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- Title
- 160* Trade union leaders ask your support to end the war
- Date
- 1971
- Description
- Flier, created by the National Peace Action Coalition in 1971, that publicizes the Moratorium Day on October 13, 1971 and the November 6 anti-war protests in Washington, D.C. and urges trade unionists to participate.
- Subject
- Labor unions -- Political activity -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Economic aspects -- United States; Vietnam War, 1961-1975 -- Protest movements -- United States
- Country
- United States
- Local Identifier
- SC_Frazier_F_0151
- Type
- fliers (printed matter)
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:70847
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Account of subscriptions toward the Epworth Fund of American University, 1892 July 15
- Date
- 1892-07-15
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown
- Description
- An account of subscriptions from Chapter # 5338, Epworth League of the Douglas Memorial M.E. Church for the Epworth Fund of American University.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History; Education, Higher -- Washington (D.C.); Epworth League (U.S.) -- History; Douglas Memorial M.E. Church (Washington, D.C.) -- History
- Local Identifier
- RG1.05.10.07
- Type
- subscription lists
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.05.10.07
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Addressing a crowd, Dick Gregory speaks to students at American University, Washington, D.C., 16 February 1969
- Date
- 1969-02-16
- Creator
- Frazier, Patrick
- Description
- Dick Gregory spoke at the Leonard Center of the American University on February 16, 1969 during the Winter Weekend festivities.
- Subject
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century; College students -- Political activity -- United States; Speeches, addresses, etc., American
- Country
- United States
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Gregory, Dick
- Local Identifier
- SC_Frazier_N_1130
- Type
- black-and-white negatives
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:71389
- Rights statement
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- Title
- Agrarian Reform Minister Jaime Wheelock gives an address at a northern Nicaraguan military training center, Nicaragua
- Date
- 1984-06-26
- Creator
- Gentile, Bill
- Description
- Bill Gentile 6/26/84; Northern Nicaragua: At the Military Training Center of Apdads; Sandinista Commander Jaime Wheelock, the Agrarian Reform Minister
- Subject
- Elections -- Nicaragua; Nicaragua -- History -- 1979-1990; Political campaigns -- Nicaragua
- Country
- Nicaragua
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Wheelock, Jaime
- Local Identifier
- SC_Gentile_0442
- Type
- color slides
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:66495
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Agreement Between the Board of Counsel of the Temperance Education Association and the Trustees of the American University, 1895 December 06
- Date
- 1895-12-06
- Description
- Agreement between the Temperance Education Association and the Trustees of American University, and notes.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History; Education, Higher -- Washington (D.C.)
- Local Identifier
- RG1.04.10.39
- Type
- agreements
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.04.10.39
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Agreement to do grading work, 1895 December 03
- Date
- 1895-12-03
- Creator
- Gleason, Albert
- Description
- Letter of acceptance from Albert Gleason for the grading contract. Gleason agreed to grade the 76,000 cubic yards extending Massachusetts Avenue through the campus grounds. Gleason quotes the total amount of $17,950.00 for the work, unless rocks must also be removed.
- Subject
- American University (Washington, D.C.) -- History; Campus planning -- Washington (D.C.)
- Local Identifier
- RG1.01.18.06
- Type
- agreements
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/RG1.01.18.06
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Alexis Lindsay Interview, October 30, 2013
- Date
- October 30, 2013
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown
- Description
- SUMMARY OF INTERVIEW: In this interview, Claire Davis talks with Alexis Lindsay, the Special Events and Communications Manager at Covenant House Washington. Ms. Lindsay talks about why youth come to Covenant House and the demographics of the homeless youth population in Washington, DC. Ms. Lindsay also reflects on how to end youth homelessness and the types of services that Covenant House Washington provides for youth. PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES: The interviews conducted as part of the DC Oral History and Social Justice Project record how unhoused residents of the greater DC area view the history of homelessness – how did homelessness become such an entrenched part of the city. The interviews will be used to create critical dialogue among people who are currently unhoused in Washington, DC, and then they may be used to assist future advocacy efforts.
- Subject
- Covenant House Washington; DC Oral History and Social Justice Project; homelessness; youth homelessness
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1519
- Rights statement
- The document is freely shared under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.
- Title
- Alfredo Cristiani is sworn in as President of El Salvador, former President José Napoleón Duarte stands in the background, San Salvador, El Salvador
- Date
- 1989-06-01
- Creator
- Gentile, Bill
- Description
- 6/1/89 AM195; Salvador; El Salvador 6/89; C. Bill Gentile Sipa Press Inc/Original; Cristiani Being Sworn In as President
- Subject
- El Salvador -- History -- 1979-1992; El Salvador -- Politics and government -- 1979-1992; Presidents -- El Salvador -- Inauguration
- Country
- El Salvador
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Cristiani, Alfredo F. (Alfredo Félix); Duarte, José Napoleón
- Local Identifier
- SC_Gentile_0657
- Type
- color slides
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:67745
- Rights statement
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- Title
- Alfredo Cristiani is sworn in as President, San Salvador, El Salvador
- Date
- 1989-06-01
- Creator
- Gentile, Bill
- Description
- 6/1/89 AM195; Salvador; El Salvador 6/89; C. Bill Gentile Sipa Press Inc/Original; Cristiani Being Sworn In as President
- Subject
- El Salvador -- History -- 1979-1992; El Salvador -- Politics and government -- 1979-1992; Presidents -- El Salvador -- Inauguration
- Country
- El Salvador
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Cristiani, Alfredo F. (Alfredo Félix); Duarte, José Napoleón
- Local Identifier
- SC_Gentile_0662
- Type
- color slides
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:67750
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Alfredo Cristiani is sworn in as President, the former President José Napoleón Duarte is in the background, San Salvador, El Salvador
- Date
- 1989-06-01
- Creator
- Gentile, Bill
- Description
- 6/1/89 AM195; Salvador; El Salvador 6/89; C. Bill Gentile Sipa Press Inc/Original; Cristiani Being Sworn In as President
- Subject
- El Salvador -- History -- 1979-1992; El Salvador -- Politics and government -- 1979-1992; Presidents -- El Salvador -- Inauguration
- Country
- El Salvador
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Cristiani, Alfredo F. (Alfredo Félix); Duarte, José Napoleón
- Local Identifier
- SC_Gentile_0666
- Type
- color slides
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:67754
- Rights statement
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- Title
- Alfredo Cristiani, Nationalist Republican Alliance party (ARENA) presidential candidate, speaks to a crowd of his supporters, El Salvador
- Date
- 1989-01-28
- Creator
- Gentile, Bill
- Description
- 1/28/89 AG261; Freddy Cristiani; Sal.; Bill Gentile-Sipa
- Subject
- El Salvador -- History -- 1979-1992; El Salvador -- Politics and government -- 1979-1992; Elections -- El Salvador; Political campaigns -- El Salvador
- Country
- El Salvador
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Cristiani, Alfredo F. (Alfredo Félix)
- Local Identifier
- SC_Gentile_0707
- Type
- color slides
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:67795
- Rights statement
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- Title
- Alfredo Cristiani, presidential candidate for the Nationalist Republican Alliance party (ARENA), speaking at a campaign event, El Salvador
- Date
- 1989-02-26
- Creator
- Gentile, Bill
- Description
- 2/26/89 AH706; Freddy Cristiani; Salvador; Bill Gentile-Sipa
- Subject
- El Salvador -- History -- 1979-1992; El Salvador -- Politics and government -- 1979-1992; Elections -- El Salvador; Political campaigns -- El Salvador
- Country
- El Salvador
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Cristiani, Alfredo F. (Alfredo Félix)
- Local Identifier
- SC_Gentile_0680
- Type
- color slides
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:67768
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Alfredo Cristiani, presidential candidate for the Nationalist Republican Alliance party, speaking at a campaign event, El Salvador
- Date
- 1989-02-26
- Creator
- Gentile, Bill
- Description
- 2/26/89 AH706; Freddy Cristiani; Salvador; Bill Gentile-Sipa
- Subject
- El Salvador -- History -- 1979-1992; El Salvador -- Politics and government -- 1979-1992; Elections -- El Salvador; Political campaigns -- El Salvador
- Country
- El Salvador
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Cristiani, Alfredo F. (Alfredo Félix)
- Local Identifier
- SC_Gentile_0681
- Type
- color slides
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:67769
- Rights statement
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- Title
- Alfredo Cristiani, presidential candidate for the Nationalist Republican Alliance party, speaking at a political event, El Salvador
- Date
- 1988-12-15
- Creator
- Gentile, Bill
- Description
- 12/15/1988 AE385; El Salvador; Freddy Cristiani; Bill Gentile-Sipa
- Subject
- El Salvador -- History -- 1979-1992; El Salvador -- Politics and government -- 1979-1992; Elections -- El Salvador; Political campaigns -- El Salvador
- Country
- El Salvador
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Cristiani, Alfredo F. (Alfredo Félix)
- Local Identifier
- SC_Gentile_0682
- Type
- color slides
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:67770
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.
- Title
- Alisa Hill Interview, March 05, 2013
- Date
- March 05, 2013
- Creator
- Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown; Person responsible unknown
- Description
- SUMMARY: In this interview, Washington, D.C. native Alisa Hill speaks about the phenomenon of homelessness in the city. Alisa shares her personal experiences with homelessness, including her efforts to find shelter and how being homeless has affected her relationships with others. Alisa also discusses her advocacy efforts to bring attention to the issue of homelessness and her outreach with homeless children. PROJECT’S OBJECTIVES: The interviews conducted as part of the DC Oral History and Social Justice Project record how unhoused residents of the greater DC area view the history of homelessness – how did homelessness become such an entrenched part of the city. The interviews will be used to create critical dialogue among people who are currently unhoused in Washington, DC, and then they may be used to assist future advocacy efforts.
- Subject
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Library; DC Oral History and Social Justice Project; homelessness; homelessness advocacy
- Country
- United States
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/humanitiestruck:1520
- Rights statement
- The document is freely shared under the terms of a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.
- Title
- Alternate close-up view of the student activity around a Relief for Biafra stand, American University, 05 October 1968
- Date
- 1968-10-05
- Creator
- Frazier, Patrick
- Description
- American University students kept a seven day vigil for Biafra, and collected funds for the Biafra Relief Foundation.
- Subject
- College students -- Political activity -- United States; Nigeria -- History -- Civil War, 1967-1970; Nonviolence -- United States
- Country
- United States
- Local Identifier
- SC_Frazier_N_0008
- Type
- black-and-white negatives
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:66700
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Alternate long exposure of a line of people gathered along the north side of the Reflecting Pool during a Biafra candlelight vigil between the Lincoln Memorial and the Washington Monument, 25 October 1968
- Date
- 1968-10-25
- Creator
- Frazier, Patrick
- Description
- A 24-hour Lifeline Biafra vigil was held by multiple Biafra relief groups at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. 25 October 1968.
- Subject
- Demonstrations -- United States; Nigeria -- History -- Civil War, 1967-1970; Nonviolence -- United States; Washington Monument (Washington, D.C.)
- Country
- United States
- Local Identifier
- SC_Frazier_N_0054
- Type
- black-and-white negatives
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:66746
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Alternate view of a man conversing with a nun at a Biafra rally at the Lincoln Memorial, 25 October 1968
- Date
- 1968-10-25
- Creator
- Frazier, Patrick
- Description
- A 24-hour Lifeline Biafra vigil was held by multiple Biafra relief groups at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. 25 October 1968.
- Subject
- Demonstrations -- United States; Nigeria -- History -- Civil War, 1967-1970; Nonviolence -- United States
- Country
- United States
- Local Identifier
- SC_Frazier_N_0056
- Type
- black-and-white negatives
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:66748
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this image is available from the American University Library -- Special Collections.
- Title
- Alternate view of Dick Gregory delivering an address at American University, Washington, D.C., 16 February 1969
- Date
- 1969-02-16
- Creator
- Frazier, Patrick
- Description
- Dick Gregory spoke at the Leonard Center of the American University on February 16, 1969 during the Winter Weekend festivities.
- Subject
- Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century; College students -- Political activity -- United States; Speeches, addresses, etc., American
- Country
- United States
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Gregory, Dick
- Local Identifier
- SC_Frazier_N_1142
- Type
- black-and-white negatives
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:71401
- Rights statement
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- Title
- Alternate view of former U.S. Representative Adam Clayton Powell pointing as he addresses an audience in the Woods-Brown Amphitheater at American University, 13 October 1968
- Date
- 1968-10-13
- Creator
- Frazier, Patrick
- Description
- Adam Clayton Powell Jr., a United States Representative from New York, gave a three part lecture on Black Power at the American University on October 13, 1968.
- Subject
- Black power; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History -- 20th century; College students -- Political activity -- United States; Speeches, addresses, etc., American
- Country
- United States
- Subject -- Personal Name
- Powell, Adam Clayton, Jr., 1908-1972
- Local Identifier
- SC_Frazier_N_1033
- Type
- black-and-white negatives
- URI/handle
- http://hdl.handle.net/1961/auislandora:71292
- Rights statement
- Reproduction and copyright information regarding this item is available from the American University Library -- Archives and Special Collections.