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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.

GLC09767.02

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.

GLC09795.01

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.

GLC09767.03

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.

GLC09795.02

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.

GLC09795.03

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.

GLC09795.04

27 January 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.

GLC09795.05

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.

GLC09795.06

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.

GLC09640.012

11 January 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.

GLC09795.07

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!"

GLC09795.08

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…

GLC09640.044

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."

GLC09795.09

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.

GLC09795.10

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

November 2014

unknown, fl. 2014

Photograph signed

Title: [Signed photograph of Mikhail Gorbachev]

One signed color photograph of Mikhail Gorbachev, dated November 2014 and reprinted in 2017. Shows the former president of the Soviet Union on a balcony overlooking the "Pariser Platz" Square and the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany.

GLC09796.01

May 1992

unknown, fl. 1992

Photograph signed

Title: [Signed photograph of Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan]

One signed color photograph of Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan, dated May 1992 and reprinted in 2016. Shows the two men outdoors wearing button-down shirts and Western hats.

GLC09796.02

October 1986

unknown, fl. 1986

Photograph signed

Title: [Signed photograph of Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan]

One signed color photograph of Mikhail Gorbachev and Ronald Reagan, dated October 1986 and reprinted in 2016. Shows the two men in Iceland at the Reykjavik Summit.

GLC09796.03

May 1981

Harvey Milk Gay Democratic Club

Newspaper

Title: "The 1981 Celebration of the Birthday and Life of Harvey Milk."

One newspaper entitled, "The 1981 Celebration of the Birthday and Life of Harvey Milk," dated May 1981. Item commemorates what would have been Harvey Milk's 51st birthday. Contains paid advertisements by ACLU, California politicians, restaurants and other political organizations paying their respects; programming for his birthday celebration; and a photo essay which would be part of a slide exhibit at City Hall.

GLC09871.14

1954

Mitchell, Clarence Jr., 1911-1984

Magazine

Title: The Status of Racial Integration in the Armed Services

One pamphlet entitled, "The Status of Racial Integration in the Armed Services," by Clarence Mitchell dated 1954. Mitchell reflects on the work to attain integration of the armed services; includes reactions of servicemen, legislation that attempted to block integration such as The Russell action (led by Richard B. Russell, a Democratic Senator from Georgia), and the statements of the Navy, Air Force and President Eisenhower.

GLC09640.100

February 1950