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The Black Abolitionist Papers. 17 reels MICROFILM E449 .B624). Antislavery movements -- United States.v. 1. The British Isles, 1830-1865 -- v. 2. Canada, 1830- 1865 -- v. 3. The United States, 1830-1846 -- v. 4. The United States, 1847-1858 -- v. 5. The United States, 1859-1865. Includes bibliographical references and index. C. Peter Ripley, editor ; Jeffrey S. Rossbach, associate editor ... [et al.] Finding aid: Guide (REFERENCE E449 .B624).
The Black Culture Collection from Atlanta University. 19 reels [of a 652 reel collection] (MICROFILM GN645 .B53). Reels 634-652. Slavery in history section. Includes selected books, pamphlets, theses, and periodicals from the Trevor-Arnett Library at Atlanta University. Finding aid: Atlanta University--Bell & Howell Black Culture Collection (REFERENCE GN645 .B53).
Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) Papers. 5 reels [of an 80 reel collection] (MICROFILM E185.61 .C76 1983 ). Part 1. Western regional office, 1962-1965. A collection of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. August Meier and Elliott Rudwick, consulting editors. Finding aid: Guide (REFERENCE E185.61 .C76 1983).
The Estlin papers [1840-1884] : from Dr. William's [sic] Library, Gordon Square, London. 6 reels (MICROFILM E449 .E84 1961). Microfilm copy made from the originals in the Williams Library. Includes letters and pamphlets relating to the anti-slavery movement in the United States. Most of the letters are addressed to John B. Estlin and his daughter, Mary Estlin. Includes minute-book, 1840-1861, of the Bristol and Clifton Auxiliary Ladies Anti-slavery Society.
The Heartman Manuscript Collection at Xavier University Library, New Orleans. Manuscripts on Slavery. 7 reels ( MICROFILM E445.L8 X38). ca. 4000 items. Documents in English, French and Spanish. Reel 1. Collection I. Documents from various states, 1751-1875. Collection II. Documents from Louisiana, 1765-1829. Collection III. Documents from Louisiana, 1830-37 -- reel 2. Collection IV. Documents from Louisiana, 1838-49. Collection V. Documents from Louisiana, 1850- 59 -- Reel 3. Collection VI. Documents from Louisiana, 1834-71. Collection VII. Documents from Louisiana, 1811-46 -- reel 4. Collections VIII-IX. Documents from Louisiana, 1777-1876. Collection X. Police reports from Louisiana, 1821 -- reel 5. Collection XI. 305 police reports from New Orleans, 1822. Collection XII. 330 police documents. Collection XIII. Police documents, New Orleans, 1828- Apr. 1830. Collection XIV. Police documents, New Orleans, May 1830- Dec. 1831 -- reel 6. Collection XV. Louisiana, 1814. Collection XVI. Louisiana, 1824. Collection XVII. Louisiana, 1837. Collection XVIII. Various reports from Spain, 1794-6, and New Orleans, 1809-37 -- reel 7. Collection XIX. Various reports from New Orleans. Microfilm. London, England : World Microfilm Publications, c1986. Finding aid: Guide (REFERENCE E445.L8 X38 Guide).
Marcus Garvey: FBI Investigation File. 1 reel (MICROFILM E185.97.G3 M35 1978).
National Principia. 2 reels (MICROFILM E 449 .N3). "Negro Periodicals" 1859 - 1866.
Papers of the NAACP. 7 reels [Part 12, reels 1-7 of an ongoing collection] (MICROFILM E185.61 .P27 1982. Series D: The West.
Population Schedules of the Seventh Census of the United States, 1850. Slave Schedules. 73 reels (MICROFILM HA205.A2 1850a). Reel 32. Arkansas -- reels 242-247. Louisiana -- reels 278-302. Maryland. -- reels 806-824. Pennsylvania. -- reels 861--868. South Carolina -- reels 917-918. Texas -- reels 983-993. Virginia.
Population Schedules of the Eighth Census of the United States, 1860. Slave Schedules. 63 reels (MICROFILM HA205 .A2 1860a). Reels 1-7. Louisiana -- reels 8-37. Maryland -- reels 38-47. South Carolina -- reels 48-50. Texas -- reels 51-63. Virginia. Interpretive aid: The United States on the Eve of the Civil War : As Described in the 1860 Census. [1963] Edited by the Bureau of the Census--Cf. Introduction. "Condensation of 'Preliminary report on the eighth census' written in 1862 by Jos. C.G. Kennedy, superintendent of the census." (KNIGHT HA201 1860 .A2 1963).
Records of the Assistant Commissioner, Bureau of Refugees, Freedman, and Abandoned Lands. District of Columbia, 1865-1869. 21 reels
(MICROFILM E445 .D6 U5 1978).Records of the Office of the Secretary of the Interior relating to the Suppression of the African Slave Trade and Negro Colonization, 1854-1872. 10 reels (MICROFILM E448 .R42).
Records of the Superintendent of Education, Bureau of Refugees, Freedman, and Abandoned Land. District of Columbia, 1865-1872. 24 reels (MICROFILM E445.D6 U6 1977).
Slavery and Antislavery Pamphlets from the Libraries of Salmon P. Chase & John P. Hale. 5 reels (MICROFILM E441 .M58 1974). Microfilm of pamphlet collection at Dartmouth College Library. Reel 1. Chase pamphlets: alphabetical listing of contents, v. 1-2.--reel 2. v.3-4.--reel 3. v.5.--reel 4. Hale pamphlets : alphabetical listing of contents, v.1-2.--reel 5.v. 3-4. Ed. Trudy Heath. Finding aid: Guide (REFERENCE E441 .M58 1974).
The Slave trade 1858-1892 British Foreign Office: Collection 541 Confidential Print Series v.1-50. 10 reels. (MICROFILM HT1165 .G74 1977). Finding aid: Guide (REFEREENCE HT1165. G74 1977).
Universal Negro Improvement Association: Records of the Central Division, New York, 1918-1959. Series 1: African-American Organizations. Manuscript Collections from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture. (MICROFILM E185.86 .U54 1918). Finding aid: Guide to the Scholarly Resources Microfilm Edition (REFERENCE E185.86. U54 1918).
Journals
The African Repository. 269 fiches (MICROFICHE E 448 .a25). v. 1-68, no. 1 (March 1825 - January 1892). 68 v. in 56. [1968 Microcard Editions]
Anti-Slavery Reporter and Aborigines Friend. 280 fiches (MICROFICHE HT851 .A7). Series I, vols. 1-6,1840-45. Series II, vols. 1-7, 1846-52. Series III, vols. 1-22, 1853-80. Series IV, vols. 1-29, 1881-1909.
Black Enterprise. (MICROFILM E185.8 .B5). v. 6(1975)-9 (1979), 11(1981)-26 (1995/96).
Black Lines. (MICROFILM E185.5 .B53). v. 1(fall 1970-summer 1971) - V. 3, no. 1-2 (fall-winter 1972).
The Crisis. (MICROFILM E185.5 .C92). v. 1/2(1910/11)-51(1944), 53(1946)-54(1947), 56(1949)-102(1995).
Ebony. (MICROFILM AP2 .E165) Nov 1945+.
Essence. (MICROFILM E185.86 .E7) May 1970+.
Jet. (MICROFICHE E185.5 .J4). Nov. 1951+.
Pacific Appeal. (MICROFILM E185.5 .P3) v. 1-10, 17 (1862-1880).
Phylon. (MICROFILM E185.5 .P5). v. 26(1965)-48(1987).
Sepia. (MICROFILM E185.5 S4). v. 27 (1978) - v. 30 (1981).
Newspapers
See also the Underground Newspapers.
Denver. COLORADO STATESMAN. Jan 3, 1941 - Aug 11, 1945.
New York. THE COLORED AMERICAN. Mar 14, 1840 - Mar 13, 1841.
New York. FREEDOMS JOURNAL. Mar 16, 1827 - Mar 28, 1829.
Pittsburgh. THE PITTSBURGH COURIER. Mar 24, 1911 - Dec 27, 1912, Jan 13, 1923+
Portland. THE ADVOCATE. May 5, 1923 - Dec 2, 1933.
Portland. CLARION DEFENDER. Dec 16, 1965 - Oct 15, 1970.
Portland. NEW AGE. Nov 25, 1899 - Apr 20, 1907.
Portland. NORTHWEST CLARION. Dec 7, 1956 - May 30, 1957.
Portland. NORTHWEST DEFENDER. Jan 25, 1962 - Sep 22, 1965 (gaps).
Portland. OBSERVER.
- PORTLAND OBSERVER 1938-1939.
- PEOPLE'S OBSERVER 1943-1945.
- OBSERVER 1945-1950.
- PORTLAND OBSERVER 1970+.
Portland. THE SKANNER. Oct 9, 1975+
Portland. THE TIMES. Nov 25, 1911 - Nov 1, 1912. (missing)
