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The Gloria Jean Norris scrapbook contains black and white and color photographs documenting the family and friends of African-American girl Gloria Jean Norris approximately when she was in middle school to early years after high school. Many photographs appear to be school portraits with inscriptions to Norris from her classmates. Other images feature family and friends at school dances, weddings, and other social gatherings.

Scope and Contents The Nigerian Civil War photo postcard album consists of 21 photographs previously mounted in a handcrafted photoalbum. According to the dealer description, most items appear to be souvenir photographs produced for the inspiration of the troops. Images depict military officials, a funeral, soldiers holding guns, and soldiers in the field and may specifically be identified as part of "Operation Poker" or "Operation Wipe Out." Some photographs are annotated in pen. The photo album has African...

Scope and Contents The R. H. Fyfe travel scrapbooks consist of two bound scrapbooks. One of the albums is inscribed with "Photographs" and "R. H. Fyfe 1906" on the cover and the other album has "Postal Souvenirs" on the cover, both in a gold color. The album labelled "Photographs" contains what are known as Yokohama photographs.Yokohama photographs, or tourist photographs, were photos taken for Western tourists as a souvenirs, beginning in the mid-nineteenth century. The photos were also sold in...

Scope and Contents The Stephen O. Murray papers consist of approximately 36 linear feet of material dating from 1950 to 2019. The collection consists of personal and professional material, including correspondence, scrapbooks, published and unpublished manuscripts, drafts of published reviews and articles, research materials, materials by other authors, personal photographs, and ephemera.Correspondence files may include drafts, notes, clippings, research materials, and photographs. Files with...