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[Letter and token] [Decimalized .01-.02]

One letter from William J. Myers to Mrs. Michael Youravech dated March 30, 1943, as well as a sales tax token that accompanied the letter.

GLC09683.09

[Sales Tax Token]

One sales tax token from the Tax Commision of Mississippi. The token has a square cut out of the center. It is stamped with a 1. On the back of the token is says,"To Make Change For Correct Sales Tax Payment."

GLC09683.09.02

Collection of publication "Alcatraz: Indians of All Tribes" [Decimalized .01-.02]

Collection of two newsletters entitled "Alcatraz: Indians of All Tribes," dated Janaury to February 1970. Focuses on the Occupy Alcatraz movement and features opinions, correspondence, original art work and legislation of American Indians to regain...

GLC09792

[American Indian children on Alcatraz Island]

One telephoto taken by United Press International dated November 29, 1969. Image depicts a group of children walking outside Alcatraz. Wire transfer information states that 400 people occupy the former prison island and that they demand ownership of...

GLC09793

[Materials related to the Apollo 11 Lunar Landing] [Decimalized .01-.19]

Collection of twenty-two items of promotional materials related to the lunar landing dated 1969. Consists of lithographs, recordings, commemorative materials and an illustrated trifold of the lunar module's journey from the earth to the moon.

GLC09799

List of Participants

One pamphlet entitled, "List of Partipants," dated June 1-2 1966. Item is a list of addresses and names of those who participated in the White House Conference: To Fulfill These Rights.

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The Crisis: 70th Anniversary: Part 1 [November 1980]

One issue of The Crisis dated November 1980. Item is a special issue commemorating the magazine's 70th anniverary. Essays reflect on significant moments in African American history through eras; the presence of white supremacy and response to the...

GLC09640.293

Genetics and the Social Order

One pamphlet entitled "Genetics and the Social Order," writen by Mark Graubard dated 1935. Item is a sociological and hereditary study book. Chapter VI, "Evolutonary Formation of Race, Stock and Variety," has been marked for Graubard's comments on...

GLC09640.308

Step by Step with Interracial Groups

One pamphlet entitled, "Step by Step with Interracial Groups," by Dorothy I. Height dated 1948. Height analyzes the meaning of "interracial," at that time, a call for for those in power to not see a racial minority rather a person, and outlines...

GLC09640.307

Tuskegee Community Council Year Book

One pamphlet entitled, "Tuskegee Community Council Year Book," dated 1941. This item served the purpose of periodically updating the concerns of the community as well as the coucil's efforts to address them. Also included is a history of the Tuskegee...

GLC09640.310

Freedom to Serve: Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services

One pamphlet entitled, "Freedom to Serve: Equality of Treatment and Opportunity in the Armed Services," by the President's Committee dated 1950. Following President Harry S. Truman's executive order, mandating that there would be no discrimination in...

GLC09640.312

United Asia: The American Negro [Vol. 5, No. 3 (1953)]

One issue of United Asia dated 1953. The periodical is focused on the news related to Asians. This issue highlights the culture of race discrimination in the United States that the magazine states is slowing down their full potential to make...

GLC09640.314

What every cooperator should know

One pamphlet entitled, "What every cooperator should know," printed by the United Housing Foundation dated May 1955. Item is a summary and guide on owning housing developments. Contains information on the social aspects, selling, tenant-owner rights...

GLC09640.315

Voting Guide 1956

One pamphlet entitled, "Voting Guide 1956," printed by Americans for Democratic Action dated 1956. Item is a collection of essays by political officials, academics and authors of other professions on issues related to voting; immigration, civil...

GLC09640.008

Tolerance and Cooperation in American Democracy

One pamphlet entitled, "Tolerance and Cooperation in American Democracy," printed by the University of Chicago Round Table dated February 15, 1953. Item is a transcript of a previously recorded NBC radio discussion between WIlliam R. Ming, Jr., T.V...

GLC09640.321

Origins and Purpose: A Handbook on the British Commonwealth and Empire

One handbook entitled, "Origins and Purpose: A Handbook on the British Commonwealth and Empire," edited by Vincent Harlow dated 1944. Outlines the extent of the British Empire exemplified through condominiums, mandated territories, states, colonies...

GLC09640.322

The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial

One handbook entitled, "The Selling of Joseph: A Memorial," printed by The University of Massachusetts Press dated 1969. Item was originally printed in 1700 as a declaration against slavery. Also includes a biography of Sewall, his interest in anti...

GLC09640.323

What's Cookin' in Urban League Guild.

One pamphlet entitled, "What's Cookin' in Urban League Guild," dated 1955. Item is a cookbook of recipes collected by members of the Urban League Guild as a fundraiser.

GLC09640.325

The Virginia Quarterly Review [Vol. 22, No. 2, Spring 1946]

One issue of The Virginia Quarterly Review dated Spring 1946. Item is a periodical of political writing consisting of topics such as: conservatism in the South, the British Labor Movement, Benjamin Franklin, Harry Truman, a revolution in Eastern...

GLC09640.326

The Shameful Blight: The Survival of Racial Discrimination in Voting in the South

One report entitled, "The Shameful Blight: The Survival of Racial Discrimination in Voting in the South," dated October 1972. The item is a report on the violations against the Voting Rights listed by counties in the Southern United States...

GLC09640.327

Federal and State Powers Under the UN Covenant on Human Rights

One report entitled, "Federal and State Powers Under the UN Covenant on Human Rights," by Zechariah Chafee, Jr., dated 1951. Item delves into the ratifying of the International Covenant on Human Rights.

GLC09640.329

New York State’s Constitution, Time for a change?

One report entitled, "New York State’s Constitution, Time for a change?" printed by Women's City Club of New York, dated 1957. Item raises the question if a convention should take place to revise the New York State Constitution and amend the New York...

GLC09640.330

The Communist Party

One report entitled, "The Communist Party" by Pettis Perry, dated April 1953. Item is a transcipt of a speech by Pettis Perry to a jury on January 12, 1953. The case involved Perry, who was accused of involvement with the Communist Party of USA...

GLC09640.332

Jobs for All After the War

One report entitled, "Jobs for All After the War," by the CIO Political Action Committee dated 1944. Item is related to veterans returning to the workforce following the end of the war; the expected amount of men to return, and what benefits are...

GLC09640.333

Coronation Kerchief

One wirephoto taken by Jack Davies released by International News Photos dated November 12, 1952. Shows a woman wearing a kerchief on her head. The kerchief has a picture of Queen Elizabeth II and a plaque that reads, "The Coronation of Elizabeth II...

GLC09677.01

Military Show in Moscow

One photograph released by Associated Press dated May 1, 1956. Shows military trucks and men parading in front of the Lenin Stalin Mausoleum. The press release attached to the photo reports the parade was of 5,000 troops and equipment and took forty...

GLC09677.03

Locates Incision

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated June 9, 1956. Shows Major General Leonard D. Heaton, Walter Reed Hospital Commandant, indicating the location of an incision on his body as he stands in front of the camera. The incision in question...

GLC09677.05

Banners Carried Aloft in Air Show

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated June 24, 1956. Shows three planes flying with banners in Russian. The banners are translated by the attached press release to read, "Glory to the Soviet People." The planes were flown during a Soviet...

GLC09677.06

Twining Talks With Chairman

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated July 9, 1956. Shows General Nathan F. Twining talking to Carl Vinson, Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee. The press release states Twining reported that his recent trip provided no...

GLC09677.07

Last Ship Through Suez Canal

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated November 2, 1956. Shows a ship sailing. According to the attached press release, the ship named Mary is from Liberia. It was the last ship in the last convoy to go through the Suez Canal...

GLC09677.12

Last Convoy Through Suez Before Blocking

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated November 2, 1956. Shows Port Said, and multiple ships sailing. According to the attached press release, the ships pictured were the last convoy to leave the canal before it was put out of...

GLC09677.13

Hungarian Troops March in Budapest

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated October 29, 1956. Shows armed military and civilians walking down a road. The press release attached reports that the revolution is in its seventh day. Imre Nagy, Premier of the reform...

GLC09677.08

Soviet Tank Fires in Budapest Square

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated October 29, 1956. Shows a tank on the left side of the image and a crowd standing in front of a building on the right side of the image. The attached press release states that the tank fired...

GLC09677.09

Scene at White House as National Security Council Met

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated November 1, 1956. Shows three cars parked outside the White House. The press release reports that the cars were from an emergency meeting of President Eisenhower, the National Security Council...

GLC09677.11

Battle Weary Hungarian Freedom Fighters Enter Austria

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated November 6, 1956. Shows a group of men walking towards the photographer. There are other men watching as they pass. The attached press release reports that Hungarian freedom fighters are...

GLC09677.14

Victory Rally

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated November 7, 1956. Shows a crowd of people with President Eisenhower and Vice President Nixon standing on a stage. Eisenhower and Nixon are waving to the crowd. The press release in the photo reports...

GLC09677.15

Thirty-Three Die in Airliner Crash

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated November 7, 1956. Shows a plane sitting on tarmac in Paris. The attached press release reports that the plane is a DC-6, the same type of plane that crashed near Paris killing at least thirty...

GLC09677.16

Rescue Nears

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated May 5, 1956. Shows a seaplane, a small boat and larger ship floating in water. The wire transfer in the photo reports this seaplane and another not pictured were forced down en route from San Diego to...

GLC09677.04

Schildkraut Receives Brandeis Award

One wirephoto released by the Sheraton Hotel Public Relations office dated 1956. Shows Susan Brandeis presenting a special citation in memory of Justice Louis Brandeis to Joseph Schildkraut. The citation is in recognition of Schildkraut's...

GLC09677.02

Hunters Shooting into the Blue

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated January 21, 1957. Shows three British planes flying. The attached press release reports that the new planes, F-6's, are the latest versions of the Hawker Hunter Fighter. They claim the F-6s...

GLC09677.19

Off to Washington

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated February 28, 1957. Shows a group of people boarding a bus. The attached press release reports that the group are members of the Dominican Cultural Society. They are headed to Washington to protest a...

GLC09677.20

Nixon Arrives in Accra

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated March 3, 1957. Shows then Vice President Richard Nixon in front of two microphones. The press release attached to the photo reports that Nixon is acknowledging the greetings of Komla Agbeli Gbedemah...

GLC09677.21

[First lunar landing envelope]

One envelope dated September 9, 1969 commemorating the first lunar landing. Includes stamp of date and "First Day of Issue."

GLC09799.01

The deployment of the flag of the United States on the surface of the Moon

One lithograph entitled, "The deployment of the flag of the United States on the surface of the Moon," dated July 20, 1969. Image displays Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin placing the American flag on the moon's surface.

GLC09799.02

Aldrin walking near LM, footpad in lower right corner

One lithograph entitled, "Aldrin walking near LM, footpad in lower right corner," dated July 20, 1969. Image displays Buzz Aldrin on the moon's surface. Commemorative stamp also pasted on the item.

GLC09799.03

Aldrin makes his first step onto the surface of the Moon

One lithograph entitled, "Aldrin makes his first step onto the surface of the Moon," dated July 20, 1969. Image displays Buzz Aldrin descending from the lunar module.

GLC09799.04

Astronaut Michael Collins

One lithograph entitled, "Astronaut Michael Collins," dated September 9, 1969. Image is portrait of Michael Collins in a space suit with a backdrop of the moon. Also pasted on the image is a commemorative stamp marking the first lunar landing.

GLC09799.05

Astronaut Neil Armstrong

One lithograph entitled, "Astronaut Neil Armstrong," dated September 9, 1969. Image is portrait of Neil Armstrong in a space suit infront of a backdrop of the moon. Also pasted on the image is a commemorative stamp marking the first lunar landing.

GLC09799.06

Carrier Randolph

One wirephoto dated March 30, 1957. Shows a crowd of civilians on the deck of the carrier Randolph looking at the gun emplacements.

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Landmark Lost

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated April 1, 1957. Shows the Manitoba's historic revenue building after a fire which destroyed the structure. The press release in the photo notes that valuable records were saved. The photo is stamped on...

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Rendezvous of Apollo 11 lunar module ascent stage with the command module

One lithograph entitled, "Rendezvous of Apollo 11 lunar module ascent stage with the command module," dated September 9, 1969. Image depicts the Apollo 11 lunar module returning to the command module with an earthrise in the background.

GLC09799.07

Machine Guns Guard Hussein's Palace

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated April 26, 1957. Shows two soldiers in a car with machine guns parked in front of the Jordanian Palace. The press release attached to the photo reports that the two men are standing guard for...

GLC09677.30

Awesome Display of Aerial Power

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated April 2, 1957. A composite of two images. The top shows an F-100C Super Sabre "riding the waves" of the 114 rockets it just released. The bottom image is of the Super Sabre climbing away from...

GLC09677.26

Raising the Abukir

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated April 2, 1957. Shows a ship being raised from the Suez Canal. The attached press release reports that the sunken frigate Abukir is being raised as the last obstacle to traffic on the Suez Canal. Once...

GLC09677.27

Work on Last Suez Obstacle

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated April 2, 1957. Shows a ship being raised from the Suez Canal. The attached press release reports that the sunken frigate Abukir is being raised as the last obstacle to traffic on the Suez Canal. The...

GLC09677.28

Aldrin stands by deployed Passive Seismic Experiment Package

One lithograph entitled, "Aldrin stands by deployed Passive Seismic Experiment Package," dated September 9, 1969. Image is of Buzz Aldrin in space suit by lunar module.

GLC09799.08

April Blizzard Hits West

One wirephoto released by Associated Press datedApril 2, 1957. Shows two cars parked on the side of a road under trees. Everything is covered in snow. The press release in the photo says that it was the second spring blizzard in the last ten days in...

GLC09677.29

Where JBM Rocket Engines are Tested

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated May 21, 1957. Shows seven cars parked around a fully lit tower. The press release attached to the photo reports that the tower is the site for ballistic missile testing and analyzing. The...

GLC09677.31

Unit of the Air Force "Navy"

One wirephoto released by International News Photos datedMay 22, 1957. Shows a close up of the deck of a ship. On the side of the ship is named U.S.A.F. E-42-1835. The attached press release reports that the ship is one of six ocean range vessels to...

GLC09677.32

Here to Present an African Play

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated July 24, 1957. Shows group of people getting off a plane. The attached press release reports that the African delegation from Ghana, Nigeria, and South Africa, have arrived in the United...

GLC09677.33

Aldrin poses beside deployed U.S. flag

One lithograph entitled, "Aldrin poses beside deployed U.S. flag," dated September 9, 1969. Image is of Aldrin standing beside American flag on moon's surface.

GLC09799.09

PSEP deployed, Aldrin walks toward LR-3 and LM.

One lithograph entitled, "PSEP deployed, Aldrin walks toward LR-3 and LM," dated September 9, 1969. Image is of Aldrin between Passive Seismic Experiment Package, Laser Ranging Retro-Reflector (LR-3) and the lunar module.

GLC09799.10

Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr.

One lithograph entitled, "Astronaut Edwin E. Aldrin, Jr. ," dated September 9, 1969. Image is portrait of Buzz Aldrin in space suit with moon in background.

GLC09799.11

Earth rise on far side of the moon.

One lithograph entitled, "Earth rise on far side of the moon," dated September 9, 1969. Image is of earthrise from the moon's surface.

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Aldrin walking near LM leg.

One lithograph entitled, "Aldrin walking near LM leg," dated September 9, 1969. Image is of Aldrin walking aside the lunar module's leg.

GLC09799.13

Lunar Landing: Man on the Moon

One recording entitled, "Lunar Landing: Man on the Moon," dated September 9, 1969. Item recounts the events of the Apollo 11 mission. Narrated by Peter Thomas. Also included is an insert of lunar landing's major events and orbits from the mission.

GLC09799.14.01

Lunar Landing Mission Profile

One trifold illustration entitled, "Lunar Landing Mission Profile," depicting eighty-five major events of the lunar landing mission of Apollo 11. Significant points from the lunar module orbiting the moon and returning to Earth.

GLC09799.14.02

[Aldrin standing by American flag on moon surface]

One image of Aldrin standing near the American flag and lunar module on the moon's surface.

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to Jul. Weder

One letter to Jul. Weder from Fern Lee Pickens dated October 3, 1972. Pickens is writing on behalf of Neil Armstrong regarding a request of his autograph. Armstrong at this point has discontinued signing items due to the possibility of the signed...

GLC09799.16

Russian Bigwigs Visit Soviet Memorial

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated August 12, 1957. Shows a group of people walking down the steps of a monument. The attached press release reports that "Communist boss," Nikita Khrushchev and members of the Russian delegation...

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Charles A. Lindbergh mission report

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated August 27, 1957. This photo is a copy of the report written by Charles A. Lindbergh when he shot down a Japanese airplane on July 29, 1944. According to the attached press release Lindbergh...

GLC09677.35

Koreans Dedicate Statue to General MacArthur

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated September 19, 1957. Shows a memorial plaque on a column. A statue of Douglas MacArthur rests on top of the column. According to the attached press release the memorial commemorates the victory...

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NATO Troopers Shower Down on Denmark

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated September 24, 1957. Shows many paratroopers leaping off eleven planes. According to the attached press release the paratroopers from several NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization) nations...

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All the Ear-Marks of the Real Thing in NATO Exercise

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated September 26, 1957. Shows two camouflaged soldiers laying down, and another soldier in a camouflaged tank speaking into a radio. The attached press release reports that the NATO (North...

GLC09677.38

Nixon Gets Bid to Pan American Union Event

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated September 30, 1957. Shows then Vice President Richard Nixon and three women. One woman is handing Nixon a card. The attached press release states the women pictured are Maria Laura Lobo...

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West Germany on the March

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated October 3, 1957. Shows a group of soldiers in camouflage looking at the camera. The attached press release reports that the West German soldiers are marching near Nienburg during the country's first...

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Uprising in Guatemala

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated October 26, 1957. Shows a street with smoke in the center, and people running away. The attached press release reports that Guatemalan police are dispersing protesters on the main street of...

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Protesting Rule by Junta in Guatemala

One wirephoto released by International News Photos dated October 26, 1957. Shows a large crowd of protestors holding banners. The attached press release reports that the crowd gathered outside government buildings in Guatemala City protesting the...

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Big Jet Lands After Record Flight

One wirephoto released by Associated Press dated November 13, 1957. Shows Air Force One landing with the Washington DC. capitol hill dome visible in the background. The press release embedded in the photo reports that the plane flew 5,204 miles from...

GLC09677.43

The Irishman In London; or the Happy African

JB00155

The Irishman In London; or the Happy African

JB00156

Message From the President of the United States Transmitting the treaty of Peace and Amity Between the United States and His Britanic Majesty

JB00157

Third Annual Report of the American Anti-Slavery Society

JB00158

The Abolition of Slavery The Right of the Government Under the War Power

JB00159

The Slave Colonies of Great Britain or a Picture of Negro Slavery Drawn by the Colonies Themselves

JB00160

Antidote to "West Indian Sketches" Drawn from Authentic Sources

JB00161

Facts and Documents connected with the Late Insurrection in Jamacia

JB00162

American Anti-Slavery Almanac

JB00163

American Anti-Slavery Almanac

JB00164

American Anti-Slavery Almanac

JB00165

The Power of Congress over the District of Columbia

JB00166

The Anti-Slavery Reporter

JB00167

The Annual Report of the American Anti-Slavery Society

JB00168

The Annual Report of the American Anti-Slavery Society

JB00169

The Black Rivals

JB00170

Fifth Annual Report of the General Agent of the Board of National Popular Education, With the Constitution of the Board

JB00171

An Oration Delivered, By Request, Before the Anti Slavery Society of New York, on the Fourth Of July, 1834, By David Paul Brown

JB00172

Quash

JB00173

Nebraska

JB00174

Paul and Virginia: A Musical Entertainment

JB00175