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to Joyce Robinson [Decimalized .01-.02]

One letter addressed to Joyce Robinson from Richard J. DiChristina with a newspaper horoscope clipping dated July 16, 1969.

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Newspaper Clipping

One newspaper clipping containing horoscopes. The Libra and Capricorn are circled in pen.

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to Richard DiChristina [Decimalized .01-.02]

Two letters sent in the same envelope from July 30- August 1st.

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to Richard DiChristina

One letter addressed to Richard J. DiChristina from Joyce Robinson dated August 1, 1969. Pertains to family updates and details on her upcoming trip to visit him. Joyce writes that there is a bus strike preventing her from getting their airline...

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to Joyce Robinson [Decimalized .01-.03]

Three letters sent in one envelope letters are dated from December 2nd to January 3rd.

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to Joyce Robinson

One letter addressed to Joyce Robinson from Richard J. DiChristina dated December 2, 1969. Pertains to his guard duty in the Viet Cong. He writes that they were marching for three to four hours today. DiChristina wishes he could come home to marry...

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to Joyce Robinson

One letter addressed to Joyce Robinson to Richard J. DiChristina dated December 3, 1969. Pertains to missing her during the holidays and financial matters. His squad has now stopped for water on their march. He mentions to Joyce that he would like...

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to Joyce Robinson

One letter addressed to Joyce Robinson from Richard J. DiChristina dated January 3, 1970. He writes that he will be sending his pay to Joyce and that he wishes for her to buy something for herself with the money. He writes of the hot weather and the...

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to Joyce Robinson [Decimalized .01-.02]

2 letters sent in the same envelope, from February 6 to the 12th.

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to Joyce Robinson

One letter addressed to Joyce Robinson from Richard J. DiChristina dated February 6, 1970. He writes of the number of letters he has yet to mail to Joyce. His platoon has walked 500 meters today, and they are "up on one hell of a mountain." He relays...

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to Joyce Robinson

One letter addressed to Joyce Robinson from Richard J. DiChristina dated February 12, 1970. He writes briefly, of how much he loves and misses Joyce. He mentions that he attended mass on Ash Wednesday. He tells Joyce he will be sending her a map. He...

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Match Made in Heaven; Knot Tied Via MARS

One newspaper clipping printed by the Pacific Stars and Stripes newspaper dated February 4, 1970. Reports the marriage of S. Sgt. Dexter Hales and Phyllis Ann Sheets via ham-radio telephone. Sgt. Hales, a career soldier at Vung Tau, Vietnam, married...

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to Richard J. DiChristina

Joyce starts by addressing the letter to "Dear Someday Husband" and writes throughout how much she loves Richard. She mentions that her parents went to the Melody Fair and that she and Greg are home. She also mentions a school friend Jim who came...

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to Joyce Robinson

Richard writes Joyce how much he misses her, and loves her. He mentions that he and his group walked into a valley and were shot at. He reports that nobody was hit, but it scared all the men. It took about an hour to walk through the valley and about...

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to Joyce Robinson

Richard writes to Joyce how much he loves and misses her. He mentions that they will be supplied and he will be able to send a bunch of letters he had written her and other family members. He writes they are leaving for the landing zone (LZ) in about...

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to Joyce Robinson

Richard writes how much he loves and misses Joyce. He also mentions that it had rained all night and he is once again all wet. However he is hopeful that in 6 or 7 days they will be out of the field and going to a "Fries Bacise" (fire base) where he...

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to Joyce Robinson

Richard writes how much he loves and misses Joyce. He mentions that they are going to get paid today and that he plans to send her $100. He later mentions that something was wrong with his pay so he is only sending $65 but will work it out and send...

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to Joyce Robinson

Richard writes how much he loves and misses Joyce. He mentions that colored troops of the 4th division would be going home in about 2 months, and the rest will be going home within his 10 months, which means he would leave with them and be home in 6...

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to Joyce Robinson

Richard writes how much he loves and misses Joyce. He mentions that they moved 3000 meters but that it went fast because he was thinking of walking to her. Richard also mentions letters he is expecting to get from his mother in a few days, and that...

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to Joyce Robinson

Richard writes how much he loves and misses Joyce. He writes that he wishes he could send a long letter but is running out of paper and asks Joyce to put in some when next she writes. They should be going into a fire base soon and he can't wait...

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to Joyce Robinson

Richard writes how much he loves and misses Joyce. He asks her for a number of food items including Hostess donuts, cinnamon rolls, cinnamon bread, a variety pack of cereal, sliced bread and mounds bars. He says his platoon is still out in the field...

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to Joyce Robinson

Richard writes how much he loves and misses Joyce. He says that they are on the mountain and it looks like they won't be going in for 3 or 4 days, but while they sit around the guys are making things up. One thing was, "The grunts have windows, the...

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to Joyce Robinson

Richard writes how much he loves and misses Joyce. He writes that they are at the firebase (LZ) Hardtimes, and he recieved a letter from her and might get a package from his sister. They started for the base at 7 in the morning and arrived around 3...

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Richard J. DiChristina in uniform

A photograph of Richard J. DiChristina in uniform with a flag and globe in the background. On the back is the date June 1969 and the note says Dad, Rich.

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to Elizabeth Ten Broeck Schuyler

Elizabeth writes to her sister in law Elizabeth that she is about to go visit her son William. She wishes Elizabeth and her brother, Rensselear, well and sends a plant, a daphney.

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to Philip Hamilton

Elizabeth writes to her son Philip about her travels possibly to visit William her other son. She is about to arrive at Saint Louis but mentions that the passage has been tedious as they go against the stream.

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to Elizabeth Hamilton Holly

Elizabeth writes to her daughter Elizabeth, calling her Eliza. She writes that the journey to Albany was quite comfortable thanks to Eliza's procuring her the best berth. She also reports that Eliza's nephew Alexander was very kind and he is taking...

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to My Dear Son

Elizabeth writes one of her sons, asking his opinion on letting a Mr. Hooks be empowered to retain some of her papers that he is working on until the work is finished. Hooks asked in case of Elizabeth passing away before the work is done, and if he...

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to Elizabeth Hamilton Holly

Elizabeth writes her daughter Eliza asking her to forward some plants to her brother James in Nevis.

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to Philip Hamilton

Elizabeth writes her son Philip letting him know she has arrived and will be at Mr. Taylor's tonight, and visiting Steve's place for the next week.

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to Elizabeth Hamilton Holly

Elizabeth writes to her daughter Eliza that she was unable to visit her sister as the trip kept getting postponed and now their brother is picking her up. She also asks Eliza about silk that was sent to her, and asks if she would like more sent.

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to Angelica Hamilton

Elizabeth writes to her daughter Angelica that she has arrived at her son Philip's house. She mentions that she has found velvet at $3.50 a yard and wants to know if Angelica wants some. Elizabeth also mentions purchasing silk at 6 shilling a yards...

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to Angelica Hamilton

Elizabeth writes to Angelica that she saw Ann. She also mentions wanting to get Angelica a velvet dress, but writes that Eliza had a watered silk, and if Angelica wishes for that instead to let her know. Elizabeth also mentions that she saw Alexander...

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to Elizabeth Hamilton Holly

Elizabeth writes to her daughter Eliza, reporting that the trip was easy and she has arrived. She inquires to how Eliza is doing and "hope you are well and not timid if so conquer it my child I heare how distressing it is to your brothers wife."

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Elizabeth Hamilton

A small bust portrait of Elizabeth Hamilton in her later years. On the back of the image it states "Mrs. Alexander Hamilton, 1757-1854, in her ninty-fourth year. From crayon (or charcoal) sketch from life by Charles Martin, dated June 1851. Taken in...

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The Road to Negro Liberation: Report to the Eighth Convention of the Communist Party of the U.S.A.

This pamphlet is broken down into three sections, Negro reformism, agent of U.S. imperialism, The growth of petty-bourgeois nationalism, and the struggle for proletarian leadership of the negro liberation movement. Each section is further split into...

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The Negroes in a Soviet America

This pamphlet seeks to answer two questions, "What is the relation of the Negroes in the United States to this rapidly changing world? They are now living through one of the most trying times in their history. What is the way out?" The forward goes...

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Negro Liberation: the American Negroes as an oppressed nation; the struggle for equal rights and the right of self-determination

The purpose of this pamphlet is to "indicate the road, pointed out by historical and socio-economic facts, to Negro liberation." This pamphlet argues that liberation will be found using Soviet methods. This pamphlet is part of a series published by...

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Jim-Crow in Uniform

This pamphlet was produced to support communism in America, and urge youth to promote not entering World War II. It argues that, "We support no dreams of war abroad. We go to the wars at home. For jobs and civil liberties. For democracy and freedom!"...

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Sikeston Hitlerite Crime Against America

Text of a speech concerning the Missouri lynching of Cleo Wright at Sikeston, Missouri. William L. Patterson, his middle initial is misprinted on the cover, is a prominent African-American CPUSA official and Vice-President of International Labor...

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The Struggle for Negro Equality

This pamphlet provides a program and plan for gaining civil rights through the socialist agenda. It also reprints three articles from The Militant, two of which concern riots in Detroit and Harlem. The third is an article on Trotsky, and his beliefs...

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What Do The People Of Africa Want?

An informational pamphlet about Africa, it's history and culture. It also highlights what the people want going forward which is democracy and the "Four Freedoms."

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The Path of Negro Liberation

This pamphlet is the main report on the question of self-determination and self-government of African Americans in the "Black Belt" of the south. The pamphlet approaches "the question of self determination from the point of view thinking and trends...

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Freedom is Everybody's Job!

A portion of Crockett's summation to the jury in a trial of 11 leaders of the communist party. The pamphlet contains the introduction, and discussion of the prosecution's attempt to discredit the defendants and their party's position and activities.

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The Negro People and the Soviet Union

This pamphlet contains the text of a speech given by Robeson at a banquet sponsered by the National Council of American-Soviet Friendship at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel on November 10, 1949, for the 32nd anniversary of the Soviet Union.

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Riding to Freedom

This pamphlet contains two small essays by the authors. The first essay is titled "Riding to freedom" by Aptheker. This essay is a response to the crackdown on protesters in Alabama. The second essay by Jackson, is titled "What Must be Done," and is...

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Negro Freedom is in the Interest of Every American

This pamphlet outlines the civil rights movement, through the struggle so far, as well as what steps need to be taken further along. There is a symbol drawn on the inside of the cover which is a circle, half black, half red. Around the circle on the...

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harlem

This pamphlet has an introduction in German, the rest is in English. The pamphlet is a mix of history and poetic verse describing what Harlem is, and who lives there. This pamphlet also focuses on past riots starting in 1935, and including 1943. It...

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For a Meaningful Alternative

This pamphlet contains the text of Gus Hall's report to a meeting of The National Committee of the CPUSA. It has 9 sections consisting of; The War in Vietnam, The Crisis in the Middle East, War Dominates U.S. Life, The Struggle for Peace, The Working...

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War, Racism, The Movement: As We See It

This pamphlet is the speech given by Jarvis Tyner, National Chairman of the W. E. B. Du Boise Clubs of America. The speech was given on the opening night of the 3rd national convention. The speech is broken up into two main sections the first is...

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