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Vancouver’s Island
This British Foreign Office document, dated from March 1849, on Vancouver’s Island is an eight paged confidential document on the settlement and colonization of Vancouver’s Island. It includes the discussion of trade license laws, the North-West…
The White Slave
This is a photograph of a white child shining a black man’s shoes. It was used in the anti-slavery movement in California to evoke sympathy and show how inhumane slavery was. Although bonded labour was deemed illegal in the state laws, there were…
The Polynesian, ‘Thoughts on the System of Legislation’
This newspaper article narrates back to when Captain Cook first reached the Islands and the detrimental effect he made on it, in particular, the rampant diseases that were spread onto the indigenous population. To this, the writer raises his concern…
The Pacific Commercial Advertiser, The Honolulu Chinese Denounce Exclusion Act
This newspaper talks about the Chinese Exclusion Act and how the Chinese should all stand together and be united in opposing it. Some of the speakers at the meeting, expressed how much they had done for the US, including help build the pacific…
The Pacific Canadian
The source is a Pacific Canadian newspaper based in New Westminster, British Columbia. Its targeted audience is the local literate population in the Greater Vancouver area who are aware of local news and politics. It features four pages of news,…
The Hawaiian Organic Act
Following from the Newlands Resolution, on April 30th 1900. President McKinley signed the Hawaiian Organic Act. As a result, this formally made the islands of Hawaii a territory of the United States.
The Organic Act redefined the political…
The Organic Act redefined the political…
The flower from Lincoln's grave: sung with great success by James Holbertson words by Burton Lawrence; music by James Holbertson
This is sheet music for a tribute song to Abraham Lincoln, written by Burton Lawrence and sung by James Holberton. The lyrics suggest that it derives from an African-American perspective, with “dis darkey’s” and “ole massa”, who undoubtedly holds…
Res. 84 of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Maui, November 21, 1958
This document is one of the various legislative petitions sent by the Maui County Board of Supervisors to Congress to request Hawaii’s statehood.
The County Clerk Toshi Enomoto states his request for an imme-diate statehood of the Territory of…
The County Clerk Toshi Enomoto states his request for an imme-diate statehood of the Territory of…
Mission Indian Federal Constitution CA. 1922
The below source is a document which was created using a type writer. This printed textual source headed with ‘Constitution’ outlines the objectives of the Mission Indian Federation in California, 1922. The Mission Indian Tribe in southern California…
King Kalākaua and staff on ʻIolani Palace steps
The source is a photo of King Kalākaua and supporting members of his rule such as Col. Curtis P. Iaukea, Governor John Owen Dominis and more. They are stood outside the iconic ʻIolani Palace which was built during Kalākaua’s reign and still stands…