Since Marshall’s perv book was written IIRC in the 30’s, the girl could not have been Ann. Second, LucyT might know about those papers; I never heard any conclusion about them myself.
Entry and exit records for ports of entry into the US are appearing more and more on the web. I have done some searching of the databases and find the majority end in the late 50’s.
I am not sure when they become public record, but it might take a trip to a local library or whatever agency holds those archives.
Marshall’s sex book was a semi fictional book based on his own experiences and the episode he referred to happened with his first wife to whom he was married between the years 1930 to 1935.
The Port of Entry papers referred to were mentioned by Ed Hale and I discounted that having had personal experience traversing the border between B.C. and the U.S. quite often in the 1960’s. No records were kept at that time of such trips.
Frank Marshall Davis' perv book was published in 1968, not the 1930s. Among other things, he claims to have been "swinging" in Hawaii with a couple from Seattle in the late 1950s.
lj—thnaks for the additional information and correction. Davis’s book was published in 1968 and I thought it was more contemporary—but you are correct, the story is from the 1930s.
See post 375 from Chief Engineer to me for additional information on the Washington/Canada crossings.