A letter from Elias Ball in New York to his nephew John Ball Jr. in Charleston, South Carolina discussing traveling from Philadelphia with John's brother Isaac Ball, the various towns they visited and attending church.
Album belonging to Esther Eudora Ezekiel Hart. The album includes various handwritten poems, songs, and notes from friends and family members. The album also includes a number of transcribed portions of texts and quotations from various literary figures such as Lord Byron, William Shakespeare, Alexander Pope, and John Milton.
A letter from Dr. Willis Wilkinson to his daughter, from New York. He writes that he heard of the gale and the cholera outbreak in the Carolinas and for those reasons, he is coming home earlier than planned.
Five dollar bill issued by the Farmers & Exchange Bank of Charleston and dated September 28, 1853. Bill depicts an African American tending to a wagon pulled by oxen. Engraved by Toppan, Carpenter, Kasilear & Company, Philadelphia and New York.
Correspondence from Ada C. Baytop, Chairman and Secretary for the Coming Street Y.W.C.A., to "Mrs. Saunders" regarding Beatrice Simmons, Marguerite Simmons, and Rosina Middleton visiting New York City.
Correspondence from R. J. Weller, Educational Director for the Singer Sewing Machine Company, to Secretary for Work with Girl Reserves regarding an advertisement in the WOMANS PRESS.
Correspondence from Mary C. Ferris, National Services Division to the National Board of the Y.W.C.A., to Ella L. Smyrl of the Coming Street Y.W.C.A. regarding Anna Belle McInnes.
Correspondence from Ella L. Smyrl of the Coming Street Y.W.C.A. to Lillian O. Shorter regarding a former Coming Street Y.W.C.A. secretary named Shay Cooper.
National Board of the Y.W.C.A. memorandum correspondence from Brooks Creedy, National Industrial Staff, and Helen Sheley, National Business and Professional Staff, regarding an enclosed letter "from Elsa Graves to Industrial and Professional groups which tells of the latest developments in the World Federation of Democratic Youth." Enclosed Southern Area Business and Professional Summer Conference program, Summary and Discussion of Interpreting the Y.W.C.A. Purpose to Y-Teens.
Correspondence from Mary Jane Willett, Correlator for the National Board of the Y.W.C.A., to Melicent Marie Olphin welcoming the recipient to the Y.W.C.A. community.
Correspondence from Edward J. Odom, Jr., Church Secretary for the NAACP, to J. Arthur Brown, President of the NAACP, regarding the South-wide Voter Registration Campaign.
Correspondence from Edward J. Odom, Jr., Church Secretary for the NAACP, to J. Arthur Brown, President of the NAACP, regarding a proposal for the "Churches for Freedom" project.
Correspondence from Clarence Mitchell, Director of the Washington Bureau for the NAACP, to J. Arthur Brown, President of the NAACP, regarding "the papers on the case of Mr. Grant Cohen, Jr."
Correspondence from Edward J. Odom, Jr., Church Secretary for the NAACP, to J. Arthur Brown, President of the NAACP, regarding the names and addresses of ministers in attendance at a recent luncheon.
Correspondence from Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary for the NAACP, to J. Arthur Brown regarding a tour of the Second Baptist Church in Los Angeles, California.
Correspondence from Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary for the NAACP, to J. Arthur Brown "calling for demonstrations at the state capitols across the nation."
Correspondence from Jack Greenberg to J. Arthur Brown regarding a lawyer meeting to identify problems running public school accommodations for protests.