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14 February 1935
unknown (fl. 1947)
[Photograph of Japanese-American sisters]
One black-and-white photograph dated February 14, 1935. Image is of Japanese-American twin sisters posed in front of a shoe store window.
GLC09860.099
circa 1930-1940
unknown, fl. 1930-1940;
[Portrait of an African American man]
One undated sepia-toned photograph of an African American man. The man is dressed in a suit and cap and holds a cigar in his right hand. He stands in front of a backdrop featuring a bridge and lighthouse.
GLC09724.02
circa 1923-1947
unknown, fl. 1938;
[Photograph of two Japanese-American children outside]
One black-and-white class photograph of two Japanese-American children outside dated 1938.
GLC09860.196
circa 1931-1947
unknown (fl. 1931-1947)
[Photograph of Japanese-American girls holding dolls]
One black-and-white photograph of a Japanese-American girls holding dolls dated December 25, 1938. They are seated in front of a Christmas tree.
GLC09860.132
5 June 1938
unknown, fl. 1923-1947;
[Photograph of Japanese-American children during Children's Day parade]
One black-and-white photograph dated June 5, 1938. Image is of Japanese-American children wearing cultural attire. Likely pictured during Children's Day festivities.
GLC09860.523
May 1938
League of American Writers
Writers Take Sides
One edition of "Writers Take Sides" published by the League of the American Writers dated May 1938. Contains 418 authors' perspectives on the Spanish Civil War. Includes excerpts from Ernest Hemingway, Dashiell Hammett, Pearl S. Buck, Earl Browder...
GLC09640.109
30 May 1934
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (1882-1945)
[Press release of speech delivered on Memorial Day at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania]
Signed at end as President. Speech mentions the Civil War Battle of Gettysburg and Valley Forge during the Revolutionary War. Stresses the importance of uniting the country. Gives particular attention to the part played by George Washington as...
GLC03352
circa 1925-1941
unknown, fl. 1925-1941;
[Photograph of the East Arlington Volunteer Fire Company]
One undated photograph of the East Arlington Volunteer Fire Company. Image is of 13 African American volunteers posed with a fire truck.
GLC09725
14 August 1936
Address of the President at Chautauqua, N.Y.
Speech focuses on peace, America as a good neighbor to other nations, and preventing war internationally. Discusses the causes that produce war such as fanaticism, racial hatreds, and religious intolerance. Finishes with, "We believe in democracy...
GLC04599
2 August 1943
Associated Press
Captured in Harlem Battle
One photograph entitled "Captured in Harlem Battle" dated August 2, 1943. Image is of two Black men being led into a police station by two officers in Harlem, New York. Wire transfer information states that the men's arrest were tied to neighborhood...
GLC09733.01
3 October 1933
Hoover, Herbert (1874-1964)
to Bruce Barton
Comments on retirement: "A smoking President receives enough pipes to last a life time. Likewise fishing tackle. It is the only endowment he gets, except a troubled soul." Also mentions that "The country is going sour on the New Deal." Expresses...
GLC00691
20 January 1937
Second Inaugural Address of Franklin D. Roosevelt
Signed by Roosevelt at the end. Address delivered at the Capital, Washington, D.C., 20 January 1937. Stresses the idea of creating a better world through economic morality. Presents progress, not stagnation, as a way to improve the lives of...
GLC00196.01
8 July 1933
to Henry L. Stoddard
In a letter marked "Personal," Hoover writes critically about President Roosevelt and the New Deal. Comments on an economic conference and going off the gold standard. Provides a list of "misrepresentations and illusions held out from Washington"...
GLC00782.10
1936 ca.
Harris & Ewing (fl. 1937)
[Roosevelt and his cabinet]
Pictured sitting at a board table. Signed by Franklin D. Roosevelt, President; John N. Gardner, Vice President; Homer Cummings, Attorney General; James A. Farley , Postmaster General; Cordell Hull, Secretary of State; Henry H. Woodring, Secretary of...
GLC03259
[Photograph of a Japanese-Americans walking in a procession]
One black-and-white photograph dated June 5, 1938. Image is of Japanese-Americans in a procession. Pictured at the front is a man wearing ceremonial clothing.
GLC09860.334
1940
Jones, Henry L., (fl. 1940)
The Negro's Opportunity
One book entitled "The Negro's Opportunity" written by Henry L. Jones published in 1940. This is a vocational guide book geared towards African Americans.
GLC09936
1935
Boardman, Helen (fl. 1935);
Who is the NAACP ?
One pamphlet entitled, "Who is the NAACP?" dated 1935. Details the case of George Crawford and reviews NAACP's statement related to the incident. The essay recounts accusations made against George Crawford for murdering Mina Buckner, a former...
GLC09640.122
1936
Embree, Edwin R. (1883-1950)
Julius Rosenwald Fund, Review of Two Decades, 1917-1936.
One pamphlet entitled, "Julius Rosenwald Fund, Review of Two Decades, 1917-1936," published in 1936. Includes sketch of Julius Rosenwald. Describes services provided by the fund for African Americans in education, health, and labor. Financial...
GLC09640.022
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