African American and African Diaspora collection, 1729-1970 (majority within 1781-1865)

University of Michigan William L. Clements Library

909 South University Avenue

Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA

clements-reference@umich.edu

Creator:: William L. Clements Library
Abstract:: The African American and African Diaspora Collection is comprised largely of individual letters, documents, and other manuscript items relating to slavery, abolition movements, and aspects of African American life, largely dating between 1781 and 1865.
Extent:: 0.75 linear feet
Language:: English
Authors:: Collection processed and finding aid created by Christopher Tounsel, June 2010, and Shannon Wait, March 2011

Scope and Content:: The African American and African Diaspora Collection is comprised largely of individual letters, documents, and other manuscript items relating to slavery, abolition movements, and aspects of African American life, largely dating between 1781 and 1865. Topics addressed in the letters and documents include the experiences and work of enslaved persons in the North and South; the buying and selling of enslaved men, women, and children; participation in the French and Indian War, American Revolution, and Civil War of African descended persons; abolitionists and abolition societies; the American Colonization Society; the lives of formerly enslaved persons; African American education; and many other subjects. For details on each document, see the inventory located under "Detailed Box and Folder Listing"
Biographical / Historical:: The African American and African Diaspora Collection is comprised largely of individual letters, documents, and other manuscript items relating to slavery, abolition movements, and aspects of African American life, largely dating between 1781 and 1865.
Acquisition Information:: M-454 et al.
Processing information:: Cataloging funded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the "We the People" project.
Arrangement:: The items are arranged chronologically, with undated materials at the end.
Rules or Conventions:: Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS)