Abolitionist Movement Collection
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Scope and Contents
Letters, a speech, and a photograph relating to the abolitionist movement in the United States. Correspondents include: Theodore Dwight Weld (1803-1895) of Lane Seminary, Elizur Wright (1804-1885), Secretary of the American Anti-Slavery Society, Gerrit Smith (1797-1874), philanthropist and reformer, Henry Grew (1782-1862), Quaker abolitionist, William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879), prominent abolitionist, and Parker Pillsbury (1809-1898), abolitionist author. Subjects include abolition tactics and organizations, expressions of sympathy to Garrison on the death of his wife and publication of Pillsbury's work. Also includes a photograph of Mary Grew (1813-1896), daughter of Henry Grew and an abolitionist in her own right.
Dates
- Creation: 1834-1888
Creator
- Weld, Theodore Dwight, 1803-1895 (Person)
- Cady, Daniel (Person)
- Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879 (Person)
- Grew, Henry, 1782-1862 (Person)
- M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874 (Person)
- Miller, Elizabeth L. (Person)
- Pillsbury, Parker, 1809-1898 (Person)
- Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 (Person)
- Stetson, Mary S. (Person)
- Stone, H. G. (Person)
- Wright, Elizur, 1804-1885 (Family)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access:
Collection is open to all researchers. Manuscript collections and archival records may contain materials with sensitive or confidential information that is protected under federal or state right to privacy laws and regulations, such as the Virginia Public Records Act (Code of Virginia. § 42.1-76-91); and the Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia § 2.2-3705.5). Confidential material may include, but is not limited to, educational, medical, and personnel records. If sensitive material is found in this collection, please contact a staff member immediately. The disclosure of personally identifiable information pertaining to a living individual may have legal consequences for which the College of William and Mary assumes no responsibility.
Conditions Governing Use:
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Extent
0.01 Linear Foot
Acquisition Information:
Gift, 1941
General
The former identifier for this collection was Mss 95 Ab7.
Processing Information:
Processed by Mark Tueting in 1995.
Subject
- American Anti-Slavery Society (Organization)
- American Freedman Aid Commission, Philadelphia, Pa (Organization)
- Lane Theological Seminary (Organization)
- Garrison, Helen Benson (Person)
- Grew, Mary, 1813-1896 (Person)
- Title
- Guide to the Abolitionist Movement Collection
- Author
- Finding Aid Authors: Mark Tueting.
- Date
- 2007-06-06
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- The collection description/finding aid is written in English
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Research Center Repository