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Manuscript

Letter from Jane Addams

Date: 07 28 1930
Description: A letter from Jane Addams of Hull House to Cyrus McCormick regarding his donation to Hull House to benefit a children's program. The letter has two photogr...
Manuscript

Miriam Feingold Toilet Paper Letter

Date: 09 05 1963
Description: From a group of letters written on toilet paper by Feingold and other prisoners arrested during a demonstration in Plaquemine, La. on September 1, 1963. Th...
Manuscript

General Motors Letter

Date: 12 30 1958
Description: Letter from Henry M. Hogan of General Motors to Virginia Huebner, Director of the Fair Employment Practices Division of the Wisconsin Industrial Commission...
Manuscript

Racine Branch NAACP Letter, Page 1

Date: 1961
Description: First page of a draft of a letter from the Racine branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People urging more militant activity in...
Manuscript

Racine Branch NAACP Letter, Page 2

Date: 1961
Description: Second page of a draft of a letter from the Racine branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People urging more militant activity i...
Photograph

United States Post Office

Date: 02 03 1978
Description: "U.S. Post Office. Rural mail carrier, Ralph Koll, sorts the mail prior to beginning his route."
Document

Telegram to President Kennedy

Date: 1962
Description: A telegram to President John F. Kennedy from James Farmer, the National Director of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality). The message reads, "Continued armed...
Manuscript

Gabriner Letter to Russell Gilmore

Date: 08 19 1966
Description: First page of a letter from Robert and Vicki Gabriner to Russell Gilmore at the Wisconsin Historical Society describing their experiences collecting civil ...
Manuscript

Gabriner Letter to Russell Gilmore (Continued)

Date: 08 19 1966
Description: Final page of a letter from Robert and Vicki Gabriner to Russell Gilmore at the Wisconsin Historical Society describing their experiences collecting civil ...
Manuscript

Vicki Gabriner Letter of Introduction

Date: 06 23 1966
Description: Letter of introduction for Mrs. Robert (Vicki) Gabriner indicating that she is authorized by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin to collect materials...
Manuscript

Attorney General Letter to Les Fishel

Date: 05 13 1966
Description: Letter from Wisconsin Attorney General Bronson La Follette to State Historical Society of Wisconsin Director Les Fishel, regarding the state's liability in...
Document

Commandos Project I Letterhead

Date: 1972
Description: Letterhead for the Commandos Project I organization.
Document

Anita Bryant Ministries Letter

Date: 10 1979
Description: First page of a letter from Anita Bryant Ministries asking for support in repealing laws protecting people from discrimination based on sexual orientation.
Manuscript

Letter From Pat Weaver

Date: 
Description: A handwritten letter by Pat Weaver to Fred Wile addressing a television producer's responsibility to the audience regarding crime and violence.
Poster

Comment ils écrivent L'Histoire

Date: 1918
Description: Poster depicting three soldiers resting on a battlefield. One soldier is smoking a pipe, one soldier is writing a letter, and the third soldier is looking ...
Photograph

Wounded Soldiers Writing Letters Home

Date: 
Description: The first wounded soldiers in Berlin. Soldier in left foreground has to write with his left hand since his right hand was wounded.
Manuscript

Letter From Rosa Parks — Page 1

Date: 06 02 1959
Description: The first page of a two page letter written by Rosa Parks to Septima Clark.
Manuscript

Letter From Rosa Parks — Page 2

Date: 06 02 1959
Description: The second page of a two page letter written by Rosa Parks to Septima Clark.

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