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Created by: Rebels (Student group)
Title: Rebel song book
Manufactured: Detroit, Michigan, 1958
This rare 1958 songbook was created by the 'Rebels', an activist student group from Detroit. The group organized efforts around anti-segregation, fundraising for bombed Southern schools, and rallying youth engagement in support of labor unions, socialism, social reform, and civil rights. The 34-page collection features music and lyrics, with chord designations and illustrations, reproduced from a typewritten copy. Its songs reflect themes of labor, socialism, and working-class struggles, providing insight into youth activism in mid-20th-century Detroit.
Created by: Buckhorn Committee; illustrated by: Phil Frank
Title: Watergate coloring book
Published: New York, Pinnacle Books Inc., 1973
Let’s be honest—kids love a good scandal! And what better way to engage your little ones in the messy, colorful world of politics than with the Watergate Coloring Book? This 1973 gem invites young artists to explore the ups, downs, and downright absurdities of one of the biggest political dramas in U.S. history. From the "plumbers" to the tapes, every page is an opportunity for your child to flex their creativity while learning about a fascinating chapter in U.S. history. Whether they’re adding their favorite colors to Richard Nixon’s suits or jazzing up the courtroom scenes, this isn’t just any coloring book. Forget screen time—get your markers ready and let Watergate turn into Water-GREAT fun!
Title: Bohemia
Published: Philadelphia, International League of Press Clubs, James S. McCartney, 1904.
This limited-edition volume, acquired with the Anastasīĭ Andreevich Vonsi︠a︡t︠s︡kīĭ papers, features contributions from journalists, writers, and public figures of the early 20th century. Edited by Alexander K. McClure—a prominent journalist, author, and political commentator known for his influence in Republican politics and his work at the Philadelphia Times—the book was produced to support the Journalists' Home. This Clover Club Edition De Luxe edition was specially printed for financier Norman B. Ream and includes presentation signatures from Henry Starr Richardson and James S. McCartney. The volume is richly illustrated, with numerous leaves of plates featuring portraits, artistic renderings, and facsimiles.
Author: Rezanov, A. S. (Aleksandr Semenovich)
Published: Petrograd, Tipografīi︠a︡ A.M. Merkusheva, 1915.
Aleksandr Semenovich Rezanov (b. 1878), a counterintelligence officer in the Russian Imperial Army and one of the earliest Russian specialists in the field, published a comprehensive analysis of German espionage based on court records and other sources. In 1912, he contributed to the revision of Russian espionage laws. The book went through three editions; Hoover holds the second and third editions, both published in 1915. The work traces the development of espionage in the 19th century and includes examples of related legislation from the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, Germany, and Russia. Rezanov focuses on the objectives of German espionage, particularly in relation to Pangermanism, and describes recruitment methods, operational patterns, and the involvement of women in espionage activities, including how to identify female spies. He presents these as features of German intelligence operations and includes facsimiles of spy reports to illustrate outcomes. Two chapters also examine the treatment of foreign spies in Germany and Austria-Hungary.
Author: Nedeljković, Ljubomir A.
Published: Ljubljana, Jugoslovanska tiskarna Ljubljana, [1928-]
An album of photographic reproductions from the First World War by a Serbian Army colonel, Ljubomir Nedeljković, was published to mark the tenth anniversary of the breakthrough on the Salonika Front. The album features reproductions of photographs capturing the landscapes of the Macedonian battlefield and Serbian Army troops, as well as a map illustrating the positions of Allied and Central Powers forces in the region. Hoover holds a copy of the first volume, gifted by the Yugoslav Royal Consulate in San Francisco in 1932.
