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Slave Children from New Orleans, circa 1864
On reverse: "...The nett proceeds from the
sale of these photographs will be devoted
to the education of Colored People in the
department of the Gulf, now under the
command of Major General Banks."
Photo by Charles Paxson, New York.
This collection consists primarily of material that documents abolitionist activism from 1791 to 1865. Original source material includes abolitionist publications, annual reports, correspondence, addresses, conference proceedings, essays, newspaper clippings, photographs, and sermons. Individuals represented in the collection include Jonathon Edwards, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, members of the Garrison family, Angelina Grimké, Daniel Webster, Emma Willard, Maria Weston Chapman, and Henry B. Blackwell.
Included in the collection are records of the Providence (R.I.) Anti-Slavery Society, 1833-43; the proceedings of the Anti-slavery Convention of American Women in Philadelphia in 1838; the eighth annual report of the Boston Female Anti-slavery Society from 1841; Jonathan Edwards's 1791 sermon "The Injustice and Impolicy of the Slave Trade and the Slavery of the Africans"; deeds from the sales of female slaves from 1820 and 1858; photographs of emancipated slaves; and numerous articles by W. Edward Farrison on the escaped slave William Wells Brown.
A substantial portion of the collection relates to abolitionist John Brown and his descendents. that document abolitionist John Brown and his descendents. These include articles, newspaper clippings, photographs, and letters from the Garrison family to Brown's widow and sons and various essays examining myths about John Brown and the historical reality of his motivations and actions.
Materials in this collection may be protected by copyright. It is the responsibility of the researcher to identify and satisfy all copyright holders. Permission to publish reproductions or quotations beyond "fair use" must also be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection as owners of the physical property.
Permission to publish quotations for publication beyond "fair use" must be obtained from the Sophia Smith Collection.
Please use the following format when citing materials from this collection:
Slavery/Anti-Slavery Collection, Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College, Northampton, Mass.
Periodic additions are expected.
Materials in this subject collection were either purchased or given to the Sophia Smith Collection by various donors.
Finding aid revised in 2002 by Laura Cutter, intern. Introductory text by Kate Weigand. Recent additions may not be reflected in the finding aid.
Associated material located in the Garrison Family Papers, in the Sophia Smith Collection.