African-American

Material by or about African-Americans, including personal papers, records of black organizations and churches, collections with significant information on African-Americans, civil rights, slavery, and daily life. Also see a listing of holdings related to African-American Music and African-American Education.

Researchers may also want to consider African American holdings at our branch in St. Louis.

A

  • *Alley-Brewer Family, Letters, 1857-1866, (C0196)
  • Allison, James, The Historical Background of Harriet Beecher Stowe's UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, 1881, (C2796)
  • Allison, Young Ewing (1853-1932), Cradle of Uncle Tom's Cabin, 1881, (C2795)
  • Appleby, John (1814-1852), Letter, 1848, (C0498)

    B

  • *Barker, John T. (1877-1958), Letter, 1951, (C1589)
  • *Barnes, Charles Merlin (1873-1966), Papers, 1892-1965, (C2802)
  • *Basye Family (1812-1960), Papers, 1812-1960, (C2505)
  • *Benecke Family, Papers, 1816-1989, (C3825)
  • Blair, Henry William (1834-1920), Papers, 1876-1894, (C2224)
  • *Blind Boone Memorial Foundation, Inc., Papers, 1886-1976, (C3664)
  • Boon, William C., Letter, 1841, (C2209)
  • *Boone County, Missouri, Black Archives, Collection, (C4057)
  • Boone, John William Blind and Wesley, Papers, (C2883)
  • Boone, John William "Blind" (1864-1927), Piano Roll, (WUNP5843)
  • *Bootheel Project, Records, 1993-1997, (C3928)
  • *Botts-Lewis Family, Letters, 1837-1877 (C0213)
  • Bradley, T.T., Letters, 1859, (C2388)
  • *Bradshaw, Doris Crump, Papers, 1930-1962 (C3303)
  • *Breckenridge, William Clark, Papers, 1752-1927, (C1036)
  • Brookfield, Dutton (1917-1979), Papers, 1844-1979, (C2732)
  • *Brown, James, Papers, 1856-1866 (C0231)
  • Burckhartt, George H., Letter, 1886, (C1516)
  • *Burt, Franklin (1809-1873), Papers, 1843-1905 (C0228)
  • *Buse, John J., Jr. (1864-1933), Collection, 1860-1931, (C3884)

    C

  • Callahan, Dennis, Bill of Sale, 1819, (C1841)
  • Campbell, Sanford Brunson, Papers, 1947, (C3204)
  • *Carvill, George W., Letters, 1834-1868, (C2697)
  • Clark, Thomas D., "The Slavery Background of Foster's My Old Kentucky Home," 1936, (C2792)
  • Clarke, Giles T., Broadside, 1855, (C2716)
  • *Coggswell, Gladys, Papers, (WUNP6083)
  • Collier, Samuel B., Receipt, 1851, (C1552)
  • *Columbia Council on Religion and Race, Columbia, Missouri, Records, 1963-1970, (C3841)
  • *Congress of Racial Equality (C.O.R.E.), Columbia, Missouri, Papers, 1959-1964, (C2508)
  • *Conley-Miller Family, Papers, 1792-1967, (C3693)
  • *Conyers, Thomas W. (1795-1879), Papers, 1817-1903, (C0755)
  • *Cook, Fannie, "Mothers," 1946 (C0249)
  • *Corby Family, Papers, 1804-1905 (C0086)
  • Cresswell, George, Letters, 1823-1860, (C3269)
  • Crighton, John C., Collection, (SUNP2812)

    D

  • Dunbar, Hugh, Deed of Emancipation, 1846, (C0513)

    E

  • Edwards, James, Civil War Discharge, 1865, (C3375)
  • Edwards, John Cummins (1806-1888), Papers, 1844-1846, (C1769)
  • Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Clippings, 1967, (SUNP1044)
  • Erwin, John, Papers, 1870, (C0934)
  • Estes, Amanda, Scrapbooks, (SUNP1005)

    F

  • Fike, Henry C. (1832-1919), Diaries, 1851-1919, (C2215)
  • Filley, Chauncey Ives (1829-1923), Letter, 1915, (C1881)
  • Forrest and Maples Bill of Sale, 1855, (C2017)
  • Foster, Emory S., Letter, 1864, (C3192)
  • Freedman's Savings and Trust Company, St. Louis, Missouri, Depositers' Signatures, 1869, (C2984)
  • Freedmen's Aid Society, Methodist Episcopal Church, Illiteracy Chart, 1880, (C2838)

    G

  • *Gaffee Family, Papers, 1857-1923 (C0202)
  • Gaines, James A., Papers, 1842-1876, (C0425)
  • *Garfield School, Mexico, Missouri, Records, 1910-1975, (C3925)
  • *Gentry, North Todd (1866-1944), Papers, 1837-1947, (C0049)
  • *Goode, Malvin R. (1908-1995), Papers, 1911-2001, (C1706)
  • Greene, Lorenzo and Thomasina Talley, Papers, (WUNP5520)
  • Groom, William B., Papers, 1843-1872, (C0321)
  • *Guitar, Odon (1825-1908), Collection, 1836-1906, (C1007)

    H

  • Hamilton, Frederick A., Papers, 1837-1844, (C2026)
  • Harris Family, Photographs, c. 1880s-1960s, (C2415)
  • Harris, Althea M., Papers, (WUNP5252)
  • Harvey Family, Papers, 1834-1873, (C0338)
  • Herndon, Archelaus, Record Book, 1830-1859, (C0876)
  • *Hickman-Bryan Papers, 1796-1920, (C0045)
  • Hill, William E. and Bettie Redding, Letters, 1851, 1865-1866, (C3831)
  • *Holman, John H. ( -1883), Papers, 1861-1876, (C0334)
  • Hopkins, John and Phoebe, Bill of Sale, 1862, (C1768)
  • *Hudson, John G., Papers, 1850-1867, (C3553)
  • Hunter, David and Nancy, Papers, 1832-1842, (C1962)

    J

  • Jackson, Claiborne Fox (1806-1862), Letter, 1861, (C1786)
  • Jacobs, George Rodney, (1802-1877), Account Book, 1853-1877, (C2218)
  • *James, Lucy Wortham, Collection, 1801-1895, (C0001)

    K

  • Kiefner, John, Collection, 1819-1912, (C0352)
  • *King, George, Family, Papers, 1778-1924, n.d. (C0125)
  • King, Martin Luther, Jr. (1929-1968), Memorial March Instructions, 1968, (C2552)
  • *Kingsbury, Lilburn A. (1884-1983), Collection, 1816-1983, (C3724)

    L

  • Lail, Elijah, Papers, 1854-1857, (C0357)
  • *Land Clearance for Redevelopment Authority, Columbia, Missouri, Papers, 1860s-1962, (C3877)
  • Lanos, Chyrel, Papers, (WUNP5160)
  • *Lawrence, Josephine R. (1929-1992), Collection, 1844-1986, (C3792)
  • *Leonard, Abiel (1797-1863), Papers, 1782-1932, n.d., (C1013)
  • Leonard, George, Draft Notice, 1864, (C1928)
  • Lyman, Abel, Letter, 1843, (C1859)

    M

  • *Machir, John, Papers, 1791-1899, (C2893)
  • Magic Show Announcement, n.d., (C2835)
  • *Marshall Family, Papers, 1852-1909 (C0204)
  • *McCanse, William A., Papers, 1856, 1868, (C1290)
  • McCormack, Mason, Bill of Sale, 1842, (C1588)
  • *Missouri Association of Colored Women's Clubs, Records, 1932-1986, (C3801)
  • Missouri, Cass County, Documents, 1836-1884, (C0936)
  • Missouri, Cedar County. Assessment Lists, 1861-1864, (C1070)
  • Missouri, Clay County, Freed Negroes Register, 1836-1856, (C1079)
  • Missouri, Columbia, Social and Economic Census of the Colored Population, 1901, (C1082)
  • *Missouri, Columbia. Black Community Photographs, c. 1958-1963, (C3902)
  • *Missouri, Greene County. Consolidated School District Number 2, Records, 1907-1935, (C0056)
  • Missouri, Howard County, Freed Negroes Register, 1836-1861, (C1123)
  • *Missouri, Marion County. Tax Lists, 1827-1828, (C3018)
  • *Mumpower, Daniel L. (1882-1969) and Edith B. (1889-1977), Papers, 1913-1964, (C3900)

    N

  • Napton, W.B., Letter, 1857, (C1879)
  • National Assoc. for the Advancement of Colored People re: Craton Liddell, et al., v. the......, (WUNP5263)
  • Negro Celebration, Poster and Program, 1895, (C2844)
  • Nelson, Earl J., Research Notes, 1934, (SUNP2193)

    O

  • O'Bryan, Jordan, Letter, 1854, (C3286)
  • O'Dell, Charles, Collection, (WUNP5532)
  • O'Dell, Charles, Research Materials, (WUNP4293)
  • Oglesby, Richard James (1824-1899), Letter, 1858, (C2774)

    P

  • Parberry, Henry E., Papers, 1829-1865, (C3147)
  • Pawley, Thomas D. III, Papers, (WUNP5546)
  • *Payne-Broadwell Family, Papers, 1803-1903, (C0983)
  • *Peter Tamony Memorial Lecture, Collection, 1986-2003, (C3944)
  • *Phillips Family, Papers, 1853-1942, (C4008)
  • Poultry Production Notes, 1903, (C0938)
  • Powers Museum, Carthage, Missouri, Collection, 1836-1916, (C3052)
  • *Pritchett Family, Papers, 1753-1984, (C4013)

    R

  • *Randolph, Vance (1892-1980), OZARK FOLKSONGS Collection, 1919-1957, (C3774)
  • Randolph, Vance, Letter, 1934, (C2049)
  • *Rehkop, Leonard D. and Marie H., Collection of Algert T. Peterson Glass Plate Negatives, 1860-1939, (C3888)
  • *Rollins, James H. (1940- ), Papers, 1961-1980, (C3056)
  • Rutter, Edmond (1811- ), Papers, 1853-1855, (C0394)

    S

  • Schrader, William Henry (1844-1921), Reminiscences, n.d., (C1519)
  • *Schroeder, Adolf E. and Rebecca, Folk Song and Folklore Collection, 1957-1987, (C3826)
  • *Scott, James T. Memorial, Collection, 2010-2011 (C4072)
  • Settoon Family, Papers, 1838-1896, (C0980)
  • Shaw, Milton, Papers, 1824-1921, (C0428)
  • Sheppard Family, Papers, 1844-1877, (C0429)
  • Slave Bill of Sale, 1808, (C1567)
  • *Slave Bill of Sale, 1824 (C0298)
  • Smith, Mrs. Phillip M., "A Page from the Past," n.d., (C0690)
  • *Smith, Thomas Adams (1858-1919), Papers, 1852-1919, (C0166)
  • *Smith-Cotton Family, Papers, 1834-1929, (C0399)
  • Snoddy, Daniel F., Family, Papers, 1817-1861, (C0434)
  • *Spengler Family, Papers, 1850-1870, (C4034)
  • Spradlin, William, Slave Records, 1849, (C2641)
  • Starr, Frederick, Jr. (1826-1867), Papers, 1850-1863, (C2073)
  • *State Historical Society of Missouri, Typescript Collection, (C0995)
  • *Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, Archives, 1756-1930, (C3636)
  • *Stephens, Margaret Nelson (1862-1929), Diary, 1876-1927, (C0311)
  • Stratton, Pauline H. (1814-1887), Papers, 1841, 1846-1870, (C0842)
  • Strickland, Arvarh E., Papers, (WUNP4995)

    T

  • *Tamony, Peter (1902-1985), Collection, 1890-1985, (C3939)
  • Tebbetts, Jonas M., Emancipation Deed, 1863, (C1527)
  • *The Guardians, Inc., Columbia, Missouri, Records, 1971-1985, (C3878)
  • *Tolson, Fannie Marie (1911-2005), Papers, 1890s-2005, (C1704)
  • Townsell, Frank, "Blind Boone's Piano Music," 1998, (WUNP5761)

    U

  • U.S. Census, Cooper County, Missouri, 1850, (C1281)
  • United Confederate Veterans, Committee on History, Record Book, 1897, (C1277)
  • *University of Missouri, Admission of Blacks, Papers, 1952-1954, (C0977)
  • University of Missouri, Black Theatre Workshop, Records, 1981-1993, (WUNP5301)
  • University of Missouri, Legion of Black Collegians , Records, (WUNP5382)
  • University of Missouri, Legion of Black Collegians, Ephemera, (WUNP5329)
  • University of Missouri, Legion of Black Collegians, Records, (WUNP5391)
  • *University of Missouri, Reports to U.S. Bureau of Education, 1892-1900 (C3329)
  • University of Missouri-Columbia, Black Studies Program, Papers, (WUNP5239)
  • University of Missouri-Columbia, Missouri Cultural Heritage Center, Records, (WUNP5312)
  • *Upton, Lucile Morris (1898-1986), Papers, 1823-1986, (C3869)

    V

  • *Van Ravenswaay, Charles (1911-1990), Papers, 1841-1990, (C3873)
  • Vest, G[eorge] G[raham] (1830-1904), Letters, 1874, 1896, (C1666)

    W

  • Westveld, Ruthford H. (1900- ), Papers, 1956-1965, (C2416)
  • Williamson, Gingeree, Scrapbooks, (WUNP5267)
  • *Winston Family, Papers, 1805-1886 (C0190)
  • *World War I, Collection, 1917-1921, (C3223)

    Y

  • *Yancey, Charles S. ( -1857), Letters, 1839-1865 (C0192)


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