William Alexander Yancey papers

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unitid

{"value"=>"21205", "type"=>"local_mss"}

{"value"=>"Sc MG 194", "type"=>"local_call"}

{"value"=>"b11524038x", "type"=>"local_b"}

unitdate

{"value"=>"[1899?]-1955", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1899/1955", "certainty"=>"questionable"}

unittitle

{"value"=>"William Alexander Yancey papers"}

physdesc

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repository

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

langmaterial

{"value"=>"English"}

origination

{"value"=>"Yancey, William Alexander", "type"=>"persname"}

bioghist

{"value"=>"<p>Born a slave, William Alexander Yancey was a teacher and a Presbyterian minister and missionary. After the Civil War, he moved to Virginia and purchased some land. In 1872, he converted to the Presbyterian faith. A year later, Yancey graduated from Hampton Normal School in Virginia. He taught from 1873 to 1890, and was also a school principal. Yancey later became a Sabbath school missionary through the Presbyterian Church and was ordained a minister.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

scopecontent

{"value"=>"<p>The William Alexander Yancey papers consist of material related to his career as a teacher, Presbyterian missionary, and minister, such as essays, sermons, correspondence, a program, and certificate. Many essays are autobiographical and include discussions of his years as a slave and his education. Other topics are religious or relate to such topics as \"The School System of West Virginia\", \"The Old South and the Negro\", and \"The New South and the Negro\". There is also one 1955 letter between two of his children.</p>", "supress_display"=>true}

acqinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Unknown provenance, 1978.</p>"}

processinfo

{"value"=>"<p>Accessioned by Janice Quinter, November 1990. Processed as part of the Schomburg NEH Automated Access to Special Collections Project.</p>"}

revisiondesc

{"value"=>"Finding aid updated by Lauren Stark.", "date"=>"2021 January 27"}

date_start

1899

keydate

1899

date_end

1955

date_inclusive_start

1899

date_inclusive_end

1955

extent_statement

0.22 linear feet (1 box, 1 oversize folder)

prefercite

{"value"=>"[Item], William Alexander Yancey papers, Sc MG 194, Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division, The New York Public Library"}

abstract

{"value"=>"Born a slave, William Alexander Yancey was a teacher and a Presbyterian minister and missionary. After the Civil War, he moved to Virginia and purchased some land. In 1872, he converted to the Presbyterian faith. A year later, Yancey graduated from Hampton Normal School in Virginia. He taught from 1873 to 1890, and was also a school principal. Yancey later became a Sabbath school missionary through the Presbyterian Church and was ordained a minister. The William Alexander Yancey papers consist of material related to his career as a teacher, Presbyterian missionary, and minister, such as essays, sermons, correspondence, a program, and certificate. Many essays are autobiographical and include discussions of his years as a slave and his education. Other topics are religious or relate to such topics as \"The School System of West Virginia\", \"The Old South and the Negro\", and \"The New South and the Negro\". There is also one 1955 letter between two of his children.", "generated"=>true}

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