Box 1

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.

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.

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.

Typescript copy of an article written by Matilda Hamilton Fee for The American Missionary describing the two small blond slaves and mulatto mother who rode in the stage with her from Lexington to Richmond.

Typescript copy of an article written by Matilda Hamilton Fee for The American Missionary describing a conversation with the only colored member of Union Church in Berea at that time.

Typescript copy of an article written by Matilda Hamilton Fee for The American Missionary describing her visit with a freed black woman who was imprisoned for attempting to free her five children and grandchildren.

Copy of typed account by Andrew H. Hill, born a slave with the Dunson family, who enlisted in the US army in 1864. He names the leaders of the mob that pulled down Fee’s first schoolhouse. His recollections are dated June 5, 1916, and he gives his birthdate as Dec. 16, 1813, making him 103 at the time of this account.

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 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.

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.