Smith, Abbot E. Guide to the Abbot E. Smith Papers Mss. 79 Svo5

Guide to the Abbot E. Smith Papers Mss. 79 Svo5


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Repository
Special Collections Research Center
Identification
Mss. 79 Svo5
Title
Abbot E. Smith Papers 1930-1939
Quantity
1.50 Linear Feet
Quantity
Creator
Smith, Abbot E., b. 1906
Language
English

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Custodial History:

Transfered from the Institute of Early American History and Culture.

Preferred Citation:

Abbot E. Smith Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information:

Gift

Biographical Information:

Abbot E. Smith (1906- ), historian and author of Colonists in Bondage: White Servitude and Convict Labor in America, 1607-1766.

Scope and Contents

Research notes, 1930-1939, compiled by historian Abbot E. Smith for his monograph, Colonists in Bondage: White Servitude and Convict Labor in America, 1607-1766. His notes cover indentured servitude in the colonies -- convicts shipped to the colonies, legal status of indentured servants and their life in the colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries.

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id145753
Box 1
1930-1939
Scope and Contents

Research notes 1930-1939 compiled by historian Abbot E. Smith for his monograph, "Colonists in Bondage: White Servitude and Convict Labor in America, 1607-1766". His notes regarding indentured servitude in the colonies, convicts shipped to the colonies, legal status of indentured servants and their life in the colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries.

id145806
Box 2
1930-1939
Scope and Contents

Research notes 1930-1939 compiled by historian Abbot E. Smith for his monograph, "Colonists in Bondage: White Servitude and Convict Labor in America, 1607-1766". His notes regarding indentured servitude in the colonies, convicts shipped to the colonies, legal status of indentured servants and their life in the colonies during the 17th and 18th centuries.