1940

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: [Franklin D. Roosevelt and Vice President Garner]

One picture dated 1940 of President Franklin D. Roosevelt with Vice President John Nance Garner.

GLC09957.58

18 November 1949

Underwood & Underwood, fl. 1888-1930

Photograph

Title: At Newspaper Women's Dinner

One picture dated November 18, 1949 of Eleanor Roosevelt, Carlos P. Romulo, a Filipino diplomat and journalist, Virginia Llamas (Mrs. Carlos P. Romulo), Marion Clyde McCarroll, president of the New York Newspaper's Women Club, and Margaret Truman.

GLC09957.59

December 1874

Nicholls, J.W., fl. 1872-1874

Header Record

Title: [Documents related to James E. Kelly's court martial]

Two documents related to James E. Kelly's court martial appearance. Documents that Kelly had appeared as a witness to a court martial. Kelly is referred to as "colored" in the witness letter.

GLC09965.01

5 December 1874

Nicholls, J.W., fl. 1872-1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: [Certification of witness, James E. Kelly]

One letter dated December 5, 1874 from James S., certifying that James E. Kelly, a Black man, had been summoned for a court martial at Fort Drum, Texas, served as a witness and was not employed by the United States.

GLC09965.01.01

11 December 1874

Nicholls, J.W., fl. 1872-1874

Autograph letter signed

Title: [Form certifying James E. Kelly's payment as a witness]

One document dated December 11, 1874 from James S., certifying that James E. Kelly was paid three dollars for serving as a witness during a court martial appointment.

GLC09965.01.02

16 January 1874

Nicholls, J.W., fl. 1872-1874

Document signed

Title: [Discharge papers of John H. Stuart]

One document dated January 16, 1874 related to the discharge of John H. Stuart. Lists money to be paid by John H. Stuart owed to the U.S. Army. Written at Fort Brown.

GLC09965.02

13 March 1873

Nicholls, J.W., fl. 1872-1874

Document signed

Title: [Discharge papers of John Walker]

One document dated March 13, 1873 related to the discharge of John Walker. Lists money to be paid by John Walker owed to the U.S. Army. Written at Fort Brown.

GLC09965.03

6 May 1872

Nicholls, J.W., fl. 1872-1874

Document signed

Title: [Discharge papers of Simon Hunt]

One document dated May 6, 1872 related to the discharge of Simon Hunt. Lists money to be paid by Hunt owed to the U.S. Army.

GLC09965.04

circa 1935

unknown, fl. 1935

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of a Buffalo Soldier]

One photograph of a Buffalo soldier dated approximately 1935.

GLC09967.01

circa 1940-1944

unknown, fl. 1940-1944

Photograph

Title: [Photograph of African-American soldiers at Fort Belvoir, Virginia during World War II]

One group photograph of a platoon of African American soldiers at the Fort Belvoir Engineer Replacement Training Center (ERTC) in Virginia dated approximately 1940-1944. Identified at the center of the photograph is Lieutenant D.N. Clain.

GLC09967.02

1941

Varlin, Eugene, fl. 1941

Booklet

Title: The Negro and the Army

One booklet entitled, "The Negro and the Army," dated 1941. Written by Eugene Varlin. Published by Pioneer Publishers for the Socialist Workers Party.

GLC09967.03

October 1944

U.S. Government Printing Office

Booklet

Title: Army Services Manual: Leadership and the Negro Soldier

One booklet entitled, "Army Services Manual: Leadership and the Negro Soldier," dated October 1944.

GLC09967.04

July 1961

Chicago, Negro digest

Booklet

Title: Negro Digest [Volume X, No. 9 (July 1961)]

One issue of the Negro Digest dated July 1961. Contains articles related to desegregation, entertainment, property value related to African Americans purchasing homes, testimonial of a former Black employee of the White House, discussion of Afro-Latinidad in Puerto Rico, poetry and other writings. Highlights an article on singer, Mahalia Jackson.

GLC09973.01

1951

New York, State Commission Against Discrimination

Booklet

Title: Report of Progress (1951)

One booklet entitled, "Report of Progress," dated 1951. Printed by the New York State Commission on Discrimination. Report contains data on related to discrimination experience, complaints of discrimination, the commissions work on education, and legislative work.

GLC09973.02

1 May 1956

New York, State Commission Against Discrimination

Booklet

Title: The Negro Market in 1956

One booklet entitled, "The Negro Market in 1956," dated May 1, 1956. Contains five speeches delivered at the annual Marketing Clinic at Tennessee A&I University on April 5 to 6, 1956. Speeches pertain to approaches for the African American market through public relations, sales and development.

GLC09973.03

1992

unknown, fl. 1992

Object

Title: Rodney King Discovered America

One button with text that reads "Rodney King Discovered America." Pin has a white background with silhouette of three figures on one figure who is on their back.

GLC09973.04

1946

unknown, fl. 1946

Photograph

Title: Kibbutz Buchenwald

One photograph dated 1946 of a general view of Kibbutz Buchenwald in Antwerp, Belgium. This was an agricultural training camp created following the Holocaust.

GLC09956.01

1946

unknown, fl. 1946

Photograph

Title: Gehringshof

One photograph dated 1946 of a former training center, Gehringshof. The center was a facility for Jewish emigrants from Palestine through the 1920s-1940s.

GLC09956.02

October 1946

unknown, fl. 1946

Photograph

Title: [Babenhausen Displaced Persons Camp]

One photograph dated October 1946 of the Babenhausen displaced persons camp. Image is of sleeping quarters on the property. This served as a camp for Soviet prisoners of war.

GLC09956.03

September 1946

unknown, fl. 1946

Photograph

Title: [Babenhausen Displaced Persons Camp]

One photograph dated September 1946 of the Babenhausen displaced persons camp. Image is a general view. This served as a camp for Soviet prisoners of war.

GLC09956.04

September 1946

unknown, fl. 1946

Photograph

Title: [Babenhausen Displaced Persons Camp]

One photograph dated September 1946 of the Babenhausen displaced persons camp. Image is of sleeping quarters and tents. This served as a camp for Soviet prisoners of war. Text typewritten on the back reads, "Tents in the background were cause of much bitterness."

GLC09956.05

September 1946

unknown, fl. 1946

Photograph

Title: [Jewish refugees at Ziegenhain camp]

One photograph dated September 1946 of Jewish refugees at Ziegenhain camp. Pictured are lister bags, which are water bags used to purify drinking water for military troops normally, and refugees by sleeping quarters. Text on the reverse of the image states that this was the only water supply at the camp.

GLC09956.06

September 1946

unknown, fl. 1946

Photograph

Title: [Entrance gate of Ziegenhain camp]

One photograph dated September 1946 of the entrance gate of Ziegenhain camp. Pictured are Jewish refugees crossing the gate. Text on the reverse side contains a quote that reads, "This is the gate for refugees. Enter here and you shall suffer."

GLC09956.07

October 1946

unknown, fl. 1946

Photograph

Title: [Babenhausen displaced persons camp]

One photograph dated October 1946 of Jewish refugees and military servicemen at Babenhausen.

GLC09956.08

November 1946

unknown, fl. 1946

Photograph

Title: [Babenhausen displaced persons camp]

One photograph dated November 1946 of Jewish refugees at Babenhausen. A group of people are gathering around a large vehicle. It is likely either the group is either departing or arriving.

GLC09956.09