The button, pin and ribbon collection currently contains over 1,400 items and continues to expand. These items have been donated over many years to the Peace Collection (SCPC) by individual peace activists and peace organizations.
Items date from...
Abortion; Labor; Africa; Middle East; African-Americans; Military Budget; Agriculture; Nuclear Energy; American Flag; Persian Gulf War, 1991; Anti-Nuclear Movement; Political Campaigns; Arbitration, International; Pro-Choice; Arms Race; Protest...
Dr. Katherine Lederer, MSU Professor of English, spent much of her career working to preserve the region's African American heritage. Through archival research and by building close bonds with the area's African American community, Dr. Lederer...
The original exhibit, "Springfield's Lost Black History," was developed by Dr. Katherine Lederer in 1982. Dedicated to the "Many Thousand Gone," the exhibit was sponsored by the Literary Calm Chat Club and Missouri State University, with funding...
The Ben Maxwell Collection consists of over 5,000 photographs donated to the Salem Public Library by the photgrapher's estate. Most of the photographs were taken by Mr. Maxwell, a noted Salem photographer and historian who died in 1967. Mr....
The Oregon State Archives Collection consists of over 2,200 photographs selected by the staff of the Oregon State Archives in Salem, Oregon. This collection includes photos from across the state of Oregon taken in association with the activities of...
Agriculture; Oregon historic attractions; Oregon history
The Civil Works Administration was a subdivision of the Federal Emergency Relief Administration which provided work relief for a large number of men during the winter of 1933 and 1934. Photographs depicting CWA projects in the state of Washington...
Airports; Athletic fields; Bridge construction--Washington State--Seattle; Construction workers--Washington State; Dam construction--Washington State--Redmond; Railroad construction & maintenance--Washington State; Hospitals; Street repair &...
Explore publications pertaining to Fort Wayne area history from earliest encounters between European settlers and the Miami Indians to industrialization during the first part of the twentieth century. The documents in this collection cover a broad...
Allen County (Ind.)--History; Allen County (Ind.)--Maps; Fort Wayne (Ind.)--History; Fort Wayne (Ind.)--Maps; Indiana--History; Indiana--Maps
The Wanda Harold Architectural Photographs of 200 historical buildings in Chicago's Lincoln Park Community include landmark domestic residences, commercial sites, and churches constructed in a variety of historical styles. All photographs of the...
Apartments; Architects; Architecture; Building details; Buildings; Chicago history; Chicago neighborhoods; Churches; Commercial Buildings; Dwellings; Facade; Factory; Fences; Figure Sculpture; Gymnasium Housing; Masonry; Row houses; Towers; Urns;...
The Missouri State Fruit Experiment Station was established by the Missouri legislature in 1899 to serve the fruit production and processing industries of Missouri. In the course of their advisement and research, the Station directors and staff...
The IPFW Archaeological Survey was created in 1981 as a community service enterprise and instructional support service of the IPFW Anthropology program, serving as an umbrella for cultural resource management and research-based archaeological...
Birdle Mannon was born on April 15, 1909. At the age of seven, Birdle moved from North Platte, Nebraska, to the Ozark Mountains near Brownbranch, Taney County, Missouri, along with her mother, father, two brothers, and a sister. Miss Mannon resided...
Fourteen years of The Barrington Review, 1914-1921 and 1925-1930, are included in this digital newspaper collection. A valuable source of information for genealogists, historians, and other local history fans, this digitization project allows...
The Utah Digital Newspapers program is a large scale project that has digitized over 500,000 pages from over 40 different newspapers. Funded by a succession of three different grants, Utah Digital Newspapers continues to add pages and titles to the...
Births; Deaths; Marriages; Utah counties; American Eagle; Broad Ax; Box Elder News; Carbon County News; Corinne Reporter; Daily Enquirer; Davis Co. Clipper; Deseret News; Eastern Utah Telegraph; Emery County Progress; The Eureka Reporter; Garfield...
This digital collection is an assemblage of handwritten letters, songsheets, and military orders. Spanning the entire period of the American Civil War (1861-1865), these items gathered together provide a unique and insightful glimpse into the era.
Boren, A.—Correspondence; Boren, John W.—Correspondence; Boren, Lucinda—Correspondence; Carnagey, Mary—Correspondence; Civilians in war—Indiana; Davis, William H.—Correspondence; Diggins, Deloss—Correspondence; Diggins,...
The Chicago - Photographic Images of Change collection includes selected images the James S. Parker Collection (1900-2003) and the Chicago Photographic Collection (ca. 1890-1970). The collection is made available through the generous support of a...
The Salt Lake City Engineers Photograph Collection documents the construction of the infrastructure of Salt Lake City and surrounding areas, including roads, sewers, irrigation systems, curb and gutters, street lighting, street repairs, comfort...
Canal construction; Canal construction workers; Canyons; Mountains; Aqueducts; Canals; Vegetation and climate; Roads, Earth; Dredging; Dams; Men; Antique and classic cars; Automobiles; Dynamite; Explosions; Street-railroads; Utility poles; Steam...
The William F. Hoyt collection contains 855 slides selected by Dr. Willam Hoyt. The collection focuses on the optic disc and has been peer reviewed by members of the NANOS Web Education Committee. This collection is part of The Neuro-Ophthalmology...
This "Cypher Code" was published by the International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders and Helpers of America and includes code words for use by union members. It was published in Kansas City, Kansas, and is dated November 1, 1909....
Cipher and telegraph codes; Labor unions; International Brotherhood of Boiler Makers, Iron Ship Builders, and Helpers of America
Still in its infancy, the CEIR Regional Image Database project aims to develop a broad and representative collection of images illustrating the geography, folkways, lifestyles and architecture of the vast regions (or oblasts) of the Russian...
Clock towers; Valleys; Military posts; City and town life; Streets; Military outposts; Apartment buildings; Paintings; Vending stands
Funded by a grant from the Institute for Museum and Library Services, this collaborative project sought to create a database with thematic coherence that would engage online researchers in thinking more deeply about the significance of the rich...
Columbia River Basin; Idaho; Oregon; Washington; African Americans; Basque Americans; Chinese Americans; German Americans; Japanese Americans; Mexican Americans; Russian Americans; Jewish Americans; Native Americans;