- unitid
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{"value"=>"21142", "type"=>"local_mss"}
{"value"=>"Sc MG 445", "type"=>"local_call"}
{"value"=>"b19481540", "type"=>"local_b"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1986-1991", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1986/1991"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Theophilus G. Steward research collection"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 boxes", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.42 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}
- repository
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{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}
- langmaterial
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{"value"=>"English"}
- origination
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{"value"=>"Seraile, William, 1941-", "type"=>"persname"}
- bioghist
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{"value"=>"<p>William Seraile is a professor emeritus of history with the Department of Black Studies at Herbert H. Lehman College, City University of New York. He is the author of several books including: <span class=\"title\">Bruce Grit: The Black Nationalist Writings of John Edward Bruce</span> (2003); <span class=\"title\">New York's Black Regiment during the Civil War</span> (2001); <span class=\"title\">Fire in His Heart: Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner and the A.M.E. Church</span> (1999); and <span class=\"title\">Voice of Dissent: Theophilus Gould Steward (1843-1924) and Black America</span> (1991), the focus of this collection.</p> <p>Theophilus G. Steward was a clergyman, author, and educator. Steward became a minister in the African Methodist Episcopal Church in 1861, and served congregations in Macon, Georgia; Brooklyn, New York; Philadelphia; Wilmington, Delaware; Washington, D. C.; and Port-au-Prince, Haiti. He was also the chaplain for the U.S. 25th Colored Infantry Regiment, where he served in the Philippine Islands and Cuba (1898-1900). In 1907, Steward joined the faculty of Wilberforce University, where he worked until his death, serving as vice-president, chaplain, and professor of history, French, and logic.</p>"}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p> The Theophilus G. Steward research collection includes correspondence regarding Professor Seraile's research compiled for his biography <span class=\"title\">Voice of Dissent: Theophilus Gould Steward (1843-1924) and Black America</span>. The correspondence includes letters to Steward's descendants, other individuals, and repositories. Additionally, there is research material that he gathered from a number of institutions and the second draft of the manuscript.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}
- acqinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Gift of William Seraile, October 1991.</p>"}
- processinfo
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{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Diana Lachatanere, November 1991; container list prepared by Janice Quinter.</p>"}
- relatedmaterial
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{"value"=>"<p> Gustavus Adolphus Steward papers, SC MG 258, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture</p> <p>Theophilus G. Steward papers, SC MG 487, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture</p>"}
- date_start
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1986
- keydate
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1986
- date_end
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1991
- date_inclusive_start
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1986
- date_inclusive_end
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1991
- extent_statement
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0.42 linear feet (2 boxes)
- prefercite
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{"value"=>"[Item], Theophilus G. Steward research collection, Sc MG 445, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}
- abstract
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{"value"=>" The Theophilus G. Steward research collection includes correspondence regarding Professor Seraile's research compiled for his biography <span class=\"title\">Voice of Dissent: Theophilus Gould Steward (1843-1924) and Black America</span>. The correspondence includes letters to Steward's descendants, other individuals, and repositories. Additionally, there is research material that he gathered from a number of institutions and the second draft of the manuscript.", "generated"=>true}