African American family photo archive, group of 24 photographs dating to the early 1920s, documenting domestic, social, and commemorative life within a multi-generational Black family in Rhode Island. The material captures individuals and groups across a range of settings, including residential exteriors, leisure environments, and studio portrait spaces, providing visual.....
Howard, Percy. The Barbarities of the Rebels as Shown in Their Cruelty to the Federal Wounded and Prisoners; In Their Outrages Upon Union Men; In the Murder of Negroes, and in Their Unmanly Conduct Throughout the Rebellion, 1863, a wartime polemic that documents and publicizes Confederate violence against Union soldiers.....
[Women Education] 19th Century Handwritten composition notebook of a young woman filled with poems and verses in many hands, dating from 1862-1863. Includes poetry about studying for school examinations and writing compositions. 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. Original green boards. 78 pages full of handwritten poems and verses. Handwritten.....
Healy, Laura E. Mathematical notebook, 1876, documents arithmetic education within a nineteenth-century American grammar school, illustrating the instructional expectations placed on female students and the integration of practical mathematics into everyday reasoning. The volume supports research into girls’ education, numeracy training, and the pedagogical emphasis on applied problem-solving in the.....
ALGEO, Sara. "The Story of a Sub-Pioneer." Providence: Stone & Farnham Co., 1925. First Edition Signed and inscribed by the author to another suffragist regarding their work on the proposed Equal Rights Amendment. Original green covers with no dust jacket, and minor fading to the edges of cover and spine.....
