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Circa 1915

Woman Suffrage Party of the City of New York

Broadside

Title: Women in the home

Argues that a woman's place may be in the home, but that she can perform these domestic duties much better if allowed the vote, since she will have greater control outside events that influence her housekeeping, such as public health and clean food. "ALONE she CANNOT make these things right. WHO or WHAT can?...the City Government...DO THE WOMEN ELECT THEM? NO, the men do. So it is the MEN and NOT THE WOMEN that are responsible" for the ills of their household.

GLC08964

1915/01/20

Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Jesse W. Weik re: thanks for sample of Lincoln's handwriting

Written as President

GLC02793.063

26 January 1915

Wilson, William Bauchop (1862-1934)

Letter signed

Title: to A.G. Johnson

A response from Secretary of Labor William Bauchop Wilson to A.G. Johnson's letter to President Woodrow Wilson regarding the latter's opposition to the Butler Immigration Bill. States the President will consider Johnson's comments.

GLC09518.04

1915/03/22

Mosby, John S. (1833-1916)

Autograph letter signed

Title: to: Sam Chapman

invitation to speak at the Quill Club; progress on the group painting.

GLC03921.39

7 April 1915

Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)

Typed letter signed

Title: to Alfred Burr

Signed as President. Letter regarding the investigation of statements made against Mr. Spellacy.

GLC02925.23

16 May 1915

Bartholdt, Richard (1855-1932)

Typed letter signed

Title: to Fred Goetz

Accepts Goetz's invitation to address Goetz's (unspecified) National Society 9 June 1915 in Chicago, Illinois. Bartholdt, who was asked to present on the topic of personal liberty, charges Goetz $100. Possibly written to Fred Goetz, a notorious organized crime participant in the early twentieth century. Typed on House of Representative's stationery.

GLC03481.26

1914

Sanger, Margaret (1879-1966)

Pamphlet

Title: Family Limitation

An illustrated leaflet on birth control. No publisher indicated. The instructions and illustrations (diagrams) describe various birth control methods and abortion.

GLC06227

22 September 1915

Smith, Francis M. (1842-1917)

Autograph letter signed

Title: to John E. Boos

States he has not replied until now because of a serious illness. Has attached his signature to a statement for the National Tribune giving his impressions of April 2, 1865, a day Abraham Lincoln came to visit City Point hospital and so impressed a Confederate prisoner that he swore to not raise arms against the government again (see GLC05603.18). Relays that he cannot send autographs of the officers of the Maryland Regiments because he does not have them.

GLC05603.01.17

2 October 1915

Maggie (fl. 1915)

Autograph note signed

Title: to Sarah Wood

Postcard.

GLC02176.38

25 October 1915

Washington, Booker T. (1856-1915)

Printed document

Title: Needs and progress of the Negro

Printed leaflet of an address delivered by Washington at the annual meeting of the American Missionary Association. First page contains the New York address of the Missionary Association and a photograph of Washington. Text indicates that this is only part of Washington's presentation. Contents discuss race relations in America. Outlines the vast growth in academic opportunities for African-Americans since the Civil War, but stresses that much work still has to be done in funding schools for blacks: "There is sometimes much talk of the inferiority of the Negro.

GLC04297.02

1915/11/08

Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)

Typed letter signed

Title: to Henry A. W. Wood re: a speech by President Wilson

GLC07756

1915/11/22

Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)

Typed letter signed

Title: to J. Edwin Murphy re: asking for explanation about a story on his typewriter

Signed as President. Enclosing a news story about Wilson's faulty typewriter which Wilson calls "silly and annoying." Murphy was editor of the Washington Times.

GLC02793.064

1915/11/30

Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)

Typed letter signed

Title: to J. Edwin Murphy re: thanking him for admitting mistake

Signed as President. Goes with #2793.064. Wilson's distress was in being seen "a fool and a sloven." Murphy was editor of the Washington Times.

GLC02793.065

1915/12/31

Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)

Typed letter signed

Title: to Justice & Mrs Mahlon Pitney re: thanks for wedding gift

Typed (as he notes) and signed as President on White House stationery.

GLC02793.066

circe 1916

Roosevelt, Theodore (1858-1919)

Typed document

Title: [Draft of Page 66 of "Fear God and Take Your Own Part"]

The page beginning: "of cheap platitudes, not by windy orating...." With lengthy autograph annotations by Roosevelt.

GLC05186

circa 1916

Wells, H.G.

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Jacks

Wells discusses the publication of his "little book" [God the Invisible King]. He had hoped to have the book published in early 1917, but this will not happen because Mr. Jacks publishes quarterly. He does not care about price. He also remarks his religion is "distinctly anti-Christian."

GLC05508.259

3 Febraury 1916

Marshall, Thomas (1913-1921)

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Edwin F. Husi

Letter regarding Husi's recipient's upcoming marriage. Written on printed stationery "The Vice-President's Chamber."

GLC02512.08

8 June 1916

Wood, Mary A.

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Sarah Wood

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GLC02176.39

1916/08/29

Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)

Pamphlet signed

Title: Address of the President of the United States

Regarding rights of railroad workers (8 hour days, overtime pay, etc.). Signed on page 8.

GLC06963

13 November 1916

Lane, Franklin K. (1864-1920)

Typed letter signed

Title: to G. B. Lunn

Possibly intended for George Richard Lunn, who served as United States Representative from New York 1917-1919. Lane congratulates Lunn on his recent unspecified victory (possibly his election to the House of Representatives), stating "it is good to know that we shall have your help in carrying on the good work." Typed on Secretary of the Interior stationery.

GLC03481.27

1917

Catt, Carrie C. (1859-1947)

Book

Title: Women Suffrage by Federal Constitutional Amendment [inscribed]

Inscribed to Congressman Robert Crosser. First edition published by National Woman Suffrage Publishing. Inscribed "To Congressman Robert Crosser, Compliments, Carrie Chapman Catt"

GLC06891

[1917?]

Object

Title: Votes for Women [small yellow felt banner, with collateral bow]

Banner is on yellow felt. Accompanied by separate blue, red and yellow ribbon with bow). A later note indicates that the "chest bow" was owned by suffrage supporter Mrs. Walter Bissell.

GLC06895.05

[1917 ca.]

Broadside

Title: Seven Woman Suffrage resolutions

With one handwritten correction

GLC06982

1917/01/25

Wilson, Woodrow (1856-1924)

Typed letter signed

Title: to Carrie C. Catt re: women's suffrage

President Wilson expresses solidarity with the woman's suffrage movement. "I have a very real interest in the extension of the suffrage to the women, and I feel that every step in this direction should be applauded." Catt headed the influential National American Women Suffrage Association.

GLC07144

9 February 1917

Fernandes, M. M. (fl. 1917)

Autograph letter signed

Title: to Mr. Aruestroug and Mr. Parker

Discusses a sale of Madeira embroidery and some other related business. Written on letterhead of "M.M. Fernandes, Ship-Chandler, steam ship agent and wine merchant, and manufacturer of wicker work, Madeira embroideries, and a dealer in fancy goods." Written to recipients in Baltimore, Maryland.

GLC03545.24.12

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