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Hand painted Envelope of Rosa Ponselle by Doris Gold for the Opera Singer Stamp Series, 1997
FDC RP Stamp Supplement for RP Birthday Cachet by Doris Gold, hand-painted with 2 Metropolitan Opera stamps, canceled in Meriden, Connecticut, Jan. 22, 1997. Addition of Rosa Ponselle stamp and New York Sept. 10, 1997 cancelation. Original notes by…
Response from Douglas H. Gordon to William L. Marbury
In this letter, Douglas H. Gordon, a member of the Peabody Institute Board of Trustees, responds to William L. Marbury with his opinion on the admission of Paul A. Brent to the Conservatory. Gordon was the only trustee who did not agree to admit…
Letter from Robert L. Jackson to Howard W. Jackson
After receiving Paul A. Brent’s request for assistance with his application to the Peabody Conservatory, Dr. Jackson wrote this letter to the Honorable Howard W. Jackson, Esq., the former mayor of Baltimore, asking for support.
If you are good enough for war you are good enough to vote
[Uncle Sam (as "Public Opinion") embracing nurse ("American womanhood"), saying: "If you are good enough for war you are good enough to vote"]
Alice Henderson's Cross of the French Society for the Aid of Wounded Servicemen
After her 1914-1915 service with the Red Cross Mercy Ship expedition in Pau, Alice Henderson remained in France serving with the American Fund for the French Wounded for which she was awarded service and recognition medals.
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Upton Mansion 1936
This is a photo of Upton Mansion from 1936, eleven years before it housed the Baltimore Institute of Musical Arts. The Institute was a thriving music school open to all races at a time when Peabody remained closed to African-American students.
