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12 August 1964
Associated Press
[Portrait of Martin Luther King Jr.]
One photograph of Martin Luther King Jr. On reverse side is a newsclipping of a televison schedule for a program "The American Assassins."
GLC09737.02
21 October 1789
Fenno, John, 1751-1798
Gazette of the United States. [No. 55 (October 21, 1789)]
The Declaration appears on p. 2. Printed by John Fenno. French Declaration of Rights of Man
GLC08651
Jaunary 31, 1818
Jay, John, 1745-1829
to John Adams
Marked copy. Written by Jay to Adams when both were in retirement. References Adams' letter of 9 January 1818. Mentions that his son and daughters just returned from a tour of New England and that they enjoyed the hospitality of Adams. Discusses...
GLC00015
7 December 1793
Knox, Henry, 1750-1806
to Henry Jackson
Writes that "Madame dela Val has been here ... " Goes on to say that she should have the deed of land and a mortgage. Mentions a payment of $133 upon acceptance of the land. Watermarked "J Watt & C Patent Copying/Sold By J Woodmason/London."...
GLC02437.10286
1791
Roche, Jean-Baptiste de la, fl. 1790-1792
[In French]
Bound with string.
GLC02437.09437
12 March 1930
White, W.A., fl. 1930
to Arthur Ruhl
One letter dated U.S.S. Rochester [Euporter] to Port-au-Prince, March 12, 1930 from W. A. White. Critiques the president's orders to evacuate Haiti. White believes that the evacuation is a reflection not on the Marines but rather on Herbert Hoover...
GLC09757.11
15 July 1918
Harold, fl. 1918
to Mother
One letter from Harold to his mother dated July 15, 1918. He mentions meeting up with friends from home and the town he is stationed at. He also mentions a French Independence day celebration with a parade and fireworks. The parade included Calvary...
GLC09890.02
25 February 1777
Faden, William, fl. 1750-1836
A Plan of Operations... in New York... [Battle of White Plains]
First state with original handcolor. With C. Sauthier. "A plan of the operations of the King's army under the command of General Sir William Howe, K. B. in New York and East New Jersey, against the American Forces commanded by General Washington...
GLC06465
1930-1976
Credit To His Race
A story discussing 17-year-old Kenneth Whitlock, from Lucy Addison High School, being chosen to represent Virginia in the Junior Chamber of Commerce regional oratorical contest. He is the first African-American to do so.
GLC09587.270
circa 1848
Punch
[Overseers with a Black child]
One print of Abraham Lincoln for the magazine, Punch. Reverse side contains print of a male and female overseer with a Black enslaved child. The child's face is not shown but does appear to be pleading to the man. The woman is wearing stripes with a...
GLC08878.1219
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