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{"value"=>"1839-1941", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1839/1941"}
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{"value"=>"Harriet Tubman research material"}
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
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{"value"=>"Harriet Tubman research materials represent the research process used in the production of the book by Earl Conrad on the life and activities of Harriet Tubman."}
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{"value"=>"English"}
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{"value"=>"Conrad, Earl", "type"=>"persname"}
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{"value"=>"<p>This collection of research materials about Harriet Tubman, nurse, spy, scout, and conductor on the Underground Railroad, was assembled by historian-journalist Earl Conrad as supporting documentation for a number of biographical works on this extraordinary daughter of Africa. It was deposited in the New York Public Library's Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History by Mr. Conrad after completion of his work.</p> <p>Bronze tablet in memory of Harriet Tubman unveiled Friday, June 12, 1914, under the auspices of the Auburn Business Men's Association and Cayuga County Historical Society, Auburn, New York.</p> <blockquote> <p>In Memory of HARRIET TUBMAN</p> <p>Born a Slave in Maryland About 1821</p> <p>Died in Auburn, New York, March 10th 1913</p> <p>Called the \"Moses\" of Her People During the Civil War, With Rare Courage She Led Over Three Hundred Negroes Up From Slavery to Freedom and Rendered Invaluable Service as Nurse and Spy.</p> <p>With Implicit Trust in God She Braved Every Danger and Overcame Every Obstacle Withal She Possessed Extraordinary Foresight and Judgment so That She Truthfully Said --</p> <p>\"On My Underground Railroad I Nebber Run My Train Off De Track and I Nebber Los' a Passenger.\"</p> <p>This Tablet is Erected by the Citizens of Auburn, 1914.</p></blockquote> Chronology 1820 Born, Bucktown, Dorchester County, Maryland 1844 Married John Tubman, Black Free Man 1849 Escaped from slavery leaving behind her parents, brothers, sisters, and husband 1849 - 59 Made 20 trips south carrying over 300 slaves back to freedom 1851 First arrived in Canada (St. Catharine, Ontario) 1854 Rescued three of her brothers from slavery 1857 Rescued her parents from slavery and settled with them in Auburn, New York 1859 Cooperated with John Brown in planning Harper's Ferry Raid but was unable to participate 1860 Began addressing Women's Rights, Anti-Slavery and Negro Conventions 1860 Battle of Troy, New York (Rescue of Charles Nalle) and departure to Canada for safety-Last trip for railroad 1861 Return from Canada - involvement in War effort 1862 Joined the Department of the South at Beaufort, S.C. as \"nurse, scout and spy,\" also served in Florida and Georgia 1863 (June 2) Combahee Raid, Combahee S.C. - saved 756 slaves and rendered millions of dollars damage to plantations 1864 (May) Returned to Auburn after witnessing the aftermath of the seige of Ft. Wagner 1865 Returned to the War serving as a nurse 1867 John Tubman murdered on a road near Cambridge, Md. 1868 William Seward began drive to secure government pension Bradford biography published - proceeds turned over to Harriet Tubman 1869 Married Nelson Davis, a Black veteran who had also served in the Department of the South 1888 Nelson Davis Died 1890 Began receiving first pension benefits as widow of veteran ($8.00 per month) 1896 Acquired 25 acre plot which was later turned over to the A.M.E. Zion Church and made into a home for the aged and indigent (1908) 1899 Additional pension awarded ($20.00 per month) 1908 Harriet Tubman Home formally opened 1913 (March 10) Died 1914 (June 12) Bronze Tablet honoring memory of Narriet Tubman unveiled in Auburn, New York"}
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{"value"=>"<p>The Harriet Tubman research materials represent the results of several years of research by historian-journalist Earl Conrad into the life and activities of Harriet Tubman, known as the Moses of her people because of the over 300 slaves she lead to freedom via the Underground Railroad. The collection consists of correspondence between Conrad and potential sources of relevant information and documentation; research notes from published works; statements and texts of interviews with members of Harriet Tubman's family as well as with persons who knew or worked with her, and the various typescripts and drafts preceeding Conrad's completed publications.</p> <p>The collection was assembled while the research was being done, generally in 1939 and 1940, and therefore reflects the documents and resources available at that time.</p>"}
{"value"=>"<p class='list-head'>The Harriet Tubman research material is arranged in eight series:</p>\n<ul class='arrangement series-descriptions'>\n<li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20868#c655621'>Series A - Research Correspondence</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1939-1941</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series consists of letters from Earl Conrad to potential sources of information relating to the life and activities of Harriet Tubman, and their responses. The potential sources included historians specializing in the abolitionist movement and the post-Civil War years, librarians in the various communities in which Harriet Tubman had lived or based her operations at one time or another, and such national repositories as the Library of Congress, National Archives, and the British Museum where the official records documenting her life and activities were kept.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20868#c655673'>Series B - Research Notes</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1856-1938</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Research notes is composed of Earl Conrad's notes taken from relevant published works. These works include histories of the period in which Harriet Tubman was active; biographies of contemporary figures; and articles in various newspapers and magazines (especially those which focused their attention on social movements, i.e. Abolition and Women's Suffrage) such as the <span class=\"title\">National Anti-Slavery Standard</span>, <span class=\"title\">Liberator</span>, and <span class=\"title\">Boston Commonwealth</span>. Notes were also taken from the general press (<span class=\"title\">New York Times</span> and <span class=\"title\">New York Herald</span>), the Black press (<span class=\"title\">Frederick Douglass' Newspaper</span>) and local newspapers (<span class=\"title\">Auburn Citizen</span> and <span class=\"title\">Post-Standard</span>).</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20868#c655807'>Series C - Publishers' Correspondence</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1938-1941</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Publishers' correspondence includes Conrad's correspondence with various publishers in an attempt to get his completed manuscripts on Tubman published. The letters are important in that they illustrate the strong resistance put forth by the publishing industry against anything relating to the Black experience, even when it dealt with an historical figure of Harriet Tubman's stature. These letters also document the results of an attempt to have the work published in serial form in magazines and newspapers.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20868#c655812'>Series D - Statements and Interviews</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1905-1940</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>Statements and interviews consists of notes and transcripts of interviews with people who knew or worked with Harriet Tubman and members of her family. They were important sources who gave direction toward further documentation of her activities. They also illustrate the impact that she had had on those around her and the high regard in which she was held even into her later years and after her death.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20868#c655826'>Series E - Programs</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1914-1941</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series consists of other materials which were deposited in the Schomburg Collection by Earl Conrad. Most are related to Tubman, though some are not. Included are programs distributed at the unveiling of a bronze tablet dedicated to her memory in Auburn, New York.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20868#c655831'>Series F - Newspapers, Clippings, and Pamphlets</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1839-1940</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>The series consists of other materials which were deposited in the Schomburg Collection by Earl Conrad. Most are related to Tubman, though some are not. Included are newspaper clippings on specific events in her life, pamphlets about her, and articles which appeared shortly after her death.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20868#c655859'>Series G - Miscellaneous Materials</a></div>\n<div class='series-date'>1940</div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series consists of other materials which were deposited in the Schomburg Collection by Earl Conrad. Most are related to Tubman, though some are not. Included are a number of photographs.</p></div></li><li><div class='series-title'><a href='/scm/20868#c655875'>Series H - Manuscripts and Typescripts of Works by Conrad</a></div>\n<div class='series-description'><p>This series consists of various drafts and typescripts of the books and articles about Harriet Tubman which developed out of the research materials represented in the preceeding six series. In processing the papers an attempt was made to reconstruct the drafts as they progressed to the final stage. Where this was not possible an attempt was made to key the bits and pieces to the chapters in the publication <span class=\"title\">Harriet Tubman</span>(Washington, D.C., The Associated Publishers, Inc., 1943). Unfortunately, some fragments remained which could not be related to specific parts of the books, therefore these appear at the end of the series in a number of folders labeled \"Unidentified Fragments.\"</p></div></li></ul>\n", "type"=>"arrangement"}
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{"value"=>"<p> A. Research Correspondence B. Research Notes C. Publishers' Correspondence D. Statements and Interviews E. Programs F. Newspapers, Clippings, and Pamphlets G. Miscellaneous Materials H. Manuscripts and Typescripts of Works by Conrad</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
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{"value"=>"<p>Donated by Earl Conrad, ca. 1960-1969.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Transferred to the Photographs and Prints Division: photographs.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Processed by Stanton F. Biddle and Paul Williams; machine-readable finding aid created by Apex Data Services; revised by Terry Catapano.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"<p>Researchers are restricted to microfilm copy.</p>"}
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{"value"=>"Prepared as a part of the archival preservation program at the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History, a branch of The New York Public Library, August 1971."}
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{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2022 February 3"}
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1839
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1839
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1941
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1839
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1941
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