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to Norm Dykya

One letter dated February 17, 1963 from George Czerwonka. Asks about different friends back home. Details his trip to Seattle and Tacoma where training involves very little besides sitting in a fox hole.

GLC09751.04

to "Head" Dujka

One letter dated October 7, 1963 from Tony. Is recuperating from his injury. Still no word from Nancy after three letters."She's probably mad because I threw the beer bottle at her house that one night." Asks for her picture. He has bronchial...

GLC09751.09

to Norm Dykya

One letter dated Sunday, December 8 from Tony. Asks that he or someone with a car could pick him up from O'Hare Airport on December 13th since he will be flying home. Lists six arrival and departure times that he may be travelling on.

GLC09751.13

to Norm Dykya

One letter dated Monday, January 6 from Tony. Describes his time in Los Angeles, California. Has fire watch duty at Camp Pendleton from noon to 4 p.m. Comments on the beauty of girls in California.

GLC09751.14

to Norm Dykya

One letter dated February 16, 1964 from George. Hopes to be one of the soldiers selected to ride in the front of a chopper into Vietnam. Talks about how much he'd like to fire a maching gun from the helicopter and that the next letter Dujka receives...

GLC09751.15

to Norm Dykya

One letter dated January 16, 1965 from Tony. Requests the address of Kitty Paul. Says he might be home in May and that he was having fun "wrecking jeeps." Expresses best wishes to Dujka's parents and siblings. Finishes letter describing tough waves...

GLC09751.16

to Norm Dykya

One letter dated March 1, 1965 from Tony. Says to never get stationed in Hawaii because it's not as fun as civilian life where he can drink cocktails for $1.50 or a beer for 75 cents. Still hasn't heard from Nancy Zeomeks. Asks if Dujka could find...

GLC09751.17

to Norm Dykya

One letter dated May 2, 1965 from Tony. At the time of the letter they were 4 days out from Okinawa and will be stationed at sea for manouever training. It's expected that on May 5 they will land 50 miles from Da Nang Air Base. "When you get this...

GLC09751.18

Collection of eight items relating to the election of 1876 [Decimalized .01-.08]

A collection of eight items related to electoral voting in Florida during in 1876 presidential election. The main concern was who was entitled to vote as electors, and the procedure for appointing the citizens as electors.

GLC09769

The New York Herald [No. 9295 (February 22, 1862)]

One issue of The New York Herald newspaper dated February 22, 1862. Contains news on Civil War battles and current events. Of particular interest is a map of Fort Donelson and the areas surrounding. There are also mentions of the anniversary of...

GLC09770

New York Daily Tribune [ Vol. 21, no. 6,504 (February 7, 1862)]

One issue of New York Daily Tribune newspaper dated February 7, 1862. Contains news on Civil War battles and current events. Of particular note is an article on the fourth page stating, "The President in respiting the slaver Gordon for two weeks...

GLC09771

from Rutherford B. Hayes

One blank form letter from Rutherford B. Hayes dated June 22, 1877. Relates to a rule where civil servants cannot influence the political scope or elections, but are not prevented from expressing their views to the public as long as it does not...

GLC09772

The Map Proves It [Women's suffrage map]

One map entitled "The Map Proves it" published circa 1919. This map illustrates the United States with different shading and colorizations of each state. The patterns and colors illustrate the status of the states in regards to women's suffrage...

GLC09773

Your Vote is Vital!

One color comic entitled "Your Vote is Vital," published by Harvey Publications and illustrated by Al Avison dated 1952. This comic outlines how to vote, register, pick a candidate and offers a voters quiz on the back cover. Throughout the comic...

GLC09774

[Certificate of manumission signed by Frederick County clerk, William Ritchie]

One certificate from William Ritchie dated Frederick County Court, May 7, 1807 addressed to the State of Maryland. Grants freedom to a formerly enslaved woman Jenny Maynard. States that this was drafted by Henry Maynard who granted her manumission...

GLC09775

The Negro Working Population and National Recovery

A memorandum entitled, "The Negro Working Population and National Recovery," by the National Urban League for Social Service Among Negroes dated January 4, 1937. The item was prepared and submitted to President Franklin D. Roosevelt to review how...

GLC09776

Colored Women as Industrial Workers in Philadelphia

One pamphlet entitled, "Colored Women as Industrial Workers in Philadelphia," dated approximately in 1920. Pertains to completing a study on a low number of African American women employed before World War I outside of domestic service. Provides...

GLC09777

[Portrait photographs of Rosa Parks] [Decimalized .01-.07]

Collection of seven photographs of activist, Rosa Parks dates range from 1956-1955. Includes Parks speaking at events in the 1990s, press photographs of Parks aboard a bus on Montgomery, Alabam in 1956 prior to her arrest, and Parks in the sheriff's...

GLC09778

[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...

GLC09779

[Items related to Jefferson Davis's capture][Decimalized .01-.04]

Collection of four items dated 1865 related to Jefferson Davis's capture. Davis is depicted wearing his wife's dress at the moment of the arrest. Frequent characters in the depictions are Union soldiers, Capitol Hill, and his wife, Varina Davis...

GLC09780

West Point Account Book

An account book for J. C. Shofner a cadet of West Point dated September 1, 1873 to June 14 1877. This account book records his commissary purchases including books, equipment, supplies, Christmas gifts, and more. There are also rules in regard to the...

GLC09781

Letters from Famous People

One book entitled, "Letters from Famous People" by Sharpless Dobson Green, published in 1925. This book is a collection of letters solicited by Green. He wrote to people eminent in their professional fields for advice he could share with his students...

GLC09782

Journal of Negro Education [Spring 1960]

One pamphlet entitled, "The Journal of Negro Education, Spring 1960." Includes articles pertaining to education; desegregation of classrooms, Booker T. Washington's relationship with the NAACP, John Dewey's philosophy, courses in African-American...

GLC09640.103.01

The Way It Is

One brochure entitled, "The Way It Is..." from the University Settlement Summer Appeal. Images on brochures display the city life for children and one of a child being comforted by an adult at the summer camp.

GLC09640.103.02

The Way It Is

One brochure for University Settlement Summer program with a metered envelope.

GLC09640.103.03