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In this letter, Henry Callard, a member of the Peabody Institute Board of Trustees and the Conservatory Committee, responds to William Marbury with his opinion on the admission of Paul A. Brent to the Conservatory.

With its terrifying gorilla in a German military helmet reaching the shores of America, leaving a devastated Europe behind, this propaganda poster uses fear of the enemy as a military recruitment tool. Anti-German propaganda themes contributed to the…

In this letter, Harris E. Kirk, 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.

Dear Mr. Marbury -
Replying to your letter of July 22nd…

Photograph of crowds and policemen surrounding National Woman's Party members picketing with banners.
Photograph published in The Suffragist, 5, no. 83 (Aug. 25, 1917): 7. Caption: "Arrest of Miss Edna Dixon and Miss Lavinia Dock at West Gate, with…

Photograph of National Woman's Party watchfire demonstrators standing with banners and fire in urn in front of White House. One banner reads, "President Wilson is deceiving the world when he appears as the prophet of democracy. President Wilson has…

Officers of the National Woman's Party in active charge of preparations for the convention of their members which will decide the future of the organization, to meet in Washington, February 15-19, 1921. Left to right: Six National Woman's Party…

Some of the picket line of Nov. 10, 1917. Left to right: Mrs. Catherine Martinette, Eagle Grove, Iowa. Mrs. William Kent, Kentfield, California. Miss Mary Bartlett Dixon, Easton, Md. Mrs. C.T. Robertson, Salt Lake City, Utah. Miss Cora Week, New York…

Photograph of Alice Paul, seated at desk, in profile, speaking on telephone.