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Virginia Woolf
Virginia Woolf’s Suicide Letter
Virginia Woolf committed suicide on March 28, 1941 and left husband Leonard Woolf this letter. Continue reading
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Virginia Woolf
Espionage Act
[Text] Book Banning & the Espionage Act During World War I
A Telegram from the U.S. Attorney General to the U.S. Attorney for Atlanta, warning him about an 'unpatriotic' book written by the Jehovah's Witnesses that was in violation of what was known as the Espionage Act, created to ban the distribution of treasonous material. Continue reading
Vietnam War
[Text] Mayor Asks For Ohio National Guard’s Aid During Kent State Protests
In this historical document, Mayor of Kent, Ohio is appealing to the Ohio National Guard for their help against student wide protests against the Vietnam war occurring at the Kent State University campus. Continue reading
[Text] The Spanish Flu: A Letter Between Physicians
“We have been averaging about 100 deaths per day, and still keeping it up. There is no doubt in my mind that there is a new mixed infection here, but what I don’t know.” This letter from a physician stationed at Camp Devens, Massachusetts, to a fellow physician friend, describes … Continue reading
Assassination of John F. Kennedy
[Text] Condolence Letter From Australian Citizen to Jackie Kennedy
As Jacqueline Kenney was surely getting condolence letter from leaders all over the world, this one is unique because it came from an Australian citizen, explaining how sad the loss of JFK made her and her family. Continue reading
Sylvia Plath
[Text] ‘Last Letter’ by Ted Hughes
Read the emotional "Last Letter" Ted Hughes wrote to estranged wife Sylvia Plath after her death about their final moments together and the effects her suicide had on him. Continue reading
John F. Kennedy
[Text] Pete Seeger’s Appeal to JFK on March 3, 1961
“Mr. John F. Kennedy The White House Washington, D.C. Dear Mr. President: I take the liberty of writing you as a fellow classmate of Harvard 1940, and as the man I voted for last November. I am a musician, a singer of folk songs, facing trial for contempt of Congress … Continue reading
Slavery in the United States
Elizabeth Cady Stanton Archived Letter to the Women of the Republic
Monday January 25, 1864 By Elizabeth Cady Stanton Office of the Women’s Loyal National League, Room No. 20, Cooper Institute. New York, January 25, 1864. The Women’s Loyal National League, TO THE WOMEN OF THE REPUBLIC: We ask you to sign and circulate this petition for the entire abolition of … Continue reading
