The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 12
description: Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South. As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time. Vol. 1, No. 12 contains contributions by: Felton G. Clark Charles S. Johnson Selected articles are: “The South, the Supreme Court and Negro Education” – An article concerning the obstacles faced by graduate education-seeking African Americas in the South. “Negroes Must Serve on Grand Juries” – An article condemning instances of purposefully excluding African Americans from serving on juries.
creator: Commission on Interracial Cooperation
source: Jessie Daniel Ames Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching collection, 1930-1944, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Seminary Library
date: 1940 December
contributor: Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library
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The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 11
description: Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South. As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time. Vol. 1, No. 11 contains contributions by: William B. Ruggles Carter Wesley John Wesley Dobbs Robert C. Weaver Selected articles are: “The Negro Vote” – Column on African American party loyalty, and a critique of the Republican party’s appeasement and isolationist tendencies during the rise of Hitler in Europe. “Local Interracial Committees are Busy” – A page of short columns, detailing the activities of regional interracial committees in Georgia, Texas, and South Carolina. Articles on p. 3 concern the participation of African Americans in the Armed Forces. Dr. F. D. Patterson of Tuskegee Institute, Dr. Rayford Logan of Howard University, and Dr. Howard Long of the public schools of the District of Columbia visited the White House to discuss with the President possibilities of African Americans participation in the national defense. The work of Dr. Robert C. Weaver in this regard is noted. There is a brief notice (p. 2) that October 20 the Post Office Department issued a special stamp commemorating the 75th anniversary of the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolishing slavery. In April (1940) a stamp with the likeness of Booker T. Washington was the first time that an African American was honored in this way.
creator: Commission on Interracial Cooperation
source: Jessie Daniel Ames Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching collection, 1930-1944, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Seminary Library
date: 1940 November
contributor: Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library
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Dennis the Menace Takes a Poke at Poison
description: This giveaway comic book seeks to educate children and their parents about the poisonous nature of many items commonly found in the home. It urges parents to "Poison Proof Your Home." A publication created by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Food and Drug Administration. HHS Publication No. (FDA) 81-7005. Text on back cover: "Most products are made to look attractive so people will buy them--even products that can be poisonous. But things made attractive for consumers are also attractive to children. Many poisonings that occur involve children who are too youg and innocent to 'know better.' Children often can't recognize danger signals such as label warnings, strange odors, or peculiar tastes. Actually many poisonous things are attractive to children because the taste or smell GOOD, such as lemon scented furniture polish."
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
date: 1981
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 10
description: Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South. As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time. Vol. 1, No. 10 contains contributions by: N.C. Newbold R. B. Eleazer Selected articles are: “Commission Interracial Cooperation Holds Annual Meeting” – A recap of the annual meeting of the CIC, featuring highlights of the speech by President Odum, resolutions passed, new members elected, and the results of officer and director elections. "South Carolina Interracial Committee Has Klan Problem" -- describes the South Carolina Committee's efforts to condemn the KKK's acts of intimidation and physical violence, and to help defeat Klan members running for elected office.
creator: Commission on Interracial Cooperation
source: Jessie Daniel Ames Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching collection, 1930-1944, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Seminary Library
date: 1940 October
contributor: Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library
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relation: Learn more: Pullen, Ann Ellis (2013). "Commission on Interracial Cooperation" New Georgia Encyclopedia. Commission on Interracial Cooperation, Social Welfare History Image Portal

The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 9
description: Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South. As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time. Vol. 1, No. 9 contains contributions by: John A. Kenney Carter Wesley Lee M. Owen Homer F. Sanger A. W. Dent Selected articles are: “Shortage of Negro Doctors” – A column by editor Carter Wesley of the Houston (Texas) Informer, highlighting the severely disproportionate ratio of African American doctors to African American citizens living in the south, prompting Wesley to further call for a lowering of the training standards needed to become a doctor. “What Negroes are Saying about National Politics” – An article featuring campaign promises from the Republican Party of Philadelphia and the Democratic Party of Chicago as well as selected quotes from African American citizens in advance of the 1940 national elections.
creator: Commission on Interracial Cooperation
source: Jessie Daniel Ames Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching collection, 1930-1944, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Seminary Library
date: 1940 September
contributor: Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library
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relation: Learn more: Pullen, Ann Ellis (2013). "Commission on Interracial Cooperation" New Georgia Encyclopedia. Commission on Interracial Cooperation, Social Welfare History Image Portal

The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 8
description: Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South. As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time. Vol. 1, No. 8 contains contributions by: C. E. Chapman Jonathan Daniels (editor of the Raleigh, N. C., News and Observer) C. C. Spaulding Selected articles are: “The Need to Eat Is Not Racial” – An article discussing the increasingly impoverished conditions faced by not only the black community, but also the white community. It addresses how economic collapse and poor labor laws have resulted in lower-class jobs, perceived to be traditionally black jobs, being taken on by white people, and that the phenomenon it is not immediately a racial issue. “Negroes Celebrate 75 Years of Progress” – An article about the American Negro Exposition held from July 4, 1940 to September 2, 1940 at Chicago Coliseum, an event commemorating the 75th anniversary of the emancipation of those held as slaves in the South as well as the ratification of the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution. A notice about Louisiana Senate Bill 100 describes a proposed law that would require that "only bona fide voters can be employed in any capacity by railroads operating within the State" (p. 2). "White Women Seek Repeal of Poll Tax Law" notes that only eight states still assess a poll tax for the privilege of exercising the right of the franchise. Death notices (outlined in mourning black) for Dr. James Hardy Dillard, Mrs. Hallie Paxson Winsborough…
creator: Commission on Interracial Cooperation
source: Jessie Daniel Ames Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching collection, 1930-1944, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Seminary Library
date: 1940 August
contributor: Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library
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relation: Learn more: Pullen, Ann Ellis (2013). "Commission on Interracial Cooperation" New Georgia Encyclopedia. Commission on Interracial Cooperation, Social Welfare History Image Portal

The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 7
description: Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South. As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time. Vol. 1, No. 7 contains contributions by: Virginius Dabney Selected articles are: The front page contains various articles concerned with "Education for the Negro." “Southern Women and Lynching” – An article briefly detailing the founding of The Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching, and their efforts, visiting each community in which a lynching had occurred. “Police Brutality Common In Southern Cities” – An article detailing how common police brutality is in Southern black communities, and the alarming complacency towards it among white citizens. An appreciation for the life of Robert Russa Moton (oulined in mourning black) appears on p. 4.
creator: Commission on Interracial Cooperation
source: Jessie Daniel Ames Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching collection, 1930-1944, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Seminary Library
date: 1940 July
contributor: Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library
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relation: Learn more: Pullen, Ann Ellis (2013). "Commission on Interracial Cooperation" New Georgia Encyclopedia Commission on Interracial Cooperation, Social Welfare History Image Portal Robert Russa Moton (1867-1940), Encyclopedia Virginia

The Southern Frontier, vol. 1, no. 6
description: Published by Commission on Interracial Cooperation (CIC), The Southern Frontier was a monthly newsletter, first issued in January, 1940. Aiming to share the stories overlooked by traditional newspapers, the newsletter published stories of social progress, as well as stories of racial injustices faced by African Americans across the American South. As described by the then President of the CIC Howard W. Odum, the name The Southern Frontier alludes to the need for even greater pioneering and progress in the social and cultural frontiers, the American South being the most turbulent field in reference to race relations and progress at the time. “The Women’s Edition” contains contributions by: W. A. Newell Kathleen Mallory S. L. Timmons Selected articles are: "Redcaps Win Wage Suit $88,500 Award to 41" -- an article about a suit brought by the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks to determine whether tips should be included in wages. “Editor Fined For Speeding Beaten and Jailed” – An article about Houston, Texas lawyer and newspaper editor Carter Wesley, pulled over for speeding by two highway patrolmen, beaten for “waving at white folks on the highway,” and subsequently jailed. He’d be charged with resisting arrest, disturbing the peace, and speeding, the first two charges dismissed for lack of jurisdiction and evidence. “They Handled Dynamite” – An article about two groups of Southern Methodist women, one white and one black, joining together to address the large disparity in living conditions between white southerners and black southerners. An article on p. 2 describes the role of church women in passage of an act by Richmond, Va. City Council to provide a twelve-acre playground for African Americans. The church women united with the Community Recreation Association which had worked for fifteen years to secure a swimming pool for blacks.
creator: Commission on Interracial Cooperation
source: Jessie Daniel Ames Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching collection, 1930-1944, Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Seminary Library
date: 1940 June
contributor: Austin Seminary Archives, Stitt Library, Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary Library
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¡Los Amigos Conservan A Sus Amigos Con Vida!
description: Spanish-language educational comic book created for Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). Inside front cover contains a letter from Micky Sadoff, President, MADD National. Founded in 1980, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is a nonprofit organization in the United States and Canada that seeks to stop drunk driving, provide services for those affected by drunk driving, prevent underage drinking, and work for stricter laws related to impaired driving.
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
publisher: MADD/Custom Comic Services
date: 1989
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Let's Talk About It
description: Informational comic book "created as an educational component of the American Psychiatric Association 'Let's Talk About Mental Illness' public awareness campaign, produced through an educational grant from The Upjohn Company, Kalamazoo, MI." (from back cover) As the reader follows the story of Sara, a high school student suffering from depression, this comic book discusses mental and emotional health as important components of our overall health.
creator: Deschaine, Scott, writer Benton, Mike, writer
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
publisher: American Psychiatric Association/Custom Comic Services
date: 1990
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Rex Morgan, M.D. Talks About Your Unborn Child!
description: Educational comic book about the dangers of drinking while pregnant and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome. Sponsored by the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms. Inside front cover contains a letter signed by G. R. Dickerson, Director of the ATF. Plot: An pregnant woman comes into the hospital having injured her hand badly after drinking and falling at a party. Dr. Morgan speaks to her about the danger alcohol presents to her unborn child. Excerpts: From letter: "The unborn child gets its nourishment from the mother. What she eats or drinks, the infant share - - including alcoholic beverages. Research has shown that women who drink heavily during pregnancy risk giving birth to infants who suffer from a variety of physical and/or mental defects, a condition known generally as "Fetal Alcohol Syndrome." From comic: "A woman should remember one thing! The womb that your baby grows in for nine months before birth can be more important than any other home your child will live in during its lifetime!"
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
publisher: Field Newspaper Syndicate
date: 1980
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Captain America Goes to War Against Drugs, No.1 April 1994: High Heat
description: 1990 giveaway comic book published by Marvel Comics in cooperation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Captain America helps a young baseball player who has come under the influence of an alien and turned to illegal drugs. Script: Peter David Pencils: Sal Velluto Inks: Keith Williams Colors: Bob Sharen Letters: Rick Parker
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
publisher: Marvel Comics
date: 1990
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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I Pledge Allegiance [American Legion comic book]
description: Educational comic book created and distributed by the American Legion. Aimed at elementary aged children, this comic book explains the meaning of the words of the Pledge. Simple puzzles and activities reinforce the lessons. Excerpts: "One Nation Under God, Our nation is great and powerful! But many of our people believe in a higher power. God means many things to many people. In our country, we have the Freedom to Worship as we please, or not to if we choose." "Indivisible, Indivisible means that our country can't be divided or broken up. We're strongest when we are all together. So when we pledge allegiance we all agree to stick together. That's right! Even if we disagree, we promise to stay together as one nation."
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
date: 1995
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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relation: Learn more: Comics on a Mission: Educational and Public Service Comics, Social Welfare History Image Portal Roberts, S. (2 April 2022). We Know the Pledge. Its Author, Maybe Not. New York Times.

Consumer Comix
description: This educational comic book was a project of the Wisconsin Department of Justice, funded by the Office of Economic Opportunity, Washington, D.C. The book was distributed to high school seniors in Wisconsin. Consumer Comix artwork was created by Denis Kitchen, Peter Poplaski and Peter Loft. Wraparound cover art is by Kitchen and Loft. From inside front cover: "An introduction. This isn't an ordinary comic book. This is an educational comic book. (which doesn't make it any less entertaining.) The purpose of this book is to expose the tactics that some devious businessment use to rip-off unsuspecting consumers...." "Don't let yourself be a victim. Be an educated consumer. Stand up for your rights."
creator: Loft, Peter. Poplaski, Peter Kitchen, Denis (editor)
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
date: 1975
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU LibrariesSpecial Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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relation: Learn more: Consumer Comix, Steve Krupp's Curio Shoppe Schreiner, D. (1994). Kitchen Sink Press: The First 25 Years. Northampton, MA: Kitchen Sink Enterprises. Comics on a Mission: Educational and Public Service Comics, Social Welfare History Image Portal

New York State Department of Mental Hygiene presents Chic Young’s Blondie
description: Educational comic book promoting sound emotional health, particularly within families. A letter written by Newton Bigelow, M.D., Commissioner of Mental Hygiene for the State of New York is printed inside the back cover. Excerpts: "As Blondie said, there is no magic formula, no set of rules for mental health. BUt there are some underlying principles that it helps to know about, especially in our relations with our children and with other people....applying them wherever possible to ordinary everyday situations, you may find that life is more satisfying, a little pleasanter for you, your children and the people around you. You will understand yourself and others a little better and you will feel more inner contentment." From front cover "The New York State Deptartment of Mental Hygiene presents Chic Young's Blondie in Scapegoat; Love Conquers All; Let's Face it; On Your Own. Produced by Joe Musial"
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
publisher: King Features
date: 1950
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Charlene's [poster]
description: Advertisement for Charlene's bar. "New Orleans 1977 - 1999" Charlene Schneider was an early and vocal advocate for LGBTQ causes in the 1970s. The center of her world was Charlene's, the bar she ran at 940 Elysian Fields in New Orleans from 1977 until early 1999. It became world-famous not only because of Ms. Schneider's effusive personality but also because, in its early years, Charlene's represented something rare: a safe place for lesbians when attitudes toward them were less tolerant. Besides giving women a place where they could socialize and dance, Ms. Schneider had live music by female entertainers, including Melissa Etheridge. Ms. Schneider opened the bar after a series of odd jobs, including stints at Western Union and The Times-Picayune, where she was a hot-type operator. Along the way she had firsthand experience with discrimination. In the mid-1960s, after being arrested in a raid on a gay bar, Ms. Schneider lost her job as a cryptographer, as well as her security clearance with NASA at Michoud. As a result of her experiences, one of her causes was the anti-discrimination ordinance, which the New Orleans City Council passed in 1991. After closing her bar, Ms. Schneider and her companion, Linda Tucker, moved to Bay St. Louis, where she operated an establishment called On the Coast. Poster inscribed: "To Jody & Marilyn How can I tell the importance of your friendship. Love Charlene 99"
source: Collection NA-201, Oversize Folder 1, Marilyn McConnell papers, Newcomb Archives, Newcomb College Institute, Tulane University
date: 1999
contributor: Tulane University
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relation: Learn more: Zarrelli, Natalie (2016). The Lost Lesbian Bars of New Orleans. Atlas Obscura (September 14).

Louisiana Lesbian and Gay Political Action Caucus (LAGPAC) Voter Registration Poster
description: Poster published by the Louisiana Lesbian and Gay Political Action Caucus (LAGPAC) announcing extended voter registration hours. The Louisiana Lesbian and Gay Political Action Caucus (LAGPAC) was created on August 8th, 1980, by a group of activists committed to attaining legal and social equality for Louisiana’s gender and sexual minorities. Based in Alexandria, LAGPAC was a political organization that investigated the beliefs and stances of candidates running for public office and, through mailing lists, editorials (The Voter’s Guide and The Lagniappe), and phone banking, galvanized its members to vote for candidates that were supportive of the LGBTQIA community. Meanwhile, it aimed to sway the larger Louisiana population to support equality for the state’s gender and sexual minorities. At its peak, LAGPAC also had chapters in Baton Rouge, New Orleans, and Acadiana, and made a significant impact on numerous elections. LAGPAC ceased operations in 2002, but Equality Louisiana is considered a successor of the organization. Poster text: "The Only Safe Closet is the Voting Booth!" "Bring something with your signature, i.e., Driver's License, cancelled Check, etc."
source: Manuscripts Collection #1099, Oversized folder 1, Stewart Butler papers, Louisiana Research Collection, Howard-Tilton Memorial Library, Tulane University
contributor: Tulane University
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relation: Learn more: Stewart Butler, Longtime LGBT Leader and Rights Advocate, to Receive Award from ACLU of Louisiana (2013), ACLU.org

Lorena Weeks with typewriter
description: Lorena Weeks had worked as a Southern Bell telephone operator for many years when she was denied a higher paying position as a company switchman on the basis that the job was only open to men, citing a Georgia state rule that women employees could not be made to lift anything heavier than thirty pounds. She filed a legal appeal but lost in district court. Weeks then began writing all reports by hand, refusing to carry her thirty-four-pound typewriter to her desk in protest, which resulted in her suspension. Weeks brought her case to the National Organization for Women (NOW), through which attorney Sylvia Roberts was assigned to represent her before the Fifth Circuit. Roberts won the case on appeal in 1969, arguing the idea that no woman could lift thirty pounds was absurd, given that many women routinely carry children weighing thirty pounds or more. Weeks v. Southern Bell marked an important early legal victory in the fight against gender-based workplace discrimination.
source: Collection NA-282, Box 10, Folder 19 of 24. Sylvia Roberts papers. Newcomb Archives, Newcomb College Institute, Tulane University.
date: ca. 1963-1968
contributor: Tulane University
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In Defense of Prince Edward County of Virginia. Speech of Hon. Harry Flood Byrd of Virginia in the Senate of the United States, Wednesday, May 17, 1961
description: Reprint of Senator Harry F. Byrd's speech as recorded in the United States of America, Congressional Record, Proceedings and Debates of the 87th Congress, First Session.
creator: Byrd, Harry Flood
source: M 172 Box 1, f2, Calvin T. Lucy Papers, 1914 - 1978. James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
date: 1961 May 17
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Code of Wartime Practices for American Broadcasters
description: This pamphlet is a revision of the first Code of Wartime Practices for American Broadcasters issues five months previously. It contains guidelines for voluntary censorship related to "News" and "Programs." Because of the international character of radio broadcast, certain types of information was to be kept off air, including weather; troop locations, strength and movements; damage by enemy attacks; naval or air force information; fortifications; rumors or unconfirmed reports; diplomatic information; and information regarding the new location of art objects or national archives. Telephone calls were not to be aired as they could not be vetted; likewise prohibited were quiz shows and other programs where the enemy might usurp the microphone or an audience member might inadvertantly share information that could aid the enemy. Pamphlet is signed "The Office of Censorship, Byron Price. Director. June 15, 1942" Excerpts: p.2 "...it is the responsibility of every American to help prevent the dissemination of information which will be of value to the enemy and inimical to the war effort.... To combat these dangers effectively, broadcast management must be in complete control of all programming every minute of every day of operation. That accomplished, the broadcasting industry will have fulfilled an important wartime obligation." p. 8 "Radio is requested to avoid dramatic programs which attempt to portray the horrors of war, and sound effects which might be mistaken for air raid alarms, or for any other defense alarms." "Broadcasters should ask themselves, 'Is this information of value to the enemy?' If the answer is 'Yes,' they should not use it."
creator: U. S. Government Office of Censorship
source: M 172, Box 5, Radio Speech Material 1937-46, Calvin T. Lucy Papers 1914 - 1978, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
publisher: United States Government Printing Office, Washington, D. C.
date: 1942 June 15
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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The Amazing Spider-Man vs. The Prodigy! [Marvel/Planned Parenthood Federation of America comic book]
description: Informational comic book aimed at teenagers provides basic facts about sex, reproduction and birth control, as well as suggested sources to learn more. Story: The Amazing Spider-Man discovers that the alien villain, the Prodigy, is convincing teenagers to have unprotected sex. Prodigy plans to use the resulting children as child laborers on his home planet, Intellectia. Spider-Man unmasks the villain in front of TV cameras to thwart the plot. From title page: "This comic was produced by Marvel Comics Group in conjunction with Planned Parenthood Federation of America, Inc." "Stan Lee presents: A special Planet Parenthood issue of The Amazing Spider-Man. Ann Robinson, writer Ross Andru, artist Mike Esposito, inker Jan Cohen, colorist Joe Rosen, letterer" Story dialog: Prodigy: "Remember, all those people who tell you DON'T--'Don't do it'--'Don't get into heavy stuff'--they just try to scare you into thinking it's easy to get pregnant. But I say, how else can you prove you're a man: How else are you going to get a man?" Spider-Man: "My webbed head! I'm no Marcus Welby, but there's gotta be some way these kids can get the RIGHT info.* *(See page 16--Stan.) Spider-Man: "I see it all now!...He wants them to be baby machines! Changing diapers, going nowhere in dead-end jobs...Sitting home every night trying to find the time and money to go to a movie or buzz out to the burger stand."
creator: Robinson, Ann, writer
source: Comic Arts Collection, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
date: 1976
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Escape from Fear
description: Giveaway comic book distributed by Planned Parenthood Federation of America Publications. Revised edition of a 1956 publication. Fear of an unwanted pregnancy makes intimacy stressful for the Harpers. Learning about contraception from Planned Parenthood helps them plan for children and eases their fears. Cover teaser "Joan and Ken Harper's marriage was on the rocks--because they loved each other!" Final panel: Joan Harper says, "Planned Parenthood helped us save our marriage. Someday when our children are older, we may want another baby. That's why planned parenthood is so wonderful. It doesn't mean not having children-it means spacing them so they come when we can give them the kind of love and care they deserve!" Back cover lists six regional Planned Parenthood-World Population centers. The address for The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood (2009 Monument Ave., Richmond 20, VA.) is stamped at the bottom of the page. "This publication was prepared by the Planned Parenthood Federation of America under the supervision of Dr. Gordon W. Perkin, Associate Medical Director, for the use of persons who are married or 21 years or older. If you want birth control advice consult your doctor, your public health department, the clinic at a hostpital or the doctor at your local Planned Parenthood Center...."
source: M 333, Box 1, The Virginia League for Planned Parenthood records, 1935-2004. James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
publisher: Planned Parenthood Federation of America
date: 1965
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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Education by Radio. Vol. II, No. 1. First Quarter 1941.
description: From header, "A Bulletin to Promote the Use of Radio for Educational, Cultural, and Civic Purposes" A quarterly publication by The National Committee on Education in Radio. Committee members: Arthur G. Crane, Chairman James E. Cummings Harold G. Ingham Bruce E. Mahan C. S. Marsh Charles A. Robinson, S. J. Willis A. Sutton H. J. Umberger, Vicechairman L. S. Woods The Committee was a member of the Educational Press Association of America. The lead article is titled, "Radio Builds Democracy." p. 23 "Radio has peculiar responsibilities to its listeners. The license of the local radio station gives it monolpoly rights to the air which belongs ot all of us, the people. In return, we expect the station to serve the public faithfully in 'public interest, convenience, and necessity,' as the law demands. ...radio has made the nation one great town meeting...We listen to news, to information, to opinion. We hear America's best speakers and thinkers argue for their views just as the city Fathers did in historic New England. The spoken word carries the warmth of the speaker's personality, conveys his sincerity and his enthusiasm which the printed page cannot convey. Radio listening insures correct reporting, because so many of us hear the broadcast. Radio with its nationwide audiences helps make democracy work." An article C.A. Siepman titled, "Can Radio Educate?" is excerpted from a piece in The Journal of Educational Sociology "devoted exclusively to radio problems." (p. 25-26) A notice is included about The Library of Congress Radio Research Project begun on January 1, 1941 "to investigate possible uses of radio as a medium to make available to the American public parts of the record of American culture maintained in the Library of Congress." (p. 24) Another note (p. 25) describes a series of radio programs about African Americans that is being prepared by the U. S. Office of Education. This almost certainly refers to the work of Ambrose Caliver, Senior Specialist in the Educ…
creator: National Committee on Education by Radio
source: M 172, Box 5, Calvin T. Lucy papers 1914-1978, Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
date: 1941
contributor: Special Collections and Archives, James Branch Cabell Library, VCU Libraries
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The Doctor Looks at Child Labor. NCLC Pamphlet No. 356
description: A symposium edited by the NCLC. A series of statements related to the long-term health effects of child labor on children and youth. "The insidious thing about child labor is that its effects manifest themselves at the most unexpected times in later life and often in a disastrous manner....We would not permit the exploitation of a child that is precious to any one of us. Let us not, therefore, as citizens, tolerate the exploitation of other people's children." (back cover) Contributed by: C.-E. A. Winslow, Professor of Public Health, Yale University School of Medicine William R. P. Emerson Eugene L. Opie Louis I. Harris Joseph H. Bainton Alice Hamilton Haven Emerson Iago Galdston Charles Hendee Smith Max Seham Richard A. Bolt Catherine Brannick George M. Kober C. Floyd Haviland S. W. Wynne Statement titles: Chronic Fatigue; Hidden Infections; Physical Unfitness; Years of Growth; Poison Trades; Cardiacs Without Symptoms; Colts in Harness; Monotony Exacts Its Price; "Papers! All the Evenin' Papers!"; Young Nomads; When the Hand Slips; When Working Conditions are Bad; Undernourished Minds.
creator: Winslow, C. -E. A. (Charles-Edward Amory), 1877-1957
source: Child Labor Pamphlets, 1908 - 1935, No. 43, digital collection, William Smith Morton Library, Union Presbyterian Seminary
publisher: National Child Labor Committee
date: 1929
contributor: Union Presbyterian Seminary Library
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Casualties of Child Labor: Ten Children Illegally Employed in Pennsylvania and What Happened to Them
description: Pamphlet issued by the Consumers' League of Eastern Pennsylvania as an exposé of workplace accidents involving children. The authors make an appeal to regulate child labor, and “To break down the conspiracy of silence” (p. 11) about illegal child employment. The cover summarizes the cases discussed in the pamphlet: "Two killed – one smothered to death and one blown to pieces Six seriously injured – hands crushed, fingers amputated, leg mangled Two of the injured permanently incapacited Two injured more or less seriously”
creator: De Lima, Agnes McConnell, Beatrice, 1894-1985
source: Paul U. Kellogg papers. Child Labor Amendment, 1923-1927. Box: 22, Folder: 197. Social Welfare History Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries
publisher: Consumers' League of Eastern Pennsylvania
date: 1924 December
contributor: Social Welfare History Archive, University of Minnesota Libraries
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