letter: Robert A. Heinlein to Lt. Commander A. B. (Bud) Scoles (14 April 1942)
Note: Republicans (ca. 1942)
Source: Heinlein archives (ANNA201a-09) Date: (n.d.) Handwritten note in what appears to be Heinlein's handwriting: Republicans [1. According to Wikipedia, in 1934 Heinlein worked actively for the Democratic campaign of Upton Sinclair for Governor of California.], [1. On a Navy Personal History Statement 31 January 1951 (Heinlein archives: ANNA201a-08), Heinlein reported under "Organization Affiliations: Boy Scouts of America, Troop 28, Kansas City; Kelvin Klub, Central High School; … [Read more...] about Note: Republicans (ca. 1942)
Memo: Lieut. (j.g.) Heinlein, U. S. Navy, Ret., to Bureau of Navigation re: change of address (May 18, 1940)
Date: 18 May 1940 Lieut. (j.g.) Robert A. Heinlein, U. S. Navy, retired, advised the Bureau of Navigation via the Commandant Eleventh Naval District of his new temporary address, care of John Arwine, 9 West 32nd Street, New York City, New York.[1. Hubbard moved to Manhattan in the fall of 1939. Miller writes "In the early months of 1940, Ron ...working under the blue light in the curtained cubicle in his apartment on the Upper West Side, ... produced three stories that would come to be … [Read more...] about Memo: Lieut. (j.g.) Heinlein, U. S. Navy, Ret., to Bureau of Navigation re: change of address (May 18, 1940)