Found 5 collections related to Freedmen%20--%20United%20States

The Green family letters comprise correspondence of the Green family, namely between Charlotte Green and her husband Frisby Green, who worked as a waiter, coachman and valet and moved around either with his employer or on his own while Charlotte remained behind. Included are letters to and from their daughter Drusilla, who also corresponded with an aunt in New Haven, Connecticut, and cousins in New York City and New Haven. less

John William Holm was a clergyman in the West Indies. Collection consists of Holm's sermons, addresses and notes on natural theology and on the Epistles of Paul the Apostle. Includes sermons delivered at Brooklyn, N.Y., and Reading, Pa.; addresses, 1861-1862, given on emancipation of the British West Indian colonies; and an address given before a branch of the Freedman Relief Association. less

John Alcott Carpenter (1921–1978) was a historian, history professor, and public speaker. He published biographies of Oliver Otis Howard and Ulysses S. Grant. This collection includes manuscripts, typescripts, research notes, and printed matter used by Carpenter for various writing. less

Rhoda G. Freeman was a professor of African American history who specialized in the history of African Americans prior to the Civil War and taught at Upsala College in East Orange, New Jersey, from 1965 to 1986. The Rhoda G. Freeman manuscript and research collection consists of manuscripts of writings by Freeman, course materials, and research materials collected by Freeman and used in her writings and teaching. A major portion of the collection consists of bibliographic and topical index card files. less