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Portrait of Mary Garrett Hay<br />
Portrait of Carrie Chapman Catt<br />
Portrait of Ida Husted Harper<br />
Portrait of Harriot Stanton Blatch<br />
Portrait of Lucy E. Anthony
Portrait of Alice Stone Blackwell<br />
Portrait of Charlotte Perkins Gilman<br />
Portrait of Ernestine Potowski Rose<br />
Portrait of Matilda Joslyn Gage<br />
Portrait of Martha Coffin Wright<br />
Portrait of Virginia L. Minor<br />
Portrait of Clara Bewick Colby<br />
Portrait of Lillie Devereux Blake<br />
Portrait of Abigail Scott Duniway<br />
The portrait reads, "Yours for liberty, Abigail Scott Duniway"
Portrait of Myra Bradwell<br />
Portrait of Paulina W. Davis<br />
Portrait of Clemence Sophia Lozier, M.D.<br />
Portrait of Clarina I. Howard Nichols<br />
Portrait of Jane H. Spofford<br />
Screenshot, navigation of original Gilbert and Sullivan: From London to America digital exhibit
Screenshot, navigation of original Gilbert and Sullivan: From London to America digital exhibit
Susan B. Anthony souvenir spoon, slotted
The Susan B. Anthony souvenir spoon was available in four styles: tea, coffee, orange, and bon-bon, with gilt or plain bowl.
WRUR Inaugural Broadcast
[Untitled]
Letter from the "Many citizens of Florida" to Abraham Lincoln, April 15, 1861
In this letter addressed to Lincoln and his cabinet, the 'many citizens of Florida' want more troops deployed to defend the Union against the rebels.
[Untitled]
Letter from a Belgian citizen soldier to Abraham Lincoln, September 20, 1861
In this letter, a Belgian citizen soldier writes against conscription, recommending that Lincoln announce the abolishment of slavery.
University of Rochester Student Publications
El tiempo Latino: the Latino student's voice
Number nine
The Towers' turtle
Nologos contendere: the literary voice of the people
Journal of undergraduate research
Duke Of Ormond - thumbnail for Southwell project
Illustrated astronomy : a pictorial display of the astronomical phemomena of the universe with sixty-three coloured plates, illustrating a series of familiar discourses on astronomy
Library of American biography
Forget me not
Inquiry into the condition and prospects of the African race in the United States : and the means of bettering its fortunes
Bound in plum diagonal fine rib cloth with overall floral and seaweed ribbon-embossed pattern
Ladies' and gentlemen's mirror of fortune : or, The analysis of life : illustrated by gems from the best writers, arranged in a new and original manner, for the entertainment of literary and social circles
Cover and spine engraving by John Feely [signed JF]
Sweet home, or, Friendship's golden altar
Red straight-grain morocco cloth binding
Keepsake
Red moire silk binding
Novum testamentum graecum
Red vertical rib cloth binding
Boston book : being specimens of metropolitan literature, occasional and periodical
Bound in blue-green morocco grain cloth stamped in blind and gold
Women of the Bible
Green diagonal rib cloth binding stamped in red, green, black and gold
Memorials of Lord Beaconsfield
Psalms of David
Relievo binding
Silver wings and golden scales
Blue patterned sand grain cloth binding, stamped in blind, black and gold
Rappers : or, The mysteries, fallacies, and absurdities of spirit-rapping, table-tipping, and entrancement
Hand-book of etiquette for ladies
Blue cloth binding stamped in blind and gold with pictorial vignette on cover
Hand-book of etiquette for gentlemen
Purple cloth binding stamped in blind and gold with pictorial vignette on covers
Völsunga saga : the story of the Volsungs & Niblungs, with certain songs from the Elder Edda
Copy has presentation inscription to Rossetti, on fly-leaf, signed William Morris
Parables of our Lord
Papier-mâché covers with black leather spine titled in gold
Faculty of the University of Rochester
Seated, left to right: Albert H. Mixer, Asahel C. Kendrick, President Martin B. Anderson, Isaac F. Quinby, Samuel A. Lattimore
Standing, left to…
Dedication of the Speegle-Wilbraham Aquatic Center
Manuscript volume 2:6 Expedition to Grand River, Canada, for Indian relics, October 28, 1850.<br /> <br /> <br />
pages 177-189 (8"x 6")
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Jerimyes Prognostication of Jerusalems Overthrow
A collection of meditations written in August, 1626 lamenting the destruction of Jerusalem and the livelihoods of its people in relation to God.…
Jerimyes Prognostication Excerpts
Excerpts from Jerimyes Prognostication of Jerusalems Overthrow, written in August, 1626.
BFC thumbs
Rocky Simmons as a young child.
Photograph of Rocky Simmons as a boy.
Gladys Simmons
Gladys Simmons
Beatrice [Dawkins] Simmons, ca. 1955.
Beatrice [Dawkins] Simmons.
Rocky Simmons, ca. 1950s.
Rocky Simmons, in a white suit, next to an automobile.
Steven Wynder (“Rocky”) Simmons and his father Irvine Simmons.
Rocky Simmons and family, 1991.
Rocky Simmons at Wiley College
Rocky Simmons, at right, as manager of the Utica Monarchs.
Rocky Simmons, at right, as manager of the Utica Monarchs.
Rocky Simmons, Rochester American Giants, ca. 1940s.
Rochester American Giants in the dugout of the Buffalo Bison’s home park. Rocky Simmons is standing in the middle with Alpheus Vallot in hat, circa…
Southern Negro league team, Rocky Simmons at right.
Southern Negro league team, Rocky Simmons at right.
Rocky Simmons with the football team he coached in Rochester.
Rocky Simmons with the football team he coached in Rochester.
About the Exhibit: Rocky Simmons
Li-Young Lee at BOA's Dine & Rhyme fundraiser in 2013
Li-Young Lee attending and leading BOA's annual Dine & Rhyme fundraiser in 2013.
Li-Young Lee Author Photo
Author photo for Li-Young Lee given by Peter Conners, BOA Executive Director.
Baseball team sponsored by Candidate Arthur J. Robinson for County Legislature. Coach Rocky Simmons at left. 1969.<br />
Rocky Simmons political memorabilia
Political memorabilia
US Congressman Frank Horton presents Rocky with American flag.<br /> Photo by Long’s Photography Studio, 306 Joseph Avenue, Rochester.
US Congressman Frank Horton presents Rocky with American flag.
Photo by Long’s Photography Studio, 306 Joseph Avenue, Rochester.
Rocky Simmons, at left, with Rochester Mayor Stephen May, June, 1970.
Rocky Simmons at right, with City Manager Kermit Hill to his right, working the crowd at a political gathering. 1970.
Rocky Simmons with Judge Reuben K. Davis, the first African-American Rochester City Court Judge.
Campaigning for Nelson Rockefeller: from left to right: Republican Chairman William Dwyer, Jackie Robinson, community activist Mildred Johnson and Rocky Simmons in hat. Rochester, 1970.
News report on Nixon honorary degree
River Campus Construction, 1927-1930
Troop 47, Dunbar Center. Herbert “Hoppie” Johnson, surrogate father, crouches front row, left; Williams sits next to him.<br /> 13 November 1937.
Callaloo #21 front cover
"MORE JOURNEYS WITHOUT TITLE,"
Callaloo #21. Vol. 7, No. 2 (Spring-Summer 1984); 83-85.
Dunbar Center basketball team. 7 April 1943. Williams is third from right, second row.
Williams, far left, in Oakland, Calif. Early 1946.
Williams, far left, in Oakland, Calif. Early 1946.
Williams with friend Eric Simmons in Thornden Park, Syracuse, N.Y. Summer 1946.
Williams with friend Eric Simmons in Thornden Park, Syracuse, N.Y. Summer 1946.
With Cousin Arnetha Smith Cook, left, and wife Carolyn Clopton Williams, right. Taken on Williams's honeymoon at the Club DeLisa in Chicago. 1947.
With Cousin Arnetha Smith Cook, left, and wife Carolyn Clopton Williams, right. Taken on Williams's honeymoon at the Club DeLisa in Chicago. 1947.
<em>Трійка гільтаїв</em>
Handwritten theatrical script entitled Трійка гільтаїв, a lighthearted pastoral comedy about everyday life in a small village called Giltais. The…
Modern Writers Conference
Ukrainian Rochester Collection stamp logo, blue on yellow
A digitized and recolored image of the original Ukrainian Rochester Collection logo stamp made by Mirko Pylyshenko. Added as an item in order to use…
Commencement 1985
Awakening of the Campus Spirit
YellowJackets on the Ed Sullivan Show
Men's Glee Club Tour of Chicago and Buffalo
Campus Day (College for Women, Prince Street Campus)<br />
Wolf Vishniac: Wolf Trap
Value of an Optics Education
Black Mikado, 1975
Color poster. The Black Mikado by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan: James Verner by arrangement with
Picadilly Plays LTD. In association with Paula…
Mikado, U.K., 2010
Color poster designed for The Stephen Joseph Theatre Company in The Mikado. By W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan. Adapted and directed by Chris Monks.…
"SLUGGERS." Photograph of sons Dennis and Gregory. Syracuse, N.Y. 1952.
"SLUGGERS." Photograph of sons Dennis and Gregory. Syracuse, N.Y. 1952.
Williams with sons Dennis and Gregory. (1957?)
Williams with sons Dennis and Gregory. (1957?)
Business Card: "J. Williams / 327 W. 85th St. New York 24, N.Y. / Public Relations / Marketing / Promotion / Advertising." 1955.
Business Card: "J. Williams / 327 W. 85th St. New York 24, N.Y. / Public Relations / Marketing / Promotion / Advertising." 1955.
"THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR," in Flashbacks: A Twenty-Year Diary of Article Writing. Anchor Press (1974).
"THE NEW YORK STATE FAIR," in Flashbacks: A Twenty-Year Diary of Article Writing. Anchor Press (1974).
Mikado Inc., 1990
Color poster. Mikado Inc. Inspired by Gilbert Sullivan's "The Mikado." Lyrics by Albert Evans. Book by
Jane Waterhouse. Musical supervision…
The Mikado or The Town Of Titipu.
The Mikado Reclaimed
The Mikado Reclaimed, Austin, TX, 2016
Country of origin: USA.
The Mikado: Reclaimed. Presented by Generic Ensemble Company and The Vortex in…
Bill Robinson in the Hot Mikado
Rochester-Hobart football game
Poster for distribution of the 1939 Universal Pictures film. Cyrillic text. USA Film. Gilbert and Sullivan. Mikado. [with] Kenny Baker.
Bulgaria, 1939
Country of origin: Bulgaria.

Poster for distribution of the 1939 Universal Pictures film. Cyrillic text. USA Film. Gilbert and…
"SON IN THE AFTERNOON," in Exodus.<br /> Vol. 2 (Fall 1959).
"SON IN THE AFTERNOON," in Exodus.
Vol. 2 (Fall 1959).
Williams holding artist Bill Hutson's design (never used) for the dust jacket of The Man Who Cried I Am. 1972.
Williams holding artist Bill Hutson's design (never used) for the dust jacket of The Man Who Cried I Am. 1972.
POLITICAL BUTTON, Poor People's campaign.
POLITICAL BUTTON, Poor People's campaign.
Williams and Achebe, Lagos, Nigeria. January 1965.
Williams and Achebe, Lagos, Nigeria. January 1965.
John O. Killens and Williams. 4 April 1984.
John O. Killens and Williams. 4 April 1984.
Williams with Henry Roth. Spain, 1966.
Williams with Henry Roth. Spain, 1966.
Williams with Charles F. Harris at the Random House reception for Amistad.
Williams with Charles F. Harris at the Random House reception for Amistad.
AMISTAD 1. Co-edited with Charles F. Harris. New York: Random House (1970). First edition, copy proof.
AMISTAD 1. Co-edited with Charles F. Harris. New York: Random House (1970). First edition, copy proof.
AMISTAD 1. Co-edited with Charles F. Harris. New York: Random House (1970). First edition. Cover art by Romare Bearden
AMISTAD 1. Co-edited with Charles F. Harris. New York: Random House (1970). First edition. Cover art by Romare Bearden
Introducing Amistad. Random House promotional poster (1970).
Williams, John A.
Williams, 1972.
Williams, 1972.
Advertising brochure for the television drama "The Sophisticated Gents" (1981), adapted from The Junior Bachelor Society.
Advertising brochure for the television drama "The Sophisticated Gents" (1981), adapted from The Junior Bachelor Society.
Promotional photograph showing the cast of "The Sophisticated Gents" (1981).
Promotional photograph showing the cast of "The Sophisticated Gents" (1981).
Williams in Worcester, N.Y. (1976).
Williams in Worcester, N.Y. (1976).
Contact sheet (clipped) of five original photographs of Williams with his son Adam, Teaneck, N.J. (1975).
Contact sheet (clipped) of five original photographs of Williams with his son Adam, Teaneck, N.J. (1975).
American Book Award, 1983. Presented to Williams by the Before Columbus Foundation for "excellence in Literature."
American Book Award, 1983. Presented to Williams by the Before Columbus Foundation for "excellence in Literature."
Commemorative plaques in Wilson Commons
Plaques listing the names of alumni and faculty killed during the Civil War, World War I, World War II, Korean War, and Vietnam War
"JACOB'S LADDER," in Essence. Vol. 18, No. 3 (July 1987). An excerpt from the novel, accompanied by an interview with Williams.
"JACOB'S LADDER," in Essence. Vol. 18, No. 3 (July 1987). An excerpt from the novel, accompanied by an interview with Williams.
Men on Divorce: The Other Side of the Story. New York: Harcourt Brace (1997). Edited by Peggy Kaganoff and Susan Spano.
Men on Divorce: The Other Side of the Story. New York: Harcourt Brace (1997). Edited by Peggy Kaganoff and Susan Spano.
Marcus Alexis Oral History
Chester Himes and John A. Williams at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters induction, September 20, 1970.
Chester Himes and John A. Williams at the Black Academy of Arts and Letters induction, September 20, 1970.
American Book Award, the Before Columbus Foundation, 1998.<br /> <br />
American Book Award, the Before Columbus Foundation, 1998.

Certificate of Honor and Recognition, Columbus City Council. Williams was presented this certificate for Vanqui and Clifford's Blues in 1999.
Certificate of Honor and Recognition, Columbus City Council. Williams was presented this certificate for Vanqui and Clifford's Blues in 1999.
Williams with son Adam, Los Angeles, May 1997. Adam Williams is lead guitarist for Powerman 5000.
Williams with son Adam, Los Angeles, May 1997. Adam Williams is lead guitarist for Powerman 5000.
Williams with Lori and Adam Williams, Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 1999.
Williams with Lori and Adam Williams, Getty Museum, Los Angeles, 1999.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, U.S. Senate Building, Washington, D.C., March 1964. Photograph from Williams's personal collection.
Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X, U.S. Senate Building, Washington, D.C., March 1964. Photograph from Williams's personal collection.
The Art of Romare Bearden: The Prevalence of Ritual. New York: Abrams (1973). Introduction by Williams.<br /> <br />
The Art of Romare Bearden: The Prevalence of Ritual. New York: Abrams (1973). Introduction by Williams.

Williams and Bearden, Grenada, 1971.
Williams and Bearden, Grenada, 1971.
Honorary Degree, State University of New York, Old Westbury, Doctor of Letters, 20 May 2001.
Honorary Degree, State University of New York, Old Westbury, Doctor of Letters, 20 May 2001.
Program from a luncheon where Williams was honored with the "President's Preservation Award," 6 October 2001.
Program from a luncheon where Williams was honored with the "President's Preservation Award," 6 October 2001.
Williams with sons Adam, Greg, and Dennis. Worcester, N.Y., 1968.
Williams with sons Adam, Greg, and Dennis. Worcester, N.Y., 1968.
Williams speaking at a conference in honor of Chester Himes, Carnegie Center, 1972.
Williams speaking at a conference in honor of Chester Himes, Carnegie Center, 1972.
Williams and wife, Lori, at Carnegie Center, 1972.
Williams and wife, Lori, at Carnegie Center, 1972.
Williams at Sarah Lawrence College, 1973.
Williams at Sarah Lawrence College, 1973.
Williams at his desk, Teaneck, N.J. 1977.
Williams at his desk, Teaneck, N.J. 1977.
Williams, Lori, and Adam, Fuengirola, Spain. Summer 1977.
Williams, Lori, and Adam, Fuengirola, Spain. Summer 1977.
Promotional shots in his office at Rutgers University, 1982.
Promotional shots in his office at Rutgers University, 1982.
John and Lori Williams in Huntington, N.Y. (1983?).
John and Lori Williams in Huntington, N.Y. (1983?).
"JOHN A. WILLIAMS: AGENT PROVOCATEUR," Black Creation, First Anniversary Edition (Summer 1971).
"JOHN A. WILLIAMS: AGENT PROVOCATEUR," Black Creation, First Anniversary Edition (Summer 1971).
Screenshot of original Writings of Consequence: The Art of John A. Williams, digital exhibit
Screenshot of original Writings of Consequence: The Art of John A. Williams, digital exhibit
An interview with Williams about CAPTAIN BLACKMAN, introduction by Dick Stroud
An interview with Williams about CAPTAIN BLACKMAN:
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