Folder titled Indian Rights Association 1974-1980 completely digitized. Folder titled National Congress of American Indian Materials completely digitized. This box includes correspondence relating to the following organizations: Indian Rights Association,
Subject (Topic):
Civil rights workers--United States--20th Century, Civil rights workers--United States--Archives, Indians of North Americ, Indians of North America -- Civil rights, and Indians of North America--Government relations
Contains photographs of Baldwin by Jill Krementz (published in 1985) for Playboy. Other manuscript materials are a printed leaflet for the "National Day of Mourning for the Children of Birmingham" (1963) in which Baldwin participated as well as a transcription and clipping of an abridged version (published in Isis) of Baldwin's speech at Oxford University for the joint meeting of JACARI (a student-run university charity) and the student union in 1965.
Description:
James Baldwin (1924-1987) was an American author and activist in the American civil rights movement. and Purchased from the William Reese Company on the Edwin J. Beinecke Book Fund, 2010.
Subject (Name):
Baldwin, James, 1924-1987
Subject (Topic):
African American authors--20th century--Archives, Authors, American--20th century--Archives, and Playboy (Chicago, Ill.)
African American civic leaders, African American social workers, Civic leaders--United States, Civil Rights movements--United States--20th Century, and Social workers--United States
African American civic leaders, African American social workers, Civic leaders--United States, Civil Rights movements--United States--20th Century, and Social workers--United States
Group of letters, photographs, and clippings chiefly related to Read's poem "Sheridan's Ride," and its composition on the morning of James E. Murdoch's recitation at Pike's Opera House in Cincinnati, October 31, 1864. It includes four letters written by Read and one by E. D. Grafton; copies of accounts by Leon Vanloo and Davis L. James, describing how and where Read wrote the poem; a collage by Grafton showing Murdoch reciting the poem; photographs of Read and his wife Hattie by Grafton and others; and clippings regarding the placement of a plaque on the house in which the poem was written.
Description:
Thomas Buchanan Read, American poet.
Subject (Geographic):
United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865--Poetry
Subject (Name):
Grafton, E. D., James, Davis L., Literary Club of Cincinnati, Murdoch, James Edward, 1811-1893, Read, Harriet Denison Butler, Read, Thomas Buchanan, 1822-1872, Sheridan, Philip Henry, 1831-1888--Poetry, and Vanloo, Leon
Subject (Topic):
Authors, American --19th century --Archives and Poets, American
African American civic leaders, African American social workers, Civic leaders--United States, Civil Rights movements--United States--20th Century, and Social workers--United States
Mifflin Wistar Gibbs papers concerning Victoria, British Columbia
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 4
Image Count:
4
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
Photostatic copies of pages from issues of The Elevator (San Francisco, California) dated 1868 May 8, Jun 26, and Jul 31, containing letters to the editor from "Bell," (believed to be Gibbs), describing political and economic conditions in Victoria, British Columbia.
Description:
American merchant, lawyer, judge and U. S. Consul to Madagascar; served on the Municipal Council of Victoria, British Columbia, from 1866 to 1869. and Gift of Robin W. Winks, 1966.
Subject (Geographic):
Victoria (B.C.)--Politics and government. and Victoria (B.C.)--Social life and customs.
Subject (Name):
Alcott, Thomas S., Gibbs, Mifflin Wistar, Leffard, H., Lewis, Richard,--fl. 1867., Russell, J.,--fl. ca. 1868., and Seymour, Fred K.