March 1951

Wichita Falls Jaycees

Object

Title: [Two tickets to Second Annual Minstrel]

Two tickets to the Second Annual Minstrel presented by Wichita Falls Jaycees dated March 1951. Image has minstrel imagery.

GLC10004.03.38

March 1951

Wichita Falls Jaycees

Object

Title: [Ticket to Second Annual Minstrel]

One ticket to the Second Annual Minstrel presented by Wichita Falls Jaycees dated March 1951. Image has minstrel imagery.

GLC10004.03.38.01

March 1951

Wichita Falls Jaycees

Object

Title: [Ticket to Second Annual Minstrel]

One ticket to the Second Annual Minstrel presented by Wichita Falls Jaycees dated March 1951. Image has minstrel imagery.

GLC10004.03.38.02

May 6, 1951

Van, Rex, fl. 1951

Typed letter signed

Title: to Pal John

One letter addressed to John J. Ryan from Rex Van dated May 6, 1951. States that he is putting on a minstrel show.

GLC10004.03.39

11 August 1894

Funk, Isaac K. (Kaufmann), 1839-1912

Magazine

Title: The Literary Digest [Vol. IX, No. 15 (August 11, 1894)]

One issue of The Literary Digest dated New York, August 11, 1894. Consists of articles related to current events, literature, science, religion, international affairs and other topics. An article entitled "An Anti-Lynching Crusade in America Begun" pertains to Ida B. Wells's campaign against lynchings of African Americans in the United States. Printed are reactions to Wells's work that some felt was unnecessary and others encouraged her to carry on.

GLC09896

2 August 1941

Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992

Letter signed

Title: to Grandma and Grandpa

One letter addressed to S. and Mrs. S. Friedman from Warren Schwartz dated August 2, 1941. Considers not loaning some of the men in his brigade for fear of feeding into the stereotype of being "a dirty Jew."

GLC09662.057

3 August 1941

Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992

Letter signed

Title: to Mother and Dad

One letter addressed to Morris and Eva Schwartz from Warren Schwartz dated August 3, 1941. Describes guard duty.

GLC09662.058

1937-1963

Various

Header Record

Title: [World War II letters of Leonard Eugene Graeff of Harrisburg Pennsylvania] [Decimalized .001-.602]

672 items, primarily letters from and to Leonard Eugene Graeff. Many of the letters are between him and his parents Raymond James Graeff and Susan Prowell Graeff. The items date from 1937 to 1963 with the bulk of the material from 1942-1945. The letters contain day to day details of Leonards life and time in the service and traning. He attended Great Lakes Training Center in Illinois and was stationed in Hawaii after training. Most of the letters disscuss news from home. Of note Leonard also recieved letters from some friends who were also in the military and from their families keeping him…

GLC09611

January 13 1944

Bayler, Malinda, fl. 1943

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Leonard Eugene Graeff

One letter from Malinda Bayler to Leonard Eugene Graeff dated January 13, 1944. Malinda updates Leonard on Susan's condition. She is doing better. Her voice sounds stronger on the phone and her pulse rate was improved. Malinda is going to the doctor for an x-ray of her head to find out what is wrong with her teeth. Malinda mentioned her boarder Lt. Pyueng Son Pynen is moving with some other men he works with to Lemoyne, Pennsylvania. He will be able to get meals there which he is looking forward to. He told Malinda he was tired of restaurants and sitting in his room alone. Malinda writes that…

GLC09611.219.01

1914-1918

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Poster

Title: "We Won't Come Back Till It's Over, Over There"

One poster entitled, "We Won't Come Back Till It's Over, Over There," printed by Liberty Loan Committee. Text in the poster refers to American, French and English soldiers fighting the German army, which has been referred to as "the Hun." Language expresses a push to buy bonds as a way to support soldiers. Imagery consists of men in uniform waving from a steam ship; a strip of paper with musical notation of a 1917 war song "Over There" ; and a smaller framed illustration of a soldier helped by an aiding arm to climb over a trench with the text, "Lend Him A Hand, Buy Liberty Bonds."

GLC09806.01

September 1977

Smithsonian Magazine (Washington, D.C.)

Pamphlet

Title: Smithsonian Magazine [September 1977]

One issue of the Smithsonian Magazine dated September 1977. Contains articles related to the Rockefeller Archive Center; tradition of American luthiers; a profile on Vice President Mondale's home; and an anthropologist analyzing the Spanish, Algonquian and Tewa languages.

GLC09640.252

1914-1918

Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Liberty Loan Committee

Header Record

Title: World War I Liberty bond posters [Decimalized .01-.05]

Collection of posters printed by the Liberty Loan Committee released during World War I. Consists of five posters related to recruitment and providing aid to Allied soldiers by pushing for citizens to invest in bonds.

GLC09806

1920

Cream of Wheat

Advertisement

Title: He Sho' Thinks He's Hidin'

One undated tin plaque advertising Cream of Wheat. Image contains minstrel imagery of a Black chef with a small white child hiding. Tag line reads, "He sho' thinks he's hidin.'"

GLC09779.01

1919-1969

Various

Header Record

Title: [Photographs, ephemera and magazines dated 1919-1969][Decimalized .01-.14]

Collection of 14 items dated 1919-1969. Consists of photographs, cover images of Life magazines, tin advertisements and signs. Subjects pertain to Cream of Wheat, segregation in public spaces and covers from Life magazine featuring police brutality and civil rights movement figures.

GLC09779

10 October 1918

The York Dispatch (York, Pa.)

Newspaper

Title: The York Dispatch [Vol. 86, No. 114, October 10, 1918]

One issue of The York Dispatch dated October 10, 1918. Articles within this issue pertain to the status of the German army, World War I updates, community updates, influenza death tolls and names of those infected, advertisements and soldier obituaries. Last page contains an article referring to an African American who was "too ticklish" during a physical examination which led to his arrest.

GLC09891.05