December 1957

American Library Association

Newsletter

Title: Intellectual Freedom, Vol. 6, No. 4

One newsletter dated December 1957. Edited by Donald E. Strout from the Intellectual Freedom Committee of the American Library Association. Articles related to censorship and other racial insensitivities in media. Other articles include a ban lifted from Allen Ginsberg's "Howl and Other Poems," how the New York Public Library withdrew support from an aired program that promoted "modern man to rise above war in the interest of survival,"and a list of legislation related to the issue of censorship.

GLC09641.01

15 August 1945

Forrestal, James, 1892-1949

Typed document

Title: [Naval Dispatch Announcing Victory in Japan]

Typed Naval dispatch concerning the end of World War II. This message was received in the radio room of the USS Vella Gulf CVE-111, an escort carrier, at sea in the Northwest Pacific with 26th carrier division of the 7th fleet (just days before she had been anchored at Okinawa). The message reads "All hands of the United States Navy Marine Corps and Coast Guard may take satisfaction in the conclusion of the war against Japan and pride in the part played by them in accomplishing that result. The demobilization of the Armed Forces of the United States and the return to conditions of peace will…

GLC09649.01

12 May 2017

Jones, Ralph N. Jr., fl. 1944-2017

Typed document

Title: [Affidavit of Ralph N. Jones Jr.]

Typed affidavit of Ralph N. Jones Jr. with a copy of his Navy ID and discharge cards. According to the discharge card he served from September 25, 1944 to June 25, 1946. According to the affidavit, Jones was serving on the USS Vella Gulf CVE III as a radio man and on duty when the ALNAV message came over the wire. This affidavit is signed and notarized.

GLC09649.02

Circa 1915

Poster

Title: Warning!

This poster warnsabout the effect of enemy propaganda disseminating on the home front during the war by giving examples of rumors and the truth side by side. For example "There are frequent suicides in cantonments, where men have to 'Pay for food brought in from outside' or else starve to death" the fact listed next to this example reads, "This is a German lie. THE German circulating it has been interned" There are 6 different examples, and the poster asks citizens to report anyone circulating such rumors to the National Committee of Patriotic Societies.

GLC09652

1941-1943

Various

Header Record

Title: [Group of nine World War II posters] [Decimalized .01-.08]

Group of nine posters and pictograms, 1941-1943.

GLC09653

1940-1949

Various

Header Record

Title: [Group of fifty-nine posters, circa 1940s] [Decimalized .01-.59]

Collection of fifty-nine posters, dated circa 1940s concerning World War II. Posters were printed in the United States, England and Canada. The subjects are related to buying war bonds, war stamps, rationing, salvage, recycling and possible espionage. Ten of the posters were printed by Autocar, advertising their trucks, and their part in the war effort.

GLC09654

Circa 1948

Institute for American Democracy, Inc.

Poster

Title: All Together Now - Give it the Ax!

Poster featuring hands labeled "U.S." swinging an ax labeled "public opinon" down on a sign in front of a house that reads, "For Sale or Rent only those of my race and faith may apply."

GLC09655

1926

Smith, Dan, 1868-1934

Poster

Title: Souvenir of the Sesquicentennial International Exposition

This poster features Independence Hall in the background. In the foreground lady liberty is exiting the mouth of the Liberty Bell holding the United States flag. The image is titled "The Voice of the Liberty Bell," on either side of the image is the year 1776 and 1926. The poster is backed; the actual poster dimensions are 36 x 23.5 cm.

GLC09657

June 1940

National Woman's Relief Corps

Pamphlet

Title: Origin and Author of "The Pledge of Allegiance"

Booklet about the history of the pledge of allegiance. This booklet includes printings of letters that detail the history of the pledge. It also contains a section on the modifications that have been made to the pledge. The booklet has been written in, mostly shopping lists and notes. There is also the name Mary Scrull, and Mary Flippine written on the inside front cover.

GLC09658

1881

Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895

Book

Title: Life and Times of Frederick Douglass

Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, is a biography of Frederick Douglass. This book is broken down into 41 chapters in two parts. There is also an appendix at the end of the book. There are 18 engravings throughout the book.

GLC09659

1957

Ibsen, Henrik, 1828-1906

Book

Title: In the Mountain Wilderness and Other Works

This is a collection of poems and plays by the author Henrik Ibsen. This collection includes 7 poems and 2 plays. The title included are: "In the Springtime of life," "In the Picture Gallery," "In the Mountain Wilderness," "Terje Viken," "A Fragment of an Epic Poem Brand," "The Assassination of Abraham Lincoln," "To My Friend the Revolutionary Orator," "Norma," and, "St. John's Night."

GLC09660

circa 1972

Printed document

Title: [Auction catalog page]

This is a copy of a page from an auction catalog from a previous sale of GLC09661.01. It contains a description of the magazine as well as two other lots that were also on sale.

GLC09661.02

circa 1972

Typed document

Title: [Reference card]

This is a reference card for GLC09661.01 which lists the publisher, place and date published. It also lists the date it was purchased and who purchased it in 1972.

GLC09661.04

1941-1945

Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992

Header Record

Title: [Letters belonging to Warren Schwartz, 1941-1945][Decimalized .001-.712]

Collection of letters belonging to Warren Harold Schwartz dated 1941-1945. Consists of 712 letters, a pamphlet, diplomas and photo album. Addressed to primarily Naomi Horowitz, his girlfriend at the time whom he would marry. Other letters are also addressed to family members: Eva Schwartz, his mother; Morris Schwartz, his father; Sarah Friedman, his grandmother and his younger sister. Covers basic training, his tour of duty in North Carolina, Morocco, Germany, Italy, Tunisia, France and England. Describes daily life, finding solace with the local Jewish community in North Carolina, and…

GLC09662

March 1704

Cole, Captain Michael, fl. 1704

Autograph letter signed

Title: to William Blathwayt

Captain Cole proposes a seven-point plan for a convoy of ships to sail to the plantations of America. The captain details which ships should go to which section of colonies and how many Navy ships should go with them for protection. He also includes date that they should leave by in the case of ships from Jamaica which he says should leave no later than the 10th of February.

GLC09663

1877

Choynski, I. N., 1834-1899

Broadside

Title: The Tables Turned

"The Tables Turned" illustrated 1877 broadside with Denis Kearney in prision stripes, with Chinese caricatures poking insults at him. He had been jailed for inciting a riot aimed at Chinese workers in San Francisco.

GLC09664

4 July 1865

Rouse, E.S.S., 1828-1913

Broadside

Title: The Soldiers' Welcome!

Broadside of a poem recited at a celebration of the Fourth of July at Mount Vernon. The poem mocks the defeated Confederates. It also mentions Copperheads, and people who fled to Canada to avoid the draft. There is also a section about Jefferson Davis and his attempt to flee wearing women's clothes.

GLC09665

1774

Seabury, Samuel, 1729-1796

Pamphlet

Title: Free Thoughts, on the proceedings of the Continental Congress, held at Philadelphia Sept. 5, 1774

One pamphlet written by Samuel Seabury and published in 1774. The full title of the pamphlet is "Free Thoughts, on the proceedings of the Continental Congress, held at Philadelphia Sept. 5, 1774: Wherin Their Errors are exhibited, Their Reasonings Confuted, And The fatal Tendency of their Non-Importation, Non-Exportation, and Non-Consumtion Measures, are open to the plainest understandings; And The Only Means pointed out for Preserving and Securing Our present Happy Constitution: in a Letter to The Farmers, and other Inhabitants of North America In General and to those of the Province of New-…

GLC09666

1864

National Union Executive Committee

Broadside

Title: Who Shall Be Vice-President? Shall He Be A Loyal or Disloyal Man?

A broadside entitled "Who Shall Be Vice-President? Shall He Be A Loyal or Disloyal Man?," published in 1864. This broadside discusses the loyalty, leadership, and courage of Vice Presidential candidate Andrew Johnson. It compares the voting record of Vice Presidential candidate, George H. Pendleton, to Johnson's voting record. The broadside reminds the reader that the seat of vice president is as important as the President. The broadside uses the example of the 1840 election of General Harrison who died two months after his inauguration. Vice President John Tyler became president, and then…

GLC09667

1900

Gannett, Henry, 1846-1914

Map

Title: Proportion of Foreign Born to Total Population of the United States at the Twelfth Census 1900.

One map containing the results of the of the twelfth census of the foreign immigrant population in the United States printed in 1900. Results were compiled by geographer Henry Gannett. Map shows that the largest foreign populations were in the Midwest regions.

GLC09668

1870

Map

Title: Population, United States, 1870

One map of the overrall population census in the United States date 1870. Map contains five quadrants analyzing different populations such as; "Density of Population," "Foreign Population," " Colored Populaion," "British American Population," and "Swedish and Norwegian Population." Reverse side of map is a fragmented study of the "Agricultural Productions Colored by Grades to Show" of corn and wheat.

GLC09669

26 October 1912

Republican National Committee

Printed document

Title: [1912 Taft presidential advertisement]

One presidential advertisement for Taft's reelection printed in the "Saturday Evening Post" dated October 26, 1912. The one-paged print out is an endorsement of William Howard Taft by the Republican National Committee. Text refers to candidate Woodrow Wilson as a "danger and William Howard Taft as "safety." It recalls the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act signed by Taft. It was given unwarranted critcism and proved to be beneficial for the economy in the long run.

GLC09670

26 November 1818

Monroe, James, 1758-1831

Document signed

Title: [Patent for Jacob Bromwell's improvement of the wheat fan, or winnowing machine]

Signed by James Monroe as President and countersigned by John Quincy Adams as Secretary of State and William Wirt as Attorney General. Features paper seal and green ribbon. On separate page, Bromwell's written description of his improvement is signed by William Thornton and William Elliot as witnesses.

GLC04823.01

1818/11/26

Engraving

Title: [Engraving of James Monroe]

Portrait engraving of James Monroe, shown from chest up. Numeric date refers to date found on GLC04823.01.

GLC04823.03

1835

Durand, A.B., fl. 1835

Engraving Signed

Title: James Monroe

Engraving of James Monroe, shown from waist up. Text beneath the image reads "Eng. by A.B. Durand, from the Painting by J. Vanderlyn in the City Hall New York." Features James Monroe's signature below the title. Text beneath signature reads "Entered according to the act of Congress in the year 1835 by James Herring, in the clerks office of the District Court of The Southern District of New York."

GLC04823.04