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Legal and Financial Documents on Slaves and Slavery in the United States Collection
Purchased by the library in the late 1970s, this collection consists of bills of sale, bonds, writs, promissory notes, summons, wills of slave owners, and inventories of slaves. It also includes some criminal cases involving slaves and an anonymously authored play with characters who are slaves. Well over half the documents concern the state of Alabama with Lawrence County particularly well represented. The documents are organized by state and arranged by counties.
Lehman Family Papers
The Lehman Family Papers include a marriage license and baptismal record from Salems Evangelical Church, a German church in Los Angeles, California.
Leicester Peace Society Letter
Sidney Lens Photograph Collection
Sidney Lens was born in 1912. Lens was an American labor leader, political activist, and author. The collection consists mainly of photographs, and also includes one newspaper article as well as a letter from photographer Stefan Merken to Shirley Lens.
Norman Leonard and William H. Carder Collection
Benjamin M. Levaco Papers
Jesse Levine Tsingtao Embroidery
The Jesse Levine Tsingtao Embroidery includes a single embroidered souvenir textile acquired while Levine served in the United States Navy in support of 6th Marine Division postings. Jesse Levine was born July 7, 1925 in the Bronx, New York City, New York. He entered into the United States Navy on September 15, 1943 and was honorably discharged as a Pharmacist's Mate, Third Class on May 28, 1946.
Joseph Levoff Collection
Charles T. Lewis California Shipbuilding Corporation (CalShip) Collection
During World War II, Lewis worked as the chief electrician and supervisor for the Marine Electrical Department at California Shipbuilding Company on Terminal Island, Long Beach. Lewis supervised work on ships for the US Army Transport Service and War Shipping Administration Transport vessels. Lewis’s personal collection documents the history of Naval construction of the Liberty Ship fleet during World War II.
Library of the Institute for the Study of Women in Music Collection
The Library of the Institute for the Study of Women in Music was established in the Music Department by Jeannie Poole, Head of the Music Library and Professor Beverly Grigsby in 1985 to collect the music of women composers. The collection is devoted to the musical works of women composers both published and unpublished. While predominately printed and manuscript music scores, it also contains some biographical information and correspondence.