Found 45 collections related to Posters

Rodman Gilder (1877-1953) was an American editor and author. He was editor of Criterion and Credit Monthly and wrote on various subjects. The best known of his literary works is The Battery New York, a History (1935). He was also the archivist of Century Associates. Collection consists of notes and sources for Gilder's writings, papers relating to the history and business operations of the Century Company between 1913 and 1914, and some personal papers. Materials for Gilder's writings include correspondence, typescripts of articles, and research notes for biographies of Don Marquis and Joan of Arc. Century Company papers contain copies of memoranda and letters, circulation analyses for the Century and St. Nicholas magazines, financial records, by-laws, published histories, catalog of publications for 1913, two posters illustrated by Maxfield Parrish and Henry McCarter, and printed matter. Gilder's personal papers include some correspondence, memorabilia and photograph of his father, Richard Watson Gilder. less

Jessie Lloyd O'Connor was a journalist and pro-labor activist from the 1920s until her death in 1988. She predominantly wrote for the Federated Press, a news service oriented toward labor and unions. O'Connor's articles were published in a variety of national newspapers, and she spent the years 1927-28, and 1933 in the Soviet Union writing for the London Daily Herald and the Moscow Daily Times. She was involved with numerous progressive organizations, including the ACLU, the American League Against War and Fascism, and the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. Daughter of the pacifist Lola Maverick Lloyd and Chicago millionaire William Bross Lloyd, Jessie Lloyd O'Connor professionally collaborated with the radical journalist Harvey O'Connor, her husband of fifty-seven years. less

Frank Wuttge, Jr. was a writer and researcher with interests in the history of New York City, Edgar Allan Poe and poetry. His father, Frank Wuttge, Sr. was a photographer active in German-American organizations. Collection consists of correspondence and other papers of Frank Wuttge, Jr. and his father. Papers of Frank Wuttge, Jr. include personal correspondence; correspondence with Ewald Vorsteher concerning European refugees; and writings about Edgar Allan Poe, Joseph Rodman Drake, German history, New York City, and Biblical Greek. Papers concerning his father include biographical information with correspondence and memorabilia. Collection also contains scrapbooks, newspaper and magazine clippings, slides, and posters. less

Benjamin Franklin (Ben) Grauer (1907-1977) was an American radio and television announcer, reporter and news commentator. In the mid 1960s he assembled a collection of mainly French historical manuscripts. Collection contains approximately 10,000 manuscript letters, documents and printed ephemera collected by Grauer. Manuscripts cover a wide span of time and subject matter and are of minor figures in French literary, cultural, social, academic, governmental, and administrative life. Also includes some English, Italian and Arabic items. Printed ephemera consists of flyers, pamphlets, reports and minutes of governing bodies during the period of the French Revolution, as well as invitations, menus, programs, posters, and engravings. less

Fierce Pussy is a lesbian artist/activist public art collective formed in 1991 in New York City. Work of the collective focuses on issues of lesbian visibility and lesbian and gay rights. Collection consists of approximately thirty works by Fierce Pussy (with a few duplicates). Most items are 11" x 17" posters created to be "wheatpasted" in outdoor locations in New York City. Also, a few color-xeroxes and stickers. Messages on the posters and stickers pertain to lesbian and gay rights and visibility, and to AIDS. less

George B. Hillard was active in the Prohibition Party, the Young People's Prohibition League and a variety of other prohibition organizations in New York City from the 1880s through 1914. He ran for state and local office and served as a local trade union official. Collection consists of correspondence, notes, memoranda, scrapbooks of clippings, and other printed matter mainly concerning the Prohibition Party. Prohibition Party records comprise approximately half of the collection and contain letters to Hillard, minutes, notes, accounts, and printed matter such as party pamphlets, announcements, circulars, posters, programs, handbooks, and maps. Materials from various prohibition groups include mostly printed items issued by organizations ranging from local clubs to national organizations. Printed material and letters to Hillard document banquet, conference, entertainment, and travel arrangements he made for prohibition groups. Personal and miscellaneous papers relate to both personal and prohibition matters and scrapbooks contain clippings of articles about prohibition news in New York and nationally. less

The George Kleine Company distributed motion picture films. The company was established by George Kleine (1864-1931) who was involved in various ventures in the early motion picture industry. He also formed the Kleine Optical Company to handle the rental of projection apparatus and other accessories for new films. Collection consists of ledgers, journals and registers of the George Kleine Company; ledgers of the Kleine Optical Company; university and college film rental reports; balance sheets of Kleine's production of the movie "Gloria's Romance"; and movie posters. less

Foster Parmelee was a New York City businessman and adult educator. He was a charter member of the United World Federalists, secretary in the Campaign for World Government, and participated in many conventions of the world government movement. Collection consists of correspondence, notes, poster, sound recording, printed matter, and other papers reflecting Parmelee's involvement in the world government movement. Correspondence, ca. 1954-1972, concerns meetings, conventions and activities of the various organizations he supported. Printed matter includes circulars, reports, memoranda, newsletters, bulletins, pamphlets, and reprints. less

Lola Maverick Lloyd was a prominent social activist involved in the international peace and world government movements during the first half of the twentieth century. The collection contains personal and professional materials documenting her life and participation in the Ford Peace Expedition of 1915-1916, and her 1937 co-founding of the Campaign for World Government. less

John Edward Heys is an actor/filmmaker/director/writer who performed with numerous performance groups including the Angels of Light and Charles Ludlam’s Ridiculous Theatrical Company. In August 1969, he founded America's first bi-monthly newspaper for the LGBSTG community, Gay Power. The collection contains a variety of materials documenting Heys' personal life and his role as an active member of the artistic and LGBST communities of New York and Berlin. less

Lettie Gay Carson (1901- ) was an American social activist. Collection consists of correspondence, reports, speeches, and other papers of Carson reflecting her work as president of the Harlem Valley Transportation Association (HVTA), her promotion of anti-pollution legislation, urban mass transport, the disposal of solid wastes and ocean sludge, and other public interest matters. Also, newsclippings relating to transportation, HVTA posters, and newsphotographs. less

Carl Sontz (1936- ) was an electrical engineer who was active in New York City politics. He served as head of Democratic Party clubs in the Bronx and ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for the City Council in 1961 and 1970. Bulk of the collection consists of ephemera accumulated by Sontz in his work in politics and community affairs. Political items, 1958-1970, include leaflets, form letters, posters, and campaign literature. Also, some Democratic club correspondence with various officials about neighborhood problems, and reference files on local community issues and local civic and political organizations. less

Christophea Leffingwell was appointed by John Shaw Billings to work at the Astor Library in New York City. She then worked in the Director's Office of the New York Public Library (Research Division) until her retirement in 1933. Collection consists of correspondence, maps, pamphlets, posters, serials, and other printed matter regarding investments in land, mines and industry. General correspondence, 1905-1911, contains incoming letters concerning potential investments in speculative ventures along with some papers, ca. 1905-1911, pertaining to investments in New York City. Printed materials include advertisements, maps, posters, serials, and newspapers. less

United War Work Campaign, an American private organization, coordinated fundraising for World War I war work with American servicemen. The Campaign did fundraising for seven welfare societies: National War Work Council of the Young Men's Christian Associations, War Work Council of the National Board of the Young Women's Christian Associations, National Catholic War Council (Knights of Columbus), Jewish Welfare Board, War Camp Community Service, American Library Association, and the Salvation Army. Collection consists of posters and printed ephemera removed from a scrapbook compiled Nov. 11 to 18, 1918 by the United War Work Campaign. Printed matter includes samples of fundraising materials. less

The War Welfare Council of Philadelphia raised funds during World War I. Collection consists of posters, booklets, forms, instructions, publicity handouts, and other items used in the May 1918 War Chest drive in Philadelphia. Also includes music score written for fund drive by Gus Kahn and Egbert Van Alstyne. less

The Typophiles is a not-for-profit educational association that encourages the appreciation and production of fine typography and bookmaking through lectures, meetings, and the production of fine examples of the printing arts. The collection, dating from 1908 to 2011, consists of the papers of Dr. Robert L. Leslie and the records he generated as a member and officer of the Typophiles. Included are Dr. Leslie's personal and professional papers, as well as records from his businesses, The Composing Room, the Gallery 303, and the Heritage of the Graphic Arts lecture series. The records reflect the book arts during what may be considered the golden age of fine printing. Significant individuals represented in the collection include Frederick W. Goudy, Warren Chappell, Bruce Rogers, Paul A. Bennett, Beatrice Warde, David Godine, Raymond Gid, Fernand Baudin, Roderick Stinehour, W.A. Dwiggins, Giovanni Mardersteig, and Hermann Zapf. less

Anne Marx was a poet, lecturer and editor. She was vice-president of the Poetry Society of America in 1978 and regional president of the National League of American Pen Women in 1992. She died April 16, 2006. The collection contains correspondence with friends and organizations, Poetry Society of America records, material about lectures and workshops, drafts of her poems and material pertaining to the nine volumes of published poetry. Also included are audio tapes. Additions donated in 1994 contain material concerning her early years living in Germany, including correspondence, diaries, school material and poems. Also included are materials concerning her first years in the United States. Additions donated in 2006 following Marx's death provide further documentation of her activities as poet and lecturer and covers the years 1947 through 2004. less

The papers document the personal life and literary career of Nora Sayre (1932-2001), author, critic and cultural historian, including correspondence, research notes, audiotapes (and transcripts) of her interviews, typescripts of her writings including books, articles, essays, reviews, lectures and speeches; papers relating to her teaching of creative nonfiction; diary notes; personal miscellaneous papers including college notes and compositions; and photographs. less

The Outdoor Cleanliness Association (OCA) was formed in 1930 by a group of New York City residents as a voluntary civic association to promote awareness of the refuse disposal and pollution problems becoming increasingly apparent in the city by the 1930s. The OCA helped citizens to identify and locate proper city authorities to correct health and sanitation violations and attempted to increase public awareness through poster campaigns, school programs and fundraising events. The group discontinued its activities in 1971. Collection is largely comprised of correspondence, 1934-1969, of the Outdoor Cleanliness Association with city agencies, special interest groups and civic organizations concerning educational projects, fundraising programs and social events. Also included are minutes and reports, 1931-1968, of the annual meetings of the Board of Directors; financial records, 1940-1969; correspondence files, 1963-1969, of the OCA junior committee; directories and memoranda, 1947-1966; graphic works (mainly publicity posters); photographs of OCA members and events; and newspaper clippings, 1930-1958. less

The records document the pioneering efforts of a non-profit organization in New York City founded by people living with AIDS for the purpose of developing programs of caring and support for people with AIDS (PWAs) and for combating the atmosphere of fear, ignorance, and hostility associated with the disease. The founders maintained that people living with AIDS could lead productive and self-fulfilling lives when they practiced a philosophy of self-empowerment and self-reliance. less

Photographers + Friends United Against AIDS was a not-for-profit organization that fundraised through exhibitions, the sale of photographs, and events, to lend financial support to organizations providing health care to people with AIDS; to medical research; and to public education initiatives. The materials in the collection date from 1988-1996 and contain correspondence, minutes, annual reports, memoranda, office files, financial records, grant applications, project proposals, exhibition catalogs, and photographs. less

Randall B. Smith (1916-1989) was a veteran of the International Brigades who fought in the Spanish Civil War, and an active member of the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Collection consists of materials relating to the Spanish Civil War and the Veterans of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade. Seventy-three audiotapes (ca. 1975-1985), include interviews with veterans, radio programs, conferences and classes and document experiences of Americans and Canadians in the Spanish Civil War. They provide information on the involvement of veterans in a number of organizations and movements, including the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, the Communist Party, the Vietnam anti-war movement, and protests against U.S. policies in Central America. Collection also includes lists of veterans, printed matter and photographs and slides of Spanish Civil War posters, and two original posters. less

The National Child Welfare Association Girl Scouts posters were produced by the National Child Welfare Association in 1918 to promote the benefits of participation in the Girl Scouts, including the ways scouts contributed to the war effort during World War I. Each of the five posters in the set focused on a specific theme, namely the character traits developed through scouting, service, the World War I home front, health, and democracy. Color illustrations depict scouts engaged in useful activities to build character and become good citizens. Each poster measures approximately 17 x 28 inches. less

The collection relates to Guillermo González Herrera's activities as a member of the COHLA Collective (Comité Homosexual Latinoamericano), a Latin American gay rights organization formed in the early 1970s. It contains some biographical material on González, correspondence, printed material, meeting agendas, notes, and printed matter from the March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights 1979, the Christopher Street Liberation Day Committee, and other gay and lesbian rights organizations. The collection also contains a paper entitled A Class Analysis of the Question of Homosexuality in Capitalist Patriarchy by Martin Land and Naomi Brussel. less

Rose Pesotta (1896-1965) was a labor union official. Collection consists of correspondence and papers reflecting Pesotta's career as official of the International Ladies' Garment Workers' Union and as organizer of garment workers in various cities in the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Includes diaries, 1934-1949; family letters; photographs; and writings, including drafts of her autobiographies, Bread Upon the Waters (1944) and Days of Our Lives (1958). Also, notes, personal accounts, pamphlets, news clippings, posters, and periodicals relating to the labor movement, Spanish Civil War, the Histadrut (Israeli labor organization), and topics such as anarchism, the labor movement, racism, and the plight of displaced persons after World War II. less

Ecco Press was an independent small-trade publisher known for presenting distinguished new work in international poetry and fiction writing through its books and its journal Antaeus, and for reissuing neglected classics in a variety of fields, including travel and food writing. Daniel Halpern (b. 1945) started Antaeus in 1970 with the help of Paul Bowles. His search for financial backing for Antaeus led to the creation of Ecco Press in 1971 with co-founder and publisher Drue Heinz. Heinz retired in 1991, transferring ownership of Ecco Press to Halpern, its editor-in-chief. Ecco Press remained an independent firm, although affiliated with publishers Viking Press and W.W. Norton & Company for sales and distribution, until its acquisition by HarperCollins in 1999. The Ecco Press records contain correspondence, memoranda, administrative and financial records, typescripts, galleys, page proofs, bound books and periodicals, photographs, jacket art, posters, a sound recording and computer data storage that document the founding and day-to-day operations of the press. The records also reflect the personal life and career of Daniel Halpern as an editor, poet, teacher, anthologist, and prominent literary figure, as well as such literary activities as the National Poetry Series which Halpern ran out of the Ecco Press offices. Halpern's papers contain correspondence, diaries, notebooks, writings, subject files and academic, financial and real estate papers. less

The United States Sanitary Commission (USSC), 1861-1879, was a civilian organization authorized by the United States government to provide medical and sanitary assistance to the Union volunteer forces during the United States Civil War (1861-1865). As the USSC broadened the scope of its work during the war, Regular troops, sailors and others also benefited from its services. The collection consists of correspondence, memoranda, minutes, reports, military service claim files, registers, diaries, financial records, scrapbooks, posters, illustrations, photographs, printed matter, maps, ephemera and artifacts concerning the Commission's sanitary, medical and relief work during the Civil War, as well as its post-war relief work and publication activities. The collection also includes the records of the American Association for the Relief of the Misery of Battle Fields, founded in 1866 by USSC officers and former associates. less