Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Contents | Arrangement
Collection Summary
Title | American Colonization Society records, 1792-1964 |
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Span Dates | 1792-1964 |
Bulk Dates | (bulk 1823-1912) |
ID No. | MSS10660 |
Creator | American Colonization Society |
Extent | 190,000 items ; 717 containers ; 168 linear feet ; 331 microfilm reels |
Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
Summary | Organizational records of the society, including correspondence, financial and business papers, reports, and miscellaneous material relating to administrative and financial matters, membership, slavery and the status of slaves in the pre-Civil War period, and emigration, colonization, and education in Liberia. Includes the personal papers of William McLain and letterbooks of the Massachusetts Colonization Society. |
Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009329 |
LCCN Permalink | LC Online Catalog record for this collection: http://lccn.loc.gov/mm78010660 |