Organizations; Prospect Avenue Merchants Assn.; Urban League
The Prospect Avenue Merchants Assn. (PAMA) endorses the work of the Urban League, an interracial agency working to improve inter-group relations in the community. Here the PAMA president accepts a merchant's membership in the Urban League of...
Bynner writes to Markham about sending a package as well as a few copies of Markham's writings. Bynner also writes about the possibility of creating a book of "The Poetry of Jesus", and encloses a check for Markham.
Moyer writes a letter praising Ward for his role as General Secretary in the Christian Socialist Fellowship and expressing regret that Ward must give up his role. Moyer writes of his belief that Carr would be the best candidate to take over the...
Postal data: posted; postmarked [wavy postmark with circle] (LOCKPORT, N.Y., DEC. 27, 1918, 530-PM; stamp; Postcard type: divided back (THIS SPACE MAY BE USED FOR MESSAGE.; THIS SPACE FOR THE ADDRESS); Logo (POST CARD); Written message: (195...
Architectural drawing of Prospect Hospital by
Theodore L. Soontup, architect. This private hospital was located at 930 Kelly St. The founder of the hospital had a holistic aproach to healing. He brought in musicians to play soothing music for the...
Postal data: posted; postmarked, Syracuse, N.Y, 1923, stamp [one cent, George Washington], Postcard type: divided back; Printing information: card number [42094] [indicated on back only]; Written message: [Dear Mrs. Tubbs, I leave to...
Cross Bronx Expwy., under construction at 176th St. & Southern Blvd., looking west toward the temporary Prospect Ave. bridge. Note heavy equipment in use and tenant clothes lines strung from apartment windows in the buildings along the construction...
Cross Bronx Expwy., under construction at 176th St. & Southern Blvd., looking west toward the Prospect Ave. temporary bridge. Note the flag flying over P.S. 44 school building at the far left.
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Abolitionists--New York (State); Antislavery movements--United States
One-page letter dated December 28, 1850, from Stephen P. Andrews in New York City, to Lysander Spooner of Boston [Massachusetts], reporting on the distribution of books sent by Spooner to Freeman Hunt, [William Cullen] Bryant, [Horace] Greeley, and...
Abolitionists--Massachusetts--Boston; Antislavery movements--United States
Draft of two-page letter dated September 19, 1845, from L. S. [Lysander Spooner] of Boston [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn notifying him of the sale of the Boston Chronicle to Hiram Cummings, and encouraging him to "start a paper" in Boston...
Two-page letter dated May 1, 1846, from L. [Lysander] Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to [George] Bradburn discussing the separation of Elizabeth Sargeant from her husband and mentions acquiring a publisher for the first part of his book.
Slaves--United States; Slavery--United States; Fugitive slaves--United States
Assorted advertisements for sale of slaves, rewards for return of runaway slaves, the slave trade, and slavery in general, most unattributable to particular newspapers. Includes three engravings (two duplicated) of slave forts in Africa with...
Two-page letter from A. J. Rux in McKinley, Alabama, to E. H. Stokes [of Richmond Virginia], reporting on the poor slave trade market and writing that "it is the darkest looking prospect to do anything that I ever saw."
