{"value"=>"<p>The Purvis sub-series contains Boromé's drafts of articles, correspondence and research notes on the African-American abolitionist Robert Purvis, the Underground Railroad, and the First Vigilant Committee of Philadelphia. The correspondence include a letter from Sadie T. M. Alexander the granddaughter of Bishop Benjamin Tucker Tanner, and letters to and from editors, among them Russell F. Weigley of the <span class=\"title\">Quarterly Journal of the Pennsylvania Historical Association and Nicholas Wainwright of The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography</span>. Boromé's articles include: \"Robert Purvis and His Early Challenges to American Racism,\" \"Some Light on the Vigilant Committee of Philadelphia,\" \"Robert Purvis: Passport Holder and Passenger,\" and \"Robert Purvis: the Underground Railroad and the Vigilant Committee of Philadelphia\". Along with the drafts are a few reprints of the published articles.</p> <p>Boromé kept detailed records citing newspaper articles on Purvis, both hand written and typed. The newspapers referenced include: <span class=\"title\">The American Anti-Slave Society, Massachusetts Anti-Slave Society, New York Anti-Slave Society, The Liberator, The Pennsylvania Freeman, The Revolution, The Washington Bee</span>, and <span class=\"title\">The National Anti-Slavery Standard</span>. There are a set of index cards and call slips, some of which are illegible; however, they do provide insight into the research Boromé conducted and point to the various repositories and research centers where he found his primary and secondary materials on Purvis and the Underground Railroad.</p>"}