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  • Letter sent to Charley Pride from Captain Jeff Wells

    Written by
    Captain Wells, Jeff, American
    Received by
    Pride, Charley, American, 1934 - 2020
    Subject of
    United States Army, American, founded 1775
    Date
    May 28, 2007
    On View
    Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 053
    Exhibition
    Musical Crossroads
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (letter): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    H x W (images): 8 1/2 × 11 in. (21.6 × 27.9 cm)
    Description
    A fan letter sent to Charley Pride from Captain Jeff Wells while serving in United States Army. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on yellow paper. In the letter, Jeff Wells thanks Charley Pride for making music that allowed him to temporarily escape from the war in Iraq. Also included are four images of Wells while serving in Iraq. The images are printed on a white piece of paper in landscape view (2012.125.76.1.6b). The images are attached to letter with a metal staple.
    Place depicted
    San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, United States, North and Central America
    Baghdad, Iraq, Middle East, Asia
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Correspondence
    Country (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Iraq War, 2003-2011
    Military
    Photography
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride
    Object number
    2012.125.76.1.6ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Jeff Wells
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd52d18181c-c961-44c0-bbab-4542c7a319ff
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    Letter to Charley Pride from Richard Nixon

    Written by
    President Richard M. Nixon, American, 1913 - 1994
    Owned by
    Pride, Charley, American, 1934 - 2020
    Date
    October 26, 1971
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    10 3/4 x 8 5/8 x 7/16 in. (27.3 x 21.9 x 1.1 cm)
    Description
    Letter from Richard Nixon to Charley Pride on the occasion of Pride winning Entertainer of the Year by the Country Music Association. The letter is written on White House letterhead with an embossed seal at the top. It is signed by Richard Nixon in black ink. Letter is framed within a black frame and a cream colored paper mat with a black border. The back of the frame has a small price sticker in the upper right hand corner.
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Country (Music)
    Instrumentalists (Musicians)
    Singers (Musicians)
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Charley Pride
    Object number
    2012.125.82
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd504598d46-38d6-4b66-8b14-f401fffa0ee0
  • Letter from William I. Gosnell to Rev. Volley Stokes

    Created by
    Gosnell, William I., American, died 1978
    Subject of
    Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
    Jackson, Howard Wilkinson, American, 1877 - 1960
    Date
    May 3, 1935
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Caption
    This letter is likely referring to the 1935 Baltimore mayoral election encouraging support for the Democratic candidate, Howard W. Jackson. Jackson supported integration efforts, particularly in Baltimore City Public Schools. He focused on supporting welfare programs and limiting unemployment during the Great Depression. Jackson served as mayor from 1923-1927 and from 1931-1943.
    "Howard W. Jackson (1877-1960)." Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series). May 20, 2002. http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012400/012487/html/12487bio.html.
    Description
    Letter from William Gosnell to Rev. Volley Stokes. The letter is typed in black ink and the paper has a letterhead [WILLIAM I. GOSNELL / ATTORNEY AT LAW / 220 ST. PAUL STREET / BALTIMORE, MD.]. The text to Rev. Volley Stokes begins [My dear Sir: / We are sending you a representative to your church in the person of Mrs. Mable Locke, to urge and insist upon the people coming out to vote Tuesday…]. The letter was signed by Gosnell. The paper is creased from being folded. The reverse is blank.
    Place used
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Communication
    Correspondence
    Politics (Practical)
    Religious groups
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1933-1945
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
    Object number
    2017.14.17
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ce3bccca-7d86-48ab-83f4-5e3e89edaf0f
  • Letter from H.W. Sewing for Daisy Bates Trust Fund

    Created by
    Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891
    Subject of
    Douglass State Bank, American, 1947 - 1983
    Rev. Stokes, Volley V. K., American, ca. 1889 - 1961
    Trinity Baptist Church, American, founded 1888
    Bates, Daisy, American, 1914 - 1999
    Rev. Henderson, I. H. Sr., American, died 1985
    Signed by
    Sewing, Henry Warren, American, born 1891
    Subject of
    Arkansas State Press, American, 1941 - 1959; 1984 - 1997
    Date
    Feb 16, 1960
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 10 7/8 × 8 1/2 in. (27.6 × 21.6 cm)
    Caption
    Daisy Bates led the NAACP branch in Arkansas and was in charge of the Little Rock school integration. Bates worked to organize a safe integration process and mentored the first students, known as the Little Rock Nine. Due to intense protests, President Dwight D. Eisenhower sent the Arkansas National Guard to ensure that the school integration could proceed. Protestors and advertisers boycotted the Arkansas State Press, an activist newspaper owned by Daisy and her husband Lucius Christopher Bates. The Bates suffered financial difficulties due to their outspoken integration efforts. The “Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund” was set up to provide much needed funds to the Bates.
    Trigg Mary K. and Alison R. Bernstein, eds. Junctures in Women’s Leadership: Social Movements. New Brunswick: Rutgers, 2016.
    Description
    Letter from the Dollars for Daisy Bates Trust Fund. The letter is printed in black ink on Douglass State Bank letterhead. It is addressed to Rev. V. K. stokes and begins [Dear Brother Pastor: / Doubtless, you have already read some of the many news releases concerning the nation-wide effort to give assistance to Daisy Bates and her husband to liquidate heavy indebtedness, due to the forced closing down of their newspaper business]. The letter requests contributions before the end of the fundraising campaign for the Daisy Bates Trust Fund. H.W. Sewing, Treasurer of the Fund and President of the Douglass State Bank, signed the letter. There is a postscript at the bottom of the page which begins [P.S.- Rev. Stokes: Will you stress the courage of Mrs. Bates and ask your members if we as Negroes should let these freedom fighters lose all they have fighting in Little Rock for first class citizenship for the Negro?...]. The paper has a Douglass State Bank watermark. The reverse is blank.
    Place made
    Kansas City, Wyandotte County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
    Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Activism
    Business
    Civil rights
    Correspondence
    Journalism
    Religious groups
    Resistance
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
    Object number
    2017.14.5a
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c0893da1-e302-41c6-a543-c6305b984b80
  • Letter to Arthur J. and June Schmidt from Carol Ann and Terry Parssinen

    Written by
    Parssinen, Carol Ann, American
    Subject of
    Parssinen, Terry M., American, born 1941
    Schmidt, Arthur J., American
    Schmidt, June, American
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Grinnell College, American, founded 1846
    Date
    April 8,1968
    Medium
    ink on paper, metal
    Dimensions
    H x W: 7 3/16 × 5 1/16 in. (18.3 × 12.8 cm)
    Description
    Handwritten letter to Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt and his wife June Schmidt from her sister, Carol Ann Parssinen and her husband Terry Parssinen. The letter was written by Carol Parssinen. The four-page letter is written in blue ink on ruled paper. The pages are stapled together in the top left corner. The content of the letter deals with the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. particularly Bud Schmidt's participation in the memorial march in Memphis and the reactions of the community of Grinnell College in Iowa.
    Place made
    Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Communities
    Education
    Families
    Race relations
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
    Object number
    2017.71.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd56bf6a975-d4fc-4b5e-9655-96e0af37f362
  • Letter to Arthur J. Schmidt from David Lewallen

    Written by
    Lewallen, David M., American
    Subject of
    Schmidt, Arthur J., American
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Date
    September 26, 2016
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    A typed letter to Arthur J. Schmidt from David Lewallen. The letter describes events the two men shared on April 8, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee. Mr. Lewallen drove Mr. Schmidt to a memorial march for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that they both attended.
    Place depicted
    Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Race relations
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
    Object number
    2017.71.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5843b3902-ac36-4e6e-88be-a53282633985
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    Letter from Mary Jane Hale Welles to Gideon Welles

    Written by
    Welles, Mary Jane Hale, American, 1817 - 1886
    Received by
    Welles, Gideon, American, 1802 - 1878
    Date
    August 15, 1863
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Open): 7 15/16 × 10 in. (20.2 × 25.4 cm)
    H x W (Closed): 7 15/16 × 4 15/16 in. (20.2 × 12.6 cm)
    Description
    This is a personal letter from Mary Jane Hale Welles to her husband Gideon Welles. The bifolio letter has a narrow black border around the front page. The letter is dated at the top [Bellfonte 15 Aug.] and begins [My dear Husband / This is Saturday / very warm for this region, but pleasantly cool enough nights]. The writing on the front and second page is oriented vertically, with the writing on the third and last page oriented horizontally. The writing on the last page runs vertically. Mary Welles wrote the letter from Bellefonte, Pennsylvania. The content of the letter covers the stay in Bellefonte, the couple's children and acquaintances, an upcoming journey to Philipsburg, Pennsylvania, a possible vacation to Glastonbury, and the recent Civil War draft lottery. On the third page, Welles writes, [There is great excitement here about the draft. Some of their worst copperheads are drafted but suddenly many of them are half lame]. The letter is signed [Truly your affectionate wife M.J.W.]. Another hand has added the date [1863] to the top right corner of the first page as well as [M. J. Welles / Aug '63] to the top center of the last page.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Bellefonte, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Correspondence
    Families
    Parenthood
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.35.2.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5583eb572-9d3b-4720-9095-d49bf57d993b
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    Letter from Secretary Gideon Welles to his son Thomas

    Written by
    Welles, Gideon, American, 1802 - 1878
    Received by
    Welles, Thomas Gideon, American, 1845 - 1892
    Date
    March 5, 1865
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (Open): 7 × 8 15/16 in. (17.8 × 22.7 cm)
    H x W (Closed): 7 × 4 7/16 in. (17.8 × 11.2 cm)
    Description
    This is a personal letter from Gideon Welles to his son Thomas. This is a bifolio letter written in dark ink on off-white colored paper. The letter is dated at the top right:[Washington / 5th March 1865] and begins [My Dear Tom]. The letter's text fills the front page, both inside pages and half the back page. The letter congratulates Thomas on his recent military promotion and recounts the recent inauguration of President Lincoln: [The inauguration passed off pleasantly and well. There was a great crowd, exceeding any previous one I have ever witnessed at an inauguration].
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Correspondence
    Families
    Fatherhood
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2018.35.2.6
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55b0e358b-b105-4a2b-9662-31f93c7b17f4
  • Letter from DL Chandler to Norma Merrick Sklarek

    Written by
    Chandler, D. L., American
    Received by
    Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
    Subject of
    Massachusetts Institute of Technology, American, founded 1861
    Owned by
    Sklarek, Norma Merrick, American, 1926 - 2012
    Date
    September 29, 1976
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    Letter from DL Chandler to Norma Merrick Sklarek. The white paper has a black and red printed letterhead from the Department of Architecture, School of Architecture and Planning, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The letter is handwritten in blue ink and dated in the upper right corner. The letter begins [DEAR MS. SKLAREK - / I AM VERY SORRY FOR THE LONG DELAY IN RELAYING YOUR COPY TO YOU.] Chandler discusses a potential topic, “Architectural History of Black America,” for a PhD thesis and asks for permission to include research on Sklarek. Chandler also asks for information about other African American women architects to contact. The reverse is blank.
    Place made
    Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Archival Collections
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Architecture
    Correspondence
    Education
    United States History
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of David Merrick Fairweather and Yvonne Goff
    Object number
    TA2018.23.3.1.11.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd55eabd1e9-aeca-4d53-b2dd-dd864f8ad38c
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    Letter by the Episcopal Churchmen for South Africa

    Created by
    Episcopal Churchmen for South Africa, American
    Subject of
    Vorster, Balthazar Johannes, South African, 1915 - 1973
    President Ford, Gerald Rudolph, American, 1913 - 2006
    Date
    February 25, 1976
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This letter from the Episcopal Churchmen for South Africa asks readers to call their state representatives, senators and President Gerald Ford to demand the United States not to relax restrictions on bank transactions with South Africa. The letterhead at the top of the page features an illustration of the African continent surrounded by the words [EPISCOPAL CHURCHMEN / for / SOUTH AFRICA]. The organization's contact information follows immediately and reads [14 West 11th Street New York, N.Y. 10011 Phone: (212) 477-0066 / -For A Free South Africa-]. The letter follows underneath and onto the back of the document.
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    South Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Africa
    Black power
    Correspondence
    International affairs
    Religion
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.10
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f2874f34-2975-4ff0-8d8c-cc0dce1a09aa
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    Letter of invitation from the Committee to Free the SASO 9

    Written by
    Committee to Free the SASO 9, American
    Subject of
    South African Student Organization, South African, 1968 - 1977
    Signed by
    Akpan, John
    Subject of
    South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977
    Date
    June 4, 1976
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This letter from the Committee to Free the SASO 9 invites people to an emergency meeting about the SASO 9. The letter is white with black text that reads: [June 4, 1976 / Dear Sister/Brother: / INVITATION TO AN EMERGENCY MEETING / The Committee to Free The SASO 9 (South African Students Organ-/ ization) is a group in the United States working to publicize / the plight of our sisters and brothers in South Africa who face / death by hanging if convicted. / Although the original number was nine who have been unjustly / jailed, it is now sixteen, and one member has been tortured to / death. Along with this, two members of SWAPO (South West African / Peoples Organization) in Namibia have been convicted and sentenced / to death by a South African Court. There are many thousands of / prisoners languishing in the jails of South Africa, Namibia and Rhodesia. / The Committee to Free The SAO 9 is calling an urgent meeting / on Wednesday June 9 at 7:00 P.M. The meeting will take place in / Manhattan at 605 West 115th Street, Room 418. / Some of our activities to publicize the trial of SAO, as well as / aid in the release from prison have been: picket lines at the / South African Airways, demonstrations, forums, poetry readings / and speaking engagements. / We in the Committee are urging you to attend as well as send / representatives of your organizations. Our task is to save the SWAPO 2 from hanging, aid in the freeing of the SASO members as / well as all prisoners of apartheid. / Volunteers and funds are urgently needed. / Yours In Struggle, John Akpan / Coordinator / Committee to Free the SASO Nine]. The back of the letter is blank.
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    South Africa, Africa
    Zimbabwe, Africa
    Namibia, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Anti-apartheid movements
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Black power
    Correspondence
    Decolonization
    International affairs
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5422deb96-2fe6-4d49-a665-a1f427a9a13b
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    Letter from the Committee to Free the SASO 9

    Written by
    Akpan, John
    Subject of
    Committee to Free the SASO 9, American
    South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977
    Date
    March 8, 1976
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This letter from the National Committee to Free the SASO 9 appeals to Christians to help free apartheid prisoners. The letter is white paper with black text. The title reads: [NATIONAL CTEE. TO FREE THE SASO 9 AND ALL APARTHEID / PRISONERS / An Appeal To Christians: Help Free Apartheid Prisoners].The back of the letter is blank.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    South Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Anti-apartheid movements
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Black power
    Correspondence
    International affairs
    Religion
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd501d3cc1b-3d07-4b6b-80f5-096a721c8ccc
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    Letter from the Committee to Free the SASO 9

    Written by
    Akpan, John
    Subject of
    Committee to Free the SASO 9, American
    South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977
    Date
    March 8, 1976
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This letter from the National Committee to Free the SASO 9 appeals to Christians to help free apartheid prisoners. The letter is white paper with black text. The title reads: [NATIONAL CTEE. TO FREE THE SASO 9 AND ALL APARTHEID / PRISONERS / An Appeal To Christians: Help Free Apartheid Prisoners]. The letter is two pages and was written by John Akpan. The back of each page is blank.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    South Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Anti-apartheid movements
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Black power
    Correspondence
    International affairs
    Religion
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.21ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd545d491f1-8ef0-4dca-9aab-69518d7ac99f
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    Letter discussing the activities of the Commitee to Free the SASO 9

    Written by
    Akpan, John
    Subject of
    Committee to Free the SASO 9, American
    South African Student Organisation, South African, 1968 - 1977
    Date
    May 28, 1976
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This letter discusses the activities of the Committee to Free the SASO 9. The letter is white paper with black ink. It was written by John Akpan and discusses the committee’s activities and announces a meeting to be held on June 9. The back of the letter is blank.
    Place depicted
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    South Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Black power
    Correspondence
    International affairs
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.22
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd582836a17-83bc-44a1-bb5e-4c4ba4413c21
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    Letter from the African National Council-Zimbabwe

    Created by
    Mapondera, Christopher
    Subject of
    African National Council-Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean, 1971 - 1974
    Date
    April 7,1976
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This letter from the African National Council-Zimbabwe states its support for making May 1st Anti-Apartheid Day in New York City. The header and title read: [African National Council-Zimbabwe / NORTH AMERICAN BRANCH / 159 WEST 33rd STREET SUITE 805 / NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10001 / PHONE (212) 379 3720 / April 7th 1976 / Message in Support of Anti-Apartheid Day]. The letter is signed by Christopher Mapondera. The back of the letter is blank.
    Place made
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Zimbabwe, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Anti-apartheid movements
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Black power
    Correspondence
    Decolonization
    International affairs
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.36
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5543309fb-14de-495e-8aa4-fc9a5c3190a4
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    Letterhead of the Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, Inc.

    Created by
    Pan African Students Organization in the Americas, American, 1960 - 1977
    Date
    1960-1977
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This blank stationery page has the words: [PAN AFRICAN STUDENTS ORGANIZATION / IN THE AMERICAS INC.] typed across the front. The top left corner has a drawing of the outline of Africa with the black power fist in the center. Text reading: [UHURU NA UMOJA / FREEDOM AND SOLIDARITY / YANCI DA HADA KAI] surrounds the illustration.
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Africa
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Associations and institutions
    Black power
    Correspondence
    International affairs
    U.S. History, 1953-1961
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.46
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5f71f950f-ef5c-47d9-ac23-f60cb9ac62bd
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    Letter announcing meeting to oppose US intervention in Angola

    Created by
    American Committee on Africa, American, 1953 - 2001
    Date
    December 30, 1975
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (Sheet): 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This letter announces a meeting to discuss efforts to oppose US intervention in Angola. The letter is blue with black typed text. The letter opens with a paragraph and follows with six numbered paragraphs. The bottom section of the letter is separated from formatted like a fill in the blank and asks that readers indicate whether or not they will attend the meeting. At the bottom of the page, handwritten text reads: [870-2645 / Rhodes Gxcyia]. The back of the letter is blank.
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Angola, Central Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Black power
    Correspondence
    International affairs
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.61
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5011e7c1a-1a5d-4c3e-a814-a24f84699dae
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    Letter by the Episcopal Churchmen for South Africa

    Created by
    Episcopal Churchmen for South Africa, American
    Subject of
    Vorster, Balthazar Johannes, South African, 1915 - 1973
    President Ford, Gerald Rudolph, American, 1913 - 2006
    Date
    February 25, 1976
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This letter from the Episcopal Churchmen for South Africa asks readers to call their state representatives, senators and President Gerald Ford to demand the United States not to relax restrictions on bank transactions with South Africa. The letterhead at the top of the page features an illustration of the African continent surrounded by the words: [EPISCOPAL CHURCHMEN / for / SOUTH AFRICA]. The organization's contact information follows immediately and reads: [14 West 11th Street New York, N.Y. 10011 Phone: (212) 477-0066 / -For A Free South Africa-]. The letter follows underneath and onto the back of the document.
    Place used
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    South Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Movement
    Pan Africanism
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Activism
    Africa
    Black power
    Correspondence
    International affairs
    Religion
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2015.97.27.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54d946151-abe0-4272-99f4-3e228a44d73d
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    Letter to Reverend David Selden from his son David Selden

    Received by
    Rev. Selden, David, American, 1761 - 1825
    Written by
    Selden, David, American, born 1785
    Date
    March 5, 1808
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (folded): 9 15/16 × 7 7/8 in. (25.2 × 20 cm)
    H x W (unfolded): 9 15/16 × 15 5/8 in. (25.2 × 39.7 cm)
    Description
    This letter was written from Charleston, South Carolina, on March 5, 1808, by David Selden to his parents in Chatham, Connecticut. Selden lists several cities he has recently traveled to including New York and Philadelphia, with future destinations including Georgetown and Georgia. After describing the weather and spring blossoms of Charleston, Selden writes, "I cannot but reflect on the awfull sight to be seen at a place called Gadsdens wharf of about four thousand poor africans naked/in a manner/ and lousy[.] The most distressing sight I ever beheld offered for sale every day at Auction to him who will give the most." The letter is posted specifically to his father Reverend David Selden of Chatham, Connecticut, but the salutation reads "Dear parents".
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Chatham, East Hampton, Middlesex County, Connecticut, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Africa
    American South
    Business
    Correspondence
    Middle Passage
    Slavery
    Trans Atlantic slave trade
    U.S. History, 1783-1815
    Urban life
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2014.174.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd530151c56-34ac-4e30-a885-30b7b7bf0126
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    Letter from Jacquelyn Kennedy Onassis to Congressman William McCulloch

    Written by
    Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, American, 1929 - 1994
    Subject of
    McCulloch, William Moore, American, 1901 - 1980
    President Kennedy, John F., American, 1917 - 1963
    Date
    June 24, 1971
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 8 1/8 x 8 1/8 in. (20.6 x 20.6 cm)
    Description
    This three-page letter (abc) and envelope (d) from Jacquelyn Kennedy Onassis is addressed to Congressman William McCulloch of Ohio. Onassis thanks him for his support of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and for supporting her husband, President John. F. Kennedy. The stationery pages are pale blue, square-shaped and have a logo in the top left corner that contains an image of Aristotle Onassis's yacht, named after his daughter, and text that reads [On Board S/Y Christina]. The letter is handwritten in printscript and is signed [Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis]. The envelope is addressed [Congressman William M. McCulloch / House Office Building / Washington DC / USA] and has two postage stamps and a black ink stamp in the top right. The text of the ink stamp is illegible but it appears to be in Greek.
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Ioánnina, Epirus, Greece, Europe
    Place made
    Skorpiós, Ionian Islands, Greece, Europe
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Topic
    Civil rights
    Correspondence
    Politics (Practical)
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    U.S. History, 1969-2001
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of James F. Dicke, II
    Object number
    2014.1abcd
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5c77a10cd-5452-4f8b-bf49-19fa102a1bd9

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