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1941-1945
unknown, fl. 1941-1945
[Photograph of Tuskegee Army Airfield barbershop]
One undated photograph of an airbase barber shaving an officer at Tuskegee Army Airfield.
GLC09645.017
[Photograph of pilot's backpack]
One undated photograph of a backpack. Presumably, one worn by pilots.
GLC09645.018
[Exterior photograph of a beach]
One undated photograph of a beach near the Tuskegee Army Airfield.
GLC09645.019
11 August 1894
Funk, Isaac K. (Kaufmann), 1839-1912
The Literary Digest [Vol. IX, No. 15 (August 11, 1894)]
One issue of The Literary Digest dated New York, August 11, 1894. Consists of articles related to current events, literature, science, religion, international affairs and other topics. An article entitled "An Anti-Lynching Crusade in America Begun"...
GLC09896
February 1936
Randolph, A. Philip, 1889-1979
Resolutions of the National Negro Congress
One pamphlet entitled, "Resolutions of the National Negro Congress," dated February 1936. Copy of a speech given by A. Philip Randolph regarding the treatment of Black Americans, resolutions proposed pertain to housing, worker's rights, police...
GLC09640.282
November 1928
The Academy of Political and Social Sciences
The Annals [Volume 140, No. 229 (November 1928)]
One issue of The Annals dated November 1928. Volume is entitled, "The American Negro." Articles pertain to segregation, crime statistics, education, health, prejudice and discrimination towards black people in Latin American, South Africa, and West...
GLC09640.317
November 1942
Kellogg, Paul, 1879-1950
Survey Graphic [Volume 31, No. 11 (November 1942)]
One issue of Survey Graphic dated November 1942. This volume focuses on African Americans in the United States. Subjects include involvement in the military; a photo essay of African Americans in the South; democracy in Latin America, Africa, India...
GLC09640.328
1962
American Statistical Association
Proceedings of the Social Statistics Section
One report prepared by the American Statistical Association entitled, "Proceedings of the Social Statistics Section" dated 1962. Contains statistics from presentations at the 122nd Annual Meeting of the American Statistical Association. Data tables...
GLC09640.331
1960
Wilson, James Q., 1931-2012
Negro Politics: the search for leadership
One book entitled, "Negro Politics: the search for leadership" by James Q. Wilson dated 1960. Contextualizes political organization in the black community with comparative data drawn from Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit and New York.
GLC09640.341
1934
Haywood, Harry, 1898-1985
The Road to Negro Liberation
One book entitled, "The Road to Negro Liberation" written by Harry Haywood dated 1934. Contains analysis of anti-lynching laws, the ineffectiveness of the NAACP, W.E.B. du Bois, Liberian movement, and leadership in the black community.
GLC09640.345
1975
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Subscriber Study, 1975
One copy of a report entitled, "Subscriber Study," prepared by The Crisis dated 1975. Contains readership demographics sorted by their political affliation, geography, family size, income, education, age, and gender.
GLC09640.346
2000
The Republican Chairman, fl. 1891
[Magazine pages highlighting history of Black people in the Midwest]
Six pages containing three articles related to Black people's history in the American Midwest. Articles are entitled, "Go West Black Man," "Shaped by a Dream" by Luther P. Jackson, and "A town called Boley." Contains images of people and archival...
GLC09968.06
13 February 1944
Sidelines
One newspaper clipping entitled, "Sidelines." It is likely a piece torn from a book jacket.
GLC09993.381.02
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 1944
Father Divine Has Rival
One article entitled, "Father Divine Has Rival." Related to the African American bishop C.M. Grace who was reported to become more popular than Father Divine. Article refers to the United House of Prayer for All People as a cult.
GLC09954.220
1942-1943
Coggin, Charles U., Jr., fl. 1942-1943
[Correspondence belonging to American Red Cross, 1942-1943] [Decimalized .01-.02]
Correspondence belonging to the American Red Cross dated 1942-1943. Consists of two documents pertaining to a new policy issued where they would be accept blood from Black donors and response to the new decision.
GLC09745
10 April 1967
American Jewish Committee
The American Jewish Committee, Release Statement
One newsletter dated April 10, 1967 released by the American Jewish Committee. Related to a report on the 1966 election based on the race of the voters. Refers to the pamphlet "1966 Elections: A Political Patchwork," [see GLC09640.005]. Breaks down...
GLC09640.006
20 October 1943
to J. Harold Ennis
One letter from Charles U. Coggin, Jr., to J. Harold Ennis, dated October 20, 1943. Coggin acknowledges the two men's opinions on the new policy to accept Black donors' blood. (see GLC09745.01 for original policy) He hopes Ennis will agree that it...
GLC09745.02
1903
Haskell, W.L., fl. 1903
Onward
One poster entitled "Onward" by W.L. Haskell dated 1903. Features portraits of Paul Laurence Dunbar, W.E.B. Du Bois, Matilda Sissieretta Joyner Jones, Hightower Theodore Kealing, and Wilford Horace Smith along the top. On the lower half of the poster...
GLC09736.01
One poster entitled "Onward" by W.L.Haskell dated 1903. Features portraits of Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and Booker T. Washington. The poster also features images of the house where Lincoln was born, the Tuskegee institute, Frederick...
GLC09736.02
20 January 2009
Presidential Inaugural Committee
[Invitation to the inauguration of President Barack Obama]
One invitation to the inauguration of President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden on behalf of the Presidential Inaugural Committee, dated January 20, 2009. Document is embossed with a gold inaugural seal.
GLC09705.11
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
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
1951-1954
How the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Began [Decimalized 01.-.03]
Collection of three pamphlets entitled, "How the National Assocation for the Advancement of Colored People Began," by Mary White Ovington. Details the history of the organization and list of the trustee members and officers.
GLC09640.130
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
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
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
23 May 1894
The Sun (New York City, NY) 1833-1950
The Sun [Vol. LXL, No. 265]
One edition of The Sun dated New York, May 23, 1894. Includes an article on the front page related to a lynching in Arlington, Georgia. A 14-year-old girl had been assaulted, and a Black man was accused of shooting the girl and her father. He was...
GLC09878
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
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 [Decimalized .01-.02]
Two copies of "The meaning of the Sit-Ins" by Roy Wilkins dated September 1960. Print out of the pamphlet is a transcription of a speech Wilkins delivered on April 16, 1960 to the City Club Forum in Cleveland, Ohio.
GLC09640.158
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..." [Decimalized .01-.02]
Two copies of a 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...
GLC09640.161
"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
26 April 1895
The Pittsburg Gazette, fl. 1895
The Pittsburg Gazette
One edition of The Pittsburg Gazette dated April 26, 1895. Contains an article on page 2 regarding the lynching of five black men and women near Greenville, Alabama. Details an investigation that took place, discovering burned bodies and the arrest...
GLC09876
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
1 March 1860
Hazlett, Albert, 1837-1860
to Anne Brown Adams
One letter from Albert Hazlett to Anne Brown Adams dated March 1, 1860. Thanking her for her letter to him in "his prison home." Discussing his fate and death and visits from the "ladies" and "gentlemen." Written at Charleston Jail
GLC03007.56.01
6 March 1898
Thompson, Ruth Brown, 1829-1904
to Norman Ross
One letter from Ruth Brown Thompson to Norman Ross dated March 6, 1898. Discusses the death of his father and their relationship. Acknowledges that they are strangers but, due to her closeness to his father, feels that they in fact know each other...
GLC03007.56.02
15 November 1892
to Alexander Milton Ross
One letter from Ruth Brown Thompson to Alexander Milton Ross dated November 15, 1892. Discussing family news and their correspondence, a visit from a mutual friend and money he had sent her previously.
GLC03007.56.04.01
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