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Walt Reed Illustration Archive

This archive includes over 200,000 magazine tear sheets, 8,000 magazines, 1,200 books, and approximately 150 original works by American illustrators from the late 19th century well into the mid-20th century.

Eyes on the Prize: America at the Racial Crossroads 1965–1985

Airing on public television in 1990 as the second half of a 14-part series, this documentary explores the tumultuous history of civil rights after the passage of the Voting Rights Act. 

Elizabeth Ellen Hough Papers

The papers consist of three sketchbooks from Elizabeth Ellen "Ella" Hough's time as a student at WashU, two cabinet card photographs of Hough, her lithography pen nibs, and a family history book written by Phyllis Wheeler.

Duff's Restaurant Literary Events Collection

The Duff’s Restaurant Literary Events Collection consists of flyers, schedules, clippings, photographs, and correspondence tracing the history of the Duff’s Poetry Reading Series from 1974-2013.

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