University Archives: Rare Autographs, Manuscripts, Books and Memorabilia, 41024, Wilton

A travel journal written by an unknown seaman detailing travels aboard the Ship Holyoke, which left Boston in December of 1851 en route to Kingston, Jamaica and then to Trieste, Italy.

A collection of 11 wire photographs of notable American Civil Rights leaders, as well as other international Civil Rights demonstrations, ranging in date from 1966 to 1969

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968). "Advance Text of Speech To Be Delivered By Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr." as President of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, 3pp, 8.5" x 14",

I am extremist by nature---Eldridge Cleaver, Soul on Ice (1968)This small collection of notebooks, all written by Eldridge Cleaver, illustrates his life and views in the 1980s

Elizabeth Eckford (b.1941) handwritten essay signed, "Elizabeth Eckford", recounting her first day of school as one of the "Little Rock Nine". 1p, 8.5" x 11",

A quote attributed to John Brown (1800-1859), the abolitionist leader of the failed insurrection at Harpers Ferry, inscribed in the hand of preeminent American abolitionist Wendell Phillips (1811-1894), and signed by him as "Wendell Phillips" at bottom.

[WOMEN'S HISTORY.] Archive of Autograph Letters Signed, 1807-1830, 1854-1860

A lovely stereoview of a parade held in Washington, D.C. for the Suffragette movement. Measuring 7" x 3.5",

Suffragist and abolitionist Lucy Stone (1818-1893) autograph quotation signed, "No taxation without representation / Lucy Stone".

An illuminated manuscript in Latin drafted by church officials from the Lateran Basilica in Rome and sent to members of the Brotherhood of Saint Mary of Peace and the Body of Christ in Toledo, Spain, which operated a Hospital for Incurables.

A signed letter by Thomas L. McKenney, who served as Superintendent of Indian Affairs from 1824--1830 1p of a bifolium, measuring 7.75" x 9.75",

An autograph letter signed by British Commander William Cornwallis. 1p of a bifolium, measuring 7.5" x 9.5",

An engraved lithograph from 1856 featuring the text from the Declaration of Independence in an oval cartouche, surrounded by portraits of each U.S. President to date. 1 sheet, measuring 19.25" x 23".

A full-sized later print of Peter Force's Declaration of Independence.1 sheet, measuring 25.5" x 29.5",

An albumen photograph on printed card depicting Revolutionary War veteran Ralph Farnham (1756-1861), the oldest surviving participant of the Battle of Bunker Hill. 1p, measuring 7" x 9",

A collection of three handsome 19th/20th C. engravings featuring Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), Founding Father and American statesman.

A payment order signed "George R[ex]" in brown ink and countersigned by George Yonge, 5th Baronet, as Secretary of War. 2pp, measuring 8" x 13",

A Revolutionary War-dated, handwritten pay order signed by Oliver Ellsworth. 1p, measuring 8.25" x 3.75",

OLIVER ELLSWORTH, Manuscript Document Signed, Pay order for Elisha White, January 24, 1776, Windham, Connecticut.

Partial-printed DS, measuring 9.25" x 14.75",

A collection of five North Carolina land documents concerning property in Nashville, Tennessee, prior to it becoming a separate state.

An autograph letter signed by Nathanael Greene, addressed to George Washington and informing him of the recent victory in New Jersey, following the Battle of Springfield. 2pp, measuring 7.25" x 9.5",

An autograph letter signed by British General William Howe, concerning an appointment and troop movements. 1p of a bifolium, measuring 8" x 9.75",

A handwritten receipt signed by New York Mayor Edward Livingston (1764-1836) as "Edw. Livingston". 1p, measuring 7.75" x 3.25",

A membership certificate for Philadelphia's Hibernian Society for the Relief of Emigrants from Ireland, signed by its first society president Thomas McKean (1734-1817).