Object Details
Summary
This collection, which dates from circa 1859-1894, contains materials relating to abolitionist Frederick Douglass. It includes several of his speeches reproduced in booklets and pamphlets, a visiting card, a portrait bearing his autograph, and 28 issues of Douglass'Monthly, which ran from 1858 to 1863.
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Names
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Topic
Antislavery movements -- United States
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Collection of Frederick Douglass' Monthly's, booklets, and other materials
Biographical/Historical note
Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) 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.
Extent
1.63 Linear feet ((2 boxes))
Date
circa 1859 - 1894
Custodial History note
Purchased by the Anacostia Community Museum to support an exhibition on Frederick Douglass.
Archival Repository
Anacostia Community Museum Archives
Identifier
ACMA.06-112
Type
Collection descriptions
Archival materials
Visiting cards
Speeches
Newspapers
Booklets
Photographs
Pamphlets
Citation
Collection of Frederick Douglass materials, Anacostia Community Museum Archives, Smithsonian Institution.
Arrangement
The collection is arranged into 3 series. Series 1:Douglass' Monthly newspaper 2:Booklets 3: Other Materials.
Genre/Form
Visiting cards
Speeches
Newspapers
Booklets
Photographs
Pamphlets
Newspapers -- 19th century
Restrictions
Use of the materials requires an appointment. Please contact the archivist at acmarchives@si.edu.
ACMA.06-112
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ACMA.06-112
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Record ID
ebl-1519831803873-1519831803880-0