Slavery and the Abolition of the Slave Trade collection

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unitid

{"value"=>"20774", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Sc Micro R-1520", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b11883950", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"1700-1925", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1700/1925"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"Slavery and the Abolition of the Slave Trade collection"}

physdesc

{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 box", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.42 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"1 microfilm reel", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.06 linear feet", "unit"=>"linear_feet"}]}

repository

{"value"=>"<span class=\"corpname\">Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division</span>"}

abstract

{"value"=>"A collection of bills of sale, deeds, passes, certificates of registry, manumission papers, wills, and speeches. Also, letters relating to slavery-related court cases, including the <em>Amistad</em> slave ship revolt. Also includes letters by prominent abolitionists William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson, and William Lloyd Garrison with their views and comments on the abolition movement."}

langmaterial

{"value"=>"Multiple languages"}

{"value"=>"Most items are in English; some in French."}

origination

{"value"=>"Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938", "type"=>"persname", "role"=>"col"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>This collection was largely assembled by <span class=\"name\">Arthur (Arturo) Schomburg</span>, although some items may have been acquired by the New York Public Library after his death. For a brief historical essay, see <span class=\"name\">Lawrence Reddick</span>'s introduction to the Slavery and Abolition Collections in the <span class=\"title\">Calendar of Manuscripts in the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature</span> in the attached PDF.</p>"}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>A collection of bills of sale, deeds, passes, certificates of registry, manumission papers, wills, and speeches. Also, letters relating to slavery-related court cases, including the Amistad slave ship revolt. Also includes letters by prominent abolitionists William Wilberforce, Thomas Clarkson, and William Lloyd Garrison with their views and comments on the abolition movement. This collection is largely available on microfilm (see Conditions Governing Access).</p> <p>Most of the item titles and descriptions are based on those given in the <span class=\"title\">Calendar of Manuscripts in the Schomburg Collection</span>, published in 1942, which contains a numbered chronological inventory of the items present in the collection at that time (see the attached PDF under Additional Resources). Where applicable, items are cross-referenced to their Calendar entries. The manuscript numbers (e.g. MS Slavery A1), correspond to the original filing scheme (see note on Arrangement). Please note that some items described as part of this collection in the <span class=\"title\">Calendar of Manuscripts</span> are not present on the microfilm and are no longer a part of this collection: Calendar #99 and #100 are cataloged together as a rare book (see catalog record: https://catalog.nypl.org/record=b11668629~S1) and Calendar #55 and #102 are missing.</p>"}

arrangement

{"value"=>"<p>Material is arranged alphabetically, by name of creator, topic (e.g. Abolition), or location (e.g. New York). The folder of material relating to abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, which is not microfilmed, is located at the end of the collection.</p>"}

separatedmaterial

{"value"=>"<p>Some items on the microfilm have been physically separated from this collection; their current locations are noted under the relevant items.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>This collection was originally arranged and cataloged by <span class=\"name\">Arthur (Arturo) Schomburg</span> and <span class=\"name\">Edith R. Dodson</span> of the Historical Records Survey of the Works Progress Administration in <span class=\"date\">1937-1938</span>. An inventory was published in 1942 in the Calendar of Manuscripts in the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature. The collection was microfilmed in <span class=\"date\">May 1971</span> by the New York Public Library, and a guide to the microfilm was published in <span class=\"date\">1995</span> by Scholarly Resources, Inc. A finding aid was created by <span class=\"name\">Allison Hughes</span> in <span class=\"date\">2019</span>.</p>"}

accessrestrict

{"value"=>"<p>Researchers are restricted to microfilm copy, except for the \"Abolition--Garrison, William Lloyd\" folder and the Robert W. Johnson Deed which are not on microfilm.</p>"}

sponsor

{"value"=>"Home to Harlem Project, funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation"}

date_start

1700

keydate

1700

date_end

1925

date_inclusive_start

1700

date_inclusive_end

1925

prefercite

{"value"=>"[Item], Slavery and the Abolition of the Slave Trade collection, Sc Micro R-1520, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

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1. A [1/1]
2. Abolition--Clarkson, Thomas [4/1]
3. Abolition--Sharp, Granville [2/1]
4. Abolition--Wilberforce, William [9/1]
5. Abolition [2/1]
6. Abolition--Clarkson, Thomas [3/1]
7. Abolition--Sharp, Granville [1/1]
8. B [6/1]
9. C [6/1]
10. D [2/1]
11. E [2/1]
12. F [1/1]
13. G [5/1]
14. H [5/1]
15. J [2/1]
16. Jamaica British West Indies--Mortgage to Mt. Carmel Plantation
17. Kentucky [1/1]
18. L [4/1]
19. League of Nations--"Question of Slavery" Responses
20. M [6/1]
21. New Orleans, Louisiana [12/1]
22. New Orleans, Lousiana--Mandats des payments [13/1]
23. New Orleans, Lousiana--Police Reports on Employment of Slaves in Public Works [5/1]
24. New Orleans, Louisiana--Reports to Mayor on Employment of Slaves [7/1]
25. New York [4/1]
26. P [9/1]
27. R [5/1]
28. S [8/1]
29. Slave Deeds and Bills of Sale [7/1]
30. Slave Petition from the Citizens of Talbot County to Samuel Sprigg, Governor of Maryland
31. T [2/1]
32. Texas [1/1]
33. United States [10/1]
34. V [6/1]
35. W [4/1]
36. Abolition--Garrison, William Lloyd [7/1]