Between the Covers Rare Books

Scope and Contents This mimeographed flyer, produced by the Congress of African People in Philadelphia in 1970, promotes “The People’s Ball,” an event opposing George Wallace and his segregationist policies, referred to as “Wallace-ism.” The flyer invites attendees to meet John Cashin, an African American dentist, civil rights activist, and gubernatorial candidate in Alabama, and to support the fight against racism in the South. It features an illustration of George Wallace with a footprint on his face,...

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Letters from this WWII sailor to his wife and family.

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This printed item is the Year Book of the City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, Birmingham, Alabama, for the year 1950-1951. Published by Forniss Printing Company, this twenty-seven page pamphlet provides an overview of the organization's activities, membership, and governance. It includes a brief history of the Federation, lists of affiliated clubs, members, and committees, as well as a month-by-month calendar of events for the year.

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Part photograph album and part travel log, this album, kept by an American woman while on vacation in Havana, Cuba, in the summer of 1946.

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Letters describing camp life written by Everett B. Andrews to his sister Lillian in St. Albans, Vermont, while he was stationed on the Island of Tinian in the Marianas after Allied forces captured it in 1944.

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Scrapbook, which covers over fifty years, focuses on the Gant family of Hiller and Brownsville, Pennsylvania, particularly on Henry Gant and his sons, Gene and Tim.

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Letters written by and to Gordon "Gordy" Brule who served in the 447th Bomb Squad World War II.

Scope and Contents This prospectus announces the National Negro Fair, scheduled to be held in Mobile, Alabama, in the fall of 1909. It details the event's objectives, emphasizing the promotion of African American industrial and intellectual achievements on a larger scale than ever before. The document highlights the fair’s mission to inspire and encourage greater productivity within the race while seeking to reshape public perception of African Americans. Additionally, the prospectus outlines the opportunity...

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Small rectangular photo album containing photographs of prominent African American family probably from around Washington, District of Columbia area.

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Almost daily letters written by Hertz and his family between 1944 and 1946 while he was serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

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A detailed account of a family's travels during the early 1920s as described by an independent young college woman during her summer vacations.

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Photographs depicting this traveling evangelical family's travels in California, Idaho, Michigan, Wisconsin and other places in the early twentieth century.

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Papers and memorabilia of a United States Coast Guard Women's Reservist during World War II

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This collection consists of nine photogrpahic albums from World War I and World War II.

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Collection of letters to and from service men and women during World War II.

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Photograph album containing mainly 2.5" x 2.5" snapshots of an unidentified African American soldier during the 1940s