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27 September 1943
Alderman, Brinson, fl. 1943
[Razor included in letter from Brinson Alderman]
One razor included with letter sent from Brinson Alderman to Eris Benson.
GLC09954.183.01
13 March 1944
Book-Of-The-Month Club
[Book club membership card]
One book club membership card belonging to Daniel B. Landau which includes his membership number.
GLC09993.427.02
circa 1930
Flatso, fl. 1934
The Right Way Tourist Guide Union Pacific Highway
One pamphlet entitled The Right Way Tourist Guide Union Pacific Highway circa 1930. Features advertisements for hotels, food, and filling stations along the highway. The inside of the pamphlet features a map of the road with locations of places of...
GLC10047.02.510
circa 1940
Empty envelope
One empty envelope circa 1940. Envelope features advertisement for AGFA Film.
GLC10047.02.525.01
circa 1937
United States. Dept. of the Treasury
Buffalo Nickle
One Buffalo Nickle circa 1937.
GLC10047.02.525.02
1937
Mercury head Dime
One Mercury head Dimes dated 1937.
GLC10047.02.525.03
circa 1944
Young Men's Christian Association
Victory Songs
One pamphlet entitled Victory Songs published by the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) and the Department of the East National War Work Council. The pamphlet includes text of forty songs which are: Smiles, Oh! How I Hate To Get Up In The...
GLC10047.02.474
October 1884
Goldsmith, J.S., fl. 1884
"Always against the People! Gov. Grover Cleveland, the chief of adulterators!!"
One pamphlet entitled, "Always against the People! Gov. Grover Cleveland, the chief of adulterators!!" Printed in 1884 by J.S. Goldsmith. Item was printed to oppose Grover Cleveland's bid for President based on his veto of an anti-food adulteration...
GLC09762.01
1977
Milk, Harvey, 1930-1978
"Street Fairs, Harvey Milk & You"
One campaign flyer entitled "Street Fairs, Harvey Milk & You" dated 1977. Details the Castro Street Fair which was organized by Harvey Milk. Contains images from the fair and Harvey Milk canvassing for the vote. Explains his vision for the Castro...
GLC09871.04
"The day after Election Day is too late to find out where your candidate stands on the issues."
One booklet entitled, "The day after Election Day is too late to find out where your candidate stands on the issues," dated 1977. Includes Milk's stance on matters related to zoning, infrastructure, transportation, elections and community involvement...
GLC09871.05
January 1978
"Gayvote" [Volume 1, No. 1, January 1978]
One issue of "Gayvote" dated January 1978. Cover page consists of Harvey Milk's swearing in at City Hall on January 9, 1978, followed by a news article covering the event. Other articles within the documents are: feature on the San Francisco Gay...
GLC09871.07
February 1979
Smith, David Emerson, ?-1991
"I Promise You This: A Collection of Poems for Harvey Milk"
One issue of "I Promise You This: A Collection of Poems for Harvey Milk," dated February 1979. Printed in commemoration of the assassination of Harvey Milk and George Moscone. The collection contains poetry and original illustrations.
GLC09871.08
1979
Capp Street Foundation (San Francisco, Calif.)
"On May 21st Dan White Got Away With Murder."
One booklet dated approximately 1979 following Dan White's sentencing for voluntary manslaughter against Harvey Milk and George Moscone. Cover image is of a police car enflamed detailing the events of the "White Night" riots. The purpose of this...
GLC09871.09
"Harvey Milk for Supervisor"
One flyer entitled "Harvey Milk for Supervisor" dated 1977. Flyer detailing Milk's campaign platforms for Supervisor. The campaign is displayed through "Six Questions Every Voter Should Ask." These are related to campaign financing of previous...
GLC09871.03
20 January 2001
Joint Congressional Committee
Inauguration Ceremonies Program
One program from the inauguration ceremony of President George W. Bush and Vice President Dick Cheney, dated January 20, 2001. Front page of the document is embossed with the Presidential Seal.Program and the spine is tied with a decorative gold...
GLC09705.01
24 March 1929
United States Government Printing Office
One copy of Inauguration Ceremonies Program from the inauguration of President Herbert Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis, dated March 24, 1929. Item contains procedures and regulations, in this order: Platform Tickets, Entrance to the Senate...
GLC09705.02
Committee on Arrangements
[Invitation to the inauguration of President Herbert Hoover]
One invitation to the inauguration of President Herbert Hoover and Vice President Charles Curtis, dated March 24, 1929. Document has a printing of the Presidential Seal and also lists the members of the Committee on Arrangements.
GLC09705.03
1853
G. P. Putnam and Co.
Homes Of American Authors: Comprising Anecdotical, Personal And Descriptive Sketches, By Various Writers.
One book published by G. P. Putnam and Co. dated 1853. Book contains illustrations of authors' residencies from original drawings. Features the homes of John James Audubon, James K. Paulding, Washington Irving, William Cullen Bryant, George Bacnroft...
GLC09690.01
20 January 1953
Inaugural Committee, fl. 1953
Official Program of the Inaugural Ceremonies
One official program for the inauguration of President Dwight D. Eisenhower and Vice President Richard M. Nixon, dated January 20, 1953. Contents include information about the 1953 inaugural ceremonies, ball, parade, and inaugural committee. Also...
GLC09705.12
1973
1973 Inaugural Committee
The Inaugural Book 1973
One book entitled, "The Inaugural Book of 1973" dated in 1973. Published by the 1973 Inaugural Committee in honor of the inauguration of President Richard Nixon and Vice President Spiro Agnew. Contains chapters on the official messages and program of...
GLC09705.13
1965
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Scout Handbook
One book entitled "Boy Scout Handbook A Handbook of Training for Citizenship Through Scouting" by the Boy Scouts of America dated 1965. This is the fourth printing. Includes five sections of material for different classes of Boy Scout. Includes many...
GLC09767.02
1966
Feiffer, Jules Ralph, 1929-
Feiffer On Civil Rights
One book entitled "Feiffer On Civil Rights" by the Jules Ralph Feiffer dated 1966. Book features a collection of political cartoons concerning Civil Rights and segregation. There is a foreword by Bayard Rustin explaining the collection of cartoons...
GLC09767.03
14 October 1957
Baltimore Urban League
Minority Occupancy and Housing Values
One pamphlet dated October 14, 1957 entitled, "Minority Occupancy and Housing Values," printed by the Baltimore Urban League. Raises issues of housing in non-white neighborhoods; costs of houses rising while analyzing the change of occupancy by race...
GLC09640.012
11 September 1972
Weinberger, Andrew D., 1902-1984
[Minutes of Quarterly Meeting of Board of Directors, September 11, 1972]
One copy of meeting minutes of the Board of Directors for Crisis magazine dated September 11, 1972. Refers to the passing of Samuel A. Williams formerly the Secretary of Crisis Publishing Company. Mentions that Andrew D. Weinberger would fill the...
GLC09640.013
1954
Mitchell, Clarence Jr., 1911-1984
The Status of Racial Integration in the Armed Services
One pamphlet entitled, "The Status of Racial Integration in the Armed Services," by Clarence Mitchell dated 1954. Mitchell reflects on the work to attain integration of the armed services; includes reactions of servicemen, legislation that attempted...
GLC09640.100
February 1950
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
NAACP: A Record of Leadership
One pamphlet entitled "NAACP: A Record of Leadership" dated February 1950. Details the NAACP's mission; lists the organization's goals towards social welfare, anti-lynching laws, voting rights, history against Jim Crow Law, combatting job...
GLC09640.127
1951
How the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Began
One printing entitled, "How the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Began," written by Mary White Ovington dated 1951. Details the first months of the NAACP, recounting persons intially involved such as William English Walling...
GLC09640.130.01
One printing entitled, "How the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Began," written by Mary White Ovington dated 1954. Details the first months of the NAACP, recounting persons intially involved such as William English Walling...
GLC09640.130.02
GLC09640.130.03
April 1958
"The NAACP and Organized Religion"
One pamphlet entitled, "The NAACP and Organized Religion" dated April 1958. Pertains to the involvement of religious groups working towards social justice. Details a project known as "Churches for Freedom" whereby the purpose was to mobilize and...
GLC09640.134
June 1956
NAACP: An American Organization
One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP: An American Organization," dated June 1956. Text within the document refers to white supremacist groups that call NAACP a "Communist-dominated" group. Proceeds to list six main statements made against their mission as...
GLC09640.136
1901
Zitkala-Sa, Gertrude Simmons Bonnin, 1876-1938
Old Indian Legends
One book entitled "Old Indian Legends" by Zitkala-Sa dated 1901. Written for children in an effort to preserve native stories and culture the book contains fourteen stories and fourteen illustrations by Angel De Cora. The oral stories were...
GLC09873
1894
Mossell, Gertrude Bustill, 1855-1948
The Work of the Afro-American Woman
One book entitled, "The Work of Afro-American Woman" by Gertrude Bustill Mossell dated 1894. The title page lists Mossell and Mrs. N.F. Mossell. The book is a collection of eight essays and seventeen poems concerning African American women in a...
GLC09874
26 June 1956
NAACP: 47th Annual Conference Resolutions
One pamphlet entitled,"NAACP: 47th Annual Conference Resolutions" dated June 26, 1956. Contains resolutions decided by the delegates at the 47th annual conference in San Francisco, California. Among the resolutions adopted are passive non-resistance...
GLC09640.137
30 May 1956
Barnett, Albert E., fl. 1956
A Southerner Looks at 'Moderation'
One copy of a weekly publication entitled, "The Christian Century," dated May 30, 1956. Item is a reprint of an article, "A Southerner Looks at 'Moderation,'" by Albert E. Barnett responding to author William Faulkner's "plea for a 'go slow' policy...
GLC09640.138.01
GLC09640.138.02
January 1956
M is for Mississippi and Murder
One pamphlet entitled, "M is for Mississippi and Murder," dated January 1956. Recounts headlines related to the attitudes of newspapers and white supremacists groups in Mississippi who were against integration. Also details the murder of Reverend...
GLC09640.139
January 1958
Publicity Handbook: Pubilicizing the Activities of Your Branch
One pamphlet entitled "Publicity Handbook: Pubilicizing the Activities of Your Branch" dated January 1958. States the Public Relation department's goal within the NAACP. Also includes guidelines on writing a new story article; how to write a story...
GLC09640.144
1942
Stedman, Joseph F., fl. 1942
My Military Missal
One booklet entitled, "My Military Missal," written by Reverend Joseph F. Stedman dated 1942. Item contains abridged masses from the official "Missale Castrense" used by chaplains in all branches of the Armed Forces. Includes the Mass of the Most...
GLC09818.01
February 1949
Leaflet Missal Co. (Minnesota)
Mass of Quinquagesima Sunday
One leaflet entitled, "Mass of Quinquagesima Sunday," printed by the Leaflet Missal dated February 1949. Item prints the entirety of the Mass of Quinquagesima Sunday. Includes descriptions of prayers and rituals designed to help the reader follow the...
GLC09818.02
December 1950
Mass of the Second Sunday of Advent
One leaflet entitled, "Mass of the Second Sunday of Advent," printed by The Leaflet Missal dated December 1950. Item printed the entirety of the Mass of the Second Sunday of Advent. Includes descriptions of prayers and rituals designed to help the...
GLC09818.03
September 1959
Night and Day
One pamphlet entitled, "Night and Day" dated September 1959 printed by the NAACP. Inside are advertisements for membership with the NAACP; details services they provide such as legal representation in civil rights cases; Jim Crow policies; police...
GLC09640.145
July 1962
"The Augusta Story"
One pamphlet entitled, "The Augusta Story," dated July 1962 printed by the NAACP. Recounts the events that led to the indictment of nine black teenage boys for the first degree murder of Leslie Lee Luttes, a white boy who was driving through a black...
GLC09640.152
1960
NAACP: its program and objectives
One pamphlet entitled, "NAACP: its program and objectives" dated approximately in 1960. Front of the flyer details the NAACP's mission for civil rights and number of members part of the organization. Back side consists of summaries of efforts led by...
GLC09640.155
September 1960
The meaning of Sit-Ins
One pamphlet entitled, "The meaning of Sit-Ins" written by Roy Wilkins dated September 1960. Recounts the beginning of the sit-in protests staged at segregated lunch counter spaces. Wilkins traces the unfairness of unequal access to public spaces...
GLC09640.158.01
GLC09640.158.02
29 August 1961
Wilkins, Roy, 1901-1981
[Report Recommending New Strategies to Kennedy's Civil Rights Program]
One untitled report dated August 29, 1961. Refers to the Kennedy administration which had made strides to desegregation but that still was complicit in discriminatory practices. According to the document, this report was compiled after Roy Wilkins...
GLC09640.150
June 1965
"Meanwhile back at the Branch..."
One pamphlet entitled, "Meanwhile back at the Branch" dated June 1965 printed by the NAACP. This publication was printed with the purpose of detailing the work that was being done at the offices of NAACP branches during the March from Selma to...
GLC09640.161.01
GLC09640.161.02
14 February 1972
Morton, Rogers C.B., 1914-1979
"Dedication Ceremonies of the Frederick Douglass Home"
One program entitled, "Dedication Ceremonies of the Frederick Douglass Home" dated February 14, 1972. Includes a dedication to Frederick Douglass's biography and work towards the anti-slavery movement. Also included is a program of the day events...
GLC09640.060.01
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