March 23, 1912
Hillquit-Untermyer Debate
Resolved: That Socialism is the only solution of the trust problem.
Carnegie Hall, Saturday evening, April 27, 1912,
Morris Hillquit and Samuel Untermyer will debate in Carnegie Hall on Saturday evening,...
Universities and Colleges--New York (State)--New York--Anniversaries, etc.
Through a newsletter entitled Postscript, the writer assisted in the placement of women, minorities, and the handicapped in wartime jobs, including the famed "Rosie the Riveter." The college received national recognition for its "unique preparatory...
Universities and Colleges--New York (State)--New York--Anniversaries, etc.
After noting the "unusual" faculty, students, and curriculum, the writer gives an appreciation of President Klapper, who "understood" the "hopes" and "difficulties" of both students and faculty.
Universities and Colleges--New York (State)--New York--Anniversaries, etc.
Description of the special challenges and benefits of housing and feeding 360 "soldier students" at the college from 1943-1944 under the Army Special Training Program. The writer provides descriptions of how to toast 900 slices of bread in two and...
Promotional Materials; Correspondence; Democratic Party (Kings County, N.Y.); Johnston, John B., 1882-1960
Letter written by the Polish Citizens Committee endorsing John B. Johnston for Supreme Court Justice describing the candidate as "an eminent lawyer, prominent writer … one who has proved himself a true friend of the Polish people."
Harry encourages Marjorie to make more of an effort for the cause. He suggests that she and her friends go up to Harlem to find someone who can help them write letters in Spanish. Harry describes himself and asks Marjorie for a photograph. He...
Typewriters; Military occupations; Fascists; Weddings; Employment; Newspaper industry; Travel; Homesickness;
Jim writes to his brother about working with a difficult writer, Marcel Rivet, who has taken Jim's typewriter. He has enclosed a story by Rivet that Jim helped edit in English. He is hoping that if Ring can sell the story, it might encouraged...
Theater programs; Memorial rites & ceremonies; Playbills; Labor unions;
Theater festival in memory of Harry Malofsky, a composer and writer himself. The program includes three plays at the Nora Bayes Theatre. The sponsoring committee includes Elia Kazan and Lee Strasberg.
The image is from an article in a bound volume of essays from various sources entitled "Magazine Articles on New York City". The writer of the article, Symmes Richardson, was an engineer and a partner of Charles McKim.
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...
Coffin, John,1756-1838; Campbell, George, 1736-1799; Perkins, Sergeant; Atwood, Isaac, Captain; Livingston, John William, Captain; Chapman, Thomas, Captain; Campbell, Dougall, Lieutenant; Great Britain. Army; Courts-martial and courts of inquiry --...
Drafts of Major John Coffins statements in reply to the defense of Lieutenant-Colonel George Campbell at Campbells court martial. The first draft (eleven pages, numbered as 5, [1] leaves) is addressed to ""Mr. President & Gentlemen of the Board,""...
