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to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George West dated April 19, 1945. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Burma in the air corps. Describes the hot weather and reminisces about spending time with Mildred in the past.

GLC09951.01.235

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George West dated April 20, 1945. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Burma in the air corps. Mentions that an orchestra played for their company and how he thinks of her everyday.

GLC09951.01.236

to Mildred West

One letter addressed to Mildred West from George West dated April 21, 1945. Pertains to daily life while stationed in Burma in the air corps. Mentions that he send her a handmade present.

GLC09951.01.237

Cabinet Arrives

One picture dated September 14, 1937 depicting Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor arriving for a conference.

GLC09957.47

Cabinet Dinner

One picture dated March 3, 1937 depicting Frances Perkins, Secretary of Labor exiting a car for a Cabinet dinner.

GLC09957.48

At Newspaper Women's Dinner

One picture dated November 18, 1949 of Eleanor Roosevelt, Carlos P. Romulo, a Filipino diplomat and journalist, Virginia Llamas (Mrs. Carlos P. Romulo), Marion Clyde McCarroll, president of the New York Newspaper's Women Club, and Margaret Truman.

GLC09957.59

Negro Digest [Volume X, No. 9 (July 1961)]

One issue of the Negro Digest dated July 1961. Contains articles related to desegregation, entertainment, property value related to African Americans purchasing homes, testimonial of a former Black employee of the White House, discussion of Afro...

GLC09973.01

[Letter from Roberta Knapp related to House Beautiful Blinds]

One letter from Roberta Knapp pertaining to running a business during World War II. Pertains to the business struggling with competition.

GLC09953.182

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from Thomas French and Sons dated August 14, 1945. Pertains to stocking tape that Lynn wrote about previously.

GLC09953.186

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from Irene Horwath and Sons dated August 2, 1940. Writing on behalf of her sister, Alice, who was in labor.

GLC09953.187

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from Robert Quackenbush dated August 30, 1945. Sent on behalf of Fulton County National Bank and Trust Company. Pertains to delayed payments for their mortgage.

GLC09953.188

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from H.V. Wessels dated August 30, 1945. Relays the amount owed for monthly mortgage payments.

GLC09953.189

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from William E. Walsh dated September 5, 1945. Pertains to legal claims filed by Lynn prior to entering service.

GLC09953.190

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from W.B. Holmes dated September 17, 1945. Sent on behalf of E.I. Du Pont de Nemours & Company. Pertains to Lynn's employment through the Du Pont Company.

GLC09953.191

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from George A. Brown dated September 21, 1945. Pertains to Lynn's employment with him. Letter is likely related to Roberta attempting to find funding to keep their business afloat.

GLC09953.192

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from Stanley Barnett dated September 26, 1945 related to the family blinds business.

GLC09953.193

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from Stanley Barnett dated September 26, 1945 related to the family blinds business. Urges Lynn Knapp to be discharged. Inserts text from Roberta detailing how she has been keeping the business while Lynn serves...

GLC09953.194

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from Stanley Barnett dated September 26, 1945 related to the family blinds business. (Same as GLC09953.193)

GLC09953.195

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from Stanley Barnett dated September 26, 1945 related to the family blinds business. Urges Lynn Knapp to be discharged. Inserts text from Roberta detailing how she has been keeping the business while Lynn serves...

GLC09953.196

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from R.E. Davis dated October 2, 1945 certifying Lynn Knapp's employment with Lorentzen Hardware Manufacturing Corp.

GLC09953.197

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from Erik Madsen dated October 6, 1945 related to provide testimonies to assist with Lynn's request to get an emergency furlough or discharge.

GLC09953.198

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from R.E. Davis dated October 3, 1945 certifying Lynn Knapp's employment with Lorentzen Hardware Manufacturing Corp.

GLC09953.199

to Roberta Knapp

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from Erik Madsen dated October 6, 1945 related to provide testimonies to assist with Lynn's request to get an emergency furlough or discharge. (same as GLC09953.198)

GLC09953.200

to Bobby

One letter addressed to Roberta Knapp from Bill dated October 9, 1945. Pertains to attending a funeral and relaying updates since being discharged from the army.

GLC09953.201

Engraving of Blanche Somerset, Baroness Arundell of Wardour

One engraving of Blanche Somerset, Baroness Arundell of Wardour dated 1836. Half portrait of Somerset.

GLC08878.1567

[Oval albumen of Captain Frank A. Cole]

Full-length portrait of Frank A. Cole, Captain of the Wisconsin 37th Regiment.

GLC08291.31

Photograph of unidentified woman

Woman is sitting down and wearing an everyday dress.

GLC00653.15.03

Photograph of unidentified girl

Girl is standing next to a table.

GLC00653.15.04

[Daguerrotype of mother and child]

Daguerrotypes depicting a mother and child

GLC03136.121.01

[Equal Rights Amendment supporters protest at the 1980 Republican National Convention]

One photograph taken by Allan Y. Scott dated July 14, 1980. Shows protesters demonstrating their support for the Equal Rights Amendment at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, the site of the 1980 Republican National Convention. One protester holds a sign...

GLC09795.08

The Sun [June 24, 1894]

One edition of The Sun dated New York, June 24, 1894. Refers to the news of Melle Stanleyetta Titus, passing a legal examination. It was also noted that 20 of the 80 male students were unable to pass. Also contains advertisements, society news, and...

GLC09877

[Portrait of Sally Ride]

One signed photograph of astronaut Sally Ride dated 1984. The photograph is an official portrait issued by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration. The photo has been signed on the left hand side. Features Sally Ride in front of an American...

GLC09797.01

Five issues of The Atlantic Monthly magazine, 1900 [Decimalized .01-.05]

Five issues of The Atlantic Monthly from 1900. Issues from February, August, September, November and December.

GLC09887

The Atlantic Monthly [Vol. 85 No. 508 (February 1900)]

One issue of the Atlantic Monthly dated February 1900. The Atlantic monthly is a literary journal that publishes assorted writings on a wide range of topics and authors. The articles included in this issue are; "The Library of Congress" by Herbert...

GLC09887.01

The Atlantic Monthly [Vol. 86 No. 514 (August 1900)]

One issue of the Atlantic Monthly dated August 1900. The Atlantic monthly is a literary journal that publishes assorted writings on a wide range of topics and authors. The articles included in this issue are; "Political Education" by Arthur Twining...

GLC09887.02

The Atlantic Monthly [Vol. 86 No. 515 (September 1900)]

One issue of the Atlantic Monthly dated September 1900. The Atlantic monthly is a literary journal that publishes assorted writings on a wide range of topics and authors. The articles included in this issue are; "The American Boss" by Francis C...

GLC09887.03

The Atlantic Monthly [Vol. 86 No. 517 (November 1900)]

One issue of the Atlantic Monthly dated November 1900. The Atlantic monthly is a literary journal that publishes assorted writings on a wide range of topics and authors. The articles included in this issue are; "A defense of American Parties" by...

GLC09887.04

The Atlantic Monthly [Vol. 86 No. 518 (December 1900)]

One issue of the Atlantic Monthly dated December 1900. The Atlantic monthly is a literary journal that publishes assorted writings on a wide range of topics and authors. The articles included in this issue are; "Verses" by James Russell Lowell, "The...

GLC09887.05

[Photograph of Red Cross nurse's aide, Norma McClellan]

One photograph of Norma McClellan dated 1943. Image is of McClellan attending to a bedridden patient. On the reverse side, the text states that McClellan was a volunteer aide for a Red Cross nurse in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

GLC09823.01

[Photograph of Red Cross nurses in Clubmobile]

One undated photograph of four Red Cross nurses inside of a Clubmobile. The four nurses identified are Charlene F. Wharton, Mary L. Divers, Lois E. Brown, and Lydia L. Gadsen.

GLC09823.02

[Photograph of performers for the Junior Red Cross convention dinner]

One undated photograph of four students who would perform at the Junior Red Cross convention dinner. Student performers were pianist Diana Molinari, singer Janet Helms, ballet dancer Joyce Johnson, and magician Pete Thompson.

GLC09823.03

[Photograph of nurses in VNA dispensary in New Haven, Connecticut]

One photograph dated 1921 of nurses at the VNA dispensary in New Haven, Connecticut. Image is of nurses with children inside the dispensary. On reverse side, noted in pencil are the names of three nurses captured in the photograph; Nurse Ross, Nurse...

GLC09823.04

[Photograph of residents and nurses in Galesburg, Illinois]

One photograph dated September 5, 1947 of nurses and residents in Galesburg, Illinois. Pictured are nurses and residents of Galesburg eating ice cream and cookies. On reverse side is a typed note lists the names of a few volunteers for the Gray Lady...

GLC09823.05

[Photograph of Patricia Brown, Staff Assistant at the Red Cross]

One photograph dated September 3, 1947 of Patricia Brown, a staff assistant for the Red Cross. Typed notes on reverse side provide background information on Brown's job responsibilities, education and extracurricular activities.

GLC09823.06

Teamwork in Tuskegee

One photograph dated December 1947 taken by Myers from the American Red Cross. Image is of a group of teenage girls from Tuskegee Institute High School writing Christmas cards for patients at the Tuskegee Veterans Hospital. Typed notes on the
reverse...

GLC09823.07

Teamwork in Tuskegee

One photograph dated December 1947 taken by Myers from the American Red Cross. Image is of a group of teenage girls wrapping Christmas presents for patients at the Tuskegee Veterans Hospital. Typed note on reverse side profiles the local chapter of...

GLC09823.08

Teamwork in Tuskegee

One photograph dated December 1947 taken by Myers from the American Red Cross. Image is of three female volunteers of the Circle Service Club wrapping Christmas packages for patients at a hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama. Typed notes on the reverse side...

GLC09823.09

[Photograph of seven nurses enrolled into the American Red Cross]

One photograph dated March 12, 1948 of seven nurses enrolled in the American Red Cross training program. On the reverse side is a typed note pertaining to the enrollment process in New York and identifies those photographed. Names included are Hazel...

GLC09823.10

[Photograph of Red Cross nutritionist teaching a group of children and women]

One photograph dated May 1948 of a Red Cross nutrition session in Washington, D.C. Image is of a group of children, a teacher, a parent and a Red Cross nutritionist. Typed note on the reverse side describes the services provided by the
nutritionists...

GLC09823.11

[Photograph of Red Cross nutritionist teaching a group of children and women]

One photograph dated May 1948 of a Red Cross nutrition session in Washington, D.C. Image displays a group of
children, a teacher, a parent and a Red Cross nutritionist. Typed note on the reverse side describes the services provided by the...

GLC09823.12