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A family of four poses for a portrait. Pictured are Martha Sharp, Hastings Sharp, Waitstill Sharp, and Martha Content Sharp. The man and boy wear suits, while the woman and girl wear dresses. Taken approximately in the 1950s.

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A man and a woman stand on the docks, waving goodbye. The woman is wearing a hat and carries a bouquet of flowers.
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Martha and Waitstill Sharp

Martha and Waitstill Sharp, departing for Europe in February, 1939. The Sharps were Unitarians who were sent on a mission by the Unitarian Church to aid and rescue refugees in Europe, which was on the brink of war. They worked first in Czechoslovakia and then later in Vichy France.

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Black and white photo of Martha and Waitstill Sharp looking out window.
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Martha and Waitstill Sharp at window

Martha and Waitstill Sharp, undated photo.

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Waitstill Sharp sits while holding his daughter circa 1930. There is also a dog in the photo.
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Waitstill Sharp with His Daughter Martha

Waitstill Sharp with his daughter Martha, fall 1933.

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Typed copy of a letter from Martha Sharp to Waitstill Sharp dated 1939.
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Letter from Martha Sharp to Waitstill Sharp

Letter from Martha Sharp in Prague, Czechoslovakia to her husband Waitstill in Paris, July 23, 1939

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