January 20, 1989

Committee for the American Bicentennial Presidential Inaugural

Document

Title: [Invitation to the inauguration of President George H. W. Bush]

One invitation to the inauguration of President George H. W. Bush and Vice President Dan Quayle on behalf of the Committee for the American Bicentennial Presidential Inaugural, dated January 20, 1989. Document is embossed with a gold inaugural seal.

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1853

G. P. Putnam and Co.

Book

Title: Homes Of American Authors: Comprising Anecdotical, Personal And Descriptive Sketches, By Various Writers.

One book published by G. P. Putnam and Co. dated 1853. Book contains illustrations of authors' residencies from original drawings. Features the homes of John James Audubon, James K. Paulding, Washington Irving, William Cullen Bryant, George Bacnroft, Richard Henry Dana, Wiliam H. Prescott, Miss C. M. Sedgewick, James Fenimore Cooper, Edward Everett, Ralph Waldo Emerson, William Gilmore Simms, Henry W. Longfellow, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, John Pendleton Kennedy, and James Russell Lowell. Envelope adhered to the inside of the back cover contains a smaller envelope with a letter…

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19 June 1877

Longfellow, Henry W., 1807-1882

Autograph letter signed

Title: Letter to Mr. W. H. Sutherland

One letter from Henry Longfellow to W. H. Sutherland, dated June 19, 1877. Longfellow informs Sutherland that the pseudonym "Joshua Coffin" was mistakenly ascribed to him in the "Homes Of American Authors" book. Longfellow says that Joshua Coffin was "a man of flesh and blood" who wrote the book a "History of Newbury."

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1903

Haskell, W.L., fl. 1903

Poster

Title: Onward

One poster entitled "Onward" by W.L. Haskell dated 1903. Features portraits of Paul Laurence Dunbar, W.E.B. Du Bois, Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, Hightower Theodore Kealing, and Wilford Horace Smith along the top. On the lower half of the poster there are larger portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Booker T. Washington. The poster also features images of the house where Lincoln was born, the Tuskegee Institute, Frederick Douglass learning to read, and the house where Booker T. Washington was born. There is also a woman waving a flag and holding a sign that reads, "Truth…

GLC09736.01

January 20, 1993

Presidential Inaugural Committee

Document

Title: [Invitation to the inauguration of President William "Bill" Clinton]

One invitation to the inauguration of President Bill Clinton and Vice President Al Gore, Jr. on behalf of the Presidential Inaugural Committee, dated January 20, 1993. Document is embossed with a gold inaugural seal.

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January 20, 2001

Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies

Document

Title: [Ticket to the inauguration of President George W. Bush]

One ticket to the inauguration of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney dated January 20, 2001. Sent on behalf of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Document also lists members of the committee and provides logistical information about location and hours of admittance for ticket-holders. Back of the document has a map of the United States Capitol showing the locations of gates and guest sections for ticket-holders.

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1903

Haskell, W.L., fl. 1903

Poster

Title: Onward

One poster entitled "Onward" by W.L.Haskell dated 1903. Features portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Booker T. Washington. The poster also features images of the house where Lincoln was born, the Tuskegee institute, Frederick Douglass learning to read, and the house where Booker T. Washington was born. There is also a woman waving a flag and holding a sign that reads, "Truth and Justice Shall Not Fail Work and Wisdom Shall Prevail." Along the bottom of the poster are short biographies of the three men and a description of the Tuskegee Institute.

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January 20, 2001

Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies

Document

Title: [Invitation to the inauguration of President George W. Bush]

One invitation to the inauguration of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, dated January 20, 2001. Sent on behalf of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. Document also lists members of the committee. Program contains two pages with signed black and white portraits of George Bush and Dick Cheney.

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January 20, 2001

Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies

Document

Title: Guidelines for Inauguration Ceremonies

One printed guideline for the inauguration ceremonies of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, dated January 20, 2001. Front of the document is a colored map of the National Mall depicting the locations of gates and guest sections for ticket holders. Back of the document lists a number of ceremony guidelines regarding parking, public access points to the Captiol, and travel information.

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January 20, 2009

Presidential Inaugural Committee

Document

Title: [Invitation to the inauguration of President Barack Obama]

One invitation to the inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on behalf of the Presidential Inaugural Committee, dated January 20, 2009. Document is embossed with a gold inaugural seal.

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January 20, 1953

Inaugural Committee, fl. 1953

Pamphlet

Title: Official Program of the Inaugural Ceremonies

One official program for the inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, dated January 20, 1953. Contents include information about the 1953 inaugural ceremonies, ball, parade, and inaugural committee. Also includes portraits and biographical sketches of Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Herbert Hoover, Mamie Eisenhower, and Patricia Nixon as well as "The Picture Story of Dwight D. Eisenhower." Pages titled "Your Nation's Capital" provide images and brief descriptions of historic sites in Washington, D.C. Program has…

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1973

1973 Inaugural Committee

Book

Title: The Inaugural Book 1973

One book entitled, "The Inaugural Book of 1973" dated in 1973. Published by the 1973 Inaugural Committee in honor of the inauguration of President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew. Contains chapters on the official messages and program of the inauguration pertaining to President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon. Most pages feature numerous color photographs from Nixon's first term as President with accompanying quotes from campaign speeches, his First Inaugural Address, and other addresses and remarks to the nation. Adhered to the inside of the book's front cover and first…

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1960

Northern Minnesota Novelties

Postcard

Title: Indian Symbols and their meanings

One postcard of Native American symbols published by Northern Minnesota Novelties dated 1960. Features various pictographs and their meanings. The pictographs are listed on an illustration of stretched hide. Some included pictographs are a large mountain meaning abundance, a rattlesnake jaw meaning strength, and a cactus flower meaning courtship. In the upper left corner of the image is a caricature of a Native American. The rear of the postcard is blank and features an explanation of the front reading, "The earliest writings of the American Indians were those of signs and symbols. These…

GLC09767.01

1965

Boy Scouts of America

Book

Title: Boy Scout Handbook

One book entitled "Boy Scout Handbook A Handbook of Training for Citizenship Through Scouting" by the Boy Scouts of America dated 1965. This is the fourth printing. Includes five sections of material for different classes of Boy Scout. Includes many illustrations of survival training and medical care as well as sections on animals, plants, navigating by using stars and creating maps. It also contains information on how to be a good citizen including the history and care of the American flag, and how to become a voting citizen.

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21 October 1967

Associated Press

Photograph

Title: Overhead View of Antiwar Rally

One wirephoto entitled, "Overhead View of Antiwar Rally," released by the Associated Press dated October 21, 1967. Depicts a crowd of demonstrators gathered around the reflecting pool of the Lincoln Memorial. Protests took place to oppose the Vietnam War. The Washington Monument and the Capitol building are pictured in the background.

GLC09795.01

1966

Feiffer, Jules Ralph, 1929-

Book

Title: Feiffer On Civil Rights

One book entitled "Feiffer On Civil Rights" by the Jules Ralph Feiffer dated 1966. Book features a collection of political cartoons concerning Civil Rights and segregation. There is a foreword by Bayard Rustin explaining the collection of cartoons and highlighting the themes of racism, police brutality, and stereotypes within the cartoons.

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16 April 1966

Gessert, Sherman A., Jr., fl. 1966

Photograph

Title: Make Love, Not War

One photograph entitled "Make Love, Not War," taken by Sherman A. Gessert, Jr., dated April 16, 1966. Shows antiwar protestors carrying signs reading "Make Love, Not War," "Slay Away With LBJ," and "Kill for Peace." Protestors marched alongside a parade sponsored by the Allied Veterans Council of Milwaukee County in support of the war. Saluting sailors and a marching band are visible in the background.

GLC09795.02

15 April 1967

Associated Press

Photograph

Title: Up in Flames

One wirephoto entitled, "Up in Flames," released by the Associated Press dated April 15, 1967. Depicts a burning American flag held by antiwar demonstrators in Central Park.

GLC09795.03

7 March 1966

United Press International

Photograph

Title: [American Marines in South Vietnam]

One photo released by the United Press International dated March 7, 1966. Depicts American Marines participating kneeling by a puddle in South Vietnam. On the reverse side is a newspaper clipping that states they were resting before staging an operation against the Vietcong.

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January 27, 1969

Associated Press

Photograph

Title: A Swamp Movement Toward the Enemy

One wirephoto entitled, "A Swamp Movement Toward the Enemy," taken by the Associated Press dated January 27, 1969. Depicts South Vietnamese Special Forces troops moving through a swamp. Wire transfer information states that the troops and advisors were walking through a swamp in the Mekong Delta on a mission to destroy enemy bunkers.

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3 June 1970

United Press International

Photograph

Title: San Francisco

One telephoto entitled "San Francisco" taken by the United Press International dated June 3, 1970. Shows an aerial view of Alcatraz Island's southern end, where five buildings were damaged by a fire on June 2. The caption notes that a spokesman for the Government Services Administration blamed the indigenous groups occupying the island for causing the fire.

GLC09795.06

14 October 1957

Baltimore Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: Minority Occupancy and Housing Values

One pamphlet dated October 14, 1957 entitled, "Minority Occupancy and Housing Values," printed by the Baltimore Urban League. Raises issues of housing in non-white neighborhoods; costs of houses rising while analyzing the change of occupancy by race; the socio-economic status of black families living in Baltimore; costs for maintenance and property improvement; family attitudes; housing conditions for black families after moving into areas white families have left; and a case study of families moving to houses located on Longwood Street in Baltimore.

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January 11, 1970

Associated Press

Photograph

Title: Indians Line Up for Food on Alcatraz Island

One photograph entitled, "Indians Line Up for Food on Alcatraz Island," released by the Associated Press dated January 11, 1970. Shows indigenous activists waiting in line and serving food during an occupation at Alcatraz Island.

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14 July 1980

Scott, Allan Y., fl. 1980

Photograph

Title: [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 that reads, "Sorry, GOP - E.R.A. is Here to Stay!"

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May 1973

American Civil Liberties Union

Newsletter

Title: Civil Liberties [No. 296 (May 1973)]

One issue of "Civil Liberties" dated May 1973 printed by the American Civil Liberties Union. Front cover consists of an image of an armed American Indian sitting on a horse. Articles in the publication related to ACLU working to provide legal aid to the American Indian Movement, the National Indian Youth Council, and indigenous people in Oklahoma; updates on the "Saving Legal Services" column referring to the Legal Services program within the Office of Economic Opportunity during Nixon's administration; an article regarding a decision pertaining to the First Amendment, the "fairness doctrine…

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