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2213Robinson was a baseball fan cofounder of the New York Black Yankees ball team which played in the Negro National League between 1936 and 1948. Co-founded by Robinson as the Harlem Black Bombers the team adopted the name Black Yankees in 1936. It wasn't until 1948 that Major League Baseball was officially desegregated. <br/><br/>The photograph Robinson mentions in this letter measures 3 1/4 x 4 1/2 inches and shows the famed dancer possibly dancing up the steps from the dugout. The dugout may be that of the Black Yankees. He thanks his correspondent for the photo. "I shall keep it for my private album - Well it looks as if we will have the World's Series right here again. Do hope I can be near enough to see one or two games." He signs "'Copesetically' Bill Robinson." With printed personalized transmittal envelope. The third game of the 1942 National Negro Leagues World Series was played in Yankee Stadium between the Kansas City Monarchs and the Homestead Grays. unknown books
1968WALTER-FILM004175No binding. Very Good. Fine Art Print Richard Wright playwright Vintage original 22 x 14" 56 x 36 cm. theatre window card poster with a few light diagonal scratches minor rubbing and wear at extreme edges VERY GOOD. New York: Negro Ensemble Company June 4-July 7 1968. <br /><br />Richard Wright adapted a play by French author Louis Sapin. This posthumous production occurred in the first season of the Negro Ensemble Company and appears to have been its first in New York City eight years after Wright's death. Moses Gunn made a strong impression in the lead role of "Daddy" an aging old drunk who may or may not be God. Negro Ensemble Co. books
1944WRCAM55481Detroit 1944. Illustrated broadside printed on thick cardstock 21 3/4 x 13 3/4 inches. Soiling chipping closed edge tears and creasing. Good condition. An extraordinary survival - a large-format illustrated fundraising poster for the Detroit chapter of the United Negro College Fund UNCF in the first year of the organization's existence. Though the poster is undated it likely emanates from 1944 the founding and initial fundraising year for UNCF when its national fundraising goal was $1.5 million and the number of schools involved with the group was twenty-seven. The fundraising "quota" for the Detroit area was $75000 as stated here. The poster is printed in brown and green urging potential donors to "help maintain 27 Negro Colleges." Three photographs are printed in brown in the middle of the poster showing a young African- American man in a laboratory "Training for Scientific Production in War and Peace" a young man on a tractor "Education in Action - Training for Food Production" and an image of several men standing on the steps of a government building captioned "Lord Halifax Observes Training for Leadership." Both national committee members including John D. Rockefeller Jr. and the local "Detroit Committee" are listed at the bottom just above a notice that "Workers are Needed" and listings of the address and phone number for the Detroit office. <br> <br> The United Negro College Fund was founded in 1944 to address inequities in higher education funding and opportunities for African-American youth by appealing to the "national conscience." The organization focused on private historically-black colleges and universities and initially sought funding solely from the African- American community. Over the last seventy- five years the organization has grown to assist almost forty schools of higher education and advocate for K-12 education and has raised more than $5 billion to help over half a million students earn college degrees. <br> <br> No copies of this fundraising poster are listed in OCLC nor in any source we can locate. It is a rare surviving artifact from the founding year of one of the most important organizations devoted to African- American higher education. Marybeth Gasman ENVISIONING BLACK COLLEGES: A HISTORY OF THE UNITED NEGRO COLLEGE FUND Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press 2007. unknown books
19761325591New York: Del Rey/Ballantine Books 1976. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo 183 pages; VG/VG; spine blue with white lettering navy blue pictorial front cover with white lettering; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering very mild shelfwear to DJ; "BOOK CLUB EDITION" stated to bottom of front flap; The first edition was issued as a book club edition; shelved Case 8. A Novelization of the 1977 film released six months prior to the movie's release.;. 1325591. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Del Rey/Ballantine Books hardcover books
187752662Kinsale Ireland: printed at the 50th Regimental Press 1877. Bifolium program 8.5 x 13 cm pp. 4 the last blank; minor foxing previous fold formerly from an album the remains of a card and an engraved illustration on the final blank. Also a manuscript caption: "Programme Garrison Nigger Troupe Camden Fort Feb. 9 1877." With manuscript notes and corrections in a contemporary hand. The Negro Troupe was led by Lieutenant Yaldwyn. Provenance: Major-General Sir Francis Walter de Winton 1835-1901. <br/><br/> printed at the 50th Regimental Press unknown books
184834983Hinds County MS 1848. Folio 8" x 13" blue unlined paper completely in ink manuscript. Very Good. <br/><br/> In addition to the slaves the inventory lists many household items The verso is a sworn statement from C.R. Clifton that he posted notices of the Sale. Attested to and signed by J.T. Aldham as Justice of the Peace. Docketed: "Exhibit B - Administrators Sale/ Filed February 13th 1849 W.H. Hampton Clk."<br/> Col. William Campbell Demoss 1790-1845 born in Virginia owned plantations simultaneously in Madison County Louisiana and Hinds County Mississippi. He was appointed Associate Justice of the Hinds County Court in 1830 elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives in 1833 and was county sheriff. He was a partner in the mercantile firm of A. Coleman & Co. D.M. Dancy was a physician in Raymond Hinds County Mississippi. The Clerk of the Probate Court William H. Hampton was 2nd Lieutenant with the "Raymond Fencibles" Company G of the First Regiment Mississippi Rifles at the Battles of Monterey and Buena Vista during the Mexican American War. Caswell R. Clifton became Judge of the Circuit Court and Clerk of the High Court of Appeals. unknown books
186035027Hinds County Miss. 1860. Folio three sheets attached end to end 7 1/4" x 31". First two sheets white and unlined third sheet blue and lined. Completely in ink manuscript. The top section is an "Account of Sale of the Balance of Estate of Wm. B. Mower." the second is "Copy of Notice of Executors Sale" with certification at bottom by Justice of the Peace J.W. Welborn that the notice was posted by Robert P. Paris in two public places. The third attests to the posting of the notice. Other names mentioned within this document are G.H. Jones R.P. & C. Parish Clerk. Signed at end by S.J. Thigpen as Clerk of the Probate Court. <br/><br/> William B. Mower 1810-1860 was born in New York. He worked as a saddler in Hinds County and owned at least eight slaves by 1850 as noted in the U.S. Federal Census Slave Schedule. Justice of the Peace Johnson W. Welborne 1824-1872 was a merchant and planter in Clinton Hinds County. At one time he owned about 2000 acres of land and 90 slaves. He was a Trustee of the Central Female Institute of Clinton as of 1871 and the Mississippi College in Clinton. During the Civil War he was Captain of the Mississippi College Rifles Company E 18th Regiment Mississippi Volunteers C.S.A. He received a wound to his neck on October 21 1861 during the Battle of Ball's Bluff.<br/> Clerk S.J. Thigpen was likely Samuel James Thigpen 1833-1884. A Samuel Thigpen was elected as judge of the probate court of Rowland Hinds County Mississippi during the 1859 elections. Olsen: POLITICAL CULTURE AND SECESSION IN MISSISSIPPI. 2002 page 107 accessed at Google books on 6/11/2018. unknown books
140939269Detroit: Negro Retail Store Employees Association / The Inner City Organizing Committee. Broadside. Very Good. ca. 1940-1960. Single sheet measuring 9-7/8" x 10 printed on recto only. Top edge rough cut perhaps as issued or with blank margin partially missing. Moderately toned and with a faint vertical crease down the center. Beginning in the 1930s the Don't Buy Where You Can't Work campaign sprung up in northern American cities with black community members protesting against discriminatory hiring practices of targeted white-owned businesses. Such businesses would typically be picketed in order to increase job opportunities and harness the economic power of the community to affect change. This broadside appears to be boycotting three Sears locations in the Detroit area which had "75% negro patronage and less than 10% negro employees in lower paying jobs." Locally this movement was supported by the Detroit Housewives' League activist African American housewives who tirelessly worked to promote black-owned businesses and in turn increase employment opportunities for black workers. Negro Retail Store Employees Association / The Inner City Organizing Committee unknown books
17180Club teaches African-American girls about Home Economics Gardening Social and Civic Responsibility. C. 1920s. Negro Girls' Club Record Book. Published by Georgia State College of Agriculture in Athens Georgia. 20 pages. 9 x 5.75 in. Original printed wrappers. "Use this book to keep a record of al the club work done during the entire year." Printed as workbook with pages to take notes on numerous domestic projects including planning a garden canning produce cooking sewing and balancing a budget. Includes a rubric where a member's annual work will be evaluated. "Each club member is expected to make an exhibit at some fair or public meeting." Most of the pages are not filled in. 5 pages have child-like scribbles and doodles in pencil. Originally belonged to Sarah G. Daniel a girl in 6th Grade. Thumb-soiling to wrappers. In good condition. unknown books
1890WRCLIT69506London New York Melbourne & Toronto: International Headquarters of the Salvation Army 1890. 2851xxxi7pp. Large octavo. Black cloth stamped in gilt. Elaborate color folding plate. Some rubbing to extremities December 1890 gift inscription on half-title; a few stray marks to cloth; a good sound copy. First edition later printing with the McCorquodale & Co. printer's imprint on the verso of the half-title and at the end and with the last line of the dedication in the proper font size. Booth founded the Salvation Army in 1878 and published this work the same year that Stanley published IN DARKEST AFRICA. "In this book he analysed the causes of the pauperism and vice of the period and proposed a remedy by ten expedients. These included land settlement emigration rescue work among prostitutes and at the prison-gate the poor man's bank and the poor man's lawyer. Money was liberally subscribed and a large part of the scheme was carried through"- PMM. PRINTING AND THE MIND OF MAN 373. International Headquarters of the Salvation Army hardcover books
19281336225New York: Charles Scribner's Sons 1928. First Edition First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo 318 pages; VG-/G-; spine beige with black titling; dust jacket protected with a mylar covering price cut chipping to extremities head of spine missing rubbing and staining to covers; binding weakening with some parts of gutter loosening; name in ink to front pastedown; scarce with jacket; shelved case 5. The book was mainly aimed at readers in the U.S. It was a paid work of propaganda and remained unpublished in Italy until 1971 wikipedia;. 1336225. Shelved Dupont Bookstore. Charles Scribner's Sons hardcover books
194068113Springfield: Negro Youth Improvement League 1940. Paperback. Very Good. 11p. Wrapper. 16cm. This uncommon pamphlet attacked the Dunbar Community League claiming that it was elitist refused to hire local African Americans and disproportionately emphasized on Camp Atwater although only 10-15% of its campers were from the local area. <br/><br/> Negro Youth Improvement League paperback books
1897751961897. Leaflet. Very Good. Single sheet folded to make a small 8-page booklet. 16cm. Written by C. C. Smith Corresponding Secretary of the Board. The Board supported the Southern Christian Institute near Edwards Mississippi the Louisville Christian Bible School and the School at Mt. Willing Alabama as well as three African American evangelists in Missouri Florida and Mississippi. <br/><br/> unknown books
1962194074San Francisco-: the Commission 1962. 20p. mimeographed sheets paperclipped together at upper left corner sheets are in various colors and vary between 8.5x11 and 8.5x14 inches. Very good. "After long discussion in this area it is our considered opinion that bold new program tactics and theoretical considerations must be developed on the Negro question in the coming period if the Communist Party is to contribute materially to the struggle for Negro liberation from this point on." Critical discussion within the Party on efforts needed to better work within the Civil Rights movement and get closer to working class African Americans. Includes discussion of the Black Muslim movement noting with dismay that no Communists attended a public meeting with Elijah Muhammad that even the American Nazi Party saw fit to attend. the Commission unknown books
192466372Nashville 1924. Paperback. Good. photos 246p. Wrapper. 23cm. Moderate cover soil and wear. <br/><br/> paperback books
1976175552Ottawa Canada: The National Gallery of Canada 1976. First edition. Softcover. 261 pages. Text by James Borcoman in English and French. Includes over 200 black and white images. A near fine copy in wrappers with some very minor wear. A very nice copy of what remains one of the better catalogs on this important early French photographer. The National Gallery of Canada unknown books
1972140003Vienna: Werner Herzog Filmproduktion 1972. Vintage German A1 poster for the 1972 film. <br/><br/>Herzog's film is notorious for both its style and its eventful production in which Kinski fired a gun accidentally injuring a crew member and Herzog ostensibly stole a group of monkeys due to ship to the US to use in the famous monkey scene. Despite the chaotic and often contentious production period the film immediately achieved cult status upon its release. Visually striking with minimal narrative and dialogue it follows deranged Spanish soldier Lope se Aguirre's search for the legendary gold city El Dorado. <br/><br/>Shot on location in Peru. <br/><br/>23 x 33 inches folded. Small holograph notation to the verso else Near Fine. A vivid bright poster. <br/><br/>Newman Kim Nightmare Movies: Horror On Screen Since the 1960s US. <br/><br/>BFI. Ebert I. Rosenbaum 1000. Werner Herzog Filmproduktion unknown books
195282341n.p. 1952. Paperback. Good. photos 44p. Original wrapper. 25cm. Former owner's name crossed out. Moderate cover soiling and wear. <br/><br/> paperback books
1976278493Naples: Editrice Napoletana 1976. paperback. very good. Preface by mario Rotili. 51 plates some in color. 220pp. 4to printed wrappers glossy pictorial dust wrapper. Napoli: Societa' Editrice Napoletana 1976. Inernally fine a very good copy.<br/><br/> Editrice Napoletana unknown books
192782185Washington: ASNLH 1927. Paperback. Very Good. 16p. Pamphlet. No Separate wrapper. 23cm. Outer leaf has some light chipping and is pulled at staples. Their Home Study Dept. was established in 1927 which is when we think this pamphlet was written since the textbook for the study of "The Negro in History was to be the 4th ed. of Woodson's "The Negro in Our History" See p. 13. The 5th edition was published in 1928. <br/><br/> ASNLH paperback books
1956178548Rome: Gherardo Casini 1956. First. hardcover. fine/good. Profusely illustrated with b/w photographs shot between 1845 and 1900 and arranged in chronological order. 253pp with limited text in Italian. Slim folio green cloth edgeworn d.w. board slipcase. Roma: Gherardo Casini 1956. First edition. A fine copy in a good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Gherardo Casini unknown books
1965299342Venice: Neri Pozza 1965. hardcover. near fine/good. Hundreds of black & white photographic illustrations. Tall thick 4to red cloth chipped d.w. Venice: Neri Pozza 1965. A fine copy in a good dust wrapper.<br/><br/> Neri Pozza unknown books
196181979n.p. 1961. Very Good. 4p. on two legal sized sheet with two shorter sheets for certification and Proof of publication. Blue-backed. Fastened at top. 36cm. Later folds when filed. Some wear. Intended to be an organization of African American Tavern and hotel owners. Frank Ellis was listed as President and Vivian Mason Lane as Secretary. <br/><br/> unknown books
194682469Anderson 1946. Paperback. Good. 6p. Stapled softcover item. 28cm. Mimeo. Vertical crease. Printed on one side. Address and a few figures in pencil on blank last page. Membership listed as including 346 African Americans and 126 whites. <br/><br/> paperback books
1963131003Philadelphia: the Association 1963. 6x9 inch flyer advertising the appearance of Gladys Dickson wife of Ghana's ex-Minister of Defense and other dignitaries. the Association unknown books
