Box 1
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Anti-Slavery Collection
The Anti-Slavery Collection contains essays, addresses, reports, letters, business and legal records, research notes, and other materials collected by Berea College librarians through donation and purchase. These items document the institution of slavery, the anti-slavery movement, the conflict over slavery, and the aftermath of slavery in the United States of America.
The Anti-Slavery Record, Vol. I, No. 6. New York: Published by R. G. Williams for the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1835 June
The first series comprises two folders of eighteenth century printed works on slavery, abolition, emancipation, the assassination of President Lincoln, post-war reconstruction of the Union, civil rights, and African re-settlement of former slaves. Arrangement within the series is chronological.
Bill of Sale for a 7-year old girl from William Daniel to William Hamer, North Carolina, 1769
The second series comprises fourteen legal documents documenting the slave trade: wills, deeds, bills of sale, and manumission papers. Arrangement within the series is chronological.
Letter from Rebecca, London, to Mary Freude (?), 3rd day of an antislavery meeting, 1825 April 24
The third series comprises personal letters that refer to enslaved persons, the institution of slavery, or the abolition of slavery. Arrangement within the series is chronological.
Extracts from Minutes of the Manumission Society of New York, Vol. 1, John Jay, President, 1785-1797, copied by William Goodell, 1857
The documents in this series include hand-written notes, a bibliography of anti-slavery literature, typed transcripts of articles writen by Matilda Fee, and an annotated, typed document recording the life story of Andrew Hill, a formerly enslaved person from Madison County, kentucky, who was intereviewed at age 103.
Appeal to the Christian Women of the South by Angelina Grimke, The Anti-Slavery Examiner, 1:2, 1836 September
The first series comprises two folders of eighteenth century printed works on slavery, abolition, emancipation, the assassination of President Lincoln, post-war reconstruction of the Union, civil rights, and African re-settlement of former slaves. Arrangement within the series is chronological.
List of the of books and pamphlets on slavery and anti-slavery in the Oberlin College Library, circa 1882
The documents in this series include hand-written notes, a bibliography of anti-slavery literature, typed transcripts of articles writen by Matilda Fee, and an annotated, typed document recording the life story of Andrew Hill, a formerly enslaved person from Madison County, kentucky, who was intereviewed at age 103.
Bill of sale for Nancy, age 40, by A. Saunders to David Sayre, Lexington, Kentucky, 1823
The second series comprises fourteen legal documents documenting the slave trade: wills, deeds, bills of sale, and manumission papers. Arrangement within the series is chronological.
Letter from Robert Daniel, Independence, Missouri, to Major Jesse Daniel, Mt. Sterling, Kentucky, regarding deed and money transfer, 1839 December 10
The third series comprises personal letters that refer to enslaved persons, the institution of slavery, or the abolition of slavery. Arrangement within the series is chronological.
Letter from James G. Birney for the Executive Committee of the American Anti-Slavery Society, New York, to a separate party in favor of questioning candidates re: views on slavery, 1838 July
The third series comprises personal letters that refer to enslaved persons, the institution of slavery, or the abolition of slavery. Arrangement within the series is chronological.