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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 ViewCulture/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
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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)
- 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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
- 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
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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
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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
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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)
- 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
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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)
- 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
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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
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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
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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
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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)
- 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
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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
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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
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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)
- 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
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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
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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
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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