1800/07/21

Hudson & Goodwin, fl. 1787-1800

Newspaper

Title: Connecticut courant. [Vol. XXXV no. 1852 (July 21, 1800)]

Prints an announcement from the secretary of the treasury on national borrowing, an editorial against President Thomas Jefferson, a Rhode Island law to prevent "Peddling of Feathers, Indigo, and Tin Ware," international news on wars in Italy and Germany, and a proclamation by Toussaint L'Overture announcing a blockade over the southern ports of St. Domingo (present day Haiti).

GLC08726.02

1861/06/03

Newspaper

Title: New-York daily tribune. [Vol. 21, no. 6277 (June 3 1861)]

Includes considerable coverage of opinion from around the country and the globe. On p. 7 is a short letter signed "A Person" about "contraband slaves" being allowed to grow crops for themselves on abandoned estates as proof they can take care of themselves.

GLC08726.11

1864/04/29

Newspaper

Title: New-York times. [Vol. 13, no. 3931 (April 29, 1864)]

Tax bill, Lincoln on slavery page 3.

GLC08726.30

1849/01/25

Gales & Seaton

Newspaper

Title: National intelligencer. [Vol. 50, no. 7191 (January 25, 1849)]

US Coinage, D.C. Slave trade petition, Bill for admission of California.

GLC08430.03

1836/12/31

Kimball, Joseph Horace, 1813-1838

Newspaper

Title: Herald of freedom. [Vol. 2, no. 44 (December 31, 1836)]

Anti-slavery, Civil War, Lincoln, War of 1812.

GLC08430.02

February 9, 1863

Gordon, S.W., fl. 1846-1871

Letter signed

Title: to Thomas H. Patterson

Circular letter signed by Captain Gordon as commander of the USS "Powhatan" to Commander Patterson of the USS "James Adger." Says he has been ordered by the admiral to remind all commanding officers off Charleston of General Order No. 11. Says at the beginning of every month they need to start sending to the commander in chief "a statement in tabular form of the number of contrabands onboard, their rates and the time and terms of their enlistment." Written while aboard the USS "Powhatan".

GLC08519

1860/10/04

Newspaper

Title: New York daily tribune. [Vol. 20, no. 6067 (October 4, 1860)]

Capture of a slave ship, Lincoln campaign.

GLC08811

1865/05/11

Newspaper

Title: New-York times. [Vol. 14, no. 4251 (May 11, 1865)]

One newspaper issue of New-York times, dated May 11, 1865. Reports Queen Victoria's condolence to Mrs. Lincoln as well as other expressions of sympathy from international heads of state on the assassination of President Lincoln. Also contains an article on the dissolution of the American Anti-Slavery Society, including speeches from William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, Anna E. Dickinson, and Senator Henry Wilson. There is also local news, financial news, and stories from New York and Europe, as well as many advertisements and announcements.

GLC08835

February 19, 1863-March 3,1863

Header Record

Title: Items pertaining to the 3rd Regiment, Louisiana Native Guards. [Decimalized .01-.04]

GLC08474

1862/06/11

Newspaper

Title: Christian banner. [Vol. I, no. 6 (June 11, 1862)]

Pro-slavery newspaper, vol. 1 no. 6. Misdated June 11 but actually 14th, as noted inside newspaper. Anti-secessionist newspaper speaks of disloyal slaves now fighting against the survival of Virginia. There are also articles that argue that in fighting the federal government, Virginia is loosing slavery without compensation. Lists predictions of what will happen if secession fighting continues.

GLC08493

1862/10/04

Harper & Brothers, 1833-1962

Newspaper

Title: Harper's weekly. [Vol. 6, no. 301 (October 4, 1862)]

Includes a printing of the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on the third page titled, "THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY." Discusses the Emancipation Proclamation, including an article titled "Slavery Practically abolished." Includes coverage of McClellan in Fredericksburg, an image of General McClellan entering the town of Frederick, Maryland, and the Battle of Antietam. Duplicate of GLC03443.

GLC08620

February 8, 1863

Jones, John, fl. 1862-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to his wife

Describes the letters he has received. Hopes to receive a large salary soon, and tells wife what to do with the money. Gives his opinion on African Americans.

GLC05981.16

February 18, 1856

Wilson, Henry, 1812-1875

Pamphlet

Title: The state of affairs in Kansas. Speech of Hon. Henry Wilson, of Massachusetts.

Published by the Republican Association of the District of Columbia. Third edition, Buell & Blanchard, printers. Uncut.

GLC05116.09

February 28, 1866

Woodward, York A., fl. 1866-1868

Autograph letter signed

Title: [to unknown recipient]

GLC09327.05

1996

Robinson, Rachel, 1922-?

Book signed

Title: Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait

One book entitled Jackie Robinson: An Intimate Portrait by Rachel Robinson published 1996. This book highlights Jackie Robinson's story from the perspective of his wife Rachel Robinson. It is broken into 43 section and covers Robinson's life before, during, and after his baseball career.

GLC09928

1999

Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005

Book signed

Title: Equal Justice Under Law

One copy of Equal Justice Under Law by Constance Baker Motley published in 1999. This copy is signed by the author to a Gail Frazier. The book is separated into twelve chapters with an appendix, notes, acknowledgements, and index to follow. The chapters are entitled; New Haven 1921-41, College and Law School, 1941-46, The Prelude to Brown, Plessy v. Ferguson: Our Nineteenth-Century Legacy, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas: Our Twentieth-Century Legacy, Massive Resistance and the Immediate Post-Brown Era, Desegregation and the Rise of the Federal Judiciary, The End of an Era and…

GLC09925.01

1999

Motley, Constance Baker, 1921-2005

Book

Title: Equal Justice Under Law

One copy of Equal Justice Under Law by Constance Baker Motley published in 1999. The book is separated into twelve chapters with an appendix, notes, acknowledgements, and index to follow. The chapters are entitled; New Haven 1921-41, College and Law School, 1941-46, The Prelude to Brown, Plessy v. Ferguson: Our Nineteenth-Century Legacy, Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas: Our Twentieth-Century Legacy, Massive Resistance and the Immediate Post-Brown Era, Desegregation and the Rise of the Federal Judiciary, The End of an Era and the Beginning of Another, James Meredith and the…

GLC09925.02

13 May 1944

Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

Header Record

Title: [One letter and one photograph related to Eleanor Roosevelt] [Decimalized .01-.02]

One letter from Eleanor Roosevelt to Addie Frizielle dated May 13, 1944, and one photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt.

GLC09544

circa 1944

Photograph

Title: Portrait of Eleanor Roosevelt

One undated photograph of Eleanor Roosevelt. Accompanies a letter GLC09544.01

GLC09544.02

1885

Stroyer, Jacob, 1849-1908

Book

Title: My Life in the South

One book entitled My Life in the South by Jacob Stroyer published 1885. The first section of the narrative covers Stroyer's fifteen years in slavery. It provides information about his family, describes life at his master's summer seat, and discusses the physical abuse he endured at the hands of the Singleton plantation's overseer. Stroyer also discusses the emotional strain that the slave trade put on his and other slave families. The rest of the narrative is a series of brief anecdotes about slave life, culture, beliefs, and interactions with masters and slaves.

GLC09946

1893

Smith, Amanda, 1837-1915

Book

Title: An Autobiography: The Story of the Lord's Dealings with Mrs. Amanda Smith

One book entitled An Autobiography: The Story of the Lord's Dealings with Mrs. Amanda Smith published 1893. This book is broken into thirty six chapters and details Smith's life as a free woman after her father bought the freedom of his family during her childhood. She also details her marriages and work with the Holiness Church through which she became the first black woman to work as an international evangelist in 1878.

GLC09947

1926

Ray, Emma J. Smith, fl. 1859-1926

Book

Title: Twice Sold, Twice Ransomed: Autobiography of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Ray

One book entitled Twice Sold, Twice Ransomed: Autobiography of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Ray dated 1926.

GLC09939

1912

Rosselle, F.A., fl. 1912

Header Record

Title: 1912 Lower Mississippi Flood photo postcards [Decimalized .01-.03]

Three postcards by F.A Rosselle dated 1912. Feature the effects of the Mississippi Flood of 1912, efforts to contain the rising waters, and refugees from the flooding. A late snowfall coupled with heavy spring rain gave way to devastating flooding along the Lower Mississippi River that killed 200 people and caused $70 million in damage.

GLC09940

18 March 1864

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jasper Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to Jasper Allison dated March 18, 1864. Describes his horse being hit by a bullet during a charge.

GLC03523.24.088

2 January 1865

Allison, Eben, fl. 1861-1865

Autograph letter signed

Title: to S. Clark Allison

One letter from Eben Allison to S. Clark Allison dated January 2, 1865. Describes black and white dead lying together and burying corpses.

GLC03523.24.111