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January 1854
Hastings & Green
Catalogue of Antioch College for 1853 - 1854
List of faculty by "class" (of knowledge), with admissions, course requirements and information on preparatory school and coeducation.
GLC06027.03
1906/01/09
Cleveland, Grover (1837-1908)
to Perry Belmont re: removing political corruption from national life
Written in response to Belmont's article "Publicity of Campaign Receipts and Expenditures." Cleveland writes in part: "I am thorougly convinced that the time has arrived when this subject should be treated thoroughly and rigorously and with honest...
GLC06041
14 April 1869
Hoar, George Frisbie, (1826-1904)
Women's right and the public welfare.
Title continues: "Remarks of Hon. George F. Hoar before a Joint Special Committee of the Massachusetts legislature, April 14, 1869." "I have failed to think of a single reason which I can give why you or I should have the right of suffrage which...
GLC06082
1830
Andrews, Charles C. (fl. 1830)
The history of the New-York African free-school, from their establishment in 1787, to the present time; embracing a period of more than forty years: also a brief account of the succesful labors of the New-York Manumission Society
Written by Andrews as the principal of the African Free School. Printed by Mahlon Day at 376 Pearl Street in New York. First edition copy. Includes engraving of the school building, from a drawing by a student, opposite the title page. Provides a...
GLC06084
3 January 1840 to 31 December 1847
Garrison, William Lloyd (1805-1879)
The liberator. [Vol. 10, no. 1 (January 3, 1840) - v. 17. no. 53 (December 31, 1847)]
Run of 416 weekly issues of the famous anti-slavery newspaper edited by William Lloyd Garrison.
GLC06109
3 January 1840 to 31 December 1841
The liberator. [Vol. 10, no. 1 (January 3, 1840) - v. 11, no. 53 (December 31, 1841)]
GLC06109.01
7 January 1842 to 29 December 1843
The liberator. [Vol. 12, no. 1 (January 7, 1842) - v. 13, no. 52 ( December 29, 1843)]
GLC06109.02
5 January 1844 to 26 December 1845
The liberator. [Vol. 14, no. 1 (January 5, 1844) - v. 15, no. 52 (December 26, 1845)]
GLC06109.03
2 January 1846 to 31 December 1847
The liberator. [Vol. 16, no. 1 (January 2, 1846) - v. 17, no. 53 (December 31, 1847)]
GLC06109.04
1934
Cunard, Nancy (1896-1965)
Negro anthology made by Nancy Cunard 1931-1933
Published by Cunard at Wishart & Company in London, England. In the foreword, Cunard states "It was necessary to make this book ... for the recording of the struggles and achievements, the persecutions and the revolts against them, of the Negro...
GLC06115
1850
Burritt, Elihu (1810-1879)
Elihu Burritt's miscellaneous writings
Published by Thomas Drew, Jr. Printed wrappers with illustration, including a print of Burritt. Second edition. Includes the essay "Buying a Brother from Bondage" which describes the purchase of Frederick Douglass' freedom. Cover and some inner...
GLC06118
26 April 1887
Unknown
A sketch of Henry Franklin and family
Date written as "4 mo., 26th, 1887." Contains an extract from the Philadelphia Inquirer regarding the death of Henry Franklin's son. The extract is included as a reflection of the lack of racial prejudice in France, where Franklin's son died....
GLC06120
30 September 1962
Hughes, Langston (1902-1967)
Fight for freedom: the story of the NAACP
Published by W. W. Norton & Company. Signed on the front flyleaf by Hughes, who inscribed the copy to Raymond Johnson. Signed and inscribed 30 September 1962 on the inner back cover by Evangeline Upshur Truman in Little Rock, Arkansas. Foreword...
GLC06123
4 April 1968
Allied Printing (fl. 1968)
I am a man
Printed by Allied Printing in large black letters on white posterboard. Poster dates from the day of Dr. King's assassination. Refer to GLC05954 for a different printing of this poster.
GLC06124
8 April 1968
Honor King, End Racism
Large black letters printed on white posterboard state "HONOR KING: END RACISM!" Contains strings intended to suspend the poster from a marcher's neck. Poster designed for a march on April 8, 1968, 4 days after Martin Luther King's Jr.'s...
GLC06125
1833
The Abolitionist
Volume 1, numbers 1 - 11 of a monthly magazine advocating the abolition of slavery. The eleven issues are bound together in one book. Includes articles from numerous sources on emancipation, colonization and many other evangelical and slavery...
GLC08844
19 June 1838
Smith, Gerrit (1797-1874)
Letter of Gerrit Smith to President Schmucker.
Smith discusses his and Schmucker's shared disapproval of the Colonization Society. Defends the Anti-Slavery Society against Schmucker's criticism. Also covers Schmucker's opinions of temperance. Contains several spots of water damage in former...
GLC08873
1836-1861
Collection of abolitionist newspapers [Decimalized .01-.59]
A collection of early anti-slavery and abolitionist newspapers, including issues of The Emancipator, the National Anti-Slavery Standard, and the Liberator. Some of the papers are edited by William Lloyd Garrison; others by Edmund Quincy & James...
GLC08875
10 November 1836
Phelps, Amos A. (Amos Augustus) (1805-1847)
The Emancipator. [Vol. 1, no. 28 (November 10, 1836)]
Some waterstaining, some faint penciled notes in an unknown hand to some paragraphs of text. Devoted mostly to the proceedings of the Second Annual New York State Anti-Slavery Society. Phelps serves as editor. Published weekly for the American...
GLC08875.01
22 December 1836
The Emancipator. [Vol. 1, no. 34 (December 22, 1836)]
Contains a report from England, among miscellaneous other articles. Phelps serves as editor. Published weekly for the American Anti-Slavery Society by Robert G. Williams.
GLC08875.02
9 February 1837
The Emancipator. [Vol. 1, no. 41 (February 9, 1837)]
This issue contains a printing of a speech by the Reverend William Goodell, an abolitionist from New York, at a recent Anti-Slavery Convention. Includes coverage from the Meeting of the Baptist Missionary Society, and other miscellaneous reports....
GLC08875.03
9 March 1837
The Emancipator. [Vol. 1, no. 45 (March 9, 1837)]
Reports on a recent anti-slavery meeting in Edinburgh regarding the war in Texas and its connection to slavery. Contains a long letter from New York abolitionist William Goodell, among other miscellaneous reports. Phelps serves as editor....
GLC08875.04
10 August 1837
The Emancipator. [Vol. 2, no. 15, whole no. 67 (August 10, 1837)]
Includes a printing of Anti-Slavery Principles, an argument for the right of petition, and other miscellaneous reports. Phelps serves as editor. Published weekly for the American Anti-Slavery Society by Robert G. Williams, publishing agent.
GLC08875.05
8 November 1838
Leavitt, Joshua (1794-1873)
The Emancipator. [Vol. 3, no. 28, whole no. 132 (November 8, 1838)]
With previous owner's signature ("Robert. B. Blancher") signed along right margin of first page. Contains a lengthy treatise on the abolitionist movement. Includes articles on "Kidnapping under Color of U.S. Law" and "Martin Van Buren on Negro...
GLC08875.06
29 November 1838
The Emancipator. [Vol. 3, no. 31, whole no. 135 (November 29, 1838)]
Contains an article on "The Whigs and the Abolitionists," the election in Massachusetts, and miscellaneous other reports. Leavitt serves as editor. Published weekly by the American Anti-Slavery Society.
GLC08875.07
27 September 1849
Quincy, Edmund (1808-1877)
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 18, whole no. 486 (September 27, 1849)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Includes an article on "The Southern Press," an advertisement for the fourteenth Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Fair, and miscellaneous other reports. Edited by...
GLC08875.08
11 October 1849
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 20, whole no. 488 (October 11, 1849)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains an article on "The Southern Press," minutes of a recent anti-slavery convention, and miscellaneous other reports. Edited by Quincy and James Russell...
GLC08875.09
1 November 1849
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 23, whole no. 491 (November 1, 1849)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains a printing of proceedings from the Twelfth Annual Meeting, Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, an announcement for the sixteenth National Slavery Bazaar...
GLC08875.10
8 November 1849
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 24, whole no. 492 (November 8, 1849)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains a report on the "Public Reception of William W. Brown in the Metropolis of England." Also includes an announcement for a lecture given by Lucy Stone...
GLC08875.11
15 November 1849
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 25, whole no. 493 (November 15, 1849)]
With the previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Includes an article on "Negroes as Master Mechanics." Contains the printing of a proposed Constitution for the state of California, prohibiting slavery...
GLC08875.12
22 November 1849
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 26, whole no. 494 (November 22, 1849)]
With previous owner's signature (John N. Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains a report on the Kentucky State Convention and miscellaneous other items. Edited by Quincy and James Russell Lowell. Published weekly by the...
GLC08875.13
13 December 1849
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 29, whole no. 497 (December 13, 1849)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains an article on "The Southern Press" and miscellaneous other items. Includes an announcement for an abolitionist convention to be held in January 1850...
GLC08875.14
27 December 1849
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 31, whole no. 499 (December 27, 1849)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains an article on "The Peculiar Institution." Includes a message to Congress by President Zachary Taylor, among miscellaneous other reports. Edited by...
GLC08875.15
24 January 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 35, whole no. 503 (January 24, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains an article on "Northern Politics." Includes a report from an anti-slavery convention held in Syracuse, New York, and an announcement for the Sixteenth...
GLC08875.16
28 February 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 40, whole no. 508 (February 28, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains a printing of a speech by Senator Henry Clay and miscellaneous other reports. Edited by Quincy and James Russell Lowell. Published weekly by the...
GLC08875.17
7 March 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 41, whole no. 509 (March 7, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains the conclusion of a speech by Senator Henry Clay, an article about New York's place in the Union, and miscellaneous other reports. Edited by Quincy...
GLC08875.18
21 March 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 43, whole no. 511 (March 21, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains a printing of Senator William Henry Seward's speech on slavery, an article on Senator Daniel Webster, and miscellaneous other reports. Edited by Quincy...
GLC08875.19
11 April 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 46, whole no. 514 (April 11, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains pro-slavery arguments from Southern papers, a speech by Wendell Phillips, and miscellaneous other reports. Edited by Quincy and James Russell Lowell....
GLC08875.20
25 April 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 48, whole no. 516 (April 25, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains a review of the Southern press, William Lloyd Garrison's announcement for the sixteenth anniversary of the American Anti-Slavery Society, and...
GLC08875.21
9 May 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 50, whole no. 518 (May 9, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains a speech by Senator Salmon Portland Chase and miscellaneous other reports. Edited by Quincy and James Russell Lowell. Published weekly by the American...
GLC08875.22
16 May 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 51, whole no. 519 (May 16, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society, among miscellaneous other reports. Edited by Quincy and James Russell Lowell...
GLC08875.23
23 May 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 10, no. 52, whole no. 520 (May 23, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains a continuation of the proceedings from the Annual Meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society and miscellaneous other reports. Edited by Quincy and...
GLC08875.24
11 July 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 11, no. 7, whole no. 527 (July 11, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. This issue printing a speech of Congressman George W. Julian, proceedings of the New England Anti-Slavery Convention, and miscellaneous other reports. Edited by...
GLC08875.25
18 July 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 11, no. 8, whole no. 528 (July 18, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains Senator William Henry Seward's speech on "the Compromise Bill," proceedings of the New England Anti-Slavery Convention, and miscellaneous other reports...
GLC08875.26
25 July 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 11, no. 9, whole no. 529 (July 25, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains an article on a celebration at Abington (possibly Massachusetts) with William Lloyd Garrison presiding, proceedings of the New England Anti-Slavery...
GLC08875.27
15 August 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 11, no. 12, whole no. 532 (August 15, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains articles on "Steamships to Africa," late President Zachary Taylor (who died in July 1850), and miscellaneous other reports. Edited by Quincy and James...
GLC08875.28
29 August 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 11, no. 14, whole no. 534 (August 29, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains the "Speech of Mr. Giddings Upon The Texas Bill And The President's Message," coverage of a fugitive slave bill debated the previous week in Senate, and...
GLC08875.29
5 September 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 11, no. 15, whole no. 535 (September 5, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains articles on "Fugitive Slaves at Harrisburg," the "Speech of Representative Thaddeus Stevens... on the California Question," and miscellaneous other...
GLC08875.30
26 September 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 11, no. 18, whole no. 538 (September 26, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains articles on "Pro-Slavery: The Agitators and The Union," "The Fugitive Slave Bill" and miscellaneous other reports. Edited by Quincy and James Russell...
GLC08875.32
24 October 1850
National Anti-Slavery Standard. [Vol. 11, no. 22, whole no. 542 (October 24, 1850)]
With previous owner's signature (John Russell) signed along right margin of first page. Contains an article on the Southern press and miscellaneous other reports. Edited by Quincy and James Russell Lowell. Published weekly by the American Anti...
GLC08875.33
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