(Washington, DC: Howard U. Press, nd [1942]. First edition (?). 4to. 15 pp. Illustrated from photographs, student’s performing, portrait and university building montage plates. Includes sketches of the school’s history, aims and objectives, curricula, faculty, extra-curricula opportunities, and general opportunities. Laid in are (1) a printed memo from the registrar..... More
Accompanied by Maxwell’s membership card to the Kansas City YWCA (1931), to invitations to historically Black fraternal events in Kansas City (1936 & 1938) and a card of effusive thanks to Maxwell for her help in organizing a theater event in Portland (1934). Traces of mounting on versos, but a...... More
Montgomery, AL: W.C. Fields, nd [ca. 1950]. Broadside poster, 16 x 11 inches, employing several sizes of type, to three-quarter inch bold capitals. The only reference we could find for the Tarnadoes was an online undated recording of their “Neck Bones & Hot Sauce.” Randy’s Record Shop operated in Gallatin..... More
Southern Pines, NC: Eddy’s Studio, nd [ca. 1920]. Hand-colored photograph, 8 1/8 x 15 7/8 inches, lettered in white ink, “Southern Pines, N.C.” in the lower left corner and “Eddy” in the lower right corner. Diagonal seven inch crack at center of the photo, abrasion upper left corner. Still a...... More
[Memphis, TN]: November 30, 1864. 4to. One-page; docketed verso. The manuscript shows that S. H. Cobb, Superintendent of Colored Schools, received $438.25 in tuition for the month. Old fold lines, very good. More
including “Embalming” ($30), “Delivering Casket to Residence” ($8), “Dressing body and placing in Casket” ($5), “Lay-out and Crepe” ($8), “Opening Grave in plot” ($15), “Hearse” ($15), “Professional Services” ($15), etc.; total expenses were $177.50, noted as received at the bottom of the invoice, paid by Edgar T. Harris for the..... More
Greensboro, NC: Dept. of Recreation, nd [1940s?]. Business card, 4 3/8 x 2 7/8 inches, on white card stock. Parker was the driving force behind the effort to fund and build the Windsor Community Center, Greensboro’s first recreation center for its Black population, which opened in 1937. Very good. More
(Hyattsville, MD: Ethnic Treasures, 1987-1992). 4to. Each issue 24-56 pp. Illustrated from photographs, line drawings, facsimiles, etc.; some of the material discussed is clearly racist, but there is also much of historical value and profiles of Black collectors are included. A scattered run of 19 issues (of 29 published, plus..... More
NP: nd [ca. 1950s]. Looking into the sun, the subjects are squinting; small chip at lower edge (extending just into image). More
