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Historical Images

Rube Hirose

"Ruby Hirose", Acc. 90-105 - Science Service, Records, 1920s - 1970s, Smithsonian Institution Archives | Ruby Hirose, a Japanese American bacteriologist and scientist, is celebrated for her accomplishments in chemistry.

Professor W.E. Burghardt Debois

"Professor W.E. Burghardt DuBois.", 1910, From The New York Public Library Digital Collection | W.E.B. Du Bois, an African American civil rights activist, educator, was a cofounder of the NAACP.

The Assyrian Hercules--from the temple of Venus at Golgos

"The Assyrian Hercules--from the temple of Venus at Golgos", Issued 1872-07, From the New York Public Library Digital Collection

Self-Portrait on the Borderline

"Self-Portrait on the Borderline" | Frida Kahlo | Image from ArtStor | Frida Kahlo, a Mexican artist, known for her paintings and portraits. Here the artist paints a self-portrait standing on the border between Mexico and the United States.

New Resources

Queer Pasts This link opens in a new window
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Primary source exhibits for students and scholars of queer history and culture.
African Diaspora, 1860-Present This link opens in a new window
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Sources covering the diaspora with a focus on communities in the Caribbean and United Kingdom. Includes UK Colonial and Foreign Office records, magazines such as the West Indian Digest & more.
Fannie Lou Hamer: Papers of a Civil Rights Activist, Political Activist, and Woman. This link opens in a new window
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Financial records, programs, photographs, newspaper articles, invitations, and other printed items of Fannie Lou Hamer, from 1966-1978.
Labor and Employment: The American Worker [HeinOnline] This link opens in a new window
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Thousands of titles on the American workplace, covering the labor rights movement in the 19th century to the workplace of today.
North American Immigrant Letters, Diaries, and Oral Histories. This link opens in a new window
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This collection includes 2,162 authors and approximately 100,000 pages of information, providing a unique and personal view of what it meant to immigrate to America and Canada between 1800 and 1950