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Enfranchising of Women
This is a typed, formal document presented to the Legislatives assembly of British Columbia, in order to ask for permission to include women in the political franchise. It is a black and white document printed by ‘Richard Wolfenden, Printers to the…
Hawai’i: Alice Roosevelt, Nicholas Longworth, and others at Lugan Mill. 1905
This photo shows Alice Roosevelt, the eldest child of the US President Theodore Roosevelt, in Hawai’i in 1905. The image is significant for two reasons. Firstly, it is possible that the visit was an official one as it comes during her father’s…
David L. Gregg to Abraham Lincoln
This is a letter to Abraham Lincoln from David L. Gregg who served as the United States minister to Hawai’i from 1853 to 1858. This source is very much a private notice as Gregg expresses his feelings of deep embarrassment over Thomas Dryer’s…
Eisenhower Proclaims Hawaii the 50th state
The recording contains Eisenhower saying that the United States and the other states join in welcoming Hawaii as the 50th state. He also says that he wishes for prosperity, security and happiness for Hawaii and hopes for an increased closeness in the…
Radio Address of the President to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences of Hollywood, California
This source is a radio address transcript which has been produced in printed form, from Franklin D. Roosevelt about the role of Hollywood during the War to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. The source is from 1941, when America had…
Letter from G. R. Carter of the Hawaiian Trust Company to Joseph Cannon
This is a typed letter from G. R. Carter of the Hawaiian Trust Company to Joseph Cannon, member of the Republican Party. The letter was written on November 18th 1902, and sent from Honolulu, Hawaii to Washing D.C. Within the letter, Carter recalls…
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…
U.S Marines landing in Honolulu during the overthrow of Lili’uokalani
On August 12th 1898, the overthrow and betrayal of the Hawaiian monarchy saw the lowering of the Hawaiian flag and the raising of the American flag at ‘Iolani Palace, where Queen Lili’uokalani was imprisoned, marking a huge turning point in Hawaiian…
Liliuokalani to U.S. Envoy, Albert Willis
This letter by Liliuokalani to US envoy, Albert Willis was written four years before the annexation of Hawai’i and is the Queen’s final plea for the kingdom’s rights to stay as it has for centuries. She starts by expressing that the US government and…
Hawaii’s First Delegate to Congress
This is a government bill, produced by Robert Wilcox. In this bill he talks about extending the general land laws of the United States to the Territory of Hawaii. Robert Wilcox was born in Hawaii, and had native Hawaiian heritage through his mother.…