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William J Collection

William J. Was a man of many interests and talents, as evidenced by the diverse collection of items associated with his name

Background imageWilliam J Collection: William John Duane, US Secretary of Treasury under President Jackson

William John Duane, US Secretary of Treasury under President Jackson
NWI4951045 William John Duane, US Secretary of Treasury under President Jackson.; (add.info.: William John Duane, US Secretary of Treasury under President Jackson.); Photo © North Wind Pictures.

Background imageWilliam J Collection: 'Lord Riverdale's Repentance': the Last Home of the Riverdales - drawn by Samuel Read, 1862

"Lord Riverdale's Repentance": the Last Home of the Riverdales - drawn by Samuel Read, 1862. Illustration to a short story by William J. Stewart

Background imageWilliam J Collection: 'Lord Riverdale's Repentance': George rescuing his grandfather, drawn by A. Hunt, 1862

"Lord Riverdale's Repentance": George rescuing his grandfather, drawn by A. Hunt, 1862
"Lord Riverdale's Repentance" [by William J. Stewart]: George rescuing his grandfather, drawn by A. Hunt, 1862. 'That hand was nearer to him at that moment than he dreamt

Background imageWilliam J Collection: R. L. Perry, 1887. Creator: Unknown

R. L. Perry, 1887. Creator: Unknown
R. L. Perry, 1887. African-American classical scholar, educator, journalist, newspaper editor and Baptist minister Rufus L

Background imageWilliam J Collection: W. H. Steward, 1887. Creator: Unknown

W. H. Steward, 1887. Creator: Unknown
W. H. Steward, 1887. African-American educator, journalist, civil rights activist William Henry Steward was president of the Afro-American Press Association

Background imageWilliam J Collection: Rev. J. B. Fields, 1887. Creator: Unknown

Rev. J. B. Fields, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Rev. J. B. Fields, 1887. African-American Baptist minister, clergyman, preacher and orator James B. Fields. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

Background imageWilliam J Collection: W. Q. Atwood, 1887. Creator: Unknown

W. Q. Atwood, 1887. Creator: Unknown
W. Q. Atwood, 1887. William Q. Atwood, African-American businessman and lumber baron; active in the Underground Railroad. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J

Background imageWilliam J Collection: David Abner, Jr. 1887. Creator: Unknown

David Abner, Jr. 1887. Creator: Unknown
David Abner, Jr. 1887. Educator and journalist; first African American to graduate from a Texas school of higher education, professor of Bishop College in Texas

Background imageWilliam J Collection: Charles L. Reason, 1887. Creator: Unknown

Charles L. Reason, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Charles L. Reason, 1887. African-American mathematician, linguist, and educator; the first black college professor in the United States

Background imageWilliam J Collection: Alexander Clark, 1887. Creator: Unknown

Alexander Clark, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Alexander Clark, 1887. African-American diplomat, businessman and activist; United States Ambassador to Liberia, co-owner and editor of The Conservator newspaper

Background imageWilliam J Collection: I. M. Burgan, 1887. Creator: Unknown

I. M. Burgan, 1887. Creator: Unknown
I. M. Burgan, 1887. African-American minister and educator Isaac M. Burgan, principal of Paul Quinn College in Texas. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J

Background imageWilliam J Collection: D. A. Payne, 1887. Creator: Unknown

D. A. Payne, 1887. Creator: Unknown
D. A. Payne, 1887. Reverend Daniel Alexander Payne, educator, clergyman and author; bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church, one of the founders of Wilberforce University in Ohio

Background imageWilliam J Collection: John Jasper, 1887. Creator: Unknown

John Jasper, 1887. Creator: Unknown
John Jasper, 1887. African-American minister, activist and public speaker. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

Background imageWilliam J Collection: E. P. M'Cabe, John R. Lynch, T. M'Cants Stewart, C. H. Parrish, 1887. Creator: Unknown

E. P. M'Cabe, John R. Lynch, T. M'Cants Stewart, C. H. Parrish, 1887. Creator: Unknown
E. P. M'Cabe, John R. Lynch, T. M'Cants Stewart, C. H. Parrish, 1887. Prominent African-Americans. Settler, attorney and land agent Edward P. McCabe

Background imageWilliam J Collection: P. H. A. Braxton, 1887. Creator: Unknown

P. H. A. Braxton, 1887. Creator: Unknown
P. H. A. Braxton, 1887. African-American preacher and politician Patrick Henry Alexander Braxton was pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Baltimore

Background imageWilliam J Collection: J. P. Campbell, 1887. Creator: Unknown

J. P. Campbell, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. P. Campbell, 1887. Jabez Pitt Campbell, African-American minister, activist, philanthropist and bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Background imageWilliam J Collection: B. T. Washington, 1887. Creator: Unknown

B. T. Washington, 1887. Creator: Unknown
B. T. Washington, 1887. African-American man, probably not Booker T. Washington. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

Background imageWilliam J Collection: J. J. Irvine, 1887. Creator: Unknown

J. J. Irvine, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. J. Irvine, 1887. Engineer, farmer and politician John J. Irvine was a noted leader of a movement to establish an African-American colony in the Western United States

Background imageWilliam J Collection: B. T. Tanner, 1887. Creator: Unknown

B. T. Tanner, 1887. Creator: Unknown
B. T. Tanner, 1887. African-American clergyman and editor Benjamin Tucker Tanner founded The Christian Recorder newsaper, and was a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Background imageWilliam J Collection: J. C. Mathews, 1887. Creator: Unknown

J. C. Mathews, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. C. Mathews, 1887. African-American attorney and judge James Campbell Matthews was the first black law school graduate in New York

Background imageWilliam J Collection: James Lewis, 1887. Creator: Unknown

James Lewis, 1887. Creator: Unknown
James Lewis, 1887. African-American soldier and politician, born enslaved. His father was a white planter. Lewis worked on steamboats on the Mississippi

Background imageWilliam J Collection: N. H. Bouey, 1887. Creator: Unknown

N. H. Bouey, 1887. Creator: Unknown
N. H. Bouey, 1887. Harrison N. Bouey, African-American minister, teacher, journalist and missionary. Bouey was involved in efforts to help black Americans emigrate to Africa

Background imageWilliam J Collection: J. J. Spelman, 1887. Creator: Unknown

J. J. Spelman, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. J. Spelman, 1887. African-American journalist, politician, stage performer and manager James J. Spelman. During the American Civil War

Background imageWilliam J Collection: E. W. Blyden, 1887. Creator: Unknown

E. W. Blyden, 1887. Creator: Unknown
E. W. Blyden, 1887. Liberian educator, writer, diplomat, and politician Edward Wilmot Blyden was born in the Danish West Indies to free black parents who claimed descent from the Igbo people of

Background imageWilliam J Collection: E. M. Brawley, 1887. Creator: Unknown

E. M. Brawley, 1887. Creator: Unknown
E. M. Brawley, 1887. Educator and minister Rev. Edward Macknight Brawley, the first African American to attend Bucknell University. Served as president at Selma University

Background imageWilliam J Collection: John W. Cromwell, 1887. Creator: Unknown

John W. Cromwell, 1887. Creator: Unknown
John W. Cromwell, 1887. John Wesley Cromwell, African-American lawyer, teacher, civil servant, journalist, historian, and civil rights activist

Background imageWilliam J Collection: B. W. Arnett, 1887. Creator: Unknown

B. W. Arnett, 1887. Creator: Unknown
B. W. Arnett, 1887. Benjamin William Arnett, African-American educator, minister and bishop. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

Background imageWilliam J Collection: John H. Smythe, 1887. Creator: Unknown

John H. Smythe, 1887. Creator: Unknown
John H. Smythe, 1887. African-American diplomat, politician and educator, US ambassador to Liberia. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

Background imageWilliam J Collection: H. M. Turner, 1887. Creator: Unknown

H. M. Turner, 1887. Creator: Unknown
H. M. Turner, 1887. Henry McNeal Turner, African-American minister and politician, bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Church

Background imageWilliam J Collection: T. T. Fortune, 1887. Creator: Unknown

T. T. Fortune, 1887. Creator: Unknown
T. T. Fortune, 1887. Timothy Thomas Fortune, African-American orator, civil rights leader, journalist, writer, editor, economist and publisher

Background imageWilliam J Collection: P. B. S. Pinchback, 1887. Creator: Unknown

P. B. S. Pinchback, 1887. Creator: Unknown
P. B. S. Pinchback, 1887. Publisher, politician, and Union Army officer Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback was the second African American to serve as governor and lieutenant governor of a U.S

Background imageWilliam J Collection: J. C. Price, 1887. Creator: Unknown

J. C. Price, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. C. Price, 1887. African-American founder, orator and educator Joseph Charles Price was the first president of Livingstone College in Salisbury, North Carolina

Background imageWilliam J Collection: D. A. Straker, 1887. Creator: Unknown

D. A. Straker, 1887. Creator: Unknown
D. A. Straker, 1887. Barbados-born politician, teacher and lawyer D. Augustus Straker was the first black lawyer to appear before the Michigan Supreme Court

Background imageWilliam J Collection: Ira Aldridge as 'Othello', 1887. Creator: Unknown. Ira Aldridge as 'Othello', 1887

Ira Aldridge as "Othello", 1887. Creator: Unknown. Ira Aldridge as "Othello", 1887
Ira Aldridge as "Othello", 1887. Black British Shakespearean actor and playwright Ira Frederick Aldridge was the the manager of the Theatre Royal in Coventry

Background imageWilliam J Collection: Harvey Johnson, 1887. Creator: Unknown

Harvey Johnson, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Harvey Johnson, 1887. African-American pastor and civil rights activist. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J. Simmons

Background imageWilliam J Collection: J. F. Boulden, W. T. Dixon, C. C. Vaughn, M. Campbell, 1887. Creator: Unknown

J. F. Boulden, W. T. Dixon, C. C. Vaughn, M. Campbell, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. F. Boulden, W. T. Dixon, C. C. Vaughn, M. Campbell, 1887. Prominent African-Americans. Baptist pastor and politician Jesse Freeman Boulden served in the Mississippi House of Representatives

Background imageWilliam J Collection: C. B. Purvis, 1887. Creator: Unknown

C. B. Purvis, 1887. Creator: Unknown
C. B. Purvis, 1887. African-American doctor Charles Burleigh Purvis was the first black physician to treat a sitting president when he attended James Garfield after he was shot by an assassin in

Background imageWilliam J Collection: M. W. Gibbs, 1887. Creator: Unknown

M. W. Gibbs, 1887. Creator: Unknown
M. W. Gibbs, 1887. Mifflin Wistar Gibbs was an American-Canadian politician, businessman, and advocate of rights for African-Americans

Background imageWilliam J Collection: G. W. Gayles, H. N. Jeter, Daniel Jones, J. T. White, 1887. Creator: Unknown

G. W. Gayles, H. N. Jeter, Daniel Jones, J. T. White, 1887. Creator: Unknown
G. W. Gayles, H. N. Jeter, Daniel Jones, J. T. White, 1887. Prominent African-Americans. Baptist minister and state legislator George Washington Gayles

Background imageWilliam J Collection: George W. Williams, 1887. Creator: Unknown

George W. Williams, 1887. Creator: Unknown
George W. Williams, 1887. George Washington Williams, African-American Baptist minister, politician, lawyer, journalist, and writer, served as a soldier in the American Civil War and in Mexico

Background imageWilliam J Collection: R. Allen, 1887. Creator: Unknown

R. Allen, 1887. Creator: Unknown
R. Allen, 1887. African-American bishop, educator and writer Richard Allen founded the African Methodist Episcopal Church (AME), the first independent Black denomination in the United States

Background imageWilliam J Collection: J. A. Arneaux, 1887. Creator: Unknown

J. A. Arneaux, 1887. Creator: Unknown
J. A. Arneaux, 1887. African-American Shakespearean actor, journalist and civil rights activist John A. Arneaux was editor

Background imageWilliam J Collection: Inman E. Page, 1887. Creator: Unknown

Inman E. Page, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Inman E. Page, 1887. African-American Baptist minister and educator, one of the two first black students at Brown University

Background imageWilliam J Collection: W. R. Pettiford, 1887. Creator: Unknown

W. R. Pettiford, 1887. Creator: Unknown
W. R. Pettiford, 1887. African-American banker and minister William R. Pettiford founded the Alabama Penny Savings Bank. From "Men of Mark: Eminent, Progressive and Rising" by William J

Background imageWilliam J Collection: Chas. L. Purce, 1887. Creator: Unknown

Chas. L. Purce, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Chas. L. Purce, 1887. African-American Baptist church leader and educator Charles L. Purce was president of Selma University and Simmons College of Kentucky

Background imageWilliam J Collection: Augustus Tolton, 1887. Creator: Unknown

Augustus Tolton, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Augustus Tolton, 1887. John Augustus Tolton was the first Catholic priest in the United States publicly known to be black. He was declared Venerable by Pope Francis in June 2019

Background imageWilliam J Collection: F. L. Cardoza, John S. Leary, John O. Crosby, E. S. Porter, 1887. Creator: Unknown

F. L. Cardoza, John S. Leary, John O. Crosby, E. S. Porter, 1887. Creator: Unknown
F. L. Cardoza [sic], John S. Leary, John O. Crosby, E. S. Porter, 1887. Prominent African-Americans. Clergyman and politician Francis Lewis Cardozo was elected Secretary of State in South Carolina

Background imageWilliam J Collection: Justin Holland, 1887. Creator: Unknown

Justin Holland, 1887. Creator: Unknown
Justin Holland, 1887. African-American classical guitarist, music teacher, performer, composer and arranger. He also worked on the Underground Railroad to help enslaved black people escape to



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William J. Was a man of many interests and talents, as evidenced by the diverse collection of items associated with his name. Among these is a Circular Slide Rule, an ingenious tool that revolutionized mathematical calculations in its time. Created in 1935 by an unknown inventor, this slide rule showcases William J. 's affinity for precision and problem-solving. Another item linked to William J. Is a Slide Rule from the 1930s, crafted by Keuffel & Esser Co. This suggests his involvement or interest in engineering or scientific pursuits during that era. In addition to his technical inclinations, William J. 's artistic side shines through with a drafting pen dating back to the 1920s. Although its creator remains unknown, it speaks volumes about his passion for creativity and attention to detail. Interestingly enough, there is also evidence of another individual named William J. , but this time as a photographer named William J. Kuebler who captured moments on cabinet cards between 1885-1892. These vintage photographs provide glimpses into people's lives during that period and showcase Kuebler's skill behind the camera lens. Moving away from photography but still within the realm of artistry are two more intriguing pieces connected to William J. : "William Gaston" painted by Asher Brown Durand in 1834 and "The Rain Cloud, " created by William J Webb during the mid-19th century. Both artworks demonstrate different styles and subjects but highlight how art has been an integral part of human expression throughout history. Delving into archaeology brings us closer to yet another facet of William J. 's interests: ancient Greek artifacts discovered at significant sites such as the Acropolis in Athens and Kerameikos Cemetery. A fragment from the Balustrade of the Temple of Athena Nike transports us back to around 1882 when this architectural wonder stood tall while a Stele from Kerameikos Cemetery provides a glimpse into the early 1880s.