Various authors

The Bulletin of the Southern Association of Africanists. February, 1976. Vol. IV. No. 1

Gainesville, FL, Center for African Studies of the University of Florida, 1976. Wraps. Single stapled journal, 8 ½ by 11 inches. Orange front cover. 51 pp. A journal for members of the Southern Association of Africanists and other interested parties, discussing topics relating to Africa, African history and the dissemination and teaching of African history. This issue looks at "A Return Visit to Nigeria;" "Ethnic Genocide in Burundi;" a media review section, news on the association's annual meeting, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal fold crease present. Minor soiling. Mailing label on the rear cover. Minor bumping and scuffing. Staple tenuously holding on. Good .

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Book number: 016873

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Black Studies

Various authors and photographers, including Vander Weyde

The Burr Mcintosh Monthly. October 1909

New York, Burr Publishing Co, 1909. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps, with a string tied binding. Unpaginated. Black and white photos throughout. Single issue of this monthly magazine, relying heavily on photographs. Of note is a photo essay on the steel mills in Pittsburgh, including orange and black toned photographs of the mills at night, taken by photographer Henry Van Der Weyde. Also included is a photo by Jane Dudley of "Penelope." GOOD condition. Moderate scuffing, chipping, creasing, tearing, and loss to the covers along the extremities. Minor creasing, soiling, and staining to the covers. Corners very curled. Good .

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Book number: 019693

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Americana Photography

Various authors

Canadian Railway Club Montreal. Official Proceedings. Bound Volume Containing January-May 1924 (Vol. 23, Nos. 1-5) and September-December 1924 (Vol. 23 Nos. 7, 7a-9)

Montreal, Canada, Canadian Railway Club, Publisher, 1924. Half-Leather. Original blue wrappers bound in half leather with marbled boards. Black and white photos of trains and locomotives, as well as illustrated ads, throughout. Bound volume, apparently missing one number, of this journal dedicated to the proceedings of the Canadian Railway Club. Including official reporting on the club, the journal offers articles on recent notable locomotives, ventilation and heating of passenger cars, postal organization through the ages and other articles related to railways, trains, etc. POOR condition. Front cover DETACHED from the binding, with text block otherwise solid and intact. Slightly ex-library, with a spine label and a few discard/library stamps in the interior. Heavy scuffing to the leather along the extremities. Interior clean and solid with paper toned. Poor .

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Book number: 015391

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Railroadiana

Various authors

The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. January, 1890

New York, The Century Co, 1890. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Illustrations and ads throughout. Single issue of the general interest magazine, featuring an essay on the care of Yosemite Valley, as well as several essays on destructive tendencies in Yosemite; another pieces looks at the fate of the assassins of Abraham Lincoln; an article on the pursuit and death of John Wilkes Booth, etc. GOOD condition. Some soiling, toning, staining and discoloration to the covers. Chipping, tearing and creasing along the extremities. Minor spotting and soiling in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 017392

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Literature

Various authors

The Century Illustrated Monthly Magazine. January 1891

New York, The Century Co, 1891. Wraps. Illustrated wraps. Illustrations throughout. Single issue of this monthly magazine including an account of living of the Mongols of Azure Lake; a fictional account of Morgan's Rough Riders; a piece on Chinese Music, including music; many articles on California and the history of California, including pioneer Spanish families, etc. GOOD condition. Moderate toning and minor soiling to the covers. Moderate chipping and tearing along the edges and spine. Front cover slightly askew Owner's name on upper front cover. Text block toned. Good .

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Book number: 019564

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Literature Americana

Various authors

The Chicago Weekly News. August 26, 1880

Chicago, Victor F. Lawson and Co, 1880. Tabloid. Large format tabloid newspaper. Single sheet, four pages. Single issue of this Chicago based newspaper, featuring brief news on a variety of national and international topics, many sensational in nature. This includes accounts of various murders and crimes, as well as a short account of the US military's battles with the Sioux and Sitting Bull, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. General toning. Minor chipping and tearing along the extremities and folds, with minor loss. Minor scattered staining. Small area of loss to the upper left front page. Good .

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Book number: 017754

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Americana

Various Authors

The Chicago Weekly News. October 27, 1881

Chicago, Victor F. Lawson and Co, 1881. Tabloid. Large format tabloid newspaper. Single sheet, four pages. Single issue of this Chicago based newspaper, featuring an account of a ballooning adventure undertaken by Samuel Archer King (noted in the article as an aeronaut), a noted balloonist in the US responsible for its growth in popularity. Also present is news on the defense strategy for Guiteau, the assassin of President Garfield; news on shooting events and long-range rifle shooting records; brief news shorts on baseball teams, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. General toning. Minor chipping and tearing along the extremities. Good .

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Book number: 016514

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Americana Aviation Baseball

Various authors

The Chicago Weekly News. March 2, 1882

Chicago, Victor F. Lawson and Co, 1882. Tabloid. Large format tabloid newspaper. Single sheet, four pages. Single issue of this Chicago based newspaper, this issue featuring news on the memorial for President Garfield; an account of the capture of outlaws Polk Wells and Bill Norris, recounting their various crimes and mentioning their association with Jesse James. Polk Wells wrote a memoir while in prison. With international news, news on Ireland, etc. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. General toning. Minor chipping and tearing along the extremities and folds, with minor loss. This includes splitting at the intersection of the folds. Minor scattered soiling and a few tiny stains. Paper wrinkled in a few spots. Good .

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Book number: 018668

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Americana

Various Authors

The Chicago Weekly News. January 20, 1881

Chicago, Victor F. Lawson and Co, 1881. Tabloid. Large format tabloid newspaper. Single sheet, four pages. Single issue of this Chicago based newspaper. This issue featuring two short paragraphs on the "Southern Colored Delegation," apparently visiting President-elect Garfield in Ohio, seeking to have an African-American appointed to his cabinet. Members of the delegation included Lawrence Lee, D.A. Stroker, R.B. Elliott, George Washington Price, Jr. George L. Mabson and James Buchanan Menerux. Another short editorial mentions the delegation and criticizes the Republican party for using African-Americans to get votes, but abandoning them after the elections. Also present is a short piece on Sitting Bull preparing for war and accounts of murders and general mayhem in the US. GOOD condition. Horizontal and vertical fold creases present. General toning. Minor chipping and tearing along the extremities and folds, with minor loss. This includes splitting at the intersection of the folds and upper center front page at the fold. Minor scattered soiling and a few tiny stains. Paper wrinkled in a few spots. Good .

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Book number: 019463

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Americana

Various Authors

China at War

No Place, No Publisher. Pamphlet. No publisher, place or date. Perhaps the China Information Committee. China, late 1930s, early 1940s. Pamphlet. No wrappers, perhaps as issued. 84 pp. Presumably issued by the China Information Committee, this work provides a collection of short news briefs or articles published by the committee, providing news or updates on the Sino-Japanese War of 1937-1945. The committee published a journal, where these pieces probably came from. The China Information Committee was formed in 1937, and published English language propaganda for foreign audiences. The committee was controlled by Chiang Kai-Shek (see Burke Library Archives for previous information). This piece contains items on the war itself and various battles, news on a guerrilla school, missionary reports, "Japanese Head Hunters," etc. GOOD condition. Paper toned, with lower corners creased and curled. Faint creasing to the first page. Good .

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Book number: 015471

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Military/ War Asian History Chinese History

Various Authors

Chinese Schools and the Education of Chinese Malayans. The Report of a Mission Invited by the Federation Government to Study the Problem of the Education of Chinese in Malaya

Kuala Lumpur, Government Press, 1951. Cloth. Maroon cloth. 42 pp. A report discussing the findings of Dr. William P. Fenn and Dr. Wu Teh-yao on their travels to Malaya. It appears the report advocates for the presence of Chinese schools in Malaya, to preserve Chinese culture in the country. The report also asserts that Malaya is not one culture, but ethnically diverse, thus the need to preserve Chinese culture. GOOD+ condition. Uneven fading, some engrained dustiness and minor soiling. Moderate toning to the text block. Good .

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Book number: 020053

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Asian History Chinese History

Various authors

The Christian Press. Friday, October 22, 1852. Vol. I No. 28

Cincinnati, The western home and foreign missionary association, and the American Reform Tract and Book Society, Publisher, 1852. Tabloid. Large tabloid newspaper, single sheet folded into 4 pages. A single issue of this newspaper published by the Western Home and Foreign missionary Association, providing some theological musings, news, and reports from various missions, as well as opinion pieces. Perhaps of note in this issue is a brief mention of the Mendi mission in West Africa and Sarah Margru Kinson, A formerly enslaved child who was aboard the Amistad. Kinson was among those who returned to Africa after being declared free. Local missionaries decided it would be best for her to return to the United States and get an education, so she attended Oberlin College before returning back to the Mendi mission to serve as principal of their school. Brief news from other missions is also included, including news from Jamaica, Hawaii (Sandwich Islands), Siam, in California and elsewhere. Two anti-slavery pieces also are present in the paper, one discussing the use of religion to justify slavery in America; the other debunking and mocking various racist and ignorant talking points relating to African Americans. GOOD condition. Several horizontal and vertical fold creases present, with other wrinkles increases also noted. Minor scattered foxing and soiling to the paper. Good .

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Book number: 018901

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Americana Religion/Theology

Various authors

The Christian Press. Friday, December 23, 1853. Vol. I No. 51

Cincinnati, The western home and foreign missionary association, and the American Reform Tract and Book Society, Publisher, 1853. Tabloid. Large tabloid newspaper, single sheet folded into 4 pages. A single issue of this newspaper published by the Western Home and Foreign missionary Association, providing some theological musings, news, and reports from various missions, as well as opinion pieces. The paper held a strong anti-slavery editorial stance, and as such, includes several essays about slavery and its degradation of humanity. This includes a letter by J.S. Green from Hawaii (Sandwich Islands), a theological piece on the ills of slavery, a column that chronicles dissent among two anti-slavery leaders, Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison, etc. GOOD condition. Several horizontal and vertical fold creases present, with other wrinkles increases also noted. Minor scattered foxing and soiling to the paper. Good .

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Book number: 019521

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Americana

Various Authors

Collection of Leaflets, Reports, Member Lists and Other Proceedings from the Christian Social Union of the United Kingdom, Including the Oxford and Cambridge Branches

United Kingdom, Christian Social Union, presumed Publisher. Pamphlet. dates vary, ranging from the late 1800s to early 1900s. All pamphlets or single sheets. Included are leaflets #2-6, 15-17, 19-20, 22-34, 37, 40-41. Leaflet number 1 may also be present, with handwritten No. 1 perhaps indicating it as such. With approximately 20 other reports, member lists, lists of financial or business related matters relating to the group, etc. The leaflets discuss topics ranging from strikes, temperance legislation in the United States, profit sharing, state protection of children, the aged poor, methods of industrial peace, life in West London, etc. The Christian Social Union was a social group associated with the Church of England. Established in 1889, the group studied social conditions of its times, with the aim of alleviating social injustices such as poverty and other related social ills. The group merged with the Industrial Christian Fellowship in 1919. Condition of the pieces range from GOOD or better. Some are very brittle, with extensive chipping, tearing and loss of margins. General browning to the pieces. Some soiling. A few pieces with minor notations. Good .

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Book number: 010382

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Religion/Theology

Various Authors

Connecticut Courant. Tuesday, December 6, 1812

Hartford, Hudson and Goodwin, Printers, 1812. Tabloid. Large tabloid newspaper. Single sheet, 4 pp. Single issue of longest continuously published newspaper in the United States, now published as the Hartford Courant. The newspaper was founded in 1764, and was first published as a weekly, becoming daily in 1837. The first and last page are devoted to ads for various businesses, with the interior pages providing state and national news, mostly political coverage. Of note is a short piece recalling the naval battle between the USS United States commanded by Stephen Decatur and the British ship, the Macedonian. Decatur emerged victorious in this battle, taking the Macedonian back to the US. The battle was part of the War of 1812. Also present is another shortish account of fighting in Canada as part of the war. GOOD condition. Heavy chipping, tearing and creasing along the spine, with moderate loss, rendering the paper somewhat fragile when opened. Horizontal crease along the lower fourth of the paper. Moderate toning, minor soiling and staining, with a few faint dampstains. Small piece torn off the upper front corner. Good .

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Book number: 019440

Catalogue: History

Keywords: Noisbn Americana