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1842
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyamba V to Captain William Turner in Liverpool, England. The relationship between Eyamba and Captain Turner developed as a result of the British banned slave trade. The letter or note only indicates…
1842-1845
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyo Honesty II to Captain William Turner in Liverpool, England. The relationship between Eyo and Captain Turner developed as a result of the British banned slave trade. An excerpt from this letter…
1843
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyo Honesty II to Captain William Turner in Liverpool, England. The relationship between Eyo and Captain Turner developed as a result of the British banned slave trade. In this short letter Eyo…
1845
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThis letter was written in Old Calabar, Nigeria by King Eyo Honesty II to Captain William Turner in Liverpool, England. The relationship between Eyo and Captain Turner developed as a result of the British banned slave trade. The letter is dated 23 February…
1980 May 21
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter (typed) to Constance Stuart Larrabee from Ms. Smit, Editor-in-Chief of D.R. Church Publishers, responding to Larrabee's concerns about the reproduction of her Nagmaal photographs in a book about Afrikaans' traditions (with text by…
1980 June 6
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letter (typed) to Ms. Smit, Editor-in-Chief of D.R. Church Publishers, from Constance Stuart Larrabee. Larrabee expresses concern about the possible fragmentation of her Nagmaal photographic collection and hope that she and D.R. Church…
1970s
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA handwritten letter by James Brown on wide-ruled notebook paper, pulled from a pad of paper (from the top). Blue ink and double-spaced writing. Reads [To/Whom it May concern I'm, A/very sick Man and My wife/Deidre is my Only hope so please/Let her in my…
September 7, 1857
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA letter written by Mrs. Marion Potter addressed to "Messrs. De Rosset & Brown" dated September 7, 1857. The letter is written in brown ink on one side of a single sheet of off-white paper with a black border. The text of the letter discusses Mrs. Potter…
Nov. 26, 1923
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letters from Capt. Larkland F. Hewitt: Various Bill Payments” (Text).
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letters from Lucille Black to Moore on NAACP Membership Campaign, 1946” (Text).
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letters to/from congressmen, 1945-1947” (Text).
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letters to/from E.K. McIllrath, lawyer, 1946” (Text).
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letters to/from Gloster B. Current- Deputy Director of NAACP, 1945-1947” (Text).
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letters to/from Hilton Turner- Secretary of NAACP, 1946” (Text).
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letters to/from J. Tom Watson, Attorney General of Florida, 1946” (Text).
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “Letters to/from Marian Wynn Perry Assistant to Special Council, 1946-1947” (Text).
1926–2000
Levi Jackson (August 22, 1926 – December 7, 2000) was an American college football player and business executive. He was the first African-American football captain at Yale, and the first African-American executive at Ford Motor Company.
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Keith Valentine Graham (born 24 June 1958), better known as Levi Roots, is a Jamaican-British businessman, celebrity chef, musician, television personality, author, and radio presenter. He came to prominence on the fourth series of the British TV show…
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Lew Johnson (c. 1840–1910) was an African-American owner and business manager of blackface minstrel troupes composed of African-American performers. His career began in the mid-1860s and spanned 25 years. Johnson is the only black minstrel-troupe owner to…
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Lewis Hayden (December 2, 1811 – April 7, 1889) escaped slavery in Kentucky with his family and reached Canada. He established a school for African Americans before moving to Boston, Massachusetts. There he became an abolitionist, lecturer, businessman,…
1906–1962
Lewis Ossie Swingler (August 28, 1906 – September 25, 1962) was a pioneering African-American journalist, editor, and newspaper publisher from Crittenden County, Arkansas. He was editor of the Memphis World and editor in chief and copublisher of the…
1967–
Alexis Marie Nucklos-Allen (born October 2, 1967), known professionally as Lexi Allen, is an American gospel singer, producer, actress, comedian, television personality, and screenwriter.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCOLONIES FRANÇAISE; HAUTE GUINÉE; Liane à caouchouc; Pesée du caoutchouc chez un traitant; SFE [logo]; CARTE POSTALE; Ce côté est esclusivement réserve à l'adresse . Published by SFE [Société française d'électrographie].
1968
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA black-and-white image of the interior of the Liberty House Marketing Warehouse. The image is in portrait orientation and depicts a young man conducting inventory. He wears a dark collared shirt and pants, a white apron, and holds two dolls in his hands…
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