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Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to Amy Kirby Post. Nell writes to Post about new arguments regarding the future position of black men and…
Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to Amy Kirby Post. Nell writes to Post and asks her about recent events in Rochester.
Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to Amy Kirby Post. Nell writes to Post about a recent trip he took in New York State.
Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to Amy Kirby Post. Nell writes to Post about a recent Spiritualist meeting.
Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to Amy Kirby Post. Nell writes to Post about recent events in Boston.
Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to Amy Kirby Post. Nell writes to Post about recent events and their mutual friends.
Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to Jacob Kirby Post. Nell writes to Post about their mutual friends.
Handwritten letter from unknown writer to Terry ?, December 20, 1847.
Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to unknown recipient.
Handwritten letter from William Cooper Nell to William H Topp.
Blue-green sand grain cloth binding stamped in gold
Emma Biddlecom Sweet (1862-1951) was a distant cousin of Susan B. Anthony and served as her secretary intermittently from 1895 to 1906. She also held…
Nancy Newhall, literature, for This is the American Earth, an exhibition book of photographs and commentary (with Ansel Adams). San Francisco: Sierra…
Fun. Vol. 7 (New Series). London: ["Fun" Office], 1868. Opened to show Trial by Jury by W. S. Gilbert, with his own illustrations, signed "Bab."
A newspaper article featuring a photo of Midge Costanza and a donkey at the Monroe County Fairgrounds
The Daily Telegraph. St. John, N.B. (Canada), Jan. 8, 1884. The sole front page news article reports the London premiere of Princess Ida.
Handwritten letter from Alonzo Eliot Newton to Sojourner Truth. Newton, Truth's nephew writes to her about money he received from the New York Branch…
Handwritten letter from J ? Newton to Isaac Post, n.d.
Among the Gently Mad, Redux: Nicholas Basbanes is the author of A Gentle Madness: Bibliophiles, Bibliomanes, and the Eternal Passion for Books, a New…
Handwritten letter from Valentine Nicholson to Isaac Post, December 16, 1849. Nicholson, in an unsolicited letter, writes of his interest in…
NIGHT SONG. London; Collins/Fontana Books (1965). First British paperback edition.
NIGHT SONG. London: Collins (1962). First British edition.
NIGHT SONG. London: the Jazz Book Club by arrangement with Collins (1964).
NIGHT SONG. New York: Farrar, Straus & Cudahy (1961). First edition.
Several pages from an annual catalog from Ingham Collegiate Institute, or LeRoy Female Seminary, in LeRoy, N.Y.
Handwritten letter from Reubin Nixon to Isaac Post, November 16, 1849.
Noel Laura Nisbet self portrait
Lincoln writes to Seward about Mrs. Handy.
Lincoln asks Seward to prepare a response from the State Department for the Minutes of the 25th Annual Session of the Synod of Pennsylvania, 1862.
In this note to Seward, Lincoln references a letter and Mrs. Walworth.
Lincoln asks Seward to assemble the cabinet that day, where General Grant will meet them.
Lincoln seeks the brief for the secretary of the territory of Nebraska.
Lincoln writes to Seward about Timothy C. Smith taking a consulship in Russia.
Lincoln directs Seward to see Governor Koerner, the new Minister to Spain.
Lincoln writes to Seward about the consul post to Cardiff.
Lincoln discusses the appointment possibilities of Theodore D. Edwards.
Lincoln writes to Seward about the appointment of the Consul to Paris.
Lincoln inquires about consular appointment for a friend of Mr. Blair of Pennsylvania.
Lincoln seeks "copies of the Instructions of the Sec. of the Navy, on the subject we have in hand."
A brief note from the president to Seward.
President Lincoln asks Seward to give William W. Richmond an interview for the Consul to Paris position.
Lincoln writes to Seward about Mr. Snow.
In this brief note to Seward, Lincoln directs that a successor to Gen. Twiggs should not be appointed.
Lincoln writes to Seward, suggesting but not dictating, certain ministers for certain foreign posts.
Lincoln writes to Seward with the request that Jacob. S. Haldeman be appointed minister resident of Sweden and Norway.
Lincoln writes to Seward, requesting that he give Mr. F. Hassaurek an interview.
Lincoln seeks Seward's opinion on provisioning Fort Sumter.
Lincoln makes notes about possible appointments.
In this brief note to Seward, Lincoln demands an audience with him.
Lincoln writes that he would like to see Thomas D. Jones, of Cincinnati, and John J. Piatt, of Washington, to have small consular appointments when…
Lincoln writes to Seward that "our Chicago detective has arrived" and has set up a meeting.
Lincoln requests that Seward invite all cabinet members to the meeting.
Lincoln sends word that the Maryland Committee men are to arrive.
Lincoln discusses circumstances around making E. Joy Morris the Minister to Constantinople.
A note from Lincoln about election returns from Illinois.
Seward passes along news on developments in the war.
Lincoln's note accompanies letters regarding James Mitchell and a possible post for his brother-in-law, G.F. Savitz.
Lincoln writes that he's heard from Mrs. Galez, who requests that Mr. Frederick Wippermann, now Consul at Galatz in Moldavia, be moved. He asks Seward…
Lincoln writes to Seward about diplomatic posts.
This brief note from Bates accompanies a draft of a proclamation that Bates wants Lincoln to review.
Bates writes to President Lincoln, seeking a consulship for Mr. Slade of Cleveland, Ohio.
Mr. von Reutz writes to Lincoln to seek a consulship.
In this note, Frederick Seward requests that President Lincoln accept his resignation as Assistant Secretary of State.
McClellan writes to Lincoln about reviewing a letter he has written to General Scott.
Howard seeks a conversation with Seward.
John Hay writes that the president is waiting for his carriage.
A brief note from the president to Seward.
Nicolay relays a brief message from the president.
Michael Durham and "sevrl other Irishmen" of Middletown (state unknown) offer themselves to the army in this brief note to Lincoln.
A note that says the opposition to the upcoming election will be to abstain from voting.
This note includes an inquiry about a passport to Virginia.
Wilkeson makes note of latest dispatch.
Edwards suffers ill health and requests a leave of absence from his consular duties.
This note will be introduced by "Sister Angela a Religeuse," who desires an audience with the president.
This note, signed by Thurlow Weed and George D. Morgan, accompanies a letter dated the same day.
Seward and Lincoln correspond about the appointment of Dr. Gray of Utica.
Seward forwards a note from Moses H. Grinnell to the president.
In this note, William Henry Seward requests that President Lincoln accept his resignation as Secretary of State.
Seward reports that he will "cheerfully" resume his post as Secretary of State.
Seward seeks guidance on a nomination.
Seward asks for the return of an enclosed document.
Seward makes an observation about a letter received.
Seward writes to set up a meeting for that afternoon.
O'CONNOR, John J. "TV: Blacks on Way Up in "Sophisticated Gents," offprint from the New York Times. 29 September 1981
Sign for "O'Malley's Galley" at the Hooker Chemical Plant
Handwritten letter from Hosea Ober to E Doty, April 29, 1867.
Handwritten letter from S. K. Odell to Sojourner Truth. This letter is one of a number of responses Truth received after placing an advertisement in…
Handwritten letter from William ? Oms to Amy Kirby Post, January 23, 1861.
Blue vertical rib cloth binding stamped pictorially in black, white and aluminum
Green linen finish cloth binding pictorially stamped in dark greens, black and gold
ONE FOR NEW YORK. Chatham, N.J.: The Chatham Bookseller (1975). Reissue of The Angry Ones under the title originally intended by Williams.
One for New York. Chatham, N.J.: The Chatham Bookseller (1975). Reissue of the Angry Ones under the title originally intended by Williams.
Green morocco grain cloth stamped in blind with publisher's initials
Opera Columbus program for Vanqui premiere. (October 1999).
In this interview Mr. Becker recalls how Xerox and FIGHT began a partnership based on conversations between Franklin Florence and Joe Wilson. Mr.…
The Reverend Marvin Chandler, community liaison and Associate Executive Director of the Rochester Area Council of Churches at the time of the…
Mural, acrylic on paper, by Brittany Williams, 2020
Origami figure: Arthur on horseback
Original animation drawing of Merlin from Disney's The Sword in the Stone
Original art for a page from Excalibur Special Comic Book.