Published in Philadelphia; sent from vaious places: American Tract Society, 1862-1864. Unbound. 22 postally used envelopes, each with the same imprint on the reverse, “Tract House, 929 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.” Large vignettes with either a Bible verse or encouraging aphorism are printed in the front of each, and related smaller... More about Collection of American Tract Society, Philadelphia Tract House Civil War patriotic envelopes...

Nashua, New Hampshire: 1879-1886. Notebook. This notebook measures 3.75” x 6” and contains approximately 210 pages of records identifying purchases of material and services from nine different Nashua blacksmiths, wheelwrights, and carriage dealers. The notebook is titled “Blacksmith” on the front cover and front endpaper. The spine covering is missing..... More about A seven-year account book, titled Blacksmith, identifying the materials purchased from and...

Murray, Kentucky: circa 1935. Album. The album measures 11” x 7.5” and contains over 120 photographs documenting the time Upton was training to become a nurse at the William Mason Memorial Hospital in Murray, Kentucky. Most of the photos measure about 3” x 4”, some are larger. In addition to... More about Photograph album documenting the training of a male nurse at the William Mason Memorial Hospital...

Capital College, Bexley, Ohio: 1918-1923. Album. The album measures 10” x 7” and contains over 280 photographs ranging in size from 1” x 1.5” to 7” x 5”. The photos are glued to the pages; all are captioned. There are several newspaper clippings attached to the pages and laid-in. A.... More about Exceptional photograph album documenting college-life in the first quarter of the 20th Century

Alltownship, Northampton County, Pennsylvania: 1846. Notebook. This notebook measures 7.5” x 12” and contains approximately 200 pages; about 90 are used for cyphering exercise, 100 are blank, and ten have older ledger entries, from Odenwelder’s grandfather’s general store. It has marbled boards with a leather spine. The binding is generally... More about Ciphering book and store ledger from eastern Pennsylvania

Mississippi Gulf Coast: 1969. Album. This 9.5” x 11.5” three-ring binder contains 48 pages of vernacular photographs, newspaper and magazine clippings, maps, and a hand-written essay. There are 43 color and black-white photographs in the album. Most measure 4.25” x 3.5 or 5” x 3”. Everything, but the essay, is... More about Photograph album-scrapbook documenting the destruction caused to the Mississippi Gulf Coast by...

Boston: L. Prang and Company, [1868]. Unbound. This is a complete set of 12 album cards. Each measures 2.5” x 4”. All are in nice shape with light soiling at the corners. In the company’s product list published in the April, 1869 issue of Prang’s Chromo, the set is titled..... More about Chromolithograph Album Card Set, "Street Scenes in New York"

U.S. Army Transport ship USAT General W. M. Black: [1948]. Unbound. This original line and wash watercolor measures 14.25” x 12.25”. It is titled “Voyage No 5 Bremerhaven, Germany – Valparaiso, Chile” and the name of the ship, General W. M. Black, is prominently shown in the colorful drawing along..... More about Original comic watercolor documenting life aboard a post-World War II U.S. Army ship transporting...

Madison County, Tennessee: 1855. Unbound. This partially printed document measures 7.75” x 9.75”. It is in nice shape with light toning and short split just starting along one storage fold. The document directs the county sheriff to seize property, including two slaves, in compensation for a debt owed by V.... More about One-page, partially printed writ ordering a Sheriff to attach slaves and real property in...

Boston: F. A. Searle, Pinter, [1868]. Unbound. This playbill measures 8.75” x 19.5”. It is printed on very thin, fragile paper and features a stirring illustration of a shipwreck. It is complete but with the expected wear of a 19th century broadside. Two tape repairs on the reverse. Charles Reade... More about Playbill for a theatrical production based on Charles Reade’s potboiler novel, Foul Play and,...

Newport News, Virginia: 1906-1907. Notebook. This 5.5” x 8.5” leather-covered journal contains 89 photographs; eight measure approximately 5.5” x 3.25”; the remainder measure approximately 3.5” square. Six negatives are laid in. Almost all of the photos are dated. Fourteen of the pages contain detailed descriptions of the construction. The photographs... More about An exceptional photo-journal documenting construction at the Newport News Shipbuilding and...

Vicksburg: [1876]. 8.5” x 14” and contains 14 handwritten pages. The document is in nice shape with a storage fold and docketing that reads, “699 Shelley Law / J. F. Hicks v. G. W. Truehart / Opinion / Sneed J”. It is in nice shape with some minor soiling. In... More about 14-page legal “opinion” regarding a court case (J. F. Hicks v. G. W. Truehart) regarding a...

Various locations: 1845 – 1871. Unbound. This family record contains five letters, five cdv photographs, and three manuscript stories and poems. All are in nice shape. The first letter is a “love-letter” that was sent to Mrs. Kimball in Brooklyn from her husband in Boston. From the content it would... More about Small archive of family letters and photographs kept by a Stockbridge, Massachusetts woman