[1866?]

Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )

Pamphlet

Title: The record of the Democratic Party [election campaign]

An anti-Democratic Party election pamphlet. With original paper wrappers.

GLC08445.05

1789 ca.

United States. Treaties, etc.

Pamphlet

Title: Collection of treaties

Three major treaties printed in full, including ones between the United States and the Shawnee Nation (31 January 1786), with Morocco (January 1787), and France (November 1788). Disbound from the 3 volume set of United States Acts.

GLC08688

[1863]

Baird, Henry C., 1825-1912

Pamphlet

Title: Washington and Jackson on Negro Soldiers...

Title continued: "Gen. Banks on the Bravery of Negro troops..." Includes one page poem by George F. Boker, at end. Urging Union use of black troops; Banks' report on Port Hudson.

GLC07417

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

1878/06

Book

Title: Harper's New Monthly Magazine, No. 337, June 1878. "Articles about J.Q.A. Ward. Pages 62 + 68."

Written in Franklin Square

GLC06343.339

[n.d.]

Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

Book

Title: Sketchbook: filled throughout with drawings and notes by Ward.

Sketches includes people in various positions, figure sketches, sculpture designs, horses, deocrative borders, clothing, etc.

GLC06343.340

February 20, 1952

Schrader, Fred, fl. 1952

Pamphlet

Title: Abraham Lincoln, "The Pioneer"

GLC08880.016

February 1952

Various

Pamphlet

Title: The Reflector, Vol. 23, no. 2

GLC08880.107

February 8, 1947

Cowgill, Frank Brooks, fl. 1940-1947

Pamphlet

Title: Lincoln, the Christian

Souvenir of the twelth annual meeting of the Lincoln Fellowship of Southern California

GLC08880.137

1982

Wilkins, Roger, 1932-2017

Book signed

Title: A Man's Life: An Autobiography

One book entitled A Man's Life an Autobiography by Roger Wilkins published 1982. This biography of Wilkins focuses on his life as a black man in America. Wilkins was an Assistant Attorney General of the United States, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and a civil rights champion.

GLC09927

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

10 April 1862

Thomas, Benjamin Franklin, 1813-1878

Pamphlet

Title: Remarks of Mr. Thomas of Massachusetts

One pamphlet entitled "Remarks of Mr. Thomas of Massachusetts on the Relation of the "Seceded States" (So Called) to the Union, and the Confiscation of Property and Emancipation of Slaves in Such States" dated April 10, 1862. Regarding the emancipation of enslaved people in the confederacy.

GLC09929

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

1946

Griffith, Ernest S., fl. 1946

Pamphlet

Title: Communism in Action A Documented Study and Analysis of Communism in Operation in the Soviet Union

One pamphlet entitled Communism in Action A Documented Study and Analysis of Communism in Operation in the Soviet Union published 1946. Includes fifteen chapters broken into two parts. Part one is entitled Economic, and part two is entitled Political and Social. The pamphlet is marked as 79th Congress 2nd Session, House document no. 754. Additionally there is a government printing office number included on the bottom of the cover that number is 593267-O.

GLC09897.01

1956

United States Government Printing Office

Pamphlet

Title: Investigation of Communist Activities in the St. Louis, Mo., Area - Part 2

One pamphlet entitled Investigation of Communist Activities in the St. Louis, Mo., Area - Part 2 published 1956. It details a hearing before the Committee on Un-American Activities House of Representatives Eighty-Fourth Congress Second Session, June 5, 1956. The document provides testimony of nineteen people questioned by the Committee from June 2, 1956 to June 5, 1956.

GLC09897.02

1956

United States Government Printing Office

Pamphlet

Title: Investigation of Communist Activities in the St. Louis, Mo., Area - Part 3

One pamphlet entitled Investigation of Communist Activities in the St. Louis, Mo., Area - Part 3 published 1956. It details a hearing before the Committee on Un-American Activities House of Representatives Eighty-Fourth Congress Second Session, June 6, 1956. The document provides testimony of nineteen people questioned by the Committee from June 6, 1956 to June 8, 1956.

GLC09897.03

1956

United States Government Printing Office

Pamphlet

Title: Investigation of Communist Activities in the St. Louis, Mo., Area - Part 4

One pamphlet entitled Investigation of Communist Activities in the St. Louis, Mo., Area - Part 4 published 1956. It details a hearing before the Committee on Un-American Activities House of Representatives Eighty-Fourth Congress Second Session, June 8, 1956. The document provides testimony of thirteen people questioned by the Committee on June 8 1956. Also includes an index for this and the previous volumes.

GLC09897.04

1881

Smith, James L., fl. 1816

Book

Title: Autobiography of James L. Smith

One book entitled Autobiography of James L. Smith dated 1881. Smith writes about his life being enslaved as well as his escape, service in the Civil War and life after the war. The book is broken into twelve chapters.

GLC09945

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

1849

Brown William W., 1814-1884

Book

Title: Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave

One book written by William W. Brown entitled "Narrative of William W. Brown, a Fugitive Slave" dated 1849. The book is broken into fourteen chapters that concern his life as an enslaved person in St. Louis and elsewhere.

GLC09931

1880

Brown, William Wells, 1815-1884

Book

Title: My Southern Home: Or, The South and Its People

One book entitled "My Southern Home: Or, The South and Its People" written by William Wells Brown and published in 1880. Brown is a noted abolitionist lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian. This book is broken into twenty nine chapters and covers events from Brown's life as an enslaved person as well as events surrounding the emancipation and life after. The book focuses on relations between the white and black people in the south pre, during and after the Civil War.

GLC09932

1919

Scott, Emmett J., 1873-1957

Book

Title: Scott's Official History of the American Negro in the World War

One book entitled "Scott's Official History of the American Negro in the World War" written by Emmett J. Scott dated 1919. This book is a history of African American roles and efforts during World War I. It is broken into thirty one chapters. There are also many photographs of soldiers in both individual portraits and larger groups.

GLC09933