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Certificate of Newly Elected Officers for Green Bay Football Club

Date: 09 18 1922
Description: Certificate naming the officers of the Green Bay Football Club: President, E.L. Lambeau (Earl "Curly" Lambeau); Vice President, Joseph M. Ordens; Treasurer...
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William Dempster Hoard Letter

Date: 09 23 1890
Description: First page of a letter from Governor William Dempster Hoard to Henry C. Payne rejecting a $1000 donation Payne sent from Philip Armour.
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Telegram to President Kennedy

Date: 1962
Description: A telegram to President John F. Kennedy from James Farmer, the National Director of CORE (Congress of Racial Equality). The message reads, "Continued armed...
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Wood vs. Boynton, Wisconsin Supreme Court Decision

Date: 10 13 1885
Description: Record of the decision in the Wisconsin Supreme Court case of Clarissa Wood vs. Samuel Boynton regarding the sale of the Eagle diamond. The Wisconsin Supre...
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Milwaukee Circuit Court Decision, Wood vs. Boynton

Date: 06 1884
Description: Document recording the case and ruling in favor of Samuel Boynton in the case brought by Clarissa Wood regarding the sale of the Eagle diamond.
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Columbian Exposition Diploma of Honorable Mention

Date: 12 24 1894
Description: Diploma of honorable mention presented to Stephen M. Babcock by the Board of Lady Managers of the Columbian Exposition. The document honors Babcock's inven...
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Letter of Introduction for Frank Lenz

Date: 05 18 1892
Description: Letter of introduction for Frank G. Lenz of Pittsburgh and his agent Robert Bruce to Secretary of Agriculture Jeremiah Rusk. The letter is on The Outing Co...
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Farmers Home League Recordbook Page

Date: 10 06 1860
Description: Minutes from a meeting of the Farmers Home League of Monroe, Wisconsin. The page contains a partial list of settled claims against the League and the amoun...
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Vicksburg Daily Citizen

Date: 07 04 1863
Description: Vicksburg Daily Citizen of July 2, 1864. This copy bears handwritten notes about the surrender of Vicksburg and the acquisition of the paper by Lewi...
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Ojibwe Treaty

Date: 1864
Description: This document, sometimes cited as the “Statement made by the Indians, a bilingual petition of the Chippewas of Lake Superior, 1864,” was carried by an Ojib...
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Bennett Studio Lease Agreement

Date: 01 14 1876
Description: Document stating that H.H. Bennett will make annual rental payments of $232.10 to William H. Metcalf of Milwaukee for rental of his studio in Kilbourn City...
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Written Statement by George Raymond

Date: 02 28 1964
Description: A written statement by George Raymond regarding Freedom Day on February 28, 1964 and African Americans' constitutional right to vote.
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Marc Blitzstein Document

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Description: Page two of five typed pages containing "notes on the Work of the Composers Collective of NY" from the Marc Blitzstein papers.
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"Attention Workers"

Date: 11 1902
Description: A card announcing Emma Goldmann as the speaker at a meeting, written in German. Emma Goldmann was an anarchist known for her activism. Black ink, printed l...
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Sam Briskin "A Raisin in the Sun" Notes

Date: 05 18 1960
Description: Page one of typewritten notes by Sam Briskin on a draft of the screenplay for the film "A Raisin in the Sun."
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Sam Briskin "A Raisin in the Sun" Notes

Date: 05 18 1960
Description: Page two of typewritten notes by Sam Briskin on a draft of the screenplay for the film "A Raisin in the Sun."
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Sam Briskin "A Raisin in the Sun" Notes

Date: 05 18 1960
Description: Page three of typewritten notes by Sam Briskin on a draft of the screenplay for the film "A Raisin in the Sun."
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Sam Briskin "A Raisin in the Sun" Notes

Date: 05 18 1960
Description: Page four of typewritten notes by Sam Briskin on a draft of the screenplay for the film "A Raisin in the Sun."
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Sam Briskin "A Raisin in the Sun" Notes

Date: 05 18 1960
Description: Page five of typewritten notes by Sam Briskin on a draft of the screenplay for the film "A Raisin in the Sun."
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Arthur Kramer Notes on "A Raisin in the Sun"

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Description: Page one of typewritten notes by Arthur Kramer on the screenplay for "A Raisin in the Sun" from meetings between Kramer, David Susskind, Sam Briskin, James...

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