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1.
An accurate map or delineation of the state of Mississippi, with a large portion of Louisiana

Creator:
La Tourrette, John, compiler, publisher
Published / Created:
1845.
Call Number:
Roll Map 420
Image Count:
10
Resource Type:
cartographic image
Alternative Title:
State of Mississippi, with a large portion of Louisiana and Alabama
Description:
BEIN Roll Map 420: Mounted on linen. Printed label on verso: Rhode Island Historical Society., Relief shown by shading., "Scale 6 miles to the inch.", Prime meridian: Washington, D.C. Coordinates converted by cataloger to express longitude as measured from the Greenwich meridian., Includes list of land districts and legend. Some ancillary maps include indexes., Ornamental border., and "Entered according to Act of Congress in the year 1839 by John La Tourrette in the Clerk's Office of the District Court of the Southern District of Alabama."
Publisher:
Compiled & published by John La Tourrette and Engraved by S. Stiles, Sherman & Smith
Subject (Geographic):
Mississippi, Alabama, Louisiana, Alabama., Louisiana., and Mississippi.
Subject (Topic):
Administrative and political divisions
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > An accurate map or delineation of the state of Mississippi, with a large portion of Louisiana & Alabama : showing the communication of land and water between the cities of New Orleans and Mobile : carefully reduced from the original surveys of the United States : being laid off into congressional townships, and divided into mile squares or sections, on the plan adopted by the General Government for surveying Public Lands, so that persons may point to the tract on which they live

2.
Cab Calloway ephemera from the Cotton Club

Published / Created:
[between 1931 and 1933?]
Call Number:
JWJ Zan C135 M931C
Image Count:
19
Resource Type:
text
Description:
BEIN JWJ Zan C135 M931C: "Cotton Club supper snacks" (menu) contains manuscript inscription to "Mr. Calloway" from Peter Jaffray, Toronto Canada, "a friend of Ed Provan.", Collection title devised by cataloger., A small collection of material related to Cab Calloway's appearances at the Cotton Club, including: 3 announcements of Calloway's appearance or absence; 1 season program mentioning Calloway; and 1 table menu that contains a brief manuscript note to Calloway from Peter Jaffray of Toronto, Canada., and Announcement with title "The famous Cotton Club, 'the aristocrat of Harlem,' bids Cab Calloway, 'the peer of jazz,' welcome!" includes an image of Calloway with his orchestra that moves when the announcement is opened or closed.
Publisher:
Cotton Club
Subject (Name):
Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994. and Cotton Club.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Cab Calloway ephemera from the Cotton Club

3.
Confederate generals and statesmen

Creator:
Magnus, Charles, playing card maker
Published / Created:
[1863?]
Call Number:
USA152
Image Count:
11
Resource Type:
text and still image
Description:
BEIN USA152: From the Cary Collection of Playing Cards., Title devised by cataloger., and Each card bears the portrait of a Confederate military officer or statesman: Maj. Gen. P.G.T. Beauregard, Gen. Braxton Bragg, Gen. Buckner, Jefferson Davis, Gen. John B. Floyd, Gen. R.S. Garnett, Brig. Gen. Hardee, Brig, Gen. "Stonewall" Jackson, Maj. Gen. A. S. Johnston, Gen. Joe E. Johnston, Gen. R. E. Lee, Maj.Gen. G. J. Pillow, Brig.Gen. L. Polk, Maj. Gen. Sterling Price, Com. Maury, Gen. Benj. McCullough, Gen. Parsons, Alexander H. Stephens, Judah P. Benjamin, Gen. M. L. Bonham, Gen. John C. Breckenridge, Gen. W.O.B. Branch, Gen. Frank Cheatham, Gen. R. D. Hanson, Gen. John B. Magruder, Gen. Humphrey Marshall, Col. John Morgan, Gen. Henningsen, Gen. Hindman, Comm. Hollins, Gen.Benj. Huger, Gen. Lovel Mansfield, Gen. Albert Pike, Gen. Rob. Toombs, Gen. Tilghman, Gen. A. P. Hill, Gen. Rains, Capt. R. Semmes, Maj.Gen. Simmons, Maj.Gen. Gus. A. Smith, Maj.Gen. Kirby Smith, Com. F. Buchanan, Gen. D. E. Twiggs, Gen. Van Dorn, Capt. Chatard, Gen. T. L. Clingman, Gen. Edw. Priue, Maj.Gen. Jeff. Thompson.
Publisher:
Chas. Magnus
Subject (Geographic):
United States and Confederate States of America
Subject (Topic):
Playing cards and Generals
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Confederate generals and statesmen

5.
Crisis a record of the darker races 1926:May-1927:Feb. / 32:187-33:196

Published / Created:
1910-1996.
Call Number:
JWJ A +C8689 1
Container / Volume:
32:187-33:196 / 1926:May-1927:Feb.
Image Count:
560
Alternative Title:
Crisis (New York, N.Y. : 1910), Crisis (N.Y.N.Y.), and The Crisis (New York, N.Y.)
Description:
"The most progressive voice of black America.", Editor: Nov. 1910-July 1934, W.E.B. Du Bois., Title varies slightly., Published in Baltimore, Mar. 1987-, BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Imperfect: Pages 81-82 of Vol. 33, no.2 wanting., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Addressed to: Dr. F.J. Grimke, Washington, D.C.: 3:3-4., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Addressed to: Earl Barnes, Philadelphia Pa.: 3:5., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Stamp: T.W. Townsley, Beacon Cigar Store and News Stand, 1020 You Street, N.W., Washington, D.C.: 13:76; 14:79,81., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Stamp: Drury's, 1911 7th St. N.W.: 15:85; 16:96; 18:104., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Autograph: A. Mercer Daniel: v.15,no.85; v.16,no.94; 24:144., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Bookplate: Carl Van Vechten: 20:119; 27:160; 28:163; v.30-34; v.39-49; 50:385,387,390,393; 51:399-400; 52:410,413,417,420; 54:434,436., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Stamp: Gift of H.W. Farnam: 35; 36:219-224; 37:240; 38:245-246., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Autograph: Langston Hughes: 73:638., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Mailing label: Mrs. O. J. Okala: 74:641; 86:765; 88:785-786; 89:789-793,795-797; 90:798-800,802,804,806., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Mailing label: Carl Van Vechten: 60:501,509; 61:515-518; 62:523-528; 63:529-531,533-538; 65:549-558; 66:559-668; 67:569-578; 68:579-588; 69:589-598; 70:599-608; 71:609-614,616,618-619; 72:619-622., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Mailing label: Mrs. Grace N. Johnson: 60:510-511; 61:513-514; 62:519-521; 71:615,617; 72:624; 73:630,635-637; 74:639-640,645-647; 75:649, 651,653-654,656-658; 76:659-661,663-664; 77:669,671,673-675,678; 78:679-681,686-688; 79:698-699; 81:709; 82:719; 83:733-734;738; 84:744-745; 85:749-750; 86:766-767; 87:770-772,774; 88:780-783; 90:801,803., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Mailing label: Martin Forrer, San Francisco CA: 94:4; 96:2,4-5., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Mailing label: Langston Hughes: 74:643., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Mailing label: Prof. K. Scott Latourette: 73:631., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 1: Stamp: Moorland Foundation: v.14,no.83., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 2: Bookplate: Carl Van Vechten: 71:617., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 2: Mailing label: Mrs. O. J. Okala: 77:671; 81:713; 84:781; 86:761-762., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 2: Autograph: Langston Hughes: 67:575., BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 2: Mailing label: Mrs. Grace N. Johnson: 78:685; 79:696; 81:715; 82:720; 84:746; 85:752; 86:759-760., and BEIN JWJ A +C8689 copy 2: From the Carl Van Vechten papers: 47:350.
Publisher:
Crisis Pub. Co.
Subject (Topic):
African Americans
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Crisis a record of the darker races 1926:May-1927:Feb. / 32:187-33:196

6.
Ethan Frome

Creator:
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
Published / Created:
1922.
Call Number:
X178 R63 Z922Wa
Image Count:
8
Description:
"This edition, designed by Bruce Rogers, consists of two thousand copies printed from type, which has been distributed."--Colophon., BEIN,GEN X178 R63 Z922Wa: Inscribed by Bruce Rogers., and BEIN Za W555 911f: Author's presentation inscription to M.C.J., 1922.
Publisher:
C. Scribner's sons
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ethan Frome

7.
Ethan Frome

Creator:
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
Published / Created:
1922.
Call Number:
Za W555 911f
Image Count:
8
Description:
"This edition, designed by Bruce Rogers, consists of two thousand copies printed from type, which has been distributed."--Colophon., BEIN,GEN X178 R63 Z922Wa: Inscribed by Bruce Rogers., and BEIN Za W555 911f: Author's presentation inscription to M.C.J., 1922.
Publisher:
C. Scribner's sons
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ethan Frome

8.
Harper's weekly 1898 / 42

Call Number:
Folio S21 1
Container / Volume:
42 / 1898
Image Count:
47
Alternative Title:
Harper's weekly
Description:
BEIN Folio Gimbel/Dickens E106: Issue of Nov. 24, 1860. Includes chapters 1-3 of: Great expectations., BEIN Folio Gimbel/Dickens E107 1: Issue of Apr. 23, 1870. Includes Dickens supplement to that issue, with chapters 1-5 of: The mystery of Edwin Drood., BEIN Folio Gimbel/Dickens E107 2: Dickens supplement to issue of Apr. 23, 1870, including chapters 1-5 of: The mystery of Edwin Drood., BEIN Folio Gimbel/Dickens E108: Five Dickens supplements (from May to Oct. 1870) containing chapters 6-23 of: The mystery of Edwin Drood., BEIN Folio Gimbel/Dickens H610: Issue of April 9, 1859. Includes "Dickens at war with his son.", BEIN Folio Gimbel/Dickens 611: Issue of Feb. 1, 1868. Includes "Dickens's works illustrated.", BEIN Folio Gimbel/Dickens 612: Issue of Jan. 7, 1871. Includes "Charles Dickens's study" and an engraving, "The room in which Charles Dickens wrote.", BEIN Folio S21 copy 1: Bookplate: Tyler Kipling Collection: 46:2352., BEIN Folio S21: From the library of H.F. Heitman: 47(2426) Copy 1, 52(2677) Copy 1., BEIN Folio S21 copy 2: Inscribed by Herman Melville: Malcolm Melville. New York. Xmas 1865: 5., BEIN Folio S21 copy 2: Inscribed by Herman Melville: Stanwin Melville. New York. Xmas 1865: 6., BEIN Folio S21 copy 2: Inscribed by Herman Melville: Bessie Melville. New York. Xmas 1865: 7., BEIN Folio S21 copy 2: Inscribed by Herman Melville: Fanny Melville. New York. Xmas 1865: 8., BEIN Folio S21 copy 2: Inscribed by Herman Melville: Dolly. New York. Xmas 1865: 9., BEIN Folio S21 Copy 2: Bookplate: S.J. Winslow: 34-37, 40., BEIN Folio S21 Copy 2: Autograph: L.L. Camp: 23., BEIN Folio S21 Copy 2: From the Philip K. Allen Papers relating to Finley Peter Dunne: 44:2258,2266,2268,2273,2280-2281,2286-2287,2290-2291,2295., BEIN Folio S21 copy 3: From the library of Walter L. Pforzheimer: 41:2110, 42:2166-2172, 2174-2179., BEIN Richards Kipling S66: From the David Alan Richards Collection of Rudyard Kipling., BEIN Richards Kipling S66: Labels on front cover: "Macedon, N.Y. 458 Emma R. Bullis, 26 Dec. 01": 34:1792., BEIN Richards Kipling S66: Inscription of J. Hiester: 38:1941., "A journal of civilization.", Editors: 1857?-63, J. Bonner.--1863-92, G. W. Curtis (managing editors: 1863-69, H. M. Alden; 1869-85, S. S. Conant; later M. Schuyler, J. Foord, R. H. Davis).--1892-93? C. Schurz.--1894-98, H. L. Nelson.--1899-1901, J. K. Bangs.--1901-13, G. B. M. Harvey.--1913-16, N. Hapgood., and Includes serializations of several of Dickens's novels.
Publisher:
Harper's Magazine Co., etc.
Subject (Name):
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Harper's weekly 1898 / 42

9.
I'd like to see you get along : coon song

Creator:
Kendis, James, 1883-1946, composer, lyricist
Published / Created:
©1908.
Call Number:
JWJ -V4 K34 Id1
Image Count:
6
Resource Type:
notated music
Alternative Title:
You've been one fellow Bill and Times are hard, and I don't know what I'm going to do
Description:
For voice and piano., Title page in yellow and black illustrated with drawing signed "Starmer" of two African American men and photograph of Clarice Vance., and Publisher's advertisements on page [2] and unnumbered page at end.
Publisher:
Jerome H. Remick & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
United States
Subject (Topic):
Popular music and African Americans
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > I'd like to see you get along : coon song

10.
In Dahomey : topical song

Creator:
Cole, Bob, 1868-1911
Published / Created:
c1898.
Call Number:
JWJ -V3 C674 In1
Image Count:
8
Description:
BEIN JWJ -V3 C674 In1: Stamp: Masonic Temple, Chicago., For medium voice and piano., "Sung with great success by Bob Cole ... in 'A trip to Coontown.'", First line of text: In South Africa, there a colony lies, called Dahomey., Title p. illustration includes photographic port. of Bob Cole., and Advertisements on p. [2] (1st count) and p. [1-3] at end.
Publisher:
Howley, Haviland & Co.
Subject (Geographic):
Benin
Subject (Topic):
Songs (Medium voice) with piano, Popular music, and Black people
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > In Dahomey : topical song

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