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1867réf. List3419Morganton North Carolina 1867. Manuscript document measuring 5 ¼ x 8 inches. Near Fine. An 1867 document confirming the receipt of $1000 for building a school for freed African Americans in Morganton North Carolina. The document reads: “$1000 Morganton N.C. Dec’r 16th 1867 Received of Major Hannibal D. Norton Sub-ass’t Com’r Bureau R.F. A.L. One Thousand dollars in full for erecting a School-building on land purchased by Freedmen in Morganton N.C. as per contract dated August 31 1867. Check No. 1135 on Raleigh Nat B’k for $1000.00 signed by Bt Lt Col J. A. Claywell / Jesse Strabo Nelson T. P. Johnson C.Q.M. D.O. S.N.C.” Brevet Lt. Col. Thomas P. Johnson appears in other North Carolinian Freedmen’s Bureau documents; the abbreviation after his name likely stands for Chief Quartermaster and Disbursing Officer State of North Carolina. The two witnesses Claywell likely James Addison and Nelson were both active in the Methodist church; Claywell was superintendent of the Morganton Methodist Sunday School and Nelson a Methodist reverend. Neither man’s obituary mentions any involvement with the Freedmen’s Bureau. The school is not identified by any name but is mentioned in a March 1868 report by Hannibal Norton the Freedmen’s Bureau agent. The building was located at Union and Water now Bouchelle Streets and hosted three schools day night and Sabbath; had one teacher an African American man named Joseph Nicholas; and was paid for by the students’ parents. The report describes difficulty in raising money to pay for more buildings teachers and books and notes that “The public sentiment is adverse to the education of Freedmen and Poor Whites.”1 Given the area’s poverty indicated by Norton’s report the fundraising by formerly enslaved people to buy land for the school must have taken remarkable effort and sacrifice—education was a critical cause for African Americans and significant progress was made during Reconstruction in spite of poverty and violent backlash. 1 “North Carolina United States records” images FamilySearch https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TC-6PJVview=explore image 104 of 567; United States National Archives and Records Administration. Image Group Number: 007675751. unknown books
1914réf. List2104Tuskegee 1914. Oblong 8vo decorative pebbled cloth over thin boards 8 x 5 inches. With fourteen pages of inscriptions from fellow classmates. Some pages detached wear and toning good condition. Good. An interesting book of dedicatory verse to a student in the Tuskegee Institute class of 1915 from his classmates all written in May of 1914. Stewart writes on the front pastedown “ Myb album is open come and see for you to waste a line or two upon me so when the summer days make us part I shall always remember you in my heart.” Stewart was from Taylorsville Illinois. The inscriptions from his classmates - mostly sentimental verse- are an interesting document in the Tuskegee coeducational model and more broadly shed light on the culture of the African-American student culture during the time. “Dear Stewart” his roommate Emmit Strode writes “This summer you and I may be far apart but I hope that you will bear in mind that I am with thee in heart each day avoe all things do the right and may your future days be bright.” Stewart is the only student from Illinois represented the others being from Alabama Mississippi Oklahoma Louisiana Texas and Georgia. One classmate writes “ Responsibilities gravitate to the person who can shoulder them and power flows to the man who knows how.”. unknown books
1959réf. List920New York: NAACP 1959. Poster on heavy card stock 13 x 10 inches. Some foxing to edges near fine condition overall. Near Fine. In 1959 to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Brown vs. Board of Education decision the NAACP coordinated a group of celebrations in churches throughout the country to celebrate Freedom Sunday. The effort led by Reverend Edward J. Odom Jr. the NAACP church Secretary involved over 100 local chapters across the country. The celebrations on May 17th were a part of a larger coordinated campaign by the NAACP to register voters raise funds and engage in desegregation projects. Coverage in the mainstream press was scant with several short articles on the celebrations appearing in a range of states including Michigan Alabama and Indiana. We find no other record of this poster promoting the event which was produced in New York and can’t confirm whether it was distributed to local chapters. Overall a visually striking poster commemorating both the landmark court decision and the role that the church would play in the Civil Rights movement in general. NAACP unknown books
réf. 12844Various locations in Cuba and Pennsylvania: contents ca 1973. 25 leaves totaling 40pp. illustrated with thirty black-and-white and sepia-toned photographs with detailed manuscript captions plus seven large clippings from school publications and six additional ephemeral items. Oblong folio. Black cloth with alligator-patterned cloth on front board with manuscript title below a drawn representation of a small pennant for Lehigh University. Covers worn frayed and chipped alligator-style cloth curling a bit along fore edge. A few items loose from adhesive and a few with small tears scattered spotting and soiling. Overall very good condition with fascinating materiality. A lovingly-compiled photograph album and memorial book created by a young woman named Magdalena Sofia Guitart in tribute to her godfather Rafael Genó a Cuban engineer who studied at Lehigh University in Pennsylvania. Juan Rafael Genó Rizo was born in Santiago de Cuba in 1883. A doctoral thesis on Cuban architecture found online deems him one of the premiere Art Deco architects of Santiago and the only one to obtain a degree abroad. Genó graduated with a degree in Civil Engineering from Lehigh in 1909 and from the University of Havana in 1913. He died in Miami Florida in 1973. This doting scrapbook was compiled and heavily captioned in Spanish which we hereafter present in translation as a "Memorial which with love and pride I dedicate to my godfather and some of his works; a pale reflection of all the good he has done in his life" by Magdalena Sofia Guitart who was born in 1936 in Santiago and arrived in Miami in 1958. She includes photos of Genó as a baby and a boy of 11 "From a very young age as you can see here my godfather was a little gentleman" as well as in uniform alongside Mexican and Costa Rican comrades at Pennsylvania's Wayne Field. She lauds his "triumphs" and "genius" in "thousands of battles." Genó likely came to the United States following the Spanish-American War during the growth of Cuban immigration resulting from increased American attention of the island country. All of the content in the album is artfully presented within decorative rules or floral borders providing an unusual flair to the presentation. The book displays not only the hand-drawn Lehigh pennant on the cover but also large artistic renditions of the campus and an internal shot of its library clipped from school publications and comparing views from 1873 1909 and 1933 the relevance of Lehigh at the later date is unclear. Additional photographs and decorative designs share the story as "our engineer" returns to Cuba and "begins to demonstrate his knowledge" in the mines of Ponupo. Soon "his hard work integrity and honesty led him to be chosen" for other feats of engineering including "la Iglesia church Los Desamparados constructed by my godfather 1932" and a train terminal in Guantánamo. Images and a photographic clipping laud his renovations of "Colegio La Salle" in 1937. There are also six photos and a clipping showing Genó's work on the altar for the Eucharistic Congress held in Santiago in 1936 during which the original statue of Our Lady of Charity of El Cobre Patroness of Cuba was granted a canonical coronation by Pope Pius XI. The album also holds a clipping naming Genó as president of the Board of Directors of Santiago's Urban Property Center an inauguration ribbon and brochure for the Municipal Food Market in 1950 with which he was also involved and photos of the celebrated engineer later in life. A captivating and carefully-assembled homage created by a Cuban immigrant to the United States honoring a loved one who was educated in Pennsylvania and then returned to his home country to serve as a noted engineer during the first half of the 20th century. contents ca unknown books
1930réf. 6084Lawrence Ks: Haskell Institute 1930. Very good. Three volumes: 112; 122; 124pp. Original pictorial bindings earliest two volumes in wrappers with yapp edges the latter in blue cloth boards. Some chipping to yapp edges overall minor wear. Previous owner's signature on latter two volumes. A couple of inscriptions in latter volume. A consecutive trio of yearbooks from Haskell Institute "a United States Government Training School for Indians" still located in Lawrence Kansas and known today as Haskell Indian Nations University. The works were printed by Haskell students evidenced by the following notice printed at the front of each volume: "The contents of this book put in type and printed by apprentice students of Haskell Institute." The present annuals document the student body faculty and staff campus life and alumni information for the years 1928 through 1930. Though the student body is anything but typical the yearbooks contain information typical of traditional high school annuals including student portraits and information arranged by school class rosters and group portraits of various clubs music groups and sports teams and military groups a calendar of school events and more. The annuals also include vital information on hundreds of previous students with lists of names and addresses of the Haskell Alumni Association. These particular annuals belonged to A.A. Van Sickle evidenced by his ownership signature on the latter two volumes. Mr. Van Sickle taught religion at Haskell and is pictured along with the other religion faculty members in the 1930 annual. One of the volumes also includes a couple of inscriptions to Van Sickle from students. OCLC reports sparse holdings at just six institutions but only one location the University of Kansas holds any of these three the 1929 edition. A rare opportunity for an instant collection of Native American assimilationist yearbooks from an important government residential boarding school. Haskell Institute unknown books
1844réf. 79857Boston MA.: Press of T. R. Marvin. Very Good. 1844. Softcover. This work is soft-bound in brown wrappers with black printing on the upper cover. The covers show soiling/toing edge-wear and chipping to the edges and chipping with loss to the spine. The string binding is solid. The contents are bright and generally clean with light toning/foxing. . Press of T. R. Marvin paperback books
1887réf. 298258New York: Hall of the Board of Education 1887. hardcover. very good. 392 pages. 12mo original brown blind-stamped brown cloth gold insignia on front cover. New York: Hall of the Board of Education. 1887. Very good. Hall of the Board of Education unknown books
1894réf. 288189New York: New York Board of Education 1894. unbound. very good. Lithograph. 17" x 14". In very good condition. Accompanied by the original postmarked envelope. An official document certifying that Bessie T. Bradshaw is licensed to teach in the Common Schools of New York City as an Assistant Teacher of the 7th grade. Signed by City Superintendent of Schools John Jasper and dated March 14th 1894. New York Board of Education unknown books
réf. 47552NY: Institute for Labor Education and Research. 4to pp. 15. With a message from Douglas A. Fraser. Illustrated with graphs. Paper wraps. Cover somewhat stained o/w VG. A look at class war and a call for labor to stand up for its own gains. Institute for Labor Education and Research unknown books
1981réf. 47539NY: Institute for Labor Education and Research 1981. 4to pp. 15. Paper wraps. Graphs and illustrations. Cover little yellowed o/w a nice copy. Institute for Labor Education and Research unknown books
1981réf. 47541NY: Institute for Labor Education and Research 1981. 4to pp. 15. Paper wraps. Graphs and illustrations. Cover little yellowed o/w a nice copy. Institute for Labor Education and Research unknown books
1940réf. 35509Washington DC: National Education Association 1940. Lynd Ward. 8vo pp. 227. Index. Illustrations at chapter heads by Lynd Ward. Paper over boards. Cover somewhat soiled and worn interior VG. National Education Association unknown books
réf. 21639Nashville TN: Methodist Church. 12mo pp. 95. Paper wraps. Owner's name on cover little worn o/w VG. A booklet of hymns folksongs etc. for group singing. Methodist Church unknown books
1969réf. 20600Ann Arbor MI: University of Michigan 1969. First printing. 4to pp. 35. Paper wraps. Speeches and panel discussion of the Conference- workshop March 26 1969. VG. University of Michigan unknown books
1939réf. 23592NY: Macmillan 1939. Seventh printing. Dorothy Lathrop. 8vo pp. 211. Illustrated by Dorothy Lathrop. Foreword by Padraic Colum. Cover little scuffed and worn o/w a very good tight copy. Poems for children. Macmillan unknown books
1968réf. 342560Washington DC: Civic Education Service 1968. 144p. paperback; photos. in very good condition. CES Regional Series. Civic Education Service unknown books
1943réf. 98964Washington: Congress of Industrial Organizations 1943. Pamphlet. 16p. illus. stapled wraps with handsome period cover design in red and dark blue on white 5.25x8 inches very good condition. CIO publication no. 93. Congress of Industrial Organizations unknown books
1956réf. 3370Chamberlain S.D. 1956. About very good. 16pp. printed in full color. Original self wrappers stapled 5.5 x 5.25 inches. Moderate staining and soiling to outer wrappers. Some dates in July and August circled in pencil. A handsomely produced calendar issued at Christmas-time in 1956 by the Catholic authorities in charge of the St. Joseph Indian School sent to the tribal members of the school's community. The calendar opens with a message from Father Peter in which he calls the calendar an "act of friendship" for the "children of the Dakota prairies" and reminding them that the faculty and staff of the school "month after month are praying for you." Each month includes a photographic portrait of a student in various school settings including two months showing the student or students in conversation with a nun or priest. The former carries the caption: "At St. Joseph's Indian School the Sisters provide the hour of enchantment in which a child discovers that no matter how difficult the past the happiness of tomorrow can begin today. The joy in the Heart of Christ for these His little ones is best demonstrated through their constant sacrifices. Truly a sobering relic of Native American assimilation. Accompanied by a 1954 prayer card issued by the school containing the text of the Marian Year Prayer; on the last page of this prayer the school describes itself as "Home for more than 200 Poor Indian Boys and Girls. unknown books
1958réf. 4461Montgomery Al 1958. Very good. 92pp. Profusely illustrated from photographs. Quarto. Original textured wrappers printed in blue and gilt stapled. Moderate soiling and minor edge wear. Some foxing to initial and terminal leaves but mostly clean internally. An unrecorded souvenir program from the seventy-fifth annual convention of the Alabama State Teachers Association. The text includes extensive program notes biographical sketches of guest speakers lists of local association officers reprinted letters of support from various officials well wishes and congratulatory greetings from practically every Black school and college around Alabama lyrics to selected songs including James Weldon Johnson's "Life Every Voice and Sing" a handful of advertisements and more. The program is profusely illustrated with portraits of the association's officers guest contributors teachers of the year and recently retired members photographs from schools around the state line drawings. The cover title reads "Official Souvenir-Convention Program of the Alabama State Teachers Association in its Seventy-Fifth Annual Session." Just a single copy in OCLC at the University of Alabama. unknown books
1936réf. 3774Birmingham Al: December 15 1936. Good. 4pp. on a single folded sheet. Toning and creasing to paper bit of staining to front cover small holes through center affecting a few letters of text tear to upper margin chip along lower margin affecting a few letters of text. A scarce newspaper published at Industrial High School the first African American high school in Birmingham Alabama. The school is today known as A.H. Parker High School named for Arthur Harold Parker the school's first principal who together with William Pettiford a close friend of Booker T. Washington "led the effort to establish Industrial High School.the school taught domestic skills and crafts rejecting the traditional scholastic curriculum taught in most high schools. The school held its first graduation in 1904." Peebles "The Alabama Knights of Pythias" 22. The newspaper reports on a student visit to a nearby HBCU Miles Memorial College and a speech given to students by an N.A.A.C.P. Field Worker while also printing poetry by students school sports news book reviews articles on school clubs including the Science Museum Club and Junior Red Cross etc. December 15 unknown books
1969réf. 2884Warrenton Va 1969. Very good. 54pp. Original light blue front wrapper stapled rear wrapper lacking. Minor wear and dust-soiling. A rare conference report sponsored by the Scholarship Education & Defense Fund for Racial Equality in New York. The conference took place over three days in early 1969 in Warrenton Virginia. The specific goal of the conference was to help Black school officials become more accountable to their constituents by bringing them up-to-date on urban problems the dynamics of collaboration and techniques related to educational policy-making. The report lists general background information on the conference the participants highlights of the proceedings and more followed by recommendations an evaluation and follow-up resulting from the conference. The report is occasionally illustrated with photographs from the conference featuring SEDFRE staff members and conference attendees in conversation. The conference issued eighteen recommendations in this report among them infrastructure for Black school board officials to communicate with each other the publication of books on supportive services for attendees and their communities and a national public school holiday celebrating the birthday of Martin Luther King Jr. We could locate no copies of this report in OCLC but the University of South Carolina has their copy digitized. unknown books
1946réf. 007281Boston: Bruce Humphries 1946 Stiff card cover printed in color. A collection of easy-to-read stories with fantasy elements such as dwarves fairies etc. with questions following each story as exercises in reading retention and comprehension. Illustrated in color throughout. No copies on OCLC. Near Fine. Illus. by Frances MacBrayne. 8vo. Bruce Humphries unknown books
1975réf. 218550San Francisco: Zephyros Education Exchange 1975. Pamphlet. 31p. stapled wraps paper evenly toned else very good condition 8.5x11 inches. Offers alternative educational materials for children including "A child's garden of sex Zephyros Education Exchange unknown books
1967réf. 3156Washington D.C.: Plans for Progress 1967. Very good. 41033pp. Quarto. Midcentury blue buckram white spine titles. Minor wear. Ex-University of Iowa with deaccession stamp. An informative directory of 103 American HBCUs produced by the U.S government's Plans for Progress office. The schools are located in seventeen states and the District of Columbia. The directory lists the schools alphabetically and for each includes detailed information on the administration enrollment numbers total and then divided by gender degrees offered recent statistics on degrees granted a sometimes detailed description of the school and its affiliations. Plans for Progress unknown books
1946réf. 12660Chilocco Ok: Printing Department Chilocco Agricultural School 1946. Original printed wrappers. Minimal wear. Near fine. A seemingly-unrecorded program for a patriotic "Pageant" performed by the students at the Chilocco Agricultural School in Oklahoma put on "in memory and recognition of the splendid record made by all of our men as well as women who entered the various branches of the armed forces during World War II." The program was intended to honor specifically "the 180th Infantry 45th Division which was an old Oklahoma National Guard Unit composed solely of Chilocco present and past students." The pageant consisted of five themed episodes with narration by a junior year student songs a pipe smoking ceremony "Indian Dances" other types of dances scenes depicting the flag raising on Iwo Jima and other events and so forth. The performance concluded with "The Star Spangled Banner." We could locate no other copies of this interesting program from Chilocco celebrating victory in World War II just the year after the war ended. Printing Department, Chilocco Agricultural School unknown books
