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Sons of Temperance Withdrawal

Date: 1857
Description: A certificate acknowledging the admission of Frederick Beermein to Sons of Temperance.
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Band of Hope Membership Certificate

Date: 1883
Description: A colorful certificate that acknowledges the membership of Willie Diederich of Waukesha, Wisconsin into Band of Hope, a temperance organization.
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Letter to Howard Da Silva

Date: 10 20 1953
Description: Typewritten letter from Ring Lardner, Jr to Howard Da Silva after Lardner saw the play "The World of Sholom Aleichem." Lardner praises the production and t...
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Letter to Albert Maltz from Frank Sinatra

Date: 08 31 1945
Description: Letter to Albert Maltz from Frank Sinatra dated August 31, 1945. Sinatra is telling Maltz how moved he was after seeing the film "The Pride of the Marines...
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Letter to Harry Tugend from Dalton Trumbo

Date: 02 02 1948
Description: Letter to Harry Tugend from Dalton Trumbo dated February 2, 1948. Trumbo is explaining to Tugend that because he has been blacklisted he does not have the ...
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Spartacus Memo

Date: 02 25 1959
Description: Two page memo dated February 25, 1959 from Eddie Lewis to Kirk Douglas concerning the "oysters and snails" scene in the film "Spartacus." Lewis shares his ...
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Wisconsin Academy Membership Certificate

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Description: A blank certificate of lifetime membership to the Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts and Letters.
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Page from Rebecca Pressbook

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Description: A page from the pressbook for the re-release of the film Rebecca which starred Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine. The page encourages theaters to h...
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Alvah Bessie Academy Award Nomination

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Description: Academy Award nomination certificate given to Alvah Bessie for Outstanding Achievement Original Story for the 1945 film "Objective, Burma!" There is an out...
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Certificate of Newly Elected Officers of the Till Institute

Date: 10 14 1919
Description: Certificate of newly elected officers of the Till Institute, a patent medicine company in Town of Almeda, Turtle Lake, Wisconsin. John Till served as Presi...
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Request for Fox Film Series

Date: 1921
Description: A sheet showing a request to Fox Film Corporation for 1921 films.
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Metro Pictures Rental Agreement

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Description: A handwritten film rental agreement L-1586 with Metro Pictures.
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Booking Notice and Settlement Statement

Date: 09 02 1924
Description: A statement regarding booking the film, "The Covered Wagon."
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Telegram from Kenneth Crawford

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Description: A Western Union telegram sent from London from Kenneth Crawford, a World War II correspondent, to Elizabeth Crawford.

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