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Visualization of slave exchange in the Michael Reed Papers
Network visualization of the Michael Reed Papers in which the nodes represent slaveowners and the edges represent enslaved people who are bought, sold, lent, or traded. -
Vertrag [Contract of advance]
A contract between Friedrich Schafer(?) and the Society for the Protection of German Immigrants in Texas for an advance of 81 Gulden. -
Thomas Medlock Bill of Sale to Michael Reed
Bill of sale for a boy around 13 years old named Washington, sold as a slave to Michael Reed by Thomas Medlock on May 30, 1856. -
Third page of SATC Volunteer Signup (Southwestern)
Third page of Volunteer Signup page, names are in the left-hand column and addresses (city names and states) on the right (seven of each). The writing is in white on a black background. On the back of third page of Volunteer Signup page, the left ruled column is labeled 'Name' and the right is labeled 'Address' but neither has anything listed beneath. The writing is in white on a black background.
Georgetown, TX -
Third page of SATC scrapbook
Third page of SATC scrapbook. Two black and white photos on a black paper background. The photo on the left is of a man standing in front of a campus building and behind a large trapezoidal border of rocks with 'U SATC S' spelled out also in rocks. The U and S are much larger than the SATC. This photo has '1918' written on its border and beneath it is written 'Southwestern'. The photo on the right is of a man standing in uniform in front of a campus building. (This photo also appears on the fourth page and is described as 'Leu. R.S. Riley.')
Georgetown, TX -
Theuerdank Leaf
Leaf from German tale Theuerdank, 1517 -
The Whole Booke of Davids Psalmes
A prayer book of David's Psalms printed by William Stansby. Embroidered velvet covers -
The Simple Life in a Nutshell
Found amongst C. C. Cody's belongings after his trip to Battle Creek, Michigan, this pamphlet offers general lifestyle advice regarding mental health, diet, and exercise. Written and published by J. H. Kellogg, the pamphlet explains nutritional and health concerns in the early-1900s. It is divided into sections regarding healthy eating, exercise, sleep and rest, bathroom routines, and mental hygiene. Kellogg's cautious and primal dietary approach offers insight as to how the field of nutrition was developing throughout his time.