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Preferred Citation

Bruce A. McConachie Papers, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary. Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Acc. 1986.013 acquired 04/03/1986; Acc. 1999.016 acquired 12/16/1996.

Biographical / Historical

Bruce A. McConachie was a William & Mary professor (1976-1997). Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki: .

Scope and Contents

Signed typescript of "Goin' Home to Freedom," McConachie's adaptation of Uncle Tom's Cabin (Acc. 1986.013). Correspondence, student references, teaching evaluations, a draft and offprints of "Goin' Home to Freedom" (Acc. 1999.016).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• African Americans
• Correspondence
• Slavery--Southern States--History
• Typescripts
• Universities and Colleges--Virginia--Faculty