Four-page letter and envelope dated August 21, 1881, from Daniel McFarland [possibly in South Bend, Indiana] to Lysander Spooner in Boston, Massachusetts, expressing affection and describing his circumstances.
Antislavery movements--United States; American Abolition Society; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Eight-page letter and envelope from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to Gerrit Smith dated September 10, 1857, in which he encourages Smith to put forward a motion at the American Abolition Society annual meeting in Syracuse to purchase...
Currency question--United States; Free banking--United States
Manuscript copy of a four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to John A. Thomson dated March 5, 1871, discussing the topic of monetary systems and asking if Thomson had received works that Spooner had sent the previous year.
Charles Sumner (1811-1874) was a United States senator from Massachusetts and a campaigner against slavery. This is a draft, ca. 1855, of a version of the speech delivered in New York on May 9, 1855, and published that year under the title "The...
Catalogue of an exhibition of American paintings organized by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. The Overseas Exhibition was shown in Venice, London, Paris and Sheffield, returning to the Whitney Studio in November 1921. Introduction by Gertrude...
Catalogue of an exhibition of American paintings organized by Gertrude Vanderbilt Whitney. The Overseas Exhibition was shown in Venice, London, Paris and Sheffield, returning to the Whitney Studio in November 1921. Introduction by Gertrude...
Markham writes about the negative aspects of churches and how they do not fulfill the ideas of Jesus Christ. He writes about how actions of people on earth affect their experiences in the after-life.
This colorized photograph of the Empire State Building with the New York skyline below is surrounded with facts about the building. The back of the postcard has the following description, "Empire State Building, New York City. One of the tallest...
Sinclair requests a list of influential works on the working-class movement to use for a new publication series being put together by the American Fund for Public Service. Sinclair also requests written opinions if possible.
Men; Stores, Retail; Fishing; Dogs; Clothing and dress; Boys' clothing; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of man by river with fishing rod being attacked by dog. Dog is biting man's pants. A sign on the tree states no trespassing allowed and a policeman is in the background running towards the scene. A fish is on the fishing rod line....
Sinclair writes about his upcoming book "Jimmie Higgins" and details about it being published, along with prices and other information. He includes reviews of "Jimmie Higgins" and "The Profits of Religion".
