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1905
Twain, Mark, 1835-1910
Henry Wellington Wack
Henry Wellington Wack: "The story of the free Congo State..." signed by Clemens with autograph note above frontpiece portrait: "A bucket of whitewash for the miscreant King Leopold."
GLC08137
1907/01/19
Memorial service program for Robert Edward Lee
Program for Memorial Service of Robert Edward Lee at Saint Paul's Church on the centenniel of his birth [1807/01/19]. Contains mostly prayers and hymns.
GLC01896.144
1907/02/22
Goodwin, William A.R., fl. 1890-1907
to Edward R. Archer
Circular aimed at raising funds to support the restoration and renovation of the Bruton Parish Church. "Bruton Parish, restored, will be one of the most interesting historical monuments in America . . . [T]he general public has cordially co-operated...
GLC01896.145
1900/07
A trip from Berlin C. to the Loewe Works
Souvenir photograph album. Ludwig, Loewe & Co., Berlin, N. W. "Eine Fahrt von Berlin C. naen den Werken von Ludw. Loewe & Co. A-G. ['A Trip from Berlin C. to the Loewe Works']." Cover art includes "Ludw. Loew & Co." seal and an U.S. and German...
GLC01896.204
20 May 1920
Dawes, Charles G., 1865-1951
Speech endorsing Gov. Frank O. Lowden for president
He focuses on the high cost of living and the business of running the government which he feels the Governor of Illinois is the best candidate for.
GLC02679.43
2 May 1912
The National League of Negroes, 1920-1931
Taft Denounces Lynching, Tells Afro-American Audience it is Cowardly Murder. President Advocates the Rope for Lynchers
The pamphlet announces that President Taft was endorsed by a conference that convened on the issue of race. The conference marked the inaugural meeting of "The National League of Negroes" and a committee on resolutions was formed. The pamphlet lists...
GLC09588
10 August 1950
Meserve, Frederick H., 1865-1962
Abraham Lincoln
Publishing dummy titled "Abraham Lincoln" (made for Meserve's daughter and editor Dorothy Meserve Kunhardt, 1950) with 12 photographs inserted by their corners into the leaves. Signed by Meserve. Sub-text on front of wrapper reads "Photographs from...
GLC08548.02
12 February 1909
Life and Portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Some of his Contemporaries
A publishing dummy in black wrappers containing 20 photographs (adhered) for "Life and Portraits of Abraham Lincoln and Some of his Contemporaries" (for the Quill Club 2/12/1909).
GLC08548.01
1920
Volz, Wilhelm, fl. 1920
Zwei Jahrtausende Oberschlesien [German]
History of German Colonization of Silesia.
GLC02766.058
7 May 1921
Journal Officiel de Haute-Silesie [French]
Numerical Results of the Inter-Allied Government and Upper Silesie.
GLC02766.002
May 1921
Firich, Charles T., fl. 1921
Polish Character of Upper Silesia
Includes Treaty of Versailles and several maps and diagrams relating to the Plebiscite voting results.
GLC02766.017
Consumers' League of Eastern Pennsylvania
Colored Women as Industrial Workers in Philadelphia
One pamphlet entitled, "Colored Women as Industrial Workers in Philadelphia," dated approximately in 1920. Pertains to completing a study on a low number of African American women employed before World War I outside of domestic service. Provides...
GLC09777
1925
Green, Sharpless D., fl. 1922-1927
Letters from Famous People
One book entitled, "Letters from Famous People" by Sharpless Dobson Green, published in 1925. This book is a collection of letters solicited by Green. He wrote to people eminent in their professional fields for advice he could share with his students...
GLC09782
1912
Syndicate Publishing Company (New York, New York)
Official Portraits of Our Presidents
One book entitled, "Official Portraits of Our Presidents," publishsed in 1912 by the Syndicate Publishing Company of New York City. The item portraits of every president up to 1912 except for William Taft.
GLC08878.2100
1914
Miller, Kelly, 1863-1939
Segregation, the Caste System, and Civil Service
One booklet entitled, "Segregation, the Caste System, and Civil Service," dated 1914. Written by Kelly Miller.
GLC10052
1912-1932
Asociacion Fondo de Ahorro y Prestamo de los Empleados del gobierno insular de P
Ley: Para Crear Bancos Federales de Prestamos Sobre Hogares
One bound compilation entitled, "Ley: Para Crear Bancos Federales de Prestamos Sobre Hogares," printed by Asociacion Protectora de Prestamo Sobre Hogares de Puerto Rico dated 1912-1932. Titles of the pamphlets are as follows: 1."Reglamento de la...
GLC10057
1921
McGuire, George Alexander, 1866-1934
Universal Negro Catechism: A Course of Instruction in Religious and Historical Knowledge Pertaining to the Race.
One booklet entitled, "Universal Negro Catechism: A Course of Instruction in Religion and Historical Knowledge Pertaining to the Race," dated 1921. Contains questions and answers related to the Transatlantic Slave Trade, history of Africa and the...
GLC09825
January 1902
The Atlantic Monthly (Boston, Mass.)
The Atlantic Monthly [January 1902]
One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated 1902. Contains an essay "What is the Real Emancipation of Woman?" by William Salter.
GLC09888.01
February 1902
Various
The Atlantic Monthly [February 1902]
One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated February 1902. Contains essays on Walt Whitman by John Townsend Trowbridge and on Stephen A. Douglas by William Garrott Brown.
GLC09888.02
March 1902
The Atlantic Monthly [March 1902]
One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated March 1902. Contains an essay on the economic and educational future of the Philippines by Fred W. Atkinson and Charles A. Conant.
GLC09888.03
April 1902
The Atlantic Monthly [April 1902]
One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated April 1902. Contains an essay related to U.S. relations throughout Latin America and the Caribbean entitled, "Pan-American Diplomacy" by John W. Foster and poetry by J.E. Spingarn.
GLC09888.04
May 1902
The Atlantic Monthly [May 1902]
One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated May 1902. Contains an essay related to higher education by J. Laurence Laughlin.
GLC09888.05
June 1902
The Atlantic Monthly [June 1902]
One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated June 1902. Contains essays related education; "Democracy and Education" by Vida D. Scudder, "The Humanities" by Irving Babbitt and "Public Education in Cuba" by Matthew E. Hanna.
GLC09888.06
July 1902
The Atlantic Monthly [July 1902]
One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated July 1902. Contains an essay on the perception of African Americans entitled "The Negro: Another View" by Andrew Sledd; and another on prejudice in the Philippines, "Race Prejudice in the Philippines" by James...
GLC09888.07
August 1902
The Atlantic Monthly [August 1902]
One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated August 1902. Contains essays on the subject of travel, cooking, poetry religion, and a short story by Jack London entitled, "Li Wan, the Fair."
GLC09888.08
September 1902
The Atlantic Monthly [September 1902]
One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated September 1902. Contains an essay by W.E.B. Du Bois entitled, "Of the Training of Black Men." Back and front covers are missing.
GLC09888.09
October 1902
The Atlantic Monthly [October 1902]
One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated October 1902. Contains an essay entitled, "Limitations to the Production of Skyscrapers," by Burton J. Hendrick.
GLC09888.10
November 1902
The Atlantic Monthly [November 1902]
One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated November 1902. Features essays on economics entitled "The End of an Economic Cycle," by Frederic C. Howe and on labor entitled "A Quarter Century of Strikes" by Ambrose P. Winston.
GLC09888.11
December 1902
The Atlantic Monthly [December 1902]
One issue of The Atlantic Monthly dated December 1902. Features essays entitled "The Ideals of America" by Woodrow Wilson, and "The Trade Union and the Superior Workman," by Ambrose P. Winston.
GLC09888.12
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
1928
Rado, A., fl. 1928
Guide-Book to the Soviet Union
One book entitled, "Guide-Book to the Soviet Union" dated 1928 compiled by A. Rado. Contains maps of Russian (then Soviet Union) cities such as Moscow, Leningrad and the rest of the region.
GLC09640.344
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
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
January 1914
Lichtenstein Moses, Tinette, fl. 1914
The New Citizen [Vol 3 no 3, (January 1914)]
One magazine entitled The New Citizen published January 1914. The magazine is dedicated to the woman's suffrage movement and contains a series of articles that are both political and informational regarding suffrage and general politics. Of...
GLC09960
1917
Moore, George, 1852-1933
Confessions of a Young Man
One edition of "Confessions of a Young Man," by George Moore dated 1917. Novel delves into bohemian lifestyle of young artists in Paris.
GLC09640.118
27 June 1918
Storey, Moorfield, 1845-1929
The Negro Question.
One edition of "The Negro Question," by Moorfield Storey dated June 27, 1918. The item is a reprint of an address delivered before the Wisconsin Bar Association. Discusses the treatment of African Americans utilizing data on lynching, comparing...
GLC09640.120
1927
Argument of Clarence Darrow in the case of Henry Sweet, In the Recorders Court, Detroit Michigan, Before the Honorable Frank Murphy, April and May, 1926.
One edition of "Argument of Clarence Darrow in the case of Ossian Sweet," dated 1927. Published by the NAACP. Item is printed transcription of Clarence Darrow defending Ossian Sweet in court.
GLC09640.121
1919
Scott, Emmett J., 1873-1957
Scott's Official History of the American Negro in the World War
One book entitled "Scott's Official History of the American Negro in the World War" written by Emmett J. Scott dated 1919. This book is a history of African American roles and efforts during World War I. It is broken into thirty one chapters. There...
GLC09933
Anderson, Robert Ball, 1843-1930
From Slavery to Affluence: Memoirs of Robert Anderson, Ex-Slave
One book entitled "From Slavery to Affluence: Memoirs of Robert Anderson, Ex-Slave" written by Robert Ball Anderson dated 1927. Recounts Anderson's life as an enslaved person. In 1864, Anderson heard that a Union recruiting officer was nearby the...
GLC09935
1902
Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar, 1823-1915
Shadow and Light: An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Centuries
One book entitled Shadow and Light: An Autobiography with Reminiscences of the Last and Present Centuries by Mifflin Wistar Gibbs with an introduction by Booker T. Washington dated 1902. An autobiography that recalls a life of myriad transformations...
GLC09937
1906
Suggs, Eliza, 1876-1908
Shadow and Sunshine
One book entitled Shadow and Sunshine by Eliza Suggs dated 1906. Elizabeth "Eliza" Gertrude Suggs, born with Osteogenesis imperfecta (commonly called "brittle bone disease") was not anticipated to live past childhood. Her father, a former slave...
GLC09938
1926
Ray, Emma J. Smith, fl. 1859-1926
Twice Sold, Twice Ransomed: Autobiography of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Ray
One book entitled Twice Sold, Twice Ransomed: Autobiography of Mr. and Mrs. L.P. Ray dated 1926.
GLC09939
Stephenson, Sam C., fl. 1924-1925;
South Dakota Eighth Grade Examination Question Book
One booklet entitled "South Dakota Eighth Grade Examination Question Book" compiled by Sam C. Stephenson dated 1925. A book that comprises a complete list of questions issued for the Eighth Grade Examinations by the State Superintendents of Public...
GLC10119
New York State Woman Suffrage Party
What President Wilson Says
One pamphlet entitled What President Wilson Says by the New York State Woman Suffrage Party, dated 1917. This is a promotional for New York's successful 1917 referendum on woman's suffrage. Its focus was on President Wilson's statements in support of...
GLC10124
Commission on Interracial Cooperation
An Appeal To The Christian People of the South
One pamphlet entitled An Appeal To The Christian People of the South dated 1920. This is an early publication by a group known as the Commission on Interracial Cooperation (“CIC”). According to the Georgia Encyclopedia online, the CIC was made up of...
GLC10125
1924
Stephenson's Iowa State Eighth Grade Examination Question Book
One booklet entitled "Stephenson's Iowa State Eighth Grade Examination Question Book" compiled by Sam C. Stephenson dated 1925. A book that comprises a complete list of questions issued for the Eighth Grade Examinations by the State Superintendents...
GLC10130
February 1901
Yamamoto, S., fl. 1901
[W. Kendall Brown]
One booklet entitled, "Views of the North China Affair, 1900." Published by S. Yamamoto and Kanda Nishikicho. Printed by The Tokyo Printing Co., Ltd.
GLC04546.158
Brown, Walter T., fl. 1900-1902
The Army and Navy Union Journal [Vol. VII, No. 7 (May 1902)]
GLC04546.032
1908
Gerry, Margarita Spalding, fl. 1908
The Toy Shop: a Romantic Story of Lincoln the Man
GLC02793.119.02
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