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1947
Lawrenson, Jack, fl. 1947
N.M.U. Manual Political Action
One pamphlet entitled, "N.M.U. Manual, Political Action," dated 1947. Covers topics of unions, race discrimination, fascism and labor rights for maritime workers.
GLC09640.227
1967
Ohio State University
New York Metropolitan Area Alumni Directory
One item entitled, "New York Metropolitan Area Alumni Directory," printed by Ohio State University, dated 1967. Contains a complete list of alumni residing in the New York City area. Organized alphabetically and geographically.
GLC09640.229
1936
People's Commissariat of Justice of the U.S.S.R.
The Case of Trotskyite-Zinovievite Terrorist Centre
One report of court proceedings entitled, "The Case of Trotskyite-Zinovievite Terrorist Centre," dated 1936. Printed by the People's Commissariat of Justice of the U.S.S.R. Contains reports on the four-day sessions where several communist...
GLC09640.230
1942
Phylon, fl. 1942-1943
Phylon [First Quarter, 1942]
One issue of Phylon dated 1942. Consists of a collection of essays, poetry, and reviews related to race, politics, and history. Features a report on employment trends in the military, and an essay by W.E.B. Du Bois entitlted, "A Chronicle of Race...
GLC09640.232
1943
Phylon [Third Quarter,1943]
One issue of Phylon dated 1943. Consists of a collection of essays, poetry, and reviews related to race, politics, and history. Features essays on Afro-Uruguayans, Reconstruction and a dedication to Gustavo E. Urrutia, a Afro-Cuban journalist.
GLC09640.233
March 1950
Political Affairs, fl. 1950
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
Benedict, Ruth, 1887-1948
The Races of Mankind
One pamphlet entitled, "The Races of Mankind," dated 1943. Distributed by the National CIO War Relief Committee. Includes anthropoligical studies on the history of race classification and the future of racial prejudice.
GLC09640.237.01
GLC09640.237.02
June 1954
Graham, Frank P., 1886-1972
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...
GLC09640.238
Claessens, August, 1885-1954
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
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...
GLC09640.240
1950
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...
GLC09640.241
February 1935
Revolutionary Social Review, fl. 1935
Revolutionary Social Review [February 1935]
One pamphlet entitled, "Revolutionary Social Review," dated February 1935. Features four essays related to policy, labor rights, occurences in Russia, and struggles in Chattanooga.
GLC09640.243
1958
Rockefeller Brothers Fund
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...
GLC09640.244
Rogers, Joel Augustus, 1880-1966
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...
GLC09640.246
25 March 1984
Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture
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...
GLC09640.248
1961
Senior, Clarence, 1903-1974
Strangers then Neighbors: From Pilgrims to Puerto Ricans
One book entitled, "Strangers then Neighbors: From Pilgrims to Puerto Ricans," written by Clarence Senior dated 1961. Consists of the history of immigration to the United States; the misconception that foreigners are largely responsible for crime...
GLC09640.250
1927
Mearns, Hughes, 1875-1965
The Pamphlet Poets
One pamphlet entitled, "The Pamphlet Poets," dated 1927. Contains poems by Claude McKay, Countee Cullen, Langston Hughes, and Jean Toomer. Includes an introduction by Alain Locke.
GLC09640.251
1948
New York State Commission Against Discrimination
Report of Progress
One report entitled, "Report of Progress," prepared by the New York State Commission Against Discrimination dated 1948. Includes the origin of the commission; their work procedure for investigating complaints; examples of discriminatory cases filed...
GLC09640.220
September 1977
Smithsonian Magazine (Washington, D.C.)
Smithsonian Magazine [September 1977]
One issue of the Smithsonian Magazine dated September 1977. Contains articles related to the Rockefeller Archive Center; tradition of American luthiers; a profile on Vice President Mondale's home; and an anthropologist analyzing the Spanish...
GLC09640.252
September 1978
Smithsonian Magazine [September 1978]
One issue of the Smithsonian Magazine dated September 1978. Contains articles related to World Trade Center; Pope Clement XI's library; ecosystems in ponds; 14 presidents of the Continental Congress before George Washington was elected as the first U...
GLC09640.253
April 1944
Social Science Institute at Fisk University
Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations [April 1944]
One pamphlet entitled, "Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations, April 1944" printed by the Social Science Institute. Reports on the Chicago Conference of Race Relations; employment, civil rights, health, housing, military, and...
GLC09640.254
June 1944
Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations [Vol. 1, No. 10, June 1944]
One pamphlet entitled, "Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations, June 1944" printed by the Social Science Institute. Reports on employment, civil rights, health, housing, military, and educational racial inequalities; highlights...
GLC09640.255
December 1944
Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations [Vol.2, No. 5, December 1944]
One pamphlet entitled, "Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations, December 1944" printed by the Social Science Institute. Reports on employment, civil rights, health, housing, military, and educational racial inequalities; highlights...
GLC09640.256
January 1945
Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations [Vol. 2, No. 6, January 1945]
One pamphlet entitled, " Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations, January 1945" printed by the Social Science Institute. Reports on employment, Japanese-Americans release from internment camps, Jewish Americans, civil rights, health...
GLC09640.257
February 1945
Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations [Vol. 2, No. 7, February 1945]
One pamphlet entitled, "Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations, February 1945" printed by the Social Science Institute. Reports on employment, Japanese-Americans release from internment camps, Jewish Americans, civil rights, health...
GLC09640.258
March 1945
Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations [Volume 2, Number 7, March 1945]
One pamphlet entitled, "Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations, March 1945" printed by the Social Science Institute. Reports on employment, racism in Great Britain, civil rights, health, housing, military, and educational racial...
GLC09640.259
June 1945
Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations [Volume 2, Number 11, June 1945]
One pamphlet entitled, "Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations, June 1945" printed by the Social Science Institute. Reports on employment, civil rights, health, housing, military, and educational racial inequalities; highlights...
GLC09640.261
July 1945
Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations [Volume 2, Number 12, July 1945]
One pamphlet entitled, "Monthly Summary of Events and Trends in Race Relations, July 1945" printed by the Social Science Institute. Reports on employment, civil rights, health, housing, military, and educational racial inequalities; highlights...
GLC09640.262
1941
Gates, A.C., fl. 1941
Eat Well But Don't Waste Food
A poster featuring advice for soldiers on not wasting food. The poster depicts a young soldier throwing out a full plate of food. It admonishes soldier to not take more at the mess then they can eat and encourages them to insist on getting the right...
GLC09785
10 February
More, Hannah, 1745-1833
[Donation receipt]
A receipt for a donation of a one pound note to the Bath Anti-Slavery Society. Accompanied by JB00002 and JB00003.
JB00001
28 March 1885
Butler & Tanner
"Our Darlings" the Children's Treasury
An issue of "Our Darlings" the Children's Treasury. Published as a weekly this issue seems to be from a dis-bound book of the publication. Included in the many stories is a biography of Hannah More. The other stories include: The Forest Home a story...
JB00003
7 January 1950
Yale University
Exercises marking the opening of the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters
This pamphlet is a transcript of the ceremony for the opening of the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters. This collection was founded by Carl Van Vechten and the ceremony took place at Sprague Memorial Hall.
JB00005
28 June 1789
Croft, Herbert, 1751-1816
to unknown
A letter from Sir Herbert Croft to a unknown recipient asking on behalf of a friend, Mr Schomberg, for introductions to Mr Neeker, and Mr Broussonet. Schomberg would be taking a long vacation in France and was very interested in the "politics of the...
JB00007
1781
Carter, John, fl. 1781
At the General Assembly of the Governor and company of the state of Rhode Island and Providence-Plantations.
A record of votes and resolutions of the General Assembly. One interesting subject is a trial of Quaco a enslaved person who went before the assembly for his freedom. Quaco was enslaved by Mr. Honeyman of Newport who was deceased. A British officer...
JB00008
27 April 1836
The House of Commons
Negro Education
A pamphlet of statistics concerning the money spent on African American education in 1835. The document shows in detail the appropriation of the sum of 20,000 pounds towards the erection of school houses in the colonies and settlements to which the...
JB00009
1868
Saredo, Giuseppe, fl. 1868
Abramo Lincoln [In Italian]
A Italian language biography of Abraham Lincoln printed in Firenze in 1868.
JB00012
January 1927
Beerbohm, Max, 1872-1956
to Gerard Hopkins
A letter from Max Beerbohm to Gerard Hopkins thanking Hopkins for a "drawing of Christ Church and the neighboring demolitions."
JB00013
1831
Collom, William, fl. 1831
Columbian Almanac for the year 1831
A printing of the Colombian Almanac for the year 1831. This copy is missing a cover. The Almanac features a page of information for each month as well as the schedule for Pennsylvania courts. It also features the poem by Selleck Osborn "The Faithful...
JB00018
1915
Brooke, Robert, fl. 1915
"1914" Five Sonnets
A compilation of five sonnets published by Robert Brooke in 1915, the sonnets are titled I. Peace, II. Safety III. The Dead, IV. He Dead, V. The Soldier.
JB00019
12 November 1856
Frank, W.G., fl. 1856
The Territory of Oregon Vs. Peter Smith
A bill of indictment for a court case, The Territory of Oregon Vs. Peter Smith. The case is that Peter Smith sold liquor to Thomas Floyd on a Sunday at Sucker Creek on October 19, 1856.
JB00020
June 1830
Anti Slavery Society
Anti Slavery Monthly Reporter [Vol. 3. No. 13, (June 1830)]
The Anti-Slavery Monthly Report for June of 1830 included the proceedings of a general meeting of the Anti-Slavery Society on May 15th.
JB00021
Salmon, Thomas,
[Map of Africa]
A map of Africa with a small engraving of a crocodile and a fort on the lower left corner.
JB00030
Allied Printing
Vote For The Woman Suffrage
A stamp for women suffrage, it features a map of the United States with color coded states. The states in yellow are equal suffrage, the states in black is male suffrage. Along the bottom of the stamp is the statement "Amendment in November!"
JB00031
7 June 1815
House of Commons
An Account of all Slaves, or Captured Negroes, for whom Bounties have been paid...
JB00038
1 June 1801
Harding, Edward, fl. 1801
[Engraving of Sidney Sussex College and Frances Sidney Countess of Sussex]
JB00043
1865
Magnus, Charles, fl. 1865
The Nation is Weeping
A poem with a detailed lithograph of the Lincoln Funeral procession passing New York City Hall.
JB00044
20 April 2006
Obama, Barack, 1961-
to James Basker
JB00046
5 November 1973
Longyear, Ann Jarvis, fl. 1973
to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead
One postcard from Ann Jarvis Longyear to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated November 5, 1973. Longyear supports the impeachment of President Nixon.
GLC09613.02.3329
2 November 1973
Werner, Michael, fl. 1973
One letter from Michael Werner to Congressman Carlos J. Moorhead dated November 2, 1973. Werner supports the impeachment of President Nixon.
GLC09613.02.3330.01
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