1963

Lyon, Danny, 1942-?

Poster

Title: "One Man One Vote"

One poster entitled, "One Man One Vote," printed by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. Item consists of a photograph of an old man in a straw hat and overralls sitting outside.

GLC09828

November 9, 1783

Watson, Richard, 1737-1816

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Catherine Macaulay

GLC01794.41

July 1858

Spooner, Lysander, fl. 1865

Broadside

Title: A Plan for the Abolition of Slavery

"A Plan for the Abolition of Slavery," imploring non-slaveholding whites in the South to combine with slaves to overthrow plantation owners. "Your numbers, combined with those of the Slaves, will give you all power. You have but to use it, and the work is done. The following self-evident principles of justice and humanity will serve as guides. … 1. That the Slaves have a natural right to their liberty. 2. That they have a natural right to compensation (so far as the property of the Slaveholders and their abettors can compensate them) for the wrongs they have suffered. 3. That so long as the…

GLC09235

28 August 1863

Ransom, Thomas Edwin Greenfield, 1834-1864

Letter signed

Title: to James B. McPherson

To Gen. James B. McPherson, reporting on disloyalty of W.W. Shaw, who plans to ship cotton, and attacks Col. B. G. Farrar of the 30th Missouri: "...his men and officers can not be trusted in the country alone. They pillage and plunder and destroy beyond any men I have ever commanded and will not follow or obey my orders in this respect.... the officers...seem to have a very poor appreciation of the rights of citizens- non combatants-and very little respect for private property." Ransom died in October 1864 from wounds suffered at the Battle of Sabine Station the previous April.

GLC09269

15 July 1865

Van Wyck, C.H., fl. 1865

Broadside

Title: General Orders No, 3

Brig. Gen. commanding Military District of Western South Carolina during the Southern Occupation period, orders equal rights for the newly freed black population. Recounts incidents of abuse of freedmen and threatens punishment if such acts continue: "Like offences will be severely punished some very wicked men by disregarding the rights of the freedmen render necessary the presence of military power to prevent that which they ought not do however obnoxious it may be, every man is free and must be treated as such you cannot expect the sudden change in your system of labor to work smoothly."

GLC09325

1 July 1968

U.S. news & world report book

Printed document

Title: "The Hubert Humprey Report" in U.S. News & World Report

A photo-copied article from U.S. News & World Report about Vice President Hubert Humphrey, who was running for president. It includes information about his education, family, finances, and political career. It explains his voting record on war and defense, labor legislation, foreign affairs, domestic programs, riots and crime, Vietnam, the Great Society, and business.

GLC09565.10

17 November 1964

Alyee, fl. 1964

Header Record

Title: to Louis Stamps [Decimalized .01- .02]

Letter to Louis Stamps from Alyee, who is attending the University of Miami. As well as a photograph of Alyee with a encouraging note on the back.

GLC09571.16

1960-1968

Various

Header Record

Title: [Humphrey Campaign Materials and essay, "An Indian In Spite of Myself"] [Decimalized .01- .19]

This collection consists of 19 items primarly concerning the Hubert Humphrey 1968 campaign. There are five newsletters from the 1968 Hubert Humphrey campaign. Six campaign press releases concerning Humphrey's views and promoting him for President. Two passes for election night festivities for Humphrey supporters. Also included is a translation of Charles de Gaulle's speech to the Senate and house concerning the Cold War and nucular disarmerment, an essay by Dr. J.J. Osuna titled "An Indian in Spite of Myself," a report and newspaper clipping concerning B-70 bombers and their construction, an…

GLC09565

17 November 1964

Alyee, fl. 1964

Typed letter signed

Title: to Louis Stamps

Letter to Louis Stamps from Alyee, who is attending the University of Miami. She asks if he attended a Martin Luther King, Jr. rally and tells him about the plays that she has recently seen. She refers to a planned trip of his to Miami that he has recently cancelled.

GLC09571.16.01

1963

Leflore County Mississippi Democratic Committee

Printed document

Title: Instructions Re: Unregistered Negro Applicants to Vote in Democratic Primary

A document containing instructions for polling officals in Greenwood and Itta Bena, Mississippi on how to handle unregistered African American applicants at polling stations. Reciting Section 3114, Miss. Code 1942, calls on polling officials to prevent the disruption of other voters and to "be careful to follow the law," to prevent the success of any law suits that may be brought against them by the Attorney General of the United States. This document contains instructions to discourage unregistered African American's from attempting to register or casting a ballot. Several lines on the…

GLC09562

1950

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: 40th Anniversary Year Book

One item printed by the National Urban League dated 1950. Commemorates the 40th anniversary of the league. Includes essays by noted African American civil rights leaders and scholars related to survey projects and research.

GLC09640.192.01

1950

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: 40th Anniversary Year Book

One item printed by the National Urban League dated 1950. Commemorates the 40th anniversary of the league. Includes essays by noted African American civil rights leaders and scholars related to survey projects and research.

GLC09640.192.02

1954

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: Mortgage Financing for Properties Available to Negro Occupancy

One pamphlet entitled, "Mortgage Financing for Properties Available to Negro Occupancy," dated 1954. Expresses concern of unfair housing practices committed against African Americans specific to mortgage financing. Lists statistics of differences between white and black housing developers, the latter who would be more likely to be denied housing or granted financial assistance. Mentioned often is the Federal National Mortgage Association.

GLC09640.193.01

May 17, 1954

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: Mortgage Financing for Properties Available to Negro Occupancy

One pamphlet entitled, "Mortgage Financing for Properties Available to Negro Occupancy," dated 1954. Expresses concern of unfair housing practices committed against African Americans specific to mortgage financing. Lists statistics of differences between white and black housing developers, the latter who would be more likely to be denied housing or granted financial assistance. Mentioned often is the Federal National Mortgage Association.

GLC09640.193.02

1959

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: Of Sight and Sound, Letters from an American Abroad

One pamphlet entitled, "Of Sight and Sound, Letters from an American Abroad," dated 1959. Consists of letters from Lester B. Granger, executive director of the National Urban League dated 1958-1959. Letters were sent from Rangoon, Burma, Karachi-Bound, Dar-es-salaam, and Accra, Ghana. He refers to his three-month tour through parts of Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Relays his encounter with the presence of colonialism, racism and economic standing from his tour.

GLC09640.194

1964

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: Guidelines for Community Action

One pamphlet entitled, "Guidelines for Community Action," dated 1964. Report highlights the ties between poverty and race; issues concerning African Americans in 1964 such as employment, education, housing, healthcare, and government aid; and an overview of the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964 and Civil Rights Act of 1964. Includes federal government input. This item was printed specifically to be utilized on a community level.

GLC09640.195

1973

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: The Unfinished Second Reconstruction, 63rd National Urban League

One pamphlet entitled, "The Unfinished Second Reconstruction, 63rd National Urban League," dated 1973. Item is a conference program that lists related sessions on health, housing, youth activism, and education.

GLC09640.197

1973

O'Neal, Thomas R., fl. 1973

Pamphlet

Title: Assessment of adequacy of drug abuse programs

One pamphlet entitled, "Assessment of adequacy of drug abuse programs," dated 1973. Reviews drug abuse problems, income levels, drug prevention programs, therapy, treatment programs also contains tables of data of populations in Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Houston, New Orleans, and San Diego.

GLC09640.198

March 1950

Political Affairs, fl. 1950

Pamphlet

Title: Political Affairs [March 1950]

One issue of Political Affairs dated March 1950. Consists of essays related to the Communist government, labor issues, NAACP's Civil Rights mobilization, and capitalism.

GLC09640.235

1963-1968

Hartke, Vance, 1919-2003

Header Record

Title: Vance Hatke political material [Decimalized .01-.09]

A collection of political material sent by Senator Vance Hartke of Indiana to constituent James C. Buehler on his request. Includes material on Hartke's stance on the Vietnam War, crime prevention in the United States, and education.

GLC09787

June 1966

White House Conference

Pamphlet

Title: Council's Report and Recommendations to the Conference

One pamphlet entitled, "Council's Report and Recommendations to the Conference," dated June 1-2 1966. Content is data gathered by leaders of civil rights groups, educators, student leaders, and elected officials.

GLC09640.305.01

June 1966

White House Conference

Pamphlet

Title: Council's Report and Recommendations to the Conference

One pamphlet entitled, "Council's Report and Recommendations to the Conference," dated June 1-2 1966. Content is data gathered by leaders of civil rights groups, educators, student leaders, and elected officials. The purpose being to recommend better efforts for more income, education, and social equality.

GLC09640.305.02

August 1, 1965

Hartke, Vance, 1919-2003

Typed document

Title: Senator Vance Hartke on Protecting Individual Powers

One typed document by Vance Hartke dated circa 1967. This is a list of Hartke's platforms. This list includes what acts he voted for and supported. The different topics include; civil rights, right to public information, radio and TV freedom, right to privacy, and individual rights and crime.

GLC09787.09

June 1966

White House Conference

Pamphlet

Title: List of Participants

One pamphlet entitled, "List of Partipants," dated June 1-2 1966. Item is a list of addresses and names of those who participated in the White House Conference: To Fulfill These Rights.

GLC09640.306

1948

Height, Dorothy I., 1912-2010

Pamphlet

Title: Step by Step with Interracial Groups

One pamphlet entitled, "Step by Step with Interracial Groups," by Dorothy I. Height dated 1948. Height analyzes the meaning of "interracial," at that time, a call for for those in power to not see a racial minority rather a person, and outlines suggestions for how African Americans and other people of color can navigate through the new types of interactions in the workplace, military and at home.

GLC09640.307