Collections

Records of the Newport Company, Pensacola, Florida, 1930-1931, and its subsidiaries, including copies of articles of incorporation, stock issuances, correspondence, and related papers concerning the organization of Newport Company, the Newport Chemical Corporation, and the E. I. DuPont de Nemours Company.

Photocopy records including history of the church and donation of its building to the Bagdad Historic Preservation Association, Minutes of the congregation (1938-1941) and Sunday School records (1918-1953). Congregation minutes report activities of the church, membership, financial reports, and policies; Sunday School records show attendance, teachers, and lessons used.

News Notes from The Chaplain's Office, Vol. 2, No. 3 - Vol. 3, No. 1

The All-Florida Weekly Magazine, 1955, "Building Blocks from the Sea" by Mary Lou Norwood; The All-Florida Magazine, 1957, "Festival of Florida Products" by Mary Lou Norwood; handwritten sheet music (possibly by Mary Lou Norwood)

Select run of the New York Times Mid-Week Pictorial War Extra, November 12, 1914 through August 19, 1915, covering World War I through maps and pictures of events around the world.

Blank postcards with black and white photos of structures from the New York World's Fair.

The Niara Sudarkasa Collection documents the career of anthropologist, Africanist, professor, and university president Dr. Niara Sudarkasa. The collection contains correspondence, scholarly writings, publications, research files, audio visual materials, awards, and business papers dating from 1934 to 2006. The collection also includes Dr. Sudarka's personal library of more than 2,500 books, journals, and pamphlets. The collection highlights Dr. Sudarkasa's professional achievements including becoming the first woman president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania and first Black faculty member of the Anthropology Department at the University of Michigan. Her papers are a unique resource on Yoruba language and culture, ethnic groups in higher education, and the Black Power Movement in the United States. They also document her work to strengthen international programs at Lincoln and the University of Michigan.

This collection relates to Nicholas Baldino who served in the U.S. Army Air Corps with the 5th and 11th Bomb Groups in the Pacific Theatre and his wife Jeanne Baldino. This collection contains an oral history transcript detailing Nicholas Baldino's military service and how Jeanne met Nicholas Baldino.

This collection of Civil War letters were written primarily to Nicholas W. Kneass (1840 -1896) during the first few months of his service in the 89th Regiment, 8th Calvary of the Pennsylvania Volunteers. Nicholas was one of five children of Horn Riley (H.R.) Kneass, a prominent Philadelphia lawyer, and Sarah Williamson Kneass. The family resided in the wealthy West Philadelphia suburb of Hamiltonville. The 8th Calvary was organized at Philadelphia in August 1861 under the command of Colonel Ernest Chorman. Nicholas and his brother Christian volunteered in September 1861—Nicholas as a 1st Lieutenant in Company H and Christian as a 2nd Lieutenant in Company G. The regiment left Philadelphia for Washington, D.C. on October 4, 1861. During the early months of the Civil War, Christian was injured and returned home to convalesce. A few letters are addressed to Christian and Nicholas together; many contain news of Christian's recovery from his injuries. Nicholas served throughout the war, mustering out with the rank of Captain. Afterwards, Nicholas returned to his medical studies, became a doctor and practiced in Baltimore, Md.