Document containing the broadside entitled "Matrimonial Sweets" from a song written and arranged by W. H. Freeman, as sung by the comic duet of Miss Woodward and Mr. Boynes. This broadside is the script of a spat between a husband and his wife....
Broadsides; Dreams; Hendrickson, W. D. (William D.); Hennig, O. E. (Otto E.); Unrequited love;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Call Me Back Again" from a song written by O. E. (Otto E.) Hennig with music by W. D. (William D.) Hendrickson (latter information not provided on this sheet). Printed by P. J. Dennis of Baltimore,...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Tapping at the Garden Gate" from a song written by J. Loker with music by S. W. New. This broadside tells the story of a two people disturbed every night by a tapping on the garden gate. The one, perhaps...
Broadsides; Dreams; Hagans, G. W. (George W.); Hendrickson, W. D. (William D.); Hennig, O. E. (Otto E.); Oliver Ditson & Co.; Unrequited love;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Call Me Back Again" from a song written by O. E. (Otto E.) Hennig with music by D. W. (correct initials are W. D. for William D.) Hendrickson, copyrighted in 1881 by G. W. Hagan (correct name is George W....
Broadsides; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Mephistophiles K. G. S.; Morris, Thomas Hollingsworth, 1817-1872; Political ballads and songs; United States. Army. New York Infantry Regiment, 5th (1861-1863); United States--History--Civil...
Document containing the broadside entitled "To the Baltimore poet, Thomas H. M-rr-s, author of 'How They Act in Baltimore'." "Thomas H. M-rr-s" is Thomas Hollingsworth Morris, author of "A.D. 1862, or How They Act in Baltimore" (by a Volunteer...
American Red Cross; War posters, American; World War, 1939-1945--Posters--United States;
Color poster by W. (believed to be Paul Lingenbrink Whitman, 1897-1950) that shows a man in an American Red Cross (note ARC on lapel) officer's uniform working at a desk while in the background soldiers are boarding a ship for overseas assignment....
Children in wartime; Near East Relief (Organization); War posters, American; World War, 1914-1918--Atrocities; World War, 1914-1918--Posters--United States;
Color poster made from a black and white sketch of a young girl wearing a head scarf and looking weary and pensive, with a quotation "The child at your door" positioned below the image. Stamped in red in the upper right portion of the poster are...
World War, 1939-1945; Civil Defense; Air raid wardens
Booklet dating from January 1943 titled "A Handbook for Air Raid Wardens," which was one of a series of handbooks published by the United States Office of Civilian defense instructing civil defense workers in their duties. The handbook includes...
Lectures and lecturing; Letters; Poe, Edgar Allan, 1809-1849; Poe, Virginia, 1822-1847; Richmond (Va.);
Letter from Elmira Shelton to Maria Clemm dated September 22, 1849. Mrs. Shelton writes as if to a dear friend, telling Mrs. Clemm about Edgar's good behavior. Mrs. Shelton also speaks affectionately of Mrs. Clemm's daughter, Virginia Poe, and of...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Jim Fisk. Or, Lines to a Rejected Lover" sung to the tune "Joe Hardy" with additional verses added. This broadside tells the story of a young woman who informs her former lover she no longer loves him,...
Document containing the 9th edition (shown top center) of the broadside entitled "Little Sweetheart Come and Kiss Me!" This broadside is from a song written by Arthur W. French with music by W. H. Brockway (1835-1888). The speaker tells his "little...
Broadsides; Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861; Confederate States of America; Flags; Maryland--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Political ballads and songs; Ridgely, N. G. (Nicholas Greenberry), 1841-1882; United States--History--Civil War,...
Document containing the broadside entitled "There Is Life in Old Maryland Yet" written by "Cola" (a pseudonym used by Nicholas Greenberry Ridgely, a Baltimore satirist). Printed in Baltimore during the Civil War, this broadside employs a refrain...
Broadsides; Dumont, Frank; Songs; Stewart, James E. (James Eugene), b. 1843;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Jennie, The Flower of Kildare" from a song written by Frank Dumont (1848-1919) with music by J. E. Stewart. This broadside tells the story of a man who has left his love "Sweet Jennie" back in Kildare,...
Broadsides; Family; Irish Americans; Kerrigan, J. F.; McCarthy, Dan; Songs;
Document containing the broadside entitled "Give an Honest Irish Lad a Chance" from a song written by Dan McCarthy with music by J. F. Kerrigan. This broadside tells in story how difficult it was for many Irish immigrants arriving in New York in...
Document containing the broadside entitled "Will You Love Me When I'm Old?" This broadside raises the question asked by many aging couples; i.e., with aging, will their spouse lose interest in them and their marriage? Centered below the title and...
In this letter dated August 29, 1835 and written from Richmond, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe begs Maria Clemm to reject the offer made by Neilson Poe to have her and her daughter, Virginia, live with Neilson and his family. At the end of the letter,...
In this letter dated December 27, 1865 and written from Brooklyn, New York, Gabriel Harrison tries to calm Maria Clemm, Edgar Allan Poe's mother-in-law, who is distraught because she has not received a letter from Harrison recently. Addressing her...
In this letter dated December 7, 1870 and written from Baltimore, Maryland, Maria Clemm asks Neilson Poe for more money ($10) from her "fortune." She lets him know she hopes his wife Josephine and his daughters will visit her during the Christmas...
In this letter dated August 29, 1835 and written from Richmond, Virginia, Edgar Allan Poe reassures his aunt Maria Clemm and her daughter Virginia that he is saving money and that if the two agree to come live with him in Richmond he will provide...
In his letter dated November 29, 1835 and written from Augusta, Georgia, William Poe, Jr., a cousin, relates some interesting facts about the Georgian branch of the Poe family to Maria Clemm. The letter is testament to the piety of this branch of...
