Liberty Party (U.S.); Antislavery movements-United States; Slavery--Law and Legislation
Four-page letter from Lysander Spooner in Boston [Massachusetts] to "Gerrit Smith, Lewis Tappan, William Goodell and others" dated March 12, 1856, explaining the reasons that Spooner has not joined the Liberty Party. At end, an additional note...
Charles Sumner (1811-1874) was a United States senator from Massachusetts and a campaigner against slavery. This is a draft, ca. 1855, of a version of the speech delivered in New York on May 9, 1855, and published that year under the title "The...
Children; Stores, Retail; Animals; Religion; Lamps; Petroleum; United States--New York (State)--New York--Brooklyn
Illustration of interior of room. A family is praying and leaning on chairs. A cat is on the back of the father is kneeling and the dog is barking at the cat. Children and laughing and pointing. Verso side: text,"Buy the Hope Safety Oil, no smoke,...
Civil rights Religious aspects Catholic Church; Discrimination, United States; Manhattanville College of the Sacred Heart; National Federation of Catholic College Students (U.S.); Social action; Social Action Secretariat
Informational booklet mailed by the Social Action Secretariat to all National Federation of Catholic College Students member colleges. Discusses relationship between Christianity and racism
First American Conference for Democracy and Terms of Peace
Telegram sent to Markham informing him about the First American Conference for Democracy and Terms of Peace. Topics to be discussed at conference include: taxation, foreign alliances, free speech and more.
Mahlon Day (1790-1854) was a Quaker, publisher of children's books, printer, and bookseller in New York City. This is a contemporary copy of a diary kept by Day while on a tour of the West Indies (Nov. 1839-Apr. 1840) in the company of Joseph John...
Two-page letter and envelope from Gerrit Smith in Peterboro [New York] to Lysander Spooner dated July 3, 1862, discussing Spooner's work, "Diest's Reply" [The Diest's Reply to the Alleged Supernatural Evidences of Christianity].
Schools; Religion; U.S. Chamber of Commerce; Bronx Board of Trade
The Bronx Board of Trade's position on release time in the public schools for religious education is supported by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. In Scrap Book. May 1943 - April 1949.(p. 76)
Sinclair writes about his upcoming book "Jimmie Higgins" and details about it being published, along with prices and other information. He includes reviews of "Jimmie Higgins" and "The Profits of Religion".
Spiers writes to Markham to schedule a meeting and to suggest speakers and topics for an upcoming Round Table. Spiers also mentions Swedenborg and a number of other Christian Socialist writings.
