Box BW-2
Contains 20 Results:
Chinese Cultural Revolution poster collection
Collection of Chinese propaganda posters depicting Mao Zedong and scenes from Chinese life, 1956-1986.
Signed handwritten letter from Bernard-René Jourdan, Marquis de Launay, governor of the Bastille, to a Mr. Moreau regarding a building project with accompanying engraving of Launay
This collection is a handwritten letter, dated March 3, 1779, from the Bernard-René Jourdan de Launay, governor of the Bastille, with an accompanying engraving of de Launay.
Chromolithographic cards titled "Three Ages of Woman," as depicted by fantasy flower people, designed by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
This collection is a six card chromolithographic set of album cards, "Three Ages of Woman," representing the ages of woman as depicted by fantasy flower people. The cards were designed sometime in the 1880s by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, an American writer and noted feminist.
Funk, reggae, hip hop, and soul concert flyers and handouts from California
A collection of 82 printed flyers and handouts from the 1980s to 1990s advertising California funk, reggae, hip hop, and soul concerts and venues.
Jargon Society promotional materials
This collection contains promotional materials and a signed poster printed by The Jargon Society, an independent press based in North Carolina. The items were printed from 1951 to 1986.
Eugène Rosambeau lithograph, depicting female soldiers of “Les Amazones de la Seine”
This collection consists of an original color lithograph entitled “Les Amazones de la Seine,” created and signed by Eugéne Morsabeau Rosambeau in 1870. The print depicts a group of a dozen Prussian soldiers brought to surrender by members of the “Amazones de la Seine,” a French female military faction during the Siege of Paris (1870-1871).
Warner Brothers Company uncut advertising paper doll set: "Dolly's Trunk"
This collection is one brochure-like advertisement, which includes an uncut paper doll with its corsets. It was published by the Bridgeport, Connecticut corset firm, the Warner Brothers Company, likely sometime from 1915 to approximately 1929.
British North American household provisions commonplace book
A household account book, dated 1826 to 1827, containing a monthly record of foodstuffs and other goods purchased, perhaps for a hotel or private home on the east coast of Canada. There is currently no biographical information on the creator.
Dame Katharine Furse handwritten letters to Sir Gavin Rylands de Beer with photographs
Henry Wysham Lanier student sketchbook
This collection includes a student sketchbook owned by Henry Wysham Lanier. The sketchbook includes pencil drawings and was likely created in the 1880s. Henry Wysham Lanier was born in 1873, and was the son of American poet, musician, and author Sidney Lanier who was also a Professor at Johns Hopkins University.
Louis Buffier postcard featuring Guy Debord graffiti: "Les Conseils Superflus. Ne travaillez jamais"
This item is a French postcard created in the 1960s. The postcard was designed by French postcard maker Louis Buffier, and features a colorized photograph of graffiti done by Guy Debord in Paris. Guy Debord was French Marxist theorist, philosopher, author, and filmmaker who was born in 1931 and died in 1994. Louis Buffier was a French postcard maker active during the 1960s.
Articles by Walter Littlefield relating to the Dreyfus Affair
This collection includes two disbound articles by Walter Littlefield regarding the Dreyfus Affair, published in Munsey's Magazine between 1898 and 1929. Walter Littefield, 1867-1948, was an American author and journalist.
Communist propaganda poster reproduction postcards
This collection contains seventeen postcards published by the Central Museum of the Revolution in Moscow, printed in Leningrad in approximately 1932. There is no biographical or historical information available on the creator at this time.
Father Divine photographs
This collection consists of 21 press photographs of Black spiritual leader Father Divine and his wife Edna Rose Ritchings (also known as Mother Divine), as well as several of the properties Father Divine possessed and operated as "heavens" for International Peace Mission followers.
Alice Walker calendar: "The Alice Walker Calendar for 1986", 1986
A calendar book bound in plastic spiral binding and consisting of 123 pages, published by Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Publishers in 1986. The cover of the calendar features a photograph of Alice Walker and the title “The Alice Walker Calendar for 1986.” Interspersed among the calendar’s pages are excerpts from various writings by Alice Walker and photographs of Walker and her family. The calendar measures 17 x 24 cm.
Limited edition print featuring Alice Walker signature and excerpt from "The Color Purple", 1999
Broadside featuring Alice Walker excerpt and letter, 1988
Alice Walker fundraising letter for the Berkeley Public Library Foundation, approximately 2000
An fundraising letter circa 2000 written by Alice Walker for the Berkeley Public Library Foundation’s “We Love the Library” campaign. The letter is typed and signed in facsimile, by Alice Walker (as issued by Berkeley Public Library Foundation). The text includes eight paragraphs in which Walker provides update and solicits donations for the campaign to fund the expansion and renovation of the Central Library branch. Walker served as Co-Chair of the campaign.
Gay Freedom Celebration program, 1974
A single folded sheet of red, white, and blue newsprint forming a promotional program or flyer for San Francisco's 1974 Gay Freedom Celebration. The cover includes bicentennial imagery including Archibald Willard's "Spirit of '76," and reads “1974 Gay Freedom Celebration. Gay Freedom by ‘76.” The program contains a calendar of the week's events, a poster for the parade, and a “Directory of Western Gay Organizations.” The program measures 37 x 58 cm when unfolded.