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Includes an Introduction by Evelyn Hardy and copied handwritten manuscripts.

SMU’s G. William Jones Film and Video Collection (formerly the Southwest Film/Video Archives) has one of the most important collections of “race films” in the country. It comprises 6 short subjects, 9 features, and a set of newsreels, all produced…

The central image of the broadside shows two African-American children at home, one holding pencil and paper, and the other holding a handful of change. The image is captioned, “Comparing Savings.” The promotional text below reads, “San Antonio and…

Large broadsheet diagram (18” x 10.5”) printed on off-white fabric with additional details written in brown ink concerning the heating system.
Diagram of a proposed plan of the improvements to the heating system in the railway passenger station in…

This chromolithograph consists of a stage and stock characters from Uncle Tom’s Cabin, designed as a children’s toy, with the pieces to be cut out and placed on the stage. “Tom shows,” as they were known, began in the 1850s and continued through the…

Esteban, the African, is the shadowy figure behind Cabeza de Vaca in this artistic imagining. Esteban can lay claim to being the first African to experience the vast expanse of the Texas landscape.

This important document sets down the terms between B.F. Sledge of Harrison County, Texas, and formerly enslaved persons, namely Judy Wikfield (age 50) and her son Charles Wikfield (age 14) who were to receive $8 per month. Turner Walton (age 22),…