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Aileen Shafer, Collector, Material regarding African-Americans A&M 3756

Aileen Shafer, Collector, Material regarding African-Americans A&M 3756


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Repository
West Virginia and Regional History Center
Identification
A&M 3756
Title
Aileen Shafer, Collector, Material regarding African-Americans 1829-1884
URL:
https://archives.lib.wvu.edu/ark:/99999/196237
Quantity
0.21 Linear Feet, 2.5 in. (1 document case)
Creator
Shafer, Aileen
Location
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / Fax: 304-293-3981 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Language
English .

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Preferred Citation

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Aileen Shafer, Collector, Material regarding African-Americans, A&M 3756, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Biographical / Historical

The Anti-Slavery Record , a monthly publication, promoted the complete and immediate abolition of slavery. It was published for the American Anti-Slavery Society by R.G. Williams. The newspaper was published for three years, 1835-1837, volume 1, issue 1 January 1835 through volume 3, issue 12, December 1837. Aileen Shafer's collection includes volume 1, issue 1 through issue 10, 1835.

Issues of The Anti-Slavery Record feature excerpts from newspapers and speeches; reports on the slave trade and slave auctions; contributions by abolitionists such as Timothy Weld, John Rankin, and Elizur Wright; excerpts from Seabrook's proslavery Essay on the Management of Slavery ; and eyewitness accounts of the torture and murder of slaves. Of particular note are the wood-cut engravings found throughout the issues.

Excerpted from a sales ad for issues of The Anti-Slavery Record by Bauman Rare Books. Accessed December 2, 2020.

Note: Electronic versions of all issues of The Anti-Slavery Record are available online from a number of sources including Google Books, the Hathi Trust, and the WVU Libraries' database HeinOnline.

Scope and Contents

Nineteenth century records regarding African-Americans, including deed of emancipation (1829), two brief autograph letters by abolitionists Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips (1850, 1882), eight copies of "The Anti-Slavery Record", a significant abolitionist publication (1835), and twenty popular song broadsides featuring minstrel song themes (ca. 1830s-1860s).

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • African Americans
  • African Americans -- History -- Miscellanea
  • Minstrel music
  • Slaves and slavery.

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Shafer, Aileen
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Container List

Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1
Deed of Emancipation (issued by Gideon Blackburn for slave named "Brooks")
1829
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
Autograph Letter from Abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner (regarding inability to schedule a lecture); Funeral Card for Sumner
1882, 1884
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2
Autograph Letter from Abolitionist Wendell Phillips (regarding financial transaction)
1850
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
Pamphlet -- "Liberty Tract No. 1, Slavery and the Slave Trade at the Nation's Capitol" (New York: William Harned)
ca. 1830s-1860s
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3
Pamphlet -- "The History and Adventures of Jack Mansong, The Famous Negro Robber and Terror of Jamaica" (Otley: Printed by William Walker)
ca. 1830s-1860s
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4
Serial -- "The Anti-Slavery Record" (Vol. 1, Nos. 1-3)
1835
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5
Serial -- "The Anti-Slavery Record" (Vol. 1, Nos. 4-6)
1835
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6
Serial -- "The Anti-Slavery Record" (Vol. 1, Nos. 7, 10)
1835
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7
Serial -- "The Farmer's Register, A Monthly Publication, Devoted to the Improvement of the Practice, and Support of the Interests of Agriculture" (Vol. 5, No. 1)
1837
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
Song Broadsides (includes minstrel songs)
ca. 1830s-1860s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    Aunt Dinah (Philadelphia: Johnson)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    Black Shaker Song (Philadelphia: Harris)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    Mississippi Boat Song (sung by Bryants' Minstrels) (New York: H. De Marsan)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    Bob Tail Nag ([Camptown Races by Stephen Foster]) (Philadelphia: J. H. Johnson)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    Bowery Gals (New York: Andrews)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    Ella Ree (Philadelphia: A. W. Auner)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    Farewell Lilly Dear (New York: Andrews)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    Good Old Southern Home (Philadelphia: A. W. Auner)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    Juliana, Phebiana, Constantina Brown (New York: H. De Marsan)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8
    Little Topsy's Song (New York: H. De Marsan)
Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
Song Broadsides (includes minstrel songs)
ca. 1830s-1860s
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
    Nancy Bell or Old Pine Tree (New York: J. Andrews)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
    Oh! Silber Shining Moon (New York: J. Andrews)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
    Rosa's Wedding Day (Philadelphia: Johnson)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
    Sambo, I Have Missed You (New York: Andrews)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
    Soda-Water Man (New York: H. De Marsan)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
    Swash Shay, Hands Across (New York: Andrews)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
    Sweep O!, Sung by the Original Virginia Serenaders (Philadelphia: Johnson)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
    Vengeons La Patrie (New York: H. De Marsan)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
    Walk in the Parlor (New York: J. Andrews)
  • Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9
    We Shall See Her No More (New York: Andrews)