04 December 1943

Conner, Herbert C., 1916-1944

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Mrs. Nueal Dorroh

Conner happily reports to Nueal that "I am gaining some weight now feel so much better than I did for two months." He writes that he wishes he could spend Xmas with "you all. But as it is we are still well and that the best part of it." He also tells Nueal that he received a package from mom and Erma. Conner sends his love and closes the letter.

GLC09581.33

1776

Edes, Benjamin, fl. 1776

Broadside

Title: [Revolutionary War enlistment broadside]

Revolutionary War broadside encouraging enlistments by assuring recruits that their term of service would be short, permissing payment in lieu of service, but also empowering the commanding officer of each Militia, or the local Committee of Safety, "to muster the militia, when and so often as they may respectively find it necessary, in order for the obtaining the Quota designed."

GLC09582

1864

Document signed

Title: [Muster roll of Company H, Nineteenth Regiment United States Colored Troops]

Muster roll of Captain Dan Mason, Company H, Nineteenth Regiment United States Colored Troops, commanded by Colonel Joseph Perkins, while stationed at Chapin's Farm, Virginia. Pre-printed form completed in manuscript, with signatures on verso by Capt. Mason and Col. Thomas Sedgwick of the 114th United States Colored Troops. The 19th U.S.C.T. was comprised of African Americans form southern and eastern Maryland, a large number of whom were recruited as slaves.

GLC09583

1914

Keystone View Company

Header Record

Title: [World War I stereocards] [Decimalized .001-.297]

298 World War I stereocards published by Keystone Viewing Company with lengthy descriptions on the back.

GLC09584

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Serajevo, Yugoslavia -- Scene of Murder of Crown Prince which Started Flame that Engulfed All Europe

Shows landscape of houses, buildings, bridges, and scenery in Sarajevo, Bosnia during its occupation by the Austro-Hungarian empire.

GLC09584.001

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Parade of Cuirassier Guards Marching to the Parade Ground, Berlin, Germany.

Shows ranks of Prussian soldiers, mounted and on foot, marching towards a parade in Germany.

GLC09584.002

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: Helmeted German Soldiers Lined Up for Review

Side view of lines of German soldiers in full uniform standing at attention for review.

GLC09584.003

1914

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: A Bristling Forest of Bayonets. Russian Troops on Review

Crowd of Russian troops stretching to horizon with two officers in foreground on horseback.

GLC09584.004

1914-1918

Keystone View Company

Stereocard

Title: French Colonial (Morocco) Cavalry in Paris.

French Moroccan troops in white turbans and cloaks ride on horseback through the streets of Paris.

GLC09584.005

1895

Manchester, Marietta, fl. 1895-1896

Header Record

Title: [Three letters from an American missionary woman in China during the Boxer Rebellion] [Decimalized .01-.04]

Three letters from Marietta Manchester to her family while traveling in Japan and China on a missionary trip. According to a note that accompanies these letters she was killed during the Boxer Rebellion. There are descriptions of Japanese houses, and life as well as Chinese life in the letters.

GLC09585

1943

Header Record

Title: [Archive of three Tuskegee Airmen] [Decimalized .001-.416]

Archive of three Tuskegee Airmen: First Lieutenant Eugene W. Williams, First Lieutenant LeRoi S. Williams, and Second Lieutenant James T. Williams; includes material related to the Williams family.

GLC09587

February 15, 1946

J.D.C., fl. 1946

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Aunt Mammie

One letter from J.D.C. to Aunt Mammie dated February 15, 1946. Updating Mammie on the fact that Mabel and little Dorothy will be visiting the J.D.C. Also mentions sending 30 dozen eggs to Mammie.

GLC09579.011

29 November 1946

Shoemaker, Lorraine, fl. 1943-1948

Typed letter signed

Title: To Margaret and Paul Lobik

One letter from Lorraine Shoemaker to Margaret and Paul Lobik dated November 29, 1946. Mentions a few moves and visits from friends, she also mentions the birth of Charlotte and Dicks baby. Mostly this letter focuses on Lorraine's relationship with a man name Don and the subsequent ups and downs of it.

GLC09579.012

13 December 1946

Westcott, Thelma L., fl. 1946-1949

Greeting Card

Title: To Margaret and Paul Lobik

One Christmas greeting card From Thelma L. Westcott to Margaret and Paul Lobik dated December 13, 1946. Features a poinsettia, a candle and a framed cross-stich piece. There is also a short note in the card, mentioning that Thelma was back at the doctors for a checkup and was fine.

GLC09579.013

20 December 1946

Johnson, Ed, fl. 1946

Greeting Card

Title: to Margaret and Paul Lobik

One Christmas greeting card from Ed, Marge, Judy and Jim Johnson to Margaret and Paul Lobik dated December 20, 1946. Features a poinsettia on the front. There was also a letter tucked in the card, GLC09579.01.14.02.

GLC09579.014.01

19 December 1946

Johnson, Marge, fl. 1946

Autograph letter signed

Title: To Margaret Lobik

One letter from Marge Johnson to Margret Lobik dated December 19, 1946. Discusses both Marguerites, and Ed's health as both have been sick, and the doctor recommends that they move south or west.

GLC09579.014.02

20 December 1946

Johnson, Ed, fl. 1946

Header Record

Title: To Margaret and Paul Lobik

This is a card and a note that was enclosed.

GLC09579.014

21 December 1946

Vance, Paul, fl. 1946

Greeting Card

Title: to Margaret Lobik

One Christmas greeting card from Paul and Marge Vance to Margaret Lobik dated December 21, 1946. Features two children skating under a ribbon spelling out greetings. On the back of the envelope are Christmas Seals featuring Van Valkenburg, Hodges, Riis, and Bissell.

GLC09579.015

January 12, 1947

Crist Family, fl. 1945-1952

Postcard

Title: to Margaret, Paul Lobik and Mary Crist

One postcard from the Crist family to Margaret, Paul Lobik and Mary Crist dated January 12, 1947. It updates them on what is going on at the farm with the rest of the family.

GLC09579.016

1880-1895

Jackson, William Hicks, 1835-1903

Photograph

Title: [Fire Hole River Yellowstone Park.]

"Fire Hole River Yellowstone Park." is written in pencil on the back of the photograph. The picture depicts a river running through a forested area. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.26

1880-1895

Jackson, William Hicks, 1835-1903

Photograph

Title: Garden Of The God's, Colo.

Garden Of The God's, Colo. The picture depicts two large rock structures in an open valley with mountains in the distance. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.27

1880-1895

Jackson, William Hicks, 1835-1903

Photograph

Title: [Head of Gibbon Canon Yellowstone Park.]

"Head of Gibbon Canon Yellowstone Park." is written in pencil on the back of the photograph. The picture depicts a serene river running through a forested area with a mountain in the background. With gilded edges.

GLC02436.28

1944

War Department

Printed document

Title: Possible Enemy Chemical Warfare Agents

War Department issued Possible Enemy Chemical Warfare Agents training aid pocket card. Printed by the U.S. Government Printing Office. Includes instructions for first aid and decontamination when exposed to gas and care of gas masks. On reverse is a colorful chart describing the odor and appearanced of different types of gases and protection and first aid for each type.

GLC09567

1941

Adjutant General's Office

Pamphlet

Title: Army song book

Compiled by the Adjutant General's Office in collaboration with the Library of Congress and published by the order of the Secretary of War. World War II song book with lyrics for 67 songs. Songs include, "The Army Air Corps," "Song of the Signal Corps," "Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag," and "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Title pages reads: "This book is the property of the United States government and its contents may be used only within the military services."

GLC09574

ca. 1919

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of Edward Vernon Rickenbacker]

A photograph of a young Edward Vernon Rickenbacker. He is photographed in his World War I uniform with the Distinguished Service Cross, the Legion d'honneur, the Croix de guerre and the Victory medal.

GLC05508.010.02.01