Collection of East Coast Newsprint on Slavery and Indentured Servitude
Scope and Contents
Dates
- 1723 -- 1846
Access
Conditions Governing Use
Arrangement
Extent
1.42 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language of Materials
English
Overview
Custodial History
These newspapers were found in the Ryder Collection of Confederate Archives in 2011; the Ryder collection was cataloged as part of the WPA in 1939/1940 but in later decades the catalog (A Calendar of the Ryder Collection of the Confederate Archives at Tufts College 1940) was forgotten and library staff added other materials to the Ryder collection, usually items from the South, from the 18th and 19th century and around the time of the Civil War.
Because the newspapers were not part of the original Ryder collection, items were removed from the Ryder papers (they had been interfiled chronologically). As there is no documentation for this collection, the only shared feature between all of the newsprints is the fact they they all contain advertisement or notes regarding slavery, enslaved persons, or indentured servants -- which is likely the reason they were added to the Ryder collection. The newspapers were brought together into one separate, 'artificial' collection in spring 2012 by Susanne Belovari.
Processing Information
Processing status
Processing Information
- Anti-slavery Subject Source: Local sources
- Enslaved persons Subject Source: Local sources
- Indentured servitude Subject Source: Local sources
- Slavery Subject Source: Local sources
Repository Details
Part of the Tufts Archival Research Center Repository
35 Professors Row
Tisch Library Building
Tufts University
Medford Massachusetts 02155 United States
617-627-3737
archives@tufts.edu