Object Details
Summary
This collection, which dates from circa 1850-1971, contains materials relating to abolitionist Frederick Douglass. It includes 3 books (Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, LIfe and Times of Frederick Douglass, and My Bondage and My Freedom), a carte-de-visite, various portraits of Douglass, including an etching and lithograph, clippings from Harper's Weekly and the Evening Star, and photographs of Douglass in various settings, including one of Douglass in Key West with members of the Santo Domingo mission.
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Names
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
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Biographical/Historical note
Frederick Douglass (1818--895) was born into slavery on Maryland's Eastern Shore but fled north in 1838 to settle in Massachussetts. He soon joined the antislavery movement, and by the mid-1840s his commanding eloquence in offering firsthand testimony to the oppressions of slavery had transformed him into one of the movement's most persuasive spokesmen. Douglass' reforming zeal remained strong all his life. After the Civil War put an end to slavery, he continued to be a leading defender of the rights of African Americans during Reconstruction. In 1871, President Grant appointed Douglass secretary to a diplomatic mission charged with investigating the desirability of annexing the Caribbean nation of Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) as a United States territory.
Extent
1.27 Linear feet (2 boxes)
Date
circa 1850 - 1871
Custodial History note
Transferred from the National Museum of African Art, Smithsonian Institution on June 14, 1994.
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.06-046
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Clippings
Cartes-de-visite
Portraits
Books
Photographic prints
Lithographs
Albumen prints
Citation
Collection on Frederick Douglass, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Genre/Form
Clippings
Cartes-de-visite
Portraits
Books
Photographic prints
Lithographs
Albumen prints
Restrictions
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
ACMA.06-046
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ACMA.06-046
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Record ID
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