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Collection Title:
Creator:
unknown
Inclusive Dates:
1967-1967
Abstract:
Promotional material for Sir Lady Java's performances.
Type of Material:
Photographs.
Flyers.
Ephemera.
Subject:
African American transgender people.
Entertainers -- California -- Los Angeles.
Drag queens.
Transgender women.
Subject Strengths:
Activism and social reform.
African Americans.
Dance and theatre.
Popular culture.
Radicalism.
2.
Creator:
Bishop, David Wolfe.
Inclusive Dates:
1869-1881
Abstract:
Travel diaries of D.W. Bishop, recording trips to England, Scotland, Europe and others.
Type of Material:
Diaries.
Ships' passenger lists.
Playbills.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Ephemera.
Subject:
Travelers -- Asia -- Diaries
Travelers -- Europe -- Diaries.
Travelers -- England -- Diaries.
Travelers -- Scotland -- Diaries.
Ocean liners.
Subject Strengths:
 
3.
Creator:
Brooks, George Sprague, b. 1895.
Inclusive Dates:
1918-1920
Abstract:
Memorabilia from Brooks' months as an American soldier and student at the University of Poitiers. Brooks was one of 249 American soldiers -- both officers and enlisted men -- who briefly attended the University of Poitiers (halfway between Paris and Bordeaux) as full-time students in 1919 after having fought on the Western Front. All but one item date from 1918-1920.
Type of Material:
Letter books.
Playbills.
Ephemera.
Diplomas.
Menus.
Subject:
World War, 1914-1918 -- Campaigns -- Western Front.
World War, 1914-1918 -- Correspondence.
Soldiers -- United States -- Correspondence.
Soldiers -- Education, Non-military -- France.
Universities and colleges -- France -- Poitiers.
Subject Strengths:
Literature -- American Fiction
Military history
4.
Collection Title:
Creator:
unknown
Inclusive Dates:
1965-1970
Abstract:
Materials include newsletters, newsclippings, brochures and other types of ephemeral materials on the subjects of nuclear disarmament, right wing Christianity, and the Vietnam War.
Type of Material:
Brochures.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Ephemera.
Fliers (printed matter)
Leaflets.
Newsletters.
Subject:
Christian literature.
Printed ephemera -- United States -- Specimens.
Protest movements -- 1960-1980.
Nuclear disarmament.
Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements.
Subject Strengths:
Activism and social reform
Publishing, printing and book arts
5.
Creator:
unknown
Inclusive Dates:
1795-1952
Abstract:
Letters, programs, photographs, posters, and other ephemera about and from towns and villages in Central New York. Includes clippings and printed material about Hill Top House (Pompey, N.Y.).
Type of Material:
Court decisions.
Correspondence.
Ephemera.
Indentures.
Newspapers.
Photographs.
Programs (documents)
Subject:
Middle class -- New York (State) -- Social life and customs.
Subject Strengths:
New York State
6.
Collection Title:
Creator:
Flanagan, James H., Jr.
Inclusive Dates:
1874-1935
Abstract:
James Flanagan was a New York politician and businessman; he was active in the local Democratic Party, served as Supervisor for the town of Vienna and as Treasurer for Oneida County, and was Assistant Superintendent of Public Works for the Middle Division of the New York State Canals. The collection contains photographs (mostly personal in nature), correspondence, maps, and financial and legal documents relating primarily to his work with the town of Vienna and with the Canal system.
Type of Material:
Maps (documents)
Books.
Correspondence.
Photographs.
Reports.
Ephemera.
Subject:
Business enterprises -- New York (State)
Democratic Party (N.Y.)
New York State Canal System (N.Y.)
Subject Strengths:
New York State
Politics, government and public administration
7.
Creator:
Becker, Ronald G.
Inclusive Dates:
1836-1960
Abstract:
More than one thousand photographs of 19th century sideshows and circuses, most by photographer Charles Eisenmann or his successor Frank Wendt, the remainder by unknown photographers. Most of the photographs depict the physical abnormalities of humans and animals featured at these shows. Subjects include P.T. Barnum, the P.T. Barnum Firm (Barnum and Bailey Circus), and Tom Thumb. Also included are Becker's research notes, an 1865-1868 run of The New York Clipper (forerunner of Billboard Magazine), and various print (broadsides and posters) and non-print circus memorabilia.
Type of Material:
Advertising fliers.
Albumen prints.
Broadsides (notices)
Cabinet photographs.
Cartes-de-visite.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Ephemera.
Gelatin silver prints.
Notes (documents)
Pamphlets.
Photographs.
Posters.
Salted paper prints.
Subject:
Abnormalities, Human -- Photographs.
Advertising, Circus.
Amusement parks -- Photographs.
Animals -- Abnormalities -- Photographs.
Broadsides -- 19th century.
Cabinet photographs.
Carte de visite photographs.
Circus -- Collectibles.
Circus animals -- Photographs.
Circus performers -- United States -- Photographs.
Deformities, Artificial -- Photographs.
Dwarfs -- Portraits.
Freak shows -- Photographs.
Giants -- Portraits.
Photography of the grotesque -- United States.
Portrait photography.
Posters -- 19th century.
Printed ephemera.
Conjoined twins -- Portraits.
Subject Strengths:
Photography
8.
Creator:
Wight, Clifford.
Inclusive Dates:
1929-1941
Abstract:
Papers of the Mexican muralist. An epigrapher and sculptor, Wight acted as secretary, translator, and technical assistant to Diego Rivera during the latter's sojourn in the United States. Collection includes a variety of materials relating to Rivera's mural work in Detroit, San Francisco, and New York, including technical documents, correspondence, miscellaneous holograph and typescript manuscripts, photographs, and printed material.
Type of Material:
Agendas (administrative records)
Announcements.
Articles.
Clippings (information artifacts)
Correspondence.
Drawings (visual works)
Ephemera.
Manuscripts for publication.
Pamphlets.
Photographs.
Programs (documents)
Specifications.
Subject:
Mexican American art.
Mural painting and decoration -- California.
Mural painting and decoration -- Michigan -- Detroit.
Mural painting and decoration --New York (State) -- New York.
Mural painting and decoration -- United States -- 20th century.
Painters, Mexico.
Public art.
Subject Strengths:
Art -- Painters
9.
Collection Title:
Creator:
Kamin, Martin.
Inclusive Dates:
1789-1973
Abstract:
Papers of the Polish-American publisher and bookseller, primarily in the areas of dance and drama. Collection includes autographs, correspondence, photographs, printed material, and miscellaneous papers.
Type of Material:
Address books.
Announcements.
Articles.
Signatures (names)
Bibliographies.
Biographies.
Broadsides (notices)
Clippings (information artifacts)
Diaries.
Ephemera.
Greeting cards.
Manuscripts for publication.
Memorabilia.
Pamphlets.
Photographs.
Programs (documents)
Scrapbooks.
Scripts (documents)
Sheet music
Subject:
Ballerinas -- Photographs.
Ballet -- History -- Sources.
Ballet companies.
Ballet companies -- Photographs.
Ballet dancers.
Ballet dancers -- Photographs.
Ballet dancing.
Ballet dancing -- Photographs.
Booksellers and bookselling -- United States.
Dance.
Dance -- Study and teaching.
Dancers.
Dancers -- Photographs.
Polish Americans.
Publishers and publishing.
Subject Strengths:
Dance and theatre
Publishing, printing and book arts