Box SC1900-1949.005

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This collection consists of thirteen black-and-white photographs depicting a group of Black women enlisted in the Women's Army Auxilary Corp (WAAC) in Des Moines, Iowa. Also included in the collection are two identical newspaper clippings featuring Miriam Wheeler and Herlyne Leonard, and a small booklet about the WAAC created by the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce as a memento.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of thirteen black-and-white photographs depicting a group of Black women enlisted in the Women's Army Auxilary Corp (WAAC) in Des Moines, Iowa. Also included in the collection are two identical newspaper clippings featuring Miriam Wheeler and Herlyne Leonard, and a small booklet about the WAAC created by the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce as a memento.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection consists of thirteen black-and-white photographs depicting a group of Black women enlisted in the Women's Army Auxilary Corp (WAAC) in Des Moines, Iowa. Also included in the collection are two identical newspaper clippings featuring Miriam Wheeler and Herlyne Leonard, and a small booklet about the WAAC created by the Des Moines Chamber of Commerce as a memento.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains one scrapbook, begun August 3, 1912, by Billy Lightelle, vaudeville performer, and contains receipts for payments for performances from around the United States; employment contracts from vaudeville circuit agencies, including the B. F. Keith Vaudeville Exchange, the Poli Circuit, and from Bernard Burke: Vaudeville Manager and Producer; plot synopses; photographs; newspaper clippings and programs regarding Lightelle’s own acts as well as other performers such as Dolly...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains one scrapbook, begun August 3, 1912, by Billy Lightelle, vaudeville performer, and contains receipts for payments for performances from around the United States; employment contracts from vaudeville circuit agencies, including the B. F. Keith Vaudeville Exchange, the Poli Circuit, and from Bernard Burke: Vaudeville Manager and Producer; plot synopses; photographs; newspaper clippings and programs regarding Lightelle’s own acts as well as other performers such as Dolly...

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The collection contains original typewritten works by W. E. B. DuBois, including an essay entitled "The Future of Africa in America," a list of "Books on the African American," and a portion of Dubois’s CV. According to the donor, the writings were typed and edited by Hugh Smythe while DuBois was working at Fisk University.

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The collection contains memoranda and correspondence relating to the 1908 United States presidential election from Calhoun and Elmore Counties in Alabama. Included are endorsements for the candidacy of President Roosevelt as well as information relating to local Republican Party business.

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The collection contains two unsigned letters, one addressed to the President of the United States, providing reasons why L. J. Bryan and Attorney Reese should not be given federal appointments. The letter addressed to the president gives details as to why the writer believes that Bryan should not be reappointed as Marshal of the Middle District of Alabama.

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The collection contains one Tally Sheet and one Certificate of Results for the offices of Mayor, Councilmen, and members of the City Democratic Executive Committee.

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The collection contains twenty-one annual return reports of the Temple Lodge, number 425, of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama, at Marion, in Perry County. The reports contain lists of officers, names of members and new initiates, and names and dates of deceased members.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains twenty-one annual return reports of the Temple Lodge, number 425, of the Ancient Free and Accepted Masons of Alabama, at Marion, in Perry County. The reports contain lists of officers, names of members and new initiates, and names and dates of deceased members.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains four bound sketchbooks filled with drawings by Swatkins. The town, sea and landscapes depict scenes of Cornish villages and coastal areas. There is also a World War I era permit book, issued in England to John Alfred Swatkins. These types of permits allowed the holder to be outside during prohibited hours, to photograph or sketch in prohibited areas, and to enter prohibited or restricted areas. The collection also contains a letter from noted British author Marie...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains four bound sketchbooks filled with drawings by Swatkins. The town, sea and landscapes depict scenes of Cornish villages and coastal areas. There is also a World War I era permit book, issued in England to John Alfred Swatkins. These types of permits allowed the holder to be outside during prohibited hours, to photograph or sketch in prohibited areas, and to enter prohibited or restricted areas. The collection also contains a letter from noted British author Marie...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains four bound sketchbooks filled with drawings by Swatkins. The town, sea and landscapes depict scenes of Cornish villages and coastal areas. There is also a World War I era permit book, issued in England to John Alfred Swatkins. These types of permits allowed the holder to be outside during prohibited hours, to photograph or sketch in prohibited areas, and to enter prohibited or restricted areas. The collection also contains a letter from noted British author Marie...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains four bound sketchbooks filled with drawings by Swatkins. The town, sea and landscapes depict scenes of Cornish villages and coastal areas. There is also a World War I era permit book, issued in England to John Alfred Swatkins. These types of permits allowed the holder to be outside during prohibited hours, to photograph or sketch in prohibited areas, and to enter prohibited or restricted areas. The collection also contains a letter from noted British author Marie...

Scope and Contents From the Collection: The collection contains four bound sketchbooks filled with drawings by Swatkins. The town, sea and landscapes depict scenes of Cornish villages and coastal areas. There is also a World War I era permit book, issued in England to John Alfred Swatkins. These types of permits allowed the holder to be outside during prohibited hours, to photograph or sketch in prohibited areas, and to enter prohibited or restricted areas. The collection also contains a letter from noted British author Marie...