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To Women Voters!

Martha McClellan Brown Ephemera

A flyer from 1897 urging women, who have been granted the right to vote on issues concerning schools, to register to vote in an upcoming election for members of the Board of Education. In English and German. The back of the flyer (page 2) is a list of names and addresses.

1897 Matthew B. Sellers Diary, Matthew B. Sellers

Matthew B. Sellers Dairies

1897 diary of Matthew B. Sellers.

Otterbein Aegis January 1897, Otterbein Aegis

Otterbein Aegis 1890-1917

Contents: Editorial Observations; Literary: A Revival in College; Edgar Allan Poe; Auld Lang Syne: The Relation of the East to the Semi-Centennial of Otterbein University; Items of Unwritten History; Alumni Corner: Personalia; Our Faculty; Dayton Alumnal Banquet; Otterbein Association of Columbus; Differentials: Above the Clouds; Beyonds he Portals - In Memoriam; Association Notes; Locals; With Our Scissors, etc.

The Silent Watcher, Or, York As Seen From Agamenticus, Sybil Warburton

Maine Collection

The Silent Watcher, Or, York As Seen From Agamenticus

by Sybil Warburton

"Giving a Glimpse into its Past History as the City of Gorgeana, with a Few Suggestive Pictures of the Town at the Present Time."

Boston, Mass., 1897

Contents: Historical Sketch / The Winds' Voices / The Silent Watcher / The Spirit of the Storm / The Sands of Georgeana / The Runaway Brook / What the River Told to the Watching Cape / School Days / York River / Calling the Cows

The Heaven Of The Bible, Ida C. Craddock, Paul Royster , Editor

Zea E-Books in American Studies

This remarkable and unconventional description of the Christians’ afterlife in the New Jerusalem is based on Ida Craddock’s strict interpretation of Bible passages (from Ezekiel, Elijah, Daniel, and John) that describe the heavenly city and on the words of Jesus relating to life after the Resurrection. She advances scriptural arguments to show that Heaven is a substantial place where the inhabitants with physical bodies eat, drink, work, defecate, have sexual relations, and go naked.

“The idea, all too prevalent among Christian people, that Heaven is ethereal, unsubstantial, and intangible, with little or no likeness to earth and the earthly life, …

Pickaninnies' Jubilee / Words By Fred H. Day, Fred H. Day, White-Smith Music Publishing Co. (Boston)

Sheet Music, 1834-1899

Cover: description reads Schottische for pianoforte; Publisher: White-Smith Music Publishing Co. (Boston)

Honey You're The Warmest Gal In Town / Music By Irving Jones; Words By Irving Jones, Irving Jones, F. A. Mills (New York)

Sheet Music, 1834-1899

Cover: photo of Mr. J. Flatow and Miss K. Dunn dressed in blackface [Miss K. Dunn appears to be a male]; Musical Supplement of the New York Journal and Advertiser. June 5, 1898; Publisher: F. A. Mills (New York)

Milton Wright Diaries: 1897, Milton Wright

Milton Wright Diaries

Bishop Milton Wright, father of Wilbur and Orville Wright, regularly recorded entries in his diary from 1857 until his death in 1917. This diary’s entries began on January 1897 and continue until December 1897. Wright records a variety of information regarding his travels, family history, and expenditures. View the transcript of the Milton Wright diaries.

Hi-O-Hi 1898, Oberlin College

Hi-O-Hi Yearbooks

No abstract provided.

1897 Sixteenth Convention Report San Francisco, Cal., Christian Endeavor Society

Books

No abstract provided.

The Yellow Book Volume 12, Aubrey Vincent Beardsley, Ethel Reed, Special Collections, Fleet Library

The Yellow Book

1 of 13 volumes : illustrations. Curated title for Fleet Library Special Collections book cover exhibition Bound to Please, fall 2022. "An Illustrated Quarterly" Imprint varies. Oct. 1896-Apr. 1897: London ; New York : J. Lane. Co-founded and illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley. Nelson, J.G. Checklist of early Bodley Head books, ǂc 1894.11 Binding design for Vols. I-V probably by Aubrey Beardsley, binding design for Vol. VII by J.D. Mackenzie, binding design for Vol. VIII by D.Y. Cameron, binding design for Vol. IX by Mrs. Percy (Mabel) Dearmer, binding design for Vol. X by J. Illingsworth Kay, binding design for Vol. …

Susannah From Savannah / Words By George Evans, George Evans, Theo. Northrup (Chicago); Sol Bloom (Chicago)

Sheet Music, 1834-1899

Cover: drawing of a Caucasian male (possibly the composer/singer George Evans); caricatures of African American heads frame the cover; Publisher: Theo. Northrup (Chicago); Sol Bloom (Chicago)

Mammy's Little Pumpkin Colored Coons / Music By Sidney Perrin; Words By George Hillman, Sidney Perrin, George Hillman, M. Witmark And Sons (New York)

Sheet Music, 1834-1899

Cover: drawing of an African American woman trying to hush two screaming African American babies; description reads plantation slumber song; Publisher: M. Witmark and Sons (New York)

Happy Little Nigs / Words By George Elliott, George Elliott, W. J. Dyer And Bro. (Saint Paul)

Sheet Music, 1834-1899

Cover: drawing of young African Americans dancing as an older African American male plays the banjo; description reads rag two step; Publisher: W. J. Dyer and Bro. (Saint Paul)

I Want My Lulu / Music By St. Clair Karl; Words By Lev Dockstader, St. Clair Karl, Lev Dockstader, W. B. Gray And Co. (New York)

Sheet Music, 1834-1899

Cover: photo of Lew. Dockstader in blackface; A Disturbance in Coontown; Publisher: W. B. Gray and Co. (New York)

Break The News To Mother / Words By Chas K. Harris, Chas K. Harris (New York) True

Sheet Music, 1834-1899

Cover: photo of a mortally wounded soldier with three of his comrades; Publisher: Chas K. Harris (New York)

Providence Independent, V. 22, Thursday, December 31, 1896, [Whole Number: 1123], Providence Independent

Providence Independent Newspaper, 1875-1898

[4] p. "Accept the Truth Wherever Found - Do Right for the Sake of Right." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, national and international news, fiction and advertisements.

Providence Independent, V. 22, Thursday, December 24, 1896, [Whole Number: 1122], Providence Independent

Providence Independent Newspaper, 1875-1898

[4] p. "Accept the Truth Wherever Found - Do Right for the Sake of Right." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, national and international news, fiction and advertisements.

Providence Independent, V. 22, Thursday, December 17, 1896, [Whole Number: 1121], Providence Independent

Providence Independent Newspaper, 1875-1898

[4] p. "Accept the Truth Wherever Found - Do Right for the Sake of Right." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, national and international news, fiction and advertisements.

Letter, 1896, December 15, Harriet Taylor Upton To Dear Friend [Martha Mcclellan Brown], Harriet Taylor Upton

Martha McClellan Brown Correspondence

A letter from Harriet Taylor Upton, the Treasurer of the National-American Woman Suffrage Association to asking for contributions to the organization's treasury.

Providence Independent, V. 22, Thursday, December 10, 1896, [Whole Number: 1120], Providence Independent

Providence Independent Newspaper, 1875-1898

[4] p. "Accept the Truth Wherever Found - Do Right for the Sake of Right." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, national and international news, fiction and advertisements.

Release Of Mortgage - Bloomberg And Raphael To Eli Jackson, Eli Jackson, John Closner, Bloomberg & Raphael, John Closner And Family Collection

Hidalgo County Historical Collection

From John Closner and Family Collection, contains 1) Handwritten promissory note dated 24 February 1891 signed by Elie (sic) Jackson in the amount of $506.65 to Bloomberg and Raphael, Brownsville, Texas. 2) handwritten release of mortgage filed and recorded 4 December 1896 in Hidalgo County, Texas.

Release of mortgage - Bloomberg and Raphael to Eli Jackson, 1891-1896, Container: 39, Box: 1, Folder: 29. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives, Edinburg Campus. https://archives.lib.utrgv.edu/repositories/2/archival_objects/80743

Providence Independent, V. 22, Thursday, December 3, 1896, [Whole Number: 1119], Providence Independent

Providence Independent Newspaper, 1875-1898

[4] p. "Accept the Truth Wherever Found - Do Right for the Sake of Right." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, national and international news, fiction and advertisements.

Chicago Vegetarian December 1896, Chicago Vegetarian

1890-1909

Periodical discussing the vegetarian lifestyle. Includes an article about meetings of the Chicago Vegetarian Society.

Ursinus College Bulletin Vol. 13, No. 3, December 1896, M. N. Wehler

Ursinus College Bulletin, 1885-1902

A digitized copy of the December 1896 Ursinus College Bulletin.

Otterbein Aegis December 1896, Otterbein Aegis

Otterbein Aegis 1890-1917

Contents: The Editor's Corner; The Dayton Alumna! Association; What is "X"; Auld Lang Syne: Mount Pleasant College and Otterbein University; Some O. U. Boys in the War; Football: Football at Otterbein; Otterbein at Springfield on Thanksgiving Day; They Have Finished, but Still Live; Locals; Y. W. C. A. Notes; Y. M. C. A. Notes; Alumnals, etc.

Correspondence From "Dad" (William Robertson Boggs) To "My Dear Baby" (Edith Boggs): November 26, 1896 - January 1, 1900, William Robertson Boggs

William Robertson Boggs Family Papers

Boggs Family Papers, Box 1, Folder 6.

Correspondence from "Dad" (William Robertson Boggs) to "My Dear Baby" (Edith Boggs): November 26, 1896 - January 1, 1900.

Examination of these items suggests they were not sent to the addressee.

Providence Independent, V. 22, Thursday, November 26, 1896, [Whole Number: 1118], Providence Independent

Providence Independent Newspaper, 1875-1898

[4] p."Accept the Truth Wherever Found - Do Right for the Sake of Right." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, national and international news, fiction and advertisements

J. J. Armistead To Anna Eliza Gage Evans (21 November 1896), J. J. Armistead, Anna Elizabeth Gage Evans

Correspondence

J. J. Armistead writing to his sister Liza concerning the death of her husband, Judge Evans

Providence Independent, V. 22, Thursday, November 19, 1896, [Whole Number: 1117], Providence Independent

Providence Independent Newspaper, 1875-1898

[4] p. "Accept the Truth Wherever Found - Do Right for the Sake of Right." Newspaper published in Collegeville, Pa. Weekly. Contains local, national and international news, fiction and advertisements.