Historical Documents

NIKITA KRUSCHEV (1894-1971) Premier of the Soviet Union. LS, as Chief of the Ukranian Council of Ministers, 1p, Nov 23, 1947, 4to, to Chief of Oblispo

MIKHAIL GORBACHEV Premier of the Soviet Union, the man who brought his country out from behind the Iron Curtain. SP, color, 10"X8", the fa...

KONSTANTIN CHERNENKO (1911-85) Soviet leader; General Secretary of the Communist Party and Chairman of Presidium of Supreme Soviet (1984). Signed holi

GEYDAR ALIEU President of Azerbaijan; the former Chief of the KGB in that country when it was in the Soviet Union. Signed May Day greeting card, 1975,

ANDREI GROMYKO (1909-89) Soviet Union statesman; Foreign Minister (1957-85); President of the Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1985-88). TLS, "...

ANDREI VISHINSKY (1883-1954) Soviet diplomat and politician; gained international reputation as Chief Prosecutor for Joseph Stalin during the purges o

VYACHESLAV M MOLOTOV (1890-1986) Soviet Statesman; Foreign Minister under Joseph Stalin, who negotiated the historic German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact

ALEKSEY KOSYGIN (1904-80) Premier of the Soviet Union (1964-80). TLS, as Chief of Counsel of Ministry, 1p, 1946, 8vo. Requesting equipment like cranes

ROZALIYA ZEMLYACHKA (1876-1947) Soviet politician; Vice Chairman of the Council of People's Commissar of the U.S.S.R. (1939-43), making her seco...

NIKOLAY SHVERNIK (1888-1970) Soviet politician; head of Soviet trade unions (1930-44); Chairman of Presidium of Supreme Soviet (1946-54). TLS, 1p, 194

LEONID BREZHNEV (1906-82) Soviet political leader; Chairman of Presidium of the Supreme Soviet (1960-64), engineering the ouster of Nikita Kruschev; 1

NIKOLAY BULGANIN (1895-1975) Soviet politician; Premier of Soviet Union (1955-58), who was demoted for opposition to Khrushchev. DS, as Vice President

VATSLAV VOROVSKY Russian Communist leader; U.S.S.R. Ambassador to Scandinavian countries; killed in Switzerland (1923). TLS, as Ambassador to Italy, 1

LAVRENTY P BERIA (1899-1953) Soviet Union politician; the dreaded head of Joseph Stalin's security agency, the NKVD, who oversaw the Great Purge...

GEORGI CHICHERIN (1872-1936) Soviet diplomat of noble birth; succeeded Trotsky as Foreign Commissar. DS, 1p, 1925, 4to, re an International Convention

MIKHAIL FRUNZE (1885-1925) Russian Soviet army commander; took part in Bolshevik revolution; People's Commissar for War; considered one of the f...

(Soviet NKVD) NIKOLAI ZAKHAROV, Soviet Major General; head of the Gulags. TLS, 1p, 1944, oblong 4to, re special equipment for metallurgical work. File

(Soviet KGB) YURI ANDROPOV (1914-84), Soviet Union Politician; appointed head of the KGB (1967); General Secretary of the Communist Party (1982). DS,

DMITRY YAZOV Soviet Defense Minister; actively involved in the coup attempt against Mikhail Gorbachev. His personal diary, compiled during the last da

(Lenin) GLEB KRZHIZHANOVSKY (1872-1959), Bolshevik revolutionary leader; friend of Lenin. A book about his life, in Russian. Signed and inscribed on f

EDWARD SHEVARDNADZE Soviet politician; head of the KGB; now of the Georgian Republic. His book on political thought, 1991, in Russian, soft covers. Ni

MOTHER TERESA (1911-1997) Roman Catholic missionary in India. SP, b/w, 8"X10", half length pose. Signed at bottom margin, "God bless ...

KATHERINE LEE BATES (1859-1929) American educator & author; wrote "America The Beautiful." AQS, all four stanzas of her famous poem, 1...

BRIGHAM YOUNG (1801-77) American Mormon leader; first Governor of Utah & founder of Salt Lake City. DS, 1p, Jan 20, 1849, 4"X2", emerg...

PAUL VI (1897-78) Roman Catholic Pope (1963-78). Christmas card, with image of the Holy Family. He pens an ADS, as Vatican Secretary of State, January

ROBERT BADEN-POWELL (1857-1941) British General and founder of the Boy Scout movement (1908). Signature, clipped from a letter. VG. $100-150

(Autograph Collection) Collection of over 125 signatures, mounted into a Waterman Autograph Album, 28pp, 8vo, collected by Sounia Noveck, Atlantic Cit

(Autograph Collection) Collection of over 80 signatures, mounted into a Waterman Autograph Album, 28pp, 8vo, collected by Isadore Noveck, Atlantic Cit

GEORGE RIPLEY (1820-80) Unitarian clergyman, reformer and philospher. He was an associate of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Amos Bronson Alcott, Theodore Parker

JOHN STUART MILL (1806-73) English philospher & economist; chief exponent of utilitarian philosophy. Bold signature, "J S Mill", clipp...

SAMUEL GOMPERS (1850-1924) Labor leader; organized the American Federation of Labor (AFL). Signed and inscribed photogravure, b/w, image size 6"...

JOHN SPARGO (1876-1966) American socialist and reformer. AQS, 1p, nd, 8vo, Hotel Gibson letterhead,Cincinnati, from "Socialism and Motherhood&q...

JOHN SPARGO AQS, 1p, Nov 25, 1928, 8vo, interesting content. "Russia is still an American problem - and America will yet see Russia great and g...

NORMAN THOMAS (1884-1968) American Socialist; helped found ACLU; 5 time Socialist candidate for President of U.S. TLS, 2pp, Mar 25, 1940, 4to, persona

MALCOLM X (1925-65) African American leader; became a Black Muslim minister in 1952, preached racial separation; by 1964 he had changed his position o

MARTIN LUTHER KING JR (1929-68) Assassinated Civil Rights Leader. Signature, "Best Wishes, Martin Luther King." Nicely matted with a vinta...

ROSA PARKS Civil Rights activist. DS, her personal check, Jan 22, 1999, drawn on First Independence National Bank, Detroit. Completed in her hand to...

CARLO GAMBINO (1902-76) American Mafia kingpin; boss of New York's most powerful crime family. A power in Brooklyn, he rose through the revamped...

LYLE MENENDEZ Infamous murderer of his own parents. On Aug 20, 1989, Lyle, with his younger brother Erik, brutally shot their mother and father in the

ROBERT STROUD (1890-1963) American ornithologist, called the "Bird Man of Alcatraz"; imprisoned for murdering a man in Juneau, Alaska (190...

LYLE MENENDEZ DS, his personal check, Dec 21, 1989, drawn on United Jersey Bank, Princeton, NJ, completed in his hand for $190.00 to Tarbell Realtors,

(Wells Fargo) HENRY WELLS (1805-78) & WILLIAM G FARGO (1818-81), organizers of Wells, Fargo & Co and the American Express Co. DS, 1p, Jan 2,...

WILLIAM G FARGO Partly printed DS, signed "Wm G Fargo", 1p, June 18, 1869, oblong folio, stock certificate for 100 shares in the "Ame...

(Wells Fargo) Original reward poster, 9"X12", 1876. Reads in part, "$800 REWARD! In addition to the $300 offered by the Sheriff of th...

HOWARD HUGHES (1905-76) American industrialist. DS, "Howard R Hughes Pres", 17 separate pages, July 12, 1932, legal folio, agreement betwe...

ANDREW CARNEGIE (1835-1919) American industrialist. His book, "James Watt", Doubleday, Page & Co, New York, 1905, 1st Edition, 241pp. ...

DANIEL DREW (1797-1879) American capitalist. His greatest business battle was the "Erie War" with Cornelius Vanderbilt (1866-68), which he...

CYRUS W FIELD (1819-92) American financier; promoter of the First Atlantic Cable. LS, 2pp, Feb 25, 1880, 8vo, London, declining an invitation. VG. $10

JACOB H SCHIFF (1847-1920) German/American financier and philanthropist; partner in Kuhn, Loeb & Co. He was benefactor of several Jewish seminar...

WILLIAM WALDORF ASTOR (1848-1919) American financier, great grandson of John Jacob Astor. He moved to England, 1890, becoming a British subject, 1899,

(J Paul Getty) American oil magnate. His personal desk telephone book, 6"X10", tan colored, leather, with rigid flaps that open to alphabe...

SEBASTIAN S KRESGE (1867-1966) Merchant; formed S S Kresge Company, which became the largest chain-store company in the country. In 1961 he approved a

NATHAN STRAUS (1848-1931) American businessman, owner of R.H. Macy & Co. ALS, 1p, Feb 5, 1923, 4to, The Breakers letterhead, Atlantic City, to D...

JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN (1837-1913) American banker & financier; used his genius to wage dramatic financial battles and build a railroad empire. DS...

JOHN PIERPONT MORGAN DS, "J Pierpont Morgan", 1p, 1886, folio, New Jersey Junction Railroad Company, $1,000 1st Mortgage Bond, guaranteed ...

WILLIAM H VANDERBILT (1821-85) American financier & railroad magnate. ALS, signed "W H Vanderbilt", 2pp, April 7, 1869, 8vo, Hudson Ri...

(Railroad) Collection of approximate 300 DsS, Union Pacific Railroad pay vouchers, mostly 1p each, 1897, 4to, "Union Pacific System" lette...

JOHN D ROCKEFELLER (1839-1937) American oil magnate. SP, sepia, image size 7"X9", seated pose. Signed in pencil on photograher's mount...

JOHN D ROCKEFELLER TLS, 1p, Nov 24, 1920, 8vo, personal letterhead, Pocantico Hills, New York, to Mrs Sally McCampbell. "...Thank you for the b...

HENRY FORD (1863-1947) American automobile pioneer. SP, b/w, 10"X8." Showing him with 6 members of the pennant-winning 1938 Chicago Cubs: ...

EDSEL FORD (1893-1943) American automobile manufacturer; President of Ford Motor Co (1919-43); son of company founder, Henry Ford. ALS, 2pp, Sept 22 (

EDSEL FORD TLS, 1p, April 2, 1918, 4to, Ford Motor Co letterhead, Detroit, to J C McCarty & Co in New York, nice content. "...Replying to y...

EDSEL FORD DS, as President of Ford Motor Co, 3pp, April 28, 1919, folio. Deed, selling a piece of land in Springwells, Michigan, to the Pennsylvania-

CLEMENT STUDEBAKER JR Businessman; succeeded his father as head of the Studebaker Co. TLS, 1p, April 6, 1914, 4to, personal letterhead, South Bend, In

CLARENCE S DARROW (1857-1938) American lawyer; defended John Thomas Scopes in the famous "Monkey" trial. ALS, "C S Darrow", 1 1/...

CLARENCE S DARROW DS, stock certificate for his ownership of 100 shares of the Black Mountain Mining Company, 1p, Oct 20, 1906, oblong 8vo, Arizona. N

HENRY BALDWIN (1780-1844) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. A remarkable document, 2pp, (1844), legal folio. Excellent content, hon-oring the just

JOSEPH STORY (1779-1845) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. ALS, as Supreme Court justice, 1p, Aug 13, 1816, 4to, Salem, Mass, to Henry A S Dearbor

JOHN MCLEAN (1785-1861) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. ALS, as Supreme Court Justice, 1p, Oct 7, 1853, small 4to, Cincinnati, letter of introdu

STEPHEN J FIELD (1816-99) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. ALS, 1p, April 20, 1842, 4to, New York, to D Williams, re a financial claim. In part,

ROGER B TANEY (1777-1864) Chief Justice of U.S. Supreme Court (1836-64); headed the Dred Scott decision. ADS, "R B Taney", as an attorney,...

ROGER B TANEY ADS, "R B Taney", 1p, 1808, 3"X8", verso of a legal document, an accounting summary, adds " Mr Mitchie, file ...

GABRIEL DUVALL (1752-1844) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. LS, "G Duvall", as Comptroller of Treasury, 1p, Dec 21, 1810, 4to, to Mr ...

LOUIS D BRANDEIS (1856-1941) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. Short ALS, 1p, Nov 27, 1936, 8vo, Supreme Court letterhead, sending thanks for birt

LOUIS D BRANDEIS ANS, 1p, Jan 3, 1932, 12mo, Supreme Court memo stationery. "Dear Dr Knapp, Enclosed may interest you. Cordially, Louis D Brand...

LOUIS D BRANDEIS DS, 1p, Jan 11, 1910, 4to, his law firm letterhead, a bond, what appears to be stock transfer from one entity to another. In part, ...

EARL WARREN (1891-1974) Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court. TLS, 1p, Mar 5, 1958, 4to, Supreme Court letterhead, to U.S. Senator Edward Martin, declinin

ANTONIN SCALIA Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. TLS, 1p, July 7, 1989, 4to, Supreme Court letterhead, to Carl Shipley, former secretary of the Re

FREDERICK M VINSON (1890-1953) Chief Justice U.S. Supreme Court. DS, signed "Fred M Vinson", 1p, July 1, 1948, 4to, Supreme Court letterhe...

HAROLD H BURTON (1888-1964) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. TLS, 1p, Oct 31, 1945, 8vo, Supreme Court letterhead, sending thanks for "you...

TOM C CLARK (1900-77) Associate Justice U.S. Supreme Court. ANS, 1p, Oct 2, 1945, 4to, U.S. Attorney General letterhead, to Ashley. "...Just to...

(World's Fair) An Abercrombie & Finch bowie knife, World's Fair display. This unique advertising item is made of steel, measures over 4 ...

(Snake Healer) Large, antique advertising sign, made of wood, measuring 8 feet across by 14 inches in height. Reads, "Dr. John, Sister Rose, Sn...

(Cannons) Printed chapter from Diderots Encyclopedia, "Fonderie des Canons", 10"X15", 17 pages of text, followed by 25 full or d...

(Temperance) Colorful pinback, 1 1/4" across, made by Bastian Brothers Co, Rochester, New York. Beautifully illustrated, with two children hold...

(Poland) Map, "A Map of Poland, with its Appendages; showing the late Partition of that Kingdom", 10 1/2"X8." Taken from "T...

(Titanic) Newspaper, "The Salem Evening News", Salem, Mass, 10pp, April 16, 1912. Bold front page headline, "TITANIC SANK WITH 1500 S...

(England) Bound volume of Newspapers, "The Times", a daily publication, 8pp ea, Jan 1 thru Mar 31, 1852, London, an interesting look at En...

(Massachusetts) Book, "The New Bedford Directory, Containing, The City Register, and a General Directory of the Citizens", 186pp, printed ...

SAMUEL F B MORSE DS, "Saml F B Morse", as Superintendent of Electro Magnetic Telegraphs, 1p, May 4, 1843, legal folio, ledger sheet (abstr...

SAMUEL F B MORSE (1791-1872) American inventor of the telegraph. ADS, "Saml F B Morse", 1p, May 10, 1843, 8"X2 1/2", receipt for...

THOMAS A EDISON (1847-1931) American inventor. ISP, "Thos A Edison", b/w, image size 7"X9", seated pose. Signed and inscribed at...

THOMAS A EDISON Book, "The Boy's Life of Edison", by William H. Meadowcroft, Harper & Brothers, 1921, 367 pages. Signed on the fro...

THOMAS A EDISON Boldly signed card. Mounted. VG. $300-400

HUDSON MAXIM (1853-1927) Inventor of smokeless gunpowder. SP, b/w, image size 6 1/2"X9", seated pose, Marceau mount, New York. VG. Mounted...

JOHN L BAIRD (1888-1946) Scottish inventor; produced first television picture of a moving object (1926). TLS, signed "J L Baird", Mar 11, ...

GEORGE M PULLMAN (1831-1897) American inventor; designed the "Pullman" Railroad car, and other railroad-related items. Signature, "Ge...

CHARLES DARWIN (1809-82) English naturalist. Postcard ANS, "C Darwin", Dec 1 (1875), postmarked Beckenham, to Lawson Tait, interesting con...

JOHN BURROUGHS (1837-1921) American naturalist & author; friend of Walt Whitman (from 1863), whom he honored in his first book "Notes on Wa...

JOHN BURROUGHS ALS, 1p, May 5, 1904, 8vo, West Point, NY, to Edwin Porter. "...I shall not be able to write the review of Mr Smith's book &...