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to Blanche Kelso Bruce

writes the legislature will adjourn on the 23rd and if the place can be secured, he shall be ready to report for duty April 1st.

GLC09400.379

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

requests a photo of Mrs. Bruce for Mrs. Bassett.

GLC09400.466

to Blanche Kelso Bruce

GLC09400.660

to Sylvia Weiner

Moe received another package from his mother but has received so many, has not had time to open them all. He also says Sylvia's organization ought to focus on veterans' rights.

GLC09414.1345

to Sylvia Weiner

Moe tells Sylvia that she did well on her exam and any errors were out of carelessness not a lack of intelligence. He also talks about the time he took the examiner's exam.

GLC09414.1346

to Sylvia Weiner

Moe writes that what is needed is nothing less than a "crushing" defeat of Germany, and it looks like all the signs are there. He writes that he thinks it will happen soon. He also comments that he does not understand Sylvia's relationship with her...

GLC09414.1347

to Sylvia and Moe

Lillian writes that everyone is anxious to know about Moe.

GLC09414.1537

to Sylvia Weiner

Sam writes that he sympathizes with Sylvia over the separation from Moe. He says he is concerned about David and the way he thinks of his father. He is currently at Camp Davis, and will be ready for OCS in a few weeks.

GLC09414.1538

to Sylvia Weiner

Postcard featuring the Florida Everglades

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Bank Statement

Bank statement of account for Moe and Sylvia Weiner at the Hellenic Bank Trust Company.

GLC09414.1615

Check

Check for New York Telephone Co. for $4.72

GLC09414.1622

Check

Check for Brooklyn Borough Gas Co. for $0.82

GLC09414.1623

Check

Check for Brooklyn Edison Co. for $3.58

GLC09414.1624

Instructions Re: Unregistered Negro Applicants to Vote in Democratic Primary

A document containing instructions for polling officals in Greenwood and Itta Bena, Mississippi on how to handle unregistered African American applicants at polling stations. Reciting Section 3114, Miss. Code 1942, calls on polling officials to...

GLC09562

To Ardena Mae Fouts

Christmas V-Mail. "Season's Greetings from Great Britain" is written in cursive on the v-mail next to an outline of the United Kingdom. It is signed, "All my Love Richard."

GLC09569.21

To Ardena Mae Fouts

Augsberger reminisces about last New Year's Eve with Ardena in which they kissed at the midnight show. He writes that he will never forget that night and looks forward to returning and living them over again. He send his love to Ardena and writes God...

GLC09569.23

To Mrs. Nueal Dorroh

Conner hopes that Nueal and B.J. are ok and says that he is fine. He writes that the men brag on him and treat him well. He reports that they go out 2 nights on a black out a week. He says that the weather is very different compared to Alabama as it...

GLC09581.02

To Mrs. Nueal Dorroh

Conner writes to Nueal: "I don't guess you can read this for I cut my thumb on a tin can and I can't write much tho it's about well now." He says that he is glad to hear that Nathan is back at work now. Conner expresses how much he wishes he could be...

GLC09581.14

Searching the Ruins. "Somewhere in France."

French soldiers search the wreckage of a razed French village, attacked by German forces. No buildings remain, only rubble.

GLC09584.101

Soldiers About to Enter Tear-Gas Trench, Camp Dix, N.J.

A group of American soldiers wearing gas masks enter a tear-gas trench for practice with chemical warfare at Camp Dix, NJ.

GLC09584.191

to Sharpless D. Green

One note from Franklin D. Roosevelt to Sharpless Dobson Green, dated May 9, 1924. Thanks Green for letter received on May 6. Note is on letterhead from Fidelity and Deposit Company of Maryland.

GLC09783.02

to Sharpless D. Green

One letter From Franklin D. Roosevelt to Sharpless Dobson Green, dated November 27, 1927. Note refers to a personalized message included in a bound version of Roosevelt's speech, "Whither Bound."

GLC09783.03

Federally Supported Discrimination, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights.

One pamphlet entitled, "Federally Supported Discrimination, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights," dated August 29, 1961. Survey submitted by Roy Wilkins, Chairman of NAACP, and Arnold Aronson, Secretary of the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights...

GLC09640.151

Your Future Rests ... In Your Hands

One comic book entitled, "Your Future Rests...In Your Hands," by Larry Lieber dated 1964. Illustrates characters discussing racial inequality in housing and education in African American communities; Steve Baxter of NAACP Voter Registration Committee...

GLC09640.160

Negro Digest [July 1943]

One issue of Negro Digest dated July 1943. African American authors illustrate the African American experience through travel and history essays. This issue includes writings about Grandfather Abraham, Fiji, Harlem, segregation in Baltimore, African...

GLC09640.207

Engraving of Hannah More

An engraving of Hannah More based on the painting by H.W. Pickersgill. More is seated holding glasses.

GLC09791.10

A Mandingo

One colored engraving by R.A. Ackermann entitled, "A Mandingo" dated 1821. Features an image of a Mandingo tribesman in traditional clothing.

GLC09791.04

Engraving of William Wilberforce

One portrait engraving of William Wilberforce based on the painting by Russell R.A. dated 1814.

GLC09791.07

The Liberator. [Vol. 31 no. 14. (April 5, 1861)]

One issue of "The Liberator" dated April 5 1861. This issue includes articles titled, "A Wife's Account of her Husband's Murder" (A Northern man living in the South killed for supposedly aiding a slave) "Southern Ruffianism Toward Northern Citizens,"...

GLC09791.34

The Liberator. [Vol. 31 no. 8. (February 22, 1861)]

One issue of The Liberator dated February 22 1861. This issue includes articles titled "Slavery Triumphant," "Beecher on times," and "Protest of Colored Citizens."

GLC09791.33

The Liberator. [Vol. 31 no. 7. (February 15, 1861)]

A issue of the liberator from February 15 1861. This issue includes articles titled "An Abolition Meeting Broken Up by a Mob," "No Union with Slave Holder," and "The Anti-Slavery Struggle."

GLC09791.32

National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 19, no.15 (August 28, 1858)]

One issue of the "National Anti-Slavery Standard" dated August 28, 1858. This issue features a poem "Peace in God" by Harriet Beecher Stowe. The newspaper also features a section of articles that are pro-slavery. There is also an article concerning a...

GLC09791.30

Harper's Weekly [(February 21, 1863)]

One page of the February 21, 1863 issue of Harper's Weekly. This page features the engraving "The Effects of the Proclamation - Freed Negroes Coming Into Our Lines at Newbern, North Carolina." The reverse side of this page features articles...

GLC09791.12

Engraving of William Wilberforce

One engraving of William Wilberforce dated 1881. Wilberforce is framed by other images including; a white person dressed as a warrior protecting a cowering African person from another white person holding chains with a raised hand. The illustrated...

GLC09791.08

A Negro Funeral

One engraving entitled "A Negro Funeral" dated September 13, 1862. The engraving features 11 African American men walking beside a horse-drawn funeral coach driven by another man. The engraving has been colored in.

GLC09791.02

Negro Race

One engraving entitled "Negro Race" published by Wm S. Orr & Co dated 1851. Engraving features four Africans, two as portraits and two as profiles. In the center of the portraits there is a skull in profile. Each image is labeled with a number...

GLC09791.03

Negroes just landed from a Slave Ship

One engraving entitled "Negroes just landed from a Slave Ship" dated circa 1810. Features a group of enslaved people on a beach with a ship in the background. The group is bracketed by two white men.

GLC09791.06

New-Hampshire Patriot & State Gazette [Vol. 2, no. 24 (June 13, 1820)]

One issue of the New-Hampshire Patriot & State Gazette dated June 13, 1820. Newspaper contains advertisements, proclamations by President James Monroe, and auctions. The proclamations concern the selling of government land in the district of Detroit...

GLC09791.27

Der Sclavenhandel [In German]

One page of engravings entitled "Der Sclavenhandel" dated 1833. The engravings are gathered on the page as an illustration of the slave trade. The top image features people being herded away from a village towards a ship. In the foreground is a...

GLC09791.05

Engraving of William Wilberforce

One portrait engraving of William Wilberforce dated 1840. Willberforce is seated and holding a watch. In the background is a bookcase and a curtain.

GLC09791.09

The Freeman's Journal [No. 8 (June 13, 1781)]

One issue of The Freeman's Journal dated June 13, 1781. Features an article concerning the passage of a bill connected to the gradual abolition of slavery that would re enslave people that were already freed in Westmorland County. There are also...

GLC09791.15

The Liberator [Vol. 3 No. 1 - Vol. 3 No. 52 (January 5, 1833-December 28, 1833)]

One bound volume of The Liberator containing issues from January 5, 1833 - December 28, 1833. Volume contains a years worth of issues. The issues contain poems, current events and abolition news.

GLC09791.35

Extra Globe [Vol. 2 No. 5 (June 26, 1835)]

One issue of the Extra Globe dated June 26, 1835. Features an extensive article on Martin Van Buren's opinion on slavery in the territories specifically the Missouri Question. Also contains a small mention of Santa Anna entering the capitol of...

GLC09791.18

Columbian Centinel [No. 2440 (August 19, 1807)]

One issue of the Columbian Centinel dated August 19, 1807. Contains public and shipping notices, as well as an article debating the political and economic results of a war at the present time.

GLC09791.23

The North American and Mercantile Daily Advertiser [Vol. 1 No. 103 (May 9, 1808)]

One issue of The North American and Mercantile Daily Advertiser dated May 9, 1808. Contains many advertisements and notices of sale. Of particular note is a runaway slave ad for an enslaved person by the name of Joe Key. He is described as five feet...

GLC09791.24

Portsmouth Oracle [Vol. 20 No. 11 (December 17, 1808)]

One issue of the Portsmouth Oracle dated December 17, 1808. Contains an article concerning an embargo on American goods being exported to other countries in order to protect American merchants. The newspaper also contains advertisements and public...

GLC09791.25

The Massachusetts Centinel [Vol. 7 No. 39. (August 1, 1787)]

One issue of The Massachusetts Centinel dated August 1, 1787. Features the opinion of Hector St. John, a farmer, on slavery. There are also advertisements and articles including a poem entitled "Ode on the Anniversary of American Independence."

GLC09791.16

Greenleaf's New-York Journal, Extra [Vol. 1 No. 15 (February 23, 1796)]

One issue of Greenleaf's New-York Journal, Extra dated February 23, 1796. Features an account of the minutes of the legislature of New York for January 19, 1796 to January 28, 1796. Of particular note is a mention of a bill on the gradual abolition...

GLC09791.17

Harpers Weekly [(May 30, 1863)]

One page of the May 30, 1863 issue of Harper's weekly. Features various advertiments as well as a political cartoon entitled "The Slave Owner's Spectre."

GLC09791.13

Wouski

One engraving entitled "Wouski" dated January 23, 1788. Features a man and a woman on a hammock in what looks like a ships hold. Below them is a coil of rope, a small barrel labeled Jamaica Rum, and a monogramed trunk. The woman is black and the man...

GLC09791.21