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Visual and Verbal Communication (hierarchy name)

 Subject
Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus

Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:

Charles Dickens letters

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055762]
Identifier: MS-0286
Abstract

One letter written by the English author, Charles Dickens.

Dates: 1857 January

Costakis collection of World War I posters

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0573
Abstract

The collection includes a number of Russian propaganda posters ranging from the early days of World War I to the Russian civil war and the Revolution.

Dates: approximately 1914-1918

James Croll letter

 Collection — Box BW-13: [Barcode: 31151030055580]
Identifier: MS-0276
Abstract

James Croll (1821-1890) was a Scottish geologist and climatologist. This collection consists of one letter of James Croll to Henry Sidgwick, May 12, 1883, asking for Sidgwick's opinion of an article.

Dates: 1883 May 12

Johns Hopkins University collection of Black Americana materials

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0844
Abstract

The Johns Hopkins University collection of Black Americana materials spans from approximately 1870 to the 1950s. It is an artificially assembled collection of materials purchased and selected by the curators of Special Collections. The collection primarily consists of postcards, broadsides, and other printed ephemera that depict African American people in ways that are often racist and caricatured.

Dates: approximately 1870-1950s

Johns Hopkins University "May 1968" protests collection

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0678
Abstract

The volatile period of civil unrest in France during May 1968 was punctuated by demonstrations and massive general strikes as well as the occupation of universities and factories across France. At the height of its fervor, it virtually brought the entire advanced capitalist economy of France to a dramatic halt. This artificially-created collection contains posters, protest leaflets, tracts, and photographs from these student protests in May 1968.

Dates: 1968

Junius Griffin papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0622
Abstract

Junius Griffin was an African-American journalist born in Stonega, Virginia on January 13th, 1929. The papers contain news clippings, photographs, and documents spanning 1955-1977.

Dates: 1955-1977

Keyser family papers

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0082
Abstract

Papers produced and collected by the Keyser family of Baltimore, Maryland. The Keysers accumulated wealth in the 19th and 20th centuries through mercantile businesses, inheritance, and a variety of industries, including the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, copper and iron works, and investments in land and real estate. They used some of this wealth to finance Baltimore’s public and private institutions, including Johns Hopkins University.

Dates: approximately 1784-1985; Majority of material found within 1870s-1950s

Milton S. Eisenhower scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0152
Abstract

This collection reflects Milton Eisenhower's responsibilities and concerns other than those of his Johns Hopkins presidency.

Dates: 1957-1979

Sergeant Samuel Donald D'alfonzo correspondence

 Collection
Identifier: MS-0621
Abstract

Samuel Donald D'alfonzo was originally from Catonsville, Maryland and enlisted in the United States Army in October 1942. The collection consists of nearly 220 letters sent during World War II (1940-1946) from his mother, close friends, fellow soldiers, and girlfriends.

Dates: 1940-1946

Walter de La Mare letter

 Collection — Box 1: [Barcode: 31151030055762]
Identifier: MS-0285
Abstract

The collection consists of a letter written by English poet and novelist, Walter de La Mare to Amy L. Steiner.

Dates: 1953 March 27