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Nathan Carter Newbold family papers, 1848-1952 and undated

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North Carolina family active in education, law enforcement, farming, and slavery. The bulk of the papers relate to Nathan Carter Newbold and his relatives, including his father William A. Newbold and grandfather William Newbold (Sheriff of Pasquotank County, North Carolina), his first wife Mabel Wooten, and his second wife Eugenia Bradsher. Nathan Carter Newbold was the Director of the Division of Negro Education for the North Carolina State Department of Public Instruction from 1913-1950. The collection includes personal and professional correspondence, photographs, financial and property records dating from the 1840s, and recorded speeches given at Nathan Carter Newbold's retirement dinner. Some photographs have been identified as being of South Carolina during the late 19th century-early 20th century, which include portraits, street scenes (in Charleston), sail boats, as well as a few photographs of people of color, including photographs of "Lascar Sailors."Some photographs are of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point during the 1890s. Many of the legal and financial papers were generated by Nathan Carter Newbold's father and grandfather. The bulk of the correspondence relates to Nathan Carter Newbold's role as an administrator for North Carolina public schools and to his tenure as the Director of the Division of Negro Education during segregation and Jim Crow.
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Life Savers promotional archive, 1924-1953 and undated

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Life Savers are a brand of hard and soft candies first produced in 1912, currently owned by Mars. Collection consists of approximately 150 items: matted advertising, display and promotional designs; black and white photographs; and negatives that depict a variety of campaigns to market Life Savers in early and mid-century United States. Included are photographs of models in various poses; candy displays (including displays of competitors such as Curtiss's Baby Ruth/Butterfinger and Pine Bros. Glycerin Tablets); celebrities posing with the candy in endorsement or other promotional campaign; street vendors (Life Savers Sampler Girls); and images of placements of the candy in film productions. Celebrities include Ann Rutherford, Edgar Bergen, George McManus, George Raft, Jack Benny, Lou Costello, Maggie Jiggs and Virginia Mayo. Images produced by a number of prominent photographers and agencies, including Acme Newspictures, Ewing Galloway, General Outdoor, Guy Gillette, Hyman Fink, Keystone View, McArthur Advertising, Shigeta-Wright, and the Vacuum Candy Machinery Company. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History.
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Mao era photographs of Chinese women, 1973-1975 and undated

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Collection comprises 36 black-and-white photographs, varying in size from about 4x6 to 9.5x11, some with card-stock backing. The images mainly portray women at work, as textile and other industry workers; as scientists, medical professionals, and academics; and as participants in Communist Party education. There are also images that pertain to improvements in women's status, whether for minorities or workers in general. The majority of the photographs bear captions in both Chinese and English. Several have Hsinhua News Agency markings; beyond such markings, the photographer is unidentified. A few have sizing information for reproduction, and many were likely used in an exhibition on the status of women in modern China. Loosely organized according to amount within the following topics, based on the caption provided for the photograph: factory workers, professional women, Communist Party workers, commune and other workers, and minorities.
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Mao era photographs of Chinese women, 1973-1975 and undated 0.2 Linear Feet

Collection comprises 36 black-and-white photographs, varying in size from about 4x6 to 9.5x11, some with card-stock backing. The images mainly portray women at work, as textile and other industry workers; as scientists, medical professionals, and academics; and as participants in Communist Party education. There are also images that pertain to improvements in women's status, whether for minorities or workers in general. The majority of the photographs bear captions in both Chinese and English. Several have Hsinhua News Agency markings; beyond such markings, the photographer is unidentified. A few have sizing information for reproduction, and many were likely used in an exhibition on the status of women in modern China. Loosely organized according to amount within the following topics, based on the caption provided for the photograph: factory workers, professional women, Communist Party workers, commune and other workers, and minorities.
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    Edmund Jennings Lee II papers, 1746-1963

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    Correspondence, legal papers, and financial records concerning Edmund Jennings Lee’s law practice, estate settlements, and personal family matters. Subjects include Confederate refugees in Canada, the formation of West Virginia as a state, conditions of Virginia in 1865, and bridge and turnpike construction and management. Includes family writings and diary entries from Henrietta Bedinger Lee, Edmund Jennings Lee III, and Edwin Gray Lee. Also includes bills, receipts, and financial ledgers from Edmund Jennings Lee’s law practice.
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    Correspondence, 1797-1868 Box 1

    Correspondence among the brothers Edmund Jennings Lee II, Charles Henry Lee, Richard Henry Lee, and Cassius Francis Lee; primarily pertaining to Edmund Jennings Lee's legal practice. Also includes letters pertaining to family matters and service in the Confederate Army during the Civil War.

    1. Correspondence, 1797-1912 and undated

    Correspondence, 1869-1912 and undated Box 2

    Correspondence among the brothers Edmund Jennings Lee II, Charles Henry Lee, Richard Henry Lee, Cassius Francis Lee and Edmund Jennings Lee's children; primarily pertaining to Edmund Jennings Lee's legal practice. Also includes letters pertaining to family matters.

    1. Correspondence, 1797-1912 and undated

    Correspondence, 1797-1912 and undated

    Correspondence pertains mainly to Lee’s legal practice. Correspondents include his brothers, Charles Henry Lee, Richard Henry Lee, and Cassius Francis Lee, as well as other family members, including Lee’s son, Edwin Gray Lee. Other correspondents include Jubal A. Early and William Nelson Pendleton. Subjects include Confederate refugees in Canada, the formation of West Virginia as a state, conditions of Virginia in 1865, and bridge and turnpike construction and management. Also includes a letter from Rezin D. Shepherd from 1841 regarding the clock tower for Trinity Episcopal Church in Shepherdstown, WV. Letters from Edwin Gray Lee describe his service in the Confederate army and allude to his later work in the Confederate secret service in Virginia and Canada. Arranged chronologically by year.

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      Robert Lawson Papers, 1776-1825 (bulk 1781)

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      Robert Lawson (1748-1805) was an officer in the Revolutionary War who served as Brigadier General of the Virginia Militia. The collection primarily consists of letters to Lawson regarding the raising, reinforcement, and movement of troops in Virginia and North Carolina during the Revolutionary War in 1781.
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      Letter from Thomas Jefferson to Robert Lawson, Richmond, 1780 October 23 Box 1, Folder 2

      Refers to preparations for organizing Lawson's corps. Plans changes on account of present invasion. Suggests the cavalry be sent in the neighborhood of the enemy as soon as they are ready. Infantry can repair to rendezvous at Cabbin Point. Blank Powers enclosed for subscribing men on the march. Commissions will be issued as soon as your returns are in. Approve your appointment of Major Jones to command the horse. Militia called from your county may enter your command if they choose.

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        Priya Kambli photographs, 2006-2012

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        Collection consists of forty 17x24 inch color inkjet prints from a body of work titled "Color Falls Down" by artist Priya Kambli, who emigrated from India to the U.S. at the age of eighteen. Sometimes resembling diptychs, the images juxtapose and recontextualize family photographs, personal objects such as clothing, spoons, and earrings, and contemporary self-portraits, exploring themes of migration, cross-cultural understanding, women and family, identity, and memory. This work received the 2018 ADA Collection Award for Women Documentarians. Acquired as part of the Archive of Documentary Arts at Duke University.
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        Legislative Attacks on Outdoor Advertising in New York collection, 1939-1942

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        Privately bound compilations, published by Press of Fremont Payne, of conference proceedings, court documents, legislative motions and amendments, pamphlets, reports and other printed materials that relate to activities opposing or regulating billboards and outdoor advertising in New York. Topics addressed include building codes; highway beautification and construction; licensing, permit fees and taxes; railroad crossings; sign design, placement and removal; slum clearance and low-rent housing areas; women's role in anti-billboard activism; World War II wartime planning and activities; and zoning laws. Individuals and organizations represented include Albert S. Bard; American Automobile Association; American Planning and Civic Association; Archibald MacLeish; Henry Hudson Parkway Authority; New York City Planning Commission; New York State government (Assembly, Senate, Supreme Court); and Triborough Bridge Authority. Acquired as part of the John W. Hartman Center for Sales, Advertising & Marketing History and the Kevin P. Reilly Sr. Outdoor Advertising Archives.
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        Legislative Attack on Outdoor Advertising, 1939 Box 1

        State of New York, Senate and Assembly bills and amendments: Control and regulation of outdoor advertising; Licensing, permit fees, taxes; Marine and Henry Hudson parkway authorities; sign removal near highways; sign square footage taxes; slum clearance and low-rent areas; Triborough Bridge Authority

          Legislative Attack on Outdoor Advertising, 1940 Box 1

          State of New York Senate and Assembly; Supreme Court of Rennsalaer County; New York City Planning Commission. Topics: Business taxes; highway construction; railroad crossings; sign design and placement.

            Adverse Propaganda and Legislative Attack on Outdoor Advertising, 1941 Box 1

            Messages from the Governor; American Planning and Civic Association; Conference on Roadside Improvement; American Automobile Association ("America's Roadsides"; "Roadside Protection"); State Highway Survey Committee reports 1935-1941; zoning.

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              Ann Lovett papers, 1979-2015

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              Ann Lovett is an artist who teaches at the State University of New York at New Paltz. This collection documents her artistic and academic career with a focus on her work in the book arts.
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              1979-1989 Box 1

                1991-1995 Box 2

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                  Hannah Mather request to Edward Hutchinson, 1758

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                  Hannah Hutchinson married Samuel Mather in 1731; the couple settled in Boston, Mass. She died in 1781 (some sources have the death date 1752) and Samuel died in 1779. Collection comprises a request written by Hannah Hutchinson Matter on 3 April 1858 to Edward Hutchinson, asking him to fulfill the pecuniary bequest made to her by his father and to give the sum (4 pounds) to her son, Samuel Mather, Junior. The back of the request contains Samuel's note, dated 3 May 1858, stating that he received the money.
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                    Hannah Mather request to Edward Hutchinson, 1758 0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)

                    Hannah Hutchinson married Samuel Mather in 1731; the couple settled in Boston, Mass. She died in 1781 (some sources have the death date 1752) and Samuel died in 1779. Collection comprises a request written by Hannah Hutchinson Matter on 3 April 1858 to Edward Hutchinson, asking him to fulfill the pecuniary bequest made to her by his father and to give the sum (4 pounds) to her son, Samuel Mather, Junior. The back of the request contains Samuel's note, dated 3 May 1858, stating that he received the money.
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                      Know-Nothing platform, 1856

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                      Collection comprises the 16-point Know-Nothing party platform, "copied from the Know-Nothing newspaper for the special benefit of my honorable colleague, Miss R. In haste, S."
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                        Know-Nothing platform, 1856 0.1 Linear Feet (1 item)

                        Collection comprises the 16-point Know-Nothing party platform, "copied from the Know-Nothing newspaper for the special benefit of my honorable colleague, Miss R. In haste, S."

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