4 November 1874

Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: to C.H. Howard

To C. H. Howard, an editor/publisher in Chicago, acknowledging receipt of six copies of a "little Letter" he had written. "I very rarely write anything for a newspaper. Almost all my articles appear first in Circulars." He cannot promise to write any further articles; Smith died less than two months later.

GLC09329.01

2 January 1860

Broadside

Title: Carrier's Address To the Patrons of the Boonsboro Odd Fellow.

"Carrier's Address To the Patrons of the Boonsboro Odd Fellow." Maryland pro-slavery broadside with two columns of text in verse, dealing with the political troubles of the day, including a section ridiculing abolitionist John Brown, who had been executed after his raid on Harper's Ferry, Virginia.

GLC09346

circa 1861-1865

Ray, Mae De, fl. 1861-1865

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Four newspaper clippings]

Newspaper clippings of jokes, poems and advice. Poem written by Mae De Ray. No author noted for the other three clippings.

GLC03523.52.12

5 May 1864

Johnston, Witter H., fl. 1861-1864

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Miss Sue Johnston

He sent for the Eclectic Magazine. One of the gunboats was there the other day but he didn't know until it had left. Had he known, he would have gone aboard.

GLC02167.16

January 24, 1863

Wright, Sereno A., fl. 1862-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mother and Sister

They are east of Baton Rouge now. They've found a lot of sugar and molasses where they are. There are inspections every day. He saw Frank Leslie's Illustrated paper in which there was a sketch of them driving the rebels out of Baton Rouge.

GLC02751.19

February 4, 1863

Wright, Sereno A., fl. 1862-1863

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sister Rosetta

When they first landed, they scared 300 rebels and Frank Leslie's paper shows a good illustration of them driving the rebels out. The city of Baton Rouge is pretty much destroyed. He hopes they capture Vicksburg.

GLC02751.21

12 April 1950

Newsom, Earl, 1897-1973

Pamphlet

Title: Some Considerations in Dealing with Political Opinion

One pamphlet entitled, "Some Considerations in Dealing with Political Opinion" by Earl Newsom dated April 12, 1950. Item is a transcript of a lecture held by Newsom at the New School for Social Research related to economic inequality, ingestion of information and developing opinions. Contains a stenographic transcript insert of a Q&A session following the lecture.

GLC09640.213.01

12 April 1950

Newsom, Earl, 1897-1973

Pamphlet

Title: Some Considerations in Dealing with Political Opinion

One pamphlet entitled, "Some Considerations in Dealing with Political Opinion" by Earl Newsom dated April 12, 1950. Item is a transcript of a lecture held by Newsom at the New School for Social Research related to economic inequality, ingestion of information and developing opinions. Contains a stenographic transcript insert of a Q&A session following the lecture.

GLC09640.213.02

1968

Horton, Phillip C., 1911-1989

Pamphlet

Title: The Urban Effort to Improve Coverage of Minorities in the News Media, Center for the New York City Affairs

One pamphlet entitled, "The Urban Effort to Improve Coverage of Minorities in the News Media, Center for the New York City Affairs," dated 1968. Item is a report on the underepresentation of Black and Puerto Rican people in the news media. Also refers to workshops held by local television stations, radio stations and news bureaus to train and develop coverage focused on minorities. Printed by the New School for Social Research.

GLC09640.214

February 21, 1975

Horton, Phillip C., 1911-1989

Magazine

Title: New Times [February 21, 1975]

One issue of New Times magazine dated February 21, 1975. Content includes articles related to voting, college campus engineering, tenant rights and Richard Nixon's impeachment.

GLC09640.215

1969

Society of the Silurians, fl. 1924-1977

Pamphlet

Title: Society of the Silurians: Directory and Handbook [1968-1969]

One copy of the directory and handbook dated 1968-1969 printed by the Society of the Silurians. Includes names of past presidents; directory of members; the institution's consitution and their mission statement. News anchor, Walter Cronkite is listed as a member.

GLC09640.271

May 1977

Society of the Silurians, fl. 1924-1977

Pamphlet

Title: Society of the Silurians: Directory and Handbook [May 1977]

One copy of the directory and handbook printed by the Society of the Silurians dated May 1977. Includes names of past presidents; directory of members; the institution's consitution and their mission statement.

GLC09640.273

May 1977

Society of the Silurians, fl. 1924-1977

Pamphlet

Title: Society of the Silurians: Directory of Members and Handbook [May 1977]

One copy of the directory and handbook printed by the Society of the Silurians dated May 1977. Includes directory of members, the institution's consitution and their mission statement.

GLC09640.272

12 March 1965

Enquirer, Ledger, fl. 1965

Photograph

Title: [Religious Leaders Speak to the press in Selma, Alabama]

One press photograph taken by the Ledger Enquirer dated March 12, 1965. Image is of a group of clergy addressing the press in Selma, Alabama following a march for voting rights.

GLC09734.12

21 November 1877

Newspaper clipping

Title: Rome daily. [Vol. 2, no. 214 (November 21, 1877)]

Features a tribute to woman, obituary and advertisements and short blurbs. Subtitle reads: "a daily journal devoted to the interests of Rome and Cherokee Georgia."

GLC02691.12.13

January 30, 1896

Newspaper clipping

Title: Cedartown standard. [Vol. 10, no. 2 (January 20, 1896)]

Features column titled an artist in crime, which is about a detective. Report from the Chairman of the Polk County Exposition on the Cotton States Exposition which took place in Atlanta, an article about elephants and multiple advertisements.

GLC02691.12.14

1815

Simickson, Henry, fl. 1863

Newspaper clipping

Title: [Article honoring those who lost their lives in the Civil War]

Title torn from article. "These men fought to maintain and perpetuate the rights of human nature. These men fought, not for themselves alone--they struck the chains from the limbs of four millions of bondsmen..."

GLC03131.16.18

January 1941

Mann, Klaus, 1906-1949

Pamphlet

Title: Decision [Vol. I, No. 1 (January 1941)]

One issue of "Decision," edited by Klaus Mann dated 1941. Publishes reflections on politics, technology, philosophy, education by notable writers such as Aldous Huxley, W. H. Auden, and Jean Cocteau. Mann's editorial letter states that they do not wish to create "another Ivory Tower," and will criticize from the perspective of philosophy and poetry.

GLC09640.058

December 1949

Journalism Quarterly

Pamphlet

Title: Journalism Quarterly [December 1949]

One edition of Journalism Quarterly dated December 1949. Material in publication related to media and race. Articles cover topics of the Presidential Election of 1948, and African-Americans in journalism.

GLC09640.106

circa June 1779

Knox, Henry, 1750-1806

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Knox

Possibly written from Middlebrook (present-day Bound Brook, New Jersey). Henry previously wrote to Mr. [Joseph?] Peirce discussing how a clause in the Confiscation Act would affect his debt. Remarks, "I have received no answer from him and confess I feel a deal of anxiety on the subject." Asks William to speak to Peirce. Writes, "The whole Army have moved up to this place to cover the almost infinitely important Forts in the highlands- which we do in so effectual a manner that were the Enemy much stronger than they are I should be in no pain for the safety of the forts." Reports that the…

GLC02437.00792

1781

Autograph manuscript

Title: [10th Massachusetts regiment orderly book]

Details daily orders for the troops and assigns field officers and major of the brigades for each day. Many entries deal with supplying and ordering clothing for the soldiers. Reports the results of many court martials, most trying soldiers for desertion and sentencing them to death or 100 lashes. 20 April 1781 entry reports on the prevention of smallpox among the soldiers. Entry for 4 May 1781 discusses sending ranks to join the light infantry under General Marquis de Lafayette. Entry for 6 May 1781 mentions the problem of venereal diseases in the camp and orders the removal of all…

GLC01450.016.01

December 5, 1780

Lovell, James, 1737-1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Samuel Holten

Recipient inferred from content (also, handwriting on the docket matches that on other letters). Signed with initials. Lovell states that he received his letter. Remarks that he will not send him all the bad news that has come to him since the recipient suffers in mind and body. He prompts him to read the Epistle of Bush to Shippen because the writer criticizes Lovell in it. States that Mr. Adams (John Adams) has defended the resolution of March 18 against the opinions of the Count de Vergennes (Charles Gravier) of France. On March 18, 1780 the Continental Congress had passed a resolution…

GLC01450.020.08

August 2, 1782

Heath, William, 1737-1814

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Colonel Henry Jackson

The recipient is inferred from contents of the letter. Heath informs Col. Jackson that he has just received the New York newspaper with an enclosed letter of intelligence from him. States that he will send the letter and newspaper to the Commander in Chief.

GLC01412.63.04

February 12, 1919

Hopkins, Lawrence L., fl. 1918-1919

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mrs. A.W. Hopkins

Tells his mother he has recieved her letters and is glad to hear that Harold is doing well. Reports that work on the roads has been slow due to the cold weather. Writes that he is aware of Theodore Roosevelt's death and says he gets current news from the Paris edition of the New York Times, the Chicago Tribune, and the London Daily Mail. Written on YMCA letterhead.

GLC07810.044

1828-1893

Butler, Benjamin F. (Benjamin Franklin), 1818-1893

Header Record

Title: [Collection of 2 items regarding Benjamin Butler] [Decimalized .01-.02]

GLC00496.136