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Contains 17 Results:

Eugene Washington, 1998

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents

Correspondence with Eugene Washington re: Phillis Wheatley School and Albert G. Brown, architect.

Dates: 1998
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Kanawha County, WV

Parkersburg, ca. 1847-1990

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 5
Scope and Contents

Research notes re: Parkersburg black history. Facsimile of letter and transcription of letter from ex-slave Isaac Fairfax to George Washington Henderson.

Dates: ca. 1847-1990
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Other WV Counties

John Brown, 1803–1987

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 4
Scope and Contents

West Virginia and Regional History Collection Newsletter with articles re: slave letters. West Virginia Then and Now article re: John Brown's letter. Research re: images of blacks in journalism. Research notes.

Dates: 1803–1987
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Slavery

Underground Railroad, 1892–1951

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents Book chapter "In Gallia and Miegs Counties" from The Mysteries of Ohio's Underground Railroad by Wilbur Henry Siebert, 1951. Facsimile of handwritten narrative by an abolitionist, [1892]. Facsimile of letter from R. C. Rankin re: father Rev. John Rankin, 1892. Research notes on WV runaway slaves. Facsimile of letter to Daniel ? to Cyrus Little re: UGRR, 1894. Map of UGRR, 1860. Requests for copies from the Siebert papers. More facsimiles of...
Dates: 1892–1951
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials / Series 8. Research Notes and Collected Materials--Underground Railroad

WV Colored Orphans Home, 1923–1990

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents

Research materials re: the West Virginia Colored Orphans Home. Newspaper article written by AB. Testimonial for Fannie Cobb Carter. Research notes. Facsimiles of photos. Transcript of interview with Araminta Miller Justice. AB's paper about the Home.

Dates: 1923–1990
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 9. Writings / Series 9. Writings--Articles

West Virginia Encyclopedia Entries, 1997–2001

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 13
Scope and Contents

Manuscript drafts and final versions for entries in the West Virginia Encyclopedia. Materials from West Virginia Humanities Council meetings re: the format and content of the Encyclopedia

Dates: 1997–2001
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 9. Writings / Series 9. Writings--Articles

Story Ideas, Undated

 File — Box: 8, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents

Handwritten pieces of writing

Dates: Undated
Found in: West Virginia and Regional History Center / Ancella Bickley, Historian, Research Papers regarding African-Americans / Series 9. Writings / Series 9. Writings--Short Stories