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Vice President Backs Freedom Of Choice For Democrats

A press release from the United Democrats for Humphrey, containing a lengthy statement from Humphrey about the selection of the Democratic nominee. Humphrey advocates in favor of an open convention, in which each delegate can vote for whichever...

GLC09565.12

Vice President Humphrey in Televised Talks Advocates Marshall Plan for the Cities and Programs for Civil Order and Justice

A press release from the United Democrats for Humphrey, which focuses on Humphrey's statements in favor of a Marshall Plan for U.S. cities and of a separate effort to protect civil order and justice. He supports an end to riots, stricter gun control...

GLC09565.13

Vice President Humphrey's Travels Keep Him In Close Touch With Americans and Key Nations Overseas

A short press release from the United Democrats for Humphrey, explaining the Vice President's extensive travel and calling attention to the extent to which this travel has demonstrated his commitment to Americans throughout the country and to U.S...

GLC09565.14

Remember...a vote for Nixon is a vote for Agnew

A small poster featuring a photograph of Richard Nixon waving with Spiro Agnew. Created by the Citizens for Humphrey-Muskie, it seeks to discourage voters from voting for the Nixon-Agnew ticket.

GLC09565.15

Humphrey-Muskie Election Night Headquarters DNC- Citizens

A pass to enter the election-night festivities at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. It bears a large stamp, which reads "DNC-Citizens."

GLC09565.16

Humphrey-Muskie Election Night Headquarters DNC- Citizens

Two passes to enter the election-night festivities at the Mayflower Hotel in Washington, D.C. They bear large stamps, which read "Official."

GLC09565.17

Fall 1981 Paperbacks

The Congressional Quarterly's Fall 1981 catalog of books related to government, politics, history, and education. Contains images of the books, brief descriptions, and order forms.

GLC09565.19

To Mr. Wronkow

Eleanore Roosevelt is writing to Mr. Wronkow the founder of a German language newspaper titled Aufbau, which served German refugees during WWII. Roosevelt is thanking Wronkow for helping the non citizen acclimate to the country. Roosevelt also...

GLC09566

Declaration of the immediate causes which induce and justify the secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union; and the ordinance of secession.

First Edition, later edition. Presented by C.G. Memminger, a South Carolina legislator and Confederate government official, as the report of the committee to draw up the Confederate declaration of independence.

GLC00725

Abe Lincoln

(title continues) Honest Long Cut Chewing and Smoking.Printed by W. Duke Son & Co., NY.

GLC00732.01

President and cabinet

Carte de visite of President Lincoln and his cabinet (ca. 1862, not after 1863). A portrait of Abraham Lincoln sits in the middle. Surrounding him (from top, clockwise): Secretary of State William H. Seward; Secretary of the Treasury Salmon P. Chase...

GLC00732.02

to Joseph Wheeler

Longstreet, Commander of the Department of East Tennessee and leader of the Knoxville Campaign, transmits orders to General Wheeler, cavalry corps, Army of Tennessee. He writes "It would be well to have the fords about Jackson's examined before you...

GLC00863.01

Gen. Jas. Longstreet

Carte de visite of James Longstreet, Confederate general and Commander of the Department of East Tennessee and leader of the Knoxville Campaign.

GLC00863.02

to James Bridge

Includes letters from Bridge's other classmates from Harvard.

GLC00958.13.01

to his mother

Letter from 16-year-old Drowne to his mother, written on the USS "Catalpa" off Charleston. He says he did not have time to have his picture taken in Hilton Head, South Carolina. Reports no late war news, only that there will be no more fighting in...

GLC01008.02.01

[Byron P. Drowne]

Photograph of Byron P. Drowne sitting. He was aboard the U.S.S. Midnight

GLC01008.02.02

Executive Mansion logbook of retained telegrams copies: Incoming Messages

GLC04354.01

Executive Mansion logbook of retained telegrams copies: Incoming Messages

GLC04354.03

Executive Mansion logbook of retained telegrams copies: Outgoing Messages (Political)

GLC04354.04

[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...

GLC04823.01

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...

GLC04823.04

General Nathaniel P. Banks

Bust portait.

GLC05135.002

Silas Casey

Bust portrait.

GLC05135.006

Photograph of Fort Snelling and the Valley of the Minnesota.

One photograph of Fort Snelling and the Valley of the Minnesota. A small black & white image, printed by Whitney's Gallery, St. Paul, Minnesota. Originally with a letter (see GLC00203.10) by Edwin Jackson, a Private in Company D. of the 6th Minnesota...

GLC00203.10.01

[General Robert E. Lee]

Black & white portrait of a young General Robert E. Lee. Published by E. Anthony, 501 Broadway N.Y. Image included Originally with an autographed letter written by Robert E. Lee to his brother "Rose" (see GLC00215).

GLC00215.03