circa 1900

Engraving Signed

Title: Engraving of Robert Charles Winthrop

One engraving of Robert Charles Winthrop dated circa 1900. Bust portrait of Winthrop.

GLC08878.0931

circa 1880

Sartain, William, fl. 1900

Engraving Signed

Title: Engraving of Henry Alexander Wise

One engraving of Henry Alexander Wise dated circa 1880. Bust portrait of Wise.

GLC08878.0934

circa 1880

Sartain, William, fl. 1900

Engraving Signed

Title: Engraving of Henry Alexander Wise

One engraving of Henry Alexander Wise dated circa 1880. Bust portrait of Wise.

GLC08878.0935

circa 1880

Sartain, William, fl. 1900

Engraving Signed

Title: Engraving of Henry Alexander Wise

One engraving of Henry Alexander Wise dated circa 1880. Bust portrait of Wise.

GLC08878.0936

circa 1870

Rogers, J.A., 1880-1966

Engraving Signed

Title: Engraving of David Meade Woodson

One engraving of David Meade Woodson dated circa 1870. Half portrait of Woodson.

GLC08878.0963

1861-1877

Wellstood, William, 1819-1900

Engraving

Title: [Portraits of Notable People]

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar, Samuel Jackson Randall, Alexander Hamilton Stephens, Thomas F. Bayard, James Burnie Beck, Augustus Garland, and Benjamin Harvey Hill. Engraved by William Wellstood.

GLC08878.0111

1861-1877

Wellstood, William, 1819-1900

Engraving

Title: [Portraits of Notable People]

One untitled engraving circa 1861-1877. Portraits of Zachariah Chandler, John Parker Hale, Henry Bowen Anthony, Oliver Perry Morton, James Wilson Grimes, Thomas A. Hendricks, Simon Cameron. Engraved by William Wellstood.

GLC08878.0116

1986

White, Byron, 1917-2002

Printed document signed

Title: "Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)"

One printed copy of Supreme Court case, "Bowers v. Hardwick (1986)," dated 1986. It was ruled that two homosexual adults could not privately engage in consensual sex and that their rights would not be protected by the Constitution should they be criminalized. This decision was written by Justice Byron White who stated, "no connection between family, marriage, or procreation on the one hand and homosexual activity on the other has been demonstrated."

GLC09868

28 October 1973

Paulson, Glenn, fl. 1973

Typed note signed

Title: to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

One note from Glenn Paulson to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated October 28, 1973. Paulson supports the impeachment of President Nixon. Mentions the firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox, "Much more than the tapes is involved; the other topics Cox was investigating must be pursued. To me, this means a new Office of Special Prosecutor completely independent of the Executive Branch. It also appears that these other topics, and Nixon's efforts to stop the investigation of them, certainly justify impeachment inquiries."

GLC09613.02.0736

28 October 1973

Livingston, Thomas W., fl. 1973

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

One letter from Thomas W. Livingston to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated October 28, 1973. Livingston supports the impeachment of President Nixon. Mentions firing of Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox and writes, "As distasteful as I find impeachment proceedings, I feel there is no alternative to the despotic and cynically corrupt way in which Mr. Nixon uses and has used power. His dismissal of Cox and his performance during Friday's News Conference are the actions of a desperate man - a man pathologically attached to power no matter what happens to the principles upon which this nation was…

GLC09613.02.0737

29 October 1973

DiSuvero, Henry M., fl. 1973

Typed letter signed

Title: to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

One letter from Henry M. DiSuvero, to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated October 29, 1973. DiSuvero, a lawyer, supports the impeachment of President Nixon.

GLC09613.02.0744

1969

Sewall, Samuel, 1652-1730

Pamphlet

Title: The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial

One handbook entitled, "The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial," printed by The University of Massachusetts Press dated 1969. Item was originally printed in 1700 as a declaration against slavery. Also includes a biography of Sewall, his interest in anti-slavery and information on the enslaved man, Adam.

GLC09640.323

30 December 1959

Keane, William B., fl. 1973

Typed letter

Title: to Allen Snipes

One letter from William B. Keane to Allen Snipes dated December 30, 1959. Keane writes to thank Snipes for his assistance in a court case that he feels was won due to photographs Snipes took at the scene.

GLC09613.02.0017.03

14 July 1954

Snipes, Allen, fl. 1973

Newspaper clipping

Title: to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead

One newspaper clipping from Allen Snipes to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated July 14, 1954. The article is about Allen Snipes' photography company which serves attorneys. It also provides a brief biography of Snipes including his time in the Army during World War II, and as an Associated Press photographer.

GLC09613.02.0017.04

February 2, 1872

Printed document

Title: Chapter 1874 No 12.

One printed document dated February 2, 1872. The document is an act in relation to proceedings surrounding writs of quo warranto. It outlines the procedures and rules concerning writs.

GLC09769.01

1876

The Floridian, fl. 1876

Pamphlet

Title: Record and Opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida. In The Case of The State of Florida Ex Rel. George F. Drew Against Samuel B. McLin, Secretary of State, Clayton A. Cowgill, Comptroller, WM. Archer Cocke, Attorney General, of the State of Florida.

One pamphlet entitled, "Record and Opinion of the Supreme Court of Florida. In The Case of The State of Florida Ex Rel. George F. Drew Against Samuel B. McLin, Secretary of State, Clayton A. Cowgill, Comptroller, WM. Archer Cocke, Attorney General, of the State of Florida," dated 1876. The pamphlet is regarding the election of 1876. The case concerns the board of canvassers of Florida. Drew contests that votes from Jackson, Hamilton, Manatee, and Monroe County were not properly counted by Samuel B. McLin, Clayton A. Cowgill and William Archer Cocke, members of the canvassers board.

GLC09769.02

January 17, 1877

Printed document

Title: An Act to procure a legal canvass of the Electoral vote of the State of Florida as cast at the election held on the 7th day of November, A.D. 1876

One document entitled, "An Act to procure a legal canvass of the Electoral vote of the State of Florida as cast at the election held on the 7th day of November, A.D. 1876," dated January 17, 1877. The act requires the formation of a board of state canvassers to count votes and sign a certificate declaring the whole numbers of votes for each candidate and declare a winner. The certificate should be published in one or more newspapers.

GLC09769.03

January 26, 1877

Call, Wilkinson, 1834-1910

Printed document

Title: [Testimony on Electoral Votes]

One document dated January 26, 1877. The testimony states that Robert Bullock, Robert B. Hilton, Wilkinson Call, and James E. Yonge were appointed to cast the electoral votes for the state of Florida in the 1876 presidential election. They declared that when the votes were cast, counted and opened all four electoral ballots declared Samuel J. Tilden for President of the United States, and Thomas A. Hendricks for Vice-President of the United States.

GLC09769.04

January 26, 1877

Drew, George F., 1827-1900

Printed document

Title: Executive Office

One document dated January 26, 1877. The document bears the seal of the state of Florida. It declares that Robert Bullock, Robert B. Hilton, Wilkinson Call, and James E. Yonge were "duly determined, declared, and certified" to cast the electoral votes for the state of Florida in the 1876 presidential election. It also states that Charles H. Pearce, Frederick C. Humphries, William H. Holden, and Thomas W. Long were respondents.

GLC09769.05

January 27, 1877

Bryan, A. Council, fl. 1877

Printed document

Title: Information in nature of Quo Warranto

One document dated January 27, 1877. The document bears the seal of the state of Florida. It declares that Charles H. Pearce, Frederick C. Humphries, William H. Holden, and Thomas W. Long were not "elected appointed or entitled" to be electors. It then states that Robert Bullock, Robert B. Hilton, Wilkinson Call, and James E. Yonge were entitled to cast the electoral votes for the state of Florida in the 1876 presidential election.

GLC09769.06

January 27, 1877

Bryan, A. Council, fl. 1877

Printed document

Title: Information in nature of Quo Warranto

One document dated January 27, 1877. The document bears the seal of the state of Florida. It declares that Charles H. Pearce, Frederick C. Humphries, William H. Holden, and Thomas W. Long were not "elected appointed or entitled" to be electors. It then states that Robert Bullock, Robert B. Hilton, Wilkinson Call, and James E. Yonge were entitled to cast the electoral votes for the state of Florida in the 1876 presidential election.The same document as GLC09769.06, it is dated but unsigned.

GLC09769.07

1877

Pamphlet

Title: In The Matter of the Electoral Vote of the State of Florida, Points

One pamphlet entitled, "In The Matter of the Electoral Vote of the State of Florida, Points," dated 1877. The pamphlet discusses the various court cases related to the matter of the Florida electoral votes. It summarizes the results of the cases.

GLC09769.08

1 December 1969

Associated Press

Photograph

Title: They Won't Leave

One wirephoto taken by Associated Press dated December 1, 1969. Image depicts activist, Richard Oakes with Cecil Poole, U.S. atttorney at Alcatraz Island, surrounded by guard and activists. Wire transfer information states that Poole met with Oakes to urge their evacuation, protesters did not comply.

GLC09794.04

1876

Various

Header Record

Title: Collection of eight items relating to the election of 1876 [Decimalized .01-.08]

A collection of eight items related to electoral voting in Florida during in 1876 presidential election. The main concern was who was entitled to vote as electors, and the procedure for appointing the citizens as electors.

GLC09769

February 1975

National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

Pamphlet

Title: Highlights of NAACP History – 1909-1974

One pamphlet entitled, "Highlights of NAACP History – 1909-1974," dated February 1975. Item outlines summaries of NAACP's history against race discrimination. Includes pertinent legal cases, Supreme Court rulings, organization highlights, and a photo essay.

GLC09640.173.01