January 20, 1953

Inaugural Committee, fl. 1953

Pamphlet

Title: Official Program of the Inaugural Ceremonies

One official program for the inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, dated January 20, 1953. Contents include information about the 1953 inaugural ceremonies, ball, parade, and inaugural committee. Also includes portraits and biographical sketches of Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Herbert Hoover, Mamie Eisenhower, and Patricia Nixon as well as "The Picture Story of Dwight D. Eisenhower." Pages titled "Your Nation's Capital" provide images and brief descriptions of historic sites in Washington, D.C. Program has…

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1973

1973 Inaugural Committee

Book

Title: The Inaugural Book 1973

One book entitled, "The Inaugural Book of 1973" dated in 1973. Published by the 1973 Inaugural Committee in honor of the inauguration of President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew. Contains chapters on the official messages and program of the inauguration pertaining to President Richard Nixon and First Lady Pat Nixon. Most pages feature numerous color photographs from Nixon's first term as President with accompanying quotes from campaign speeches, his First Inaugural Address, and other addresses and remarks to the nation. Adhered to the inside of the book's front cover and first…

GLC09705.13

1960

Northern Minnesota Novelties

Postcard

Title: Indian Symbols and their meanings

One postcard of Native American symbols published by Northern Minnesota Novelties dated 1960. Features various pictographs and their meanings. The pictographs are listed on an illustration of stretched hide. Some included pictographs are a large mountain meaning abundance, a rattlesnake jaw meaning strength, and a cactus flower meaning courtship. In the upper left corner of the image is a caricature of a Native American. The rear of the postcard is blank and features an explanation of the front reading, "The earliest writings of the American Indians were those of signs and symbols. These…

GLC09767.01

1965

Boy Scouts of America

Book

Title: Boy Scout Handbook

One book entitled "Boy Scout Handbook A Handbook of Training for Citizenship Through Scouting" by the Boy Scouts of America dated 1965. This is the fourth printing. Includes five sections of material for different classes of Boy Scout. Includes many illustrations of survival training and medical care as well as sections on animals, plants, navigating by using stars and creating maps. It also contains information on how to be a good citizen including the history and care of the American flag, and how to become a voting citizen.

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21 October 1967

Associated Press

Photograph

Title: Overhead View of Antiwar Rally

One wirephoto entitled, "Overhead View of Antiwar Rally," released by the Associated Press dated October 21, 1967. Depicts a crowd of demonstrators gathered around the reflecting pool of the Lincoln Memorial. Protests took place to oppose the Vietnam War. The Washington Monument and the Capitol building are pictured in the background.

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1966

Feiffer, Jules Ralph, 1929-

Book

Title: Feiffer On Civil Rights

One book entitled "Feiffer On Civil Rights" by the Jules Ralph Feiffer dated 1966. Book features a collection of political cartoons concerning Civil Rights and segregation. There is a foreword by Bayard Rustin explaining the collection of cartoons and highlighting the themes of racism, police brutality, and stereotypes within the cartoons.

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16 April 1966

Gessert, Sherman A., Jr., fl. 1966

Photograph

Title: Make Love, Not War

One photograph entitled "Make Love, Not War," taken by Sherman A. Gessert, Jr., dated April 16, 1966. Shows antiwar protestors carrying signs reading "Make Love, Not War," "Slay Away With LBJ," and "Kill for Peace." Protestors marched alongside a parade sponsored by the Allied Veterans Council of Milwaukee County in support of the war. Saluting sailors and a marching band are visible in the background.

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15 April 1967

Associated Press

Photograph

Title: Up in Flames

One wirephoto entitled, "Up in Flames," released by the Associated Press dated April 15, 1967. Depicts a burning American flag held by antiwar demonstrators in Central Park.

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7 March 1966

United Press International

Photograph

Title: [American Marines in South Vietnam]

One photo released by the United Press International dated March 7, 1966. Depicts American Marines participating kneeling by a puddle in South Vietnam. On the reverse side is a newspaper clipping that states they were resting before staging an operation against the Vietcong.

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January 27, 1969

Associated Press

Photograph

Title: A Swamp Movement Toward the Enemy

One wirephoto entitled, "A Swamp Movement Toward the Enemy," taken by the Associated Press dated January 27, 1969. Depicts South Vietnamese Special Forces troops moving through a swamp. Wire transfer information states that the troops and advisors were walking through a swamp in the Mekong Delta on a mission to destroy enemy bunkers.

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3 June 1970

United Press International

Photograph

Title: San Francisco

One telephoto entitled "San Francisco" taken by the United Press International dated June 3, 1970. Shows an aerial view of Alcatraz Island's southern end, where five buildings were damaged by a fire on June 2. The caption notes that a spokesman for the Government Services Administration blamed the indigenous groups occupying the island for causing the fire.

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14 October 1957

Baltimore Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: Minority Occupancy and Housing Values

One pamphlet dated October 14, 1957 entitled, "Minority Occupancy and Housing Values," printed by the Baltimore Urban League. Raises issues of housing in non-white neighborhoods; costs of houses rising while analyzing the change of occupancy by race; the socio-economic status of black families living in Baltimore; costs for maintenance and property improvement; family attitudes; housing conditions for black families after moving into areas white families have left; and a case study of families moving to houses located on Longwood Street in Baltimore.

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January 11, 1970

Associated Press

Photograph

Title: Indians Line Up for Food on Alcatraz Island

One photograph entitled, "Indians Line Up for Food on Alcatraz Island," released by the Associated Press dated January 11, 1970. Shows indigenous activists waiting in line and serving food during an occupation at Alcatraz Island.

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14 July 1980

Scott, Allan Y., fl. 1980

Photograph

Title: [Equal Rights Amendment supporters protest at the 1980 Republican National Convention]

One photograph taken by Allan Y. Scott dated July 14, 1980. Shows protesters demonstrating their support for the Equal Rights Amendment at the Joe Louis Arena in Detroit, the site of the 1980 Republican National Convention. One protester holds a sign that reads, "Sorry, GOP - E.R.A. is Here to Stay!"

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May 1973

American Civil Liberties Union

Newsletter

Title: Civil Liberties [No. 296 (May 1973)]

One issue of "Civil Liberties" dated May 1973 printed by the American Civil Liberties Union. Front cover consists of an image of an armed American Indian sitting on a horse. Articles in the publication related to ACLU working to provide legal aid to the American Indian Movement, the National Indian Youth Council, and indigenous people in Oklahoma; updates on the "Saving Legal Services" column referring to the Legal Services program within the Office of Economic Opportunity during Nixon's administration; an article regarding a decision pertaining to the First Amendment, the "fairness doctrine…

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3 January 1981

Heinz, George, fl. 1981

Photograph

Title: [Anti-draft registration picketers]

One photograph by George Heinz dated January 3, 1981. Shows anti-war protesters with signs reading, "Money for Jobs, Not War," "No Draft! No Way!," and "Hell No! We Won't Go!" Three signs bear the name "National Anti-Draft Network."

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circa 1962

unknown, fl. 1962

Photograph

Title: [John Glenn boards Friendship space shuttle]

One photograph dated approximately 1962. Image is of astronaut John Glenn boarding the United States Friendship space shuttle.

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11 September 1972

Weinberger, Andrew D., 1902-1984

Pamphlet

Title: [Minutes of Quarterly Meeting of Board of Directors, September 11, 1972]

One copy of meeting minutes of the Board of Directors for Crisis magazine dated September 11, 1972. Refers to the passing of Samuel A. Williams formerly the Secretary of Crisis Publishing Company. Mentions that Andrew D. Weinberger would fill the position as Secretary of the Board. Also details finances, advertising and printing costs.

GLC09640.013

1901

Zitkala-Sa, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, 1876-1938

Book signed

Title: Old Indian Legends

One book entitled "Old Indian Legends" by Zitkala-Sa dated 1901. Written for children in an effort to preserve native stories and culture the book contains fourteen stories and fourteen illustrations by Angel De Cora. The oral stories were transcribed by Zitkala-Sa to preserve the tales she was told as a child around the fires of the Dakota tribe. The stories are; Iktomi and the Ducks, Iktomi's Blanket, Iktomi and the Muskrat, Iktomi and the Coyote, Iktomi and the Fawn, The Badger and The Bear, The Tree-Bound. Shooting of the Red Eagle, Iktomi and the Turtle, Dance in a Buffalo Skull, The…

GLC09873

1894

Mossell, Gertrude Bustill, 1855-1948

Book

Title: The Work of the Afro-American Woman

One book entitled, "The Work of Afro-American Woman" by Gertrude Bustill Mossell dated 1894. The title page lists Mossell and Mrs. N.F. Mossell. The book is a collection of eight essays and seventeen poems concerning African American women in a number of fields. The titles of the essays are; The Work of the Afro-American Woman, A Sketch of Afro-American Literature, The Afro-American Woman in Verse, Our Women in Journalism, Our Afro-American Representatives at the World's Fair, The Opposite Point of View, A Lofty Study, and Caste in Universities, The poems are titled; Two Questions, Love's…

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14 November 1969

Come Out!

Newspaper

Title: Come Out! [Volume 1, No. 1 (November 14, 1969)]

One issue of Come Out! dated November 14, 1969. Cover page consists of the publication's manifesto meant to give a voice to the gay community. Includes artwork, poetry, fiction, interviews and other stories related to issues pertaining to equal rights and voting. The main article of the publication criticizes the Village Voice as discriminating against the gay community due to their coverage of the Stonewall Riots in July 1969.

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January 10 1970

Come Out!

Newspaper

Title: Come Out! [Volume 1, No. 2 (January 10, 1970)]

One issue of Come Out! dated January 10, 1970. Includes artwork, poetry, fiction, interviews and other stories related to issues pertaining to equal rights for the gay community. Articles in this publication are related to the Christopher Street Liberation Day; attending the Washington moratorium against the Vietnam War; gay people who were shot to death by the police; the assassination of Fred Hampton; excerpts from Black Elk Speaks; United Fruit Company in Central America; health clinics set up by the Black Panther Party; and a photo essay featuring the women of Cuba.

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May 1970

Come Out!

Newspaper

Title: Come Out! [Volume 1, No. 3 (May 1970)]

One issue of Come Out! dated May 1970. Includes artwork, poetry, fiction, interviews and other stories related to issues pertaining to equal rights for the gay community. Articles in this publication are related to promoting a dance event organized by the Gay Liberation Front, which took place at Alternate U.; an interview between Kay VanDuers, Bob Kohler and Bernard Lewis about the Gay Liberation Front and demonstrations; and a feature on the civil rights organization, The Young Lords.

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1971

Come Out!

Newspaper

Title: Come Out! [Volume 2, No. 7b (1971)]

One issue of Come Out! dated 1971. Includes artwork, poetry, fiction, interviews and other stories related to issues pertaining to equal rights for the gay community. Articles in this publication are related to anti-gay policies passed in Cuba; letters from gay prisoners at Washington State Penitentiary in Walla Walla who were forming a chapter of the Gay Liberation Front; boycotting Brown & Dehli Bookstore due to discrimination against a gay employee; and programming for Gay Pride Week from June 18-27, 1971.

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1972

Come Out!

Newspaper

Title: Come Out! [Volume 2, No. 8 (1972)]

One issue of Come Out! dated 1972. Includes artwork, poetry, fiction, interviews and other stories related to issues pertaining to equal rights for the gay community. Articles in this publication are related to sexism and gender identity; gay bars; a cartoon strip related to coming out and identity; and book review of John Murphy's "Homosexual Liberation."

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