1953

Photograph

Title: [Image of Jesse Owens sprinting]

One black and white photograph of Jesse Owens dated 1953. Image is of Owens sprinting outside. He has enscribed the photo, "To Joyce & Ken - My Best Wishes to two wonderful people."On the reverse side is an Associated Press stamp.

GLC09798.02

12 June 1953

Owens, Jesse, 1913-1980

Typed letter signed

Title: to Ken Brown

One typewritten letter to Ken Brown from Jesse Owens dated June 12, 1953. Thanks Brown for a previous letter. Letterhead is from the State Athletic Commission of Illinois. Refers to a flood where people may receive better housing due to the damage. Mentions an autographed photograph (see GLC09798.02) that he includes with the letter.

GLC09798.03

1953

Object

Title: [National Defense Service Medal]

National Defense Service Medal.

GLC09555.13

1950

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: 40th Anniversary Year Book

One item printed by the National Urban League dated 1950. Commemorates the 40th anniversary of the league. Includes essays by noted African American civil rights leaders and scholars related to survey projects and research.

GLC09640.192.01

1950

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: 40th Anniversary Year Book

One item printed by the National Urban League dated 1950. Commemorates the 40th anniversary of the league. Includes essays by noted African American civil rights leaders and scholars related to survey projects and research.

GLC09640.192.02

1954

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: Mortgage Financing for Properties Available to Negro Occupancy

One pamphlet entitled, "Mortgage Financing for Properties Available to Negro Occupancy," dated 1954. Expresses concern of unfair housing practices committed against African Americans specific to mortgage financing. Lists statistics of differences between white and black housing developers, the latter who would be more likely to be denied housing or granted financial assistance. Mentioned often is the Federal National Mortgage Association.

GLC09640.193.01

May 17, 1954

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: Mortgage Financing for Properties Available to Negro Occupancy

One pamphlet entitled, "Mortgage Financing for Properties Available to Negro Occupancy," dated 1954. Expresses concern of unfair housing practices committed against African Americans specific to mortgage financing. Lists statistics of differences between white and black housing developers, the latter who would be more likely to be denied housing or granted financial assistance. Mentioned often is the Federal National Mortgage Association.

GLC09640.193.02

1959

National Urban League

Pamphlet

Title: Of Sight and Sound, Letters from an American Abroad

One pamphlet entitled, "Of Sight and Sound, Letters from an American Abroad," dated 1959. Consists of letters from Lester B. Granger, executive director of the National Urban League dated 1958-1959. Letters were sent from Rangoon, Burma, Karachi-Bound, Dar-es-salaam, and Accra, Ghana. He refers to his three-month tour through parts of Asia, the Middle East and Africa. Relays his encounter with the presence of colonialism, racism and economic standing from his tour.

GLC09640.194

12 April 1950

Newsom, Earl, 1897-1973

Pamphlet

Title: Some Considerations in Dealing with Political Opinion

One pamphlet entitled, "Some Considerations in Dealing with Political Opinion" by Earl Newsom dated April 12, 1950. Item is a transcript of a lecture held by Newsom at the New School for Social Research related to economic inequality, ingestion of information and developing opinions. Contains a stenographic transcript insert of a Q&A session following the lecture.

GLC09640.213.01

12 April 1950

Newsom, Earl, 1897-1973

Pamphlet

Title: Some Considerations in Dealing with Political Opinion

One pamphlet entitled, "Some Considerations in Dealing with Political Opinion" by Earl Newsom dated April 12, 1950. Item is a transcript of a lecture held by Newsom at the New School for Social Research related to economic inequality, ingestion of information and developing opinions. Contains a stenographic transcript insert of a Q&A session following the lecture.

GLC09640.213.02

March 1950

Political Affairs, fl. 1950

Pamphlet

Title: Political Affairs [March 1950]

One issue of Political Affairs dated March 1950. Consists of essays related to the Communist government, labor issues, NAACP's Civil Rights mobilization, and capitalism.

GLC09640.235

June 1954

Graham, Frank P., 1886-1972

Pamphlet

Title: Segregation and the Schools

One pamphlet entitled, "Segregation and the Schools," dated June 1954. Consists of writings on school integration following the Supreme Court decision, "Brown v. Board of Education." Gives initial instances of school integration in the United States, its effect on costs, faculty and students.

GLC09640.238

1943

Claessens, August, 1885-1954

Pamphlet

Title: Race Prejudice.

One pamphlet entitled, "Race Prejudice," dated 1943. Consists of writings pertaining to race discrimination based on prejudice, social conditioning and the religious, historical and geographical factors.

GLC09640.239

1946

Claessens, August, 1885-1954

Pamphlet

Title: Eugene Victor Debs: A Tribute

One pamphlet entitled, "Eugene Victor Debs: A Tribute" dated 1946. Features an essay by August Claessens profiling Eugene Victor Debs' work on labor movements, as a presidential candidate, his struggle after being incarcerated, and his speeches. Includes an excerpt from a speech Debs made in Girard, Kansas, May 23, 1908.

GLC09640.240

1950

Claessens, August, 1885-1954

Pamphlet

Title: What Organized Labor Wants

One pamphlet entitled, "What Organized Labor Wants" dated 1950 written by August Claessens. Investigates philosophy around trade unions, how to negotiate for better wages, supply and demand. Especially focused on machinery becoming integral to the workforce.

GLC09640.241

1958

Rockefeller Brothers Fund

Pamphlet

Title: The Pursuit of Excellence: Education and the Future of America

One pamphlet entitled, "The Pursuit of Excellence: Education and the Future of America," dated 1958. Item is a report prepared on education reform in the United States. Identifies issues within the system, different approaches to subjects taught in class and, the misuse of talent. Encourages more support given to women and minorities.

GLC09640.244

1958

Rogers, Joel Augustus, 1880-1966

Pamphlet

Title: Five Negro Presidents

One pamphlet entitled, "Five Negro Presidents," dated 1958 written by J.A. Rogers. Details the history of race and interracial relations during the 18th to 19th century as well as the practice of racial whitening. Argues that a handful of high profiled politicians could have been descendants of interracial parenting such as Andrew Jackson, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Jefferson, Hannibal Hamlin, Warren G. Harding, and Alexander Hamilton.

GLC09640.246

25 March 1984

Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture

Pamphlet

Title: Jean Blackwell Hutson: An Appreciation

One pamphlet entitled, "Jean Blackwell Hutson: An Appreciation," dated March 25, 1984. Item details the history of Jean Blackwell Huston, and her work as Curator at the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. Includes the program for a day celebrating Huston's career and a bibliography.

GLC09640.248

July 1952

Larenti, Luigi M., fl. 1952

Pamphlet

Title: Effects of Nonwhite Purchses on Market Prices of Residences

One pamphlet entitled "Effects of Nonwhite Purchses on Market Prices of Residences," by Luigi M. Laurenti dated July 1952. Item contains analysis of consumerism by single family residences in San Francisco who are not white. Provides tables and map illustrations where market tests for the survey were conducted.

GLC09640.286

25 October 1950

Chamberlain, John, 1903 - 1995, Hazlitt, Henry Stuart, 1894 - 1993, La Follette, Suzanne Clara, 1893-1983

Pamphlet

Title: The Freeman [Vol.1, No.1, October 25, 1950]

One issue of The Freeman dated October 25, 1950. Contains articles related to President Truman's economic policies; mention of the beginning of the Korean War; persepctive of communism in the United States and book reviews.

GLC09640.294

1957

East, Percy Dale, 1921-1971

Pamphlet

Title: Editorial Reprints from The Petal Paper

One pamphlet entitled, "Editorial Reprints from The Petal Paper," dated 1957. Item was a parody publication reflecting on the racist nature of the South in the fifties. Includes an ad satirizing white supremacy groups.

GLC09640.301

1957

Moon, Henry Lee, 1901-1985

Magazine

Title: The Negro Vote in the Presidential Election of 1956

One pamphlet entitled, " The Negro Vote in the Presidential Election of 1956," by Henry Lee Moon dated 1957. Moon delves into the potential of the black voter; tables analyzing statistics of the African American populated cities during the presidential elections of 1952 and 1957. He includes how legislation, Supreme Court decisions, corporations and civil rights could affect their decision to vote.

GLC09640.102.01

1957

Moon, Henry Lee, 1901-1985

Magazine

Title: The Negro Vote in the Presidential Election of 1956

One pamphlet entitled, " The Negro Vote in the Presidential Election of 1956," by Henry Lee Moon dated 1957. Moon delves into the potentiality of the black voter with tables analyzing the African American populated cities during the presidential elections of 1952 and 1957. He includes how legislation, Supreme Court decisions, corporations and civil rights could affect their decision to vote.

GLC09640.102.02

1950

President's Committee

Pamphlet

Title: 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 the armed forces, the study analyzes whether or not African Americans would be fit to serve.

GLC09640.312

1953

United Asia

Pamphlet

Title: 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 scientific advancements. Includes essays and poetry.

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