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Letter

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Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Letter from Theodore D. Weld to Daniel Gibbons

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F012_In02

Date Range: 1838/12/25

1 document

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Letter from Theodore D. Weld to Daniel Gibbons

Description: Letter from Theodore D. Weld, Office of the American Anti-Slavery Society in New York to Daniel Gibbons in Enterprise, Lancaster County requesting first-hand accounts of the conditions of slavery and also information about friends, family and neighbors who have moved to or from a state that supported slavery and/or married a slaveholder. (Letter is separating at folds and a corner is missing).

Date Range: 1838/12/25

Creation Date: 25 December 1838

Creator: Weld, Theodore Dwight, 1803-1895

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Weld, Theodore Dwight; Gibbons, Daniel

Subjects: African Americans--History; American Anti-Slavery Society; Antislavery movements; Letters; Slavery

Search Terms: Abolition; American Anti-Slavery Society; Antislavery movements; Correspondence; Letters; Persons of color; Slavery

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Condition: Fair

Condition Date: 2022-03-28

Condition Notes: Letter is separating at folds and a corner is missing.

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F012_In02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-240, Series 2

Other Number: MG-240, Series 2, Folder 12, Insert 2

Classification: MG0240

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from Document Collection, 15 March 2012. Added to database on 28 March 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Program, Theater

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/48714695-a99d-4a51-8721-420811649440

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Program for Jarrett & Palmer's production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

Object ID: MG0942_1874_UncleTomsCab

Date Range: 1874

1 document

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Program for Jarrett & Palmer's production of "Uncle Tom's Cabin"

Description: Program for "Jarrett & Palmer's superb spectacular revival of Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's 'Uncle Tom's Cabin'," performed at Fulton Hall on Friday, 29 March 1874. The production featured the following Black artists, musical groups, and camp meeting leader: The Famous Louisiana Troubadours, The Four Jolly Coons, Horace Weston, The Renowned Slidell Children, and Sarah Washington.

Date Range: 1874

Creation Date: 1874

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 12

Storage Container: Oversized Box 01

People: Bates, Marie; Bigelow, Lenore; Burns, John A.; Carroll, George; Chapman, L.; Conway, George; Denham, Fanny; Dickson, Georgie; Ebbets, E. W.; Eberle, C. W.; Harkins. W. S.; Hawk, Harry; Hunt, J. H.; Jarrett, Henry Clay; Johns, N. W.; Kenney, C.; Kunkel, George; May, Laura; Palmer, Henry David "Harry"; Rouse, Mrs. W. A.; Rouse, William A.; Rowe, J. H.; Stafford, Rose; Vivian, Willie; Watkins, H.; Weston, Horace; Wharton, La Petite

Subjects: African Americans--Fiction; Enslaved persons--Fiction; Plantation life--Fiction; Programs (Publications); Slavery

Search Terms: African American children; African American men; African American women; Children; Enslaved persons; Free persons of color; Freedmen; Fulton Hall; Fulton Theatre; Jarrett and Palmer; Lancaster; Persons of color; Programs; Slavery; Theatrical performances; Uncle Tom's Cabin; Women

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages scanned

Object Name: Program, Theater

Language: English

Object ID: MG0942_1874_UncleTomsCab

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-942

Classification: MG0942

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database on 21 February 2024.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Newspaper

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e5cbb901-9795-499a-8d66-403837723837

Collection: Newspaper Collection

Title: Lancaster Journal

Object ID: Newspaper_#1424

Date Range: 1799/09/21

Collection: Newspaper Collection

Title: Lancaster Journal

Description: Lancaster Journal. This issue contains an ad for a Freedom Seeker, an enslaved woman named Priscilla. There is also a public notice regarding "An Act to regulate the general elections within this Commonwealth."

Date Range: 1799/09/21

Creation Date: 21 September 1799

Creator: Lancaster Journal

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives North

Storage Wall: Side 15

People: Clem; Fahnestock, Samuel; Priscilla

Subjects: African American women; African Americans--History; Lancaster (Pa.); Newspapers; Slavery

Search Terms: Advertisements; Enslaved persons; Freedom Seekers; Lancaster Journal; Newspapers; Persons of color; Slavery

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Newspaper

Language: English

Object ID: Newspaper_#1424

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Accession Number: 2022.024

Classification: Newspaper_#1424

Description Level: Item

Letter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6a57b83b-df4f-4556-bd3e-351426498456

Collection: John B. Eshleman Papers

Title: Letter from Samuel [Burn]

Object ID: MG0917_F001_In02

Date Range: 1861/09/14

6 images

Collection: John B. Eshleman Papers

Title: Letter from Samuel [Burn]

Description: Letter from Samuel [Burn] to John B. Eshleman. Written from somewhere along the Potomac River in Maryland during the Civil War. Describes troop movements, life in camp, and interactions with enslaved persons. With photocopy.

Admin/Biographical History: John B. Eshleman was born 11 February 1839 in West Hempfield Township. He had a common school education and taught in West Hempfield and Columbia for 36 years. In 1880 he was elected to the Pennsylvania State Legislature. He served two terms as a Lancaster County Commissioner beginning in 1893. He was also a justice of the peace. He died 21 June 1906 and is buried at Ironville Methodist Church Cemetery in West Hempfield Twp.

Date Range: 1861/09/14

Creation Date: 14 September 1861

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 19

People: Burn, Samuel; Eshleman, John B.

Subjects: African American women; African Americans--History; Letters; Sexual assault; Slavery; Soldiers--Conduct of life; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865

Search Terms: African American women; Civil War; Correspondence; Enslaved persons; Letters; Persons of color; Women

Extent: 3 items, 6 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0917_F001_In02

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: John B. Eshleman Papers (MG0917) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ed56afdc-2032-4e24-b495-183209836230

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Accession Number: 2003.MG0917

Other Numbers: MG-917

Other Number: MG-917, Folder 1, Insert 2

Classification: MG0917

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from Document Collection Box 33, Folder 7, Items 1-7, 14 April 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

Images

Letter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d1cb1c35-82b1-4989-baf1-472840764318

Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Letter from Gen. Edward Hand to Capt. James Willing

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F008_In01_It01

Date Range: 1778/01/08

1 document

Collection: George Steinman Papers, Series 2 Documents, Images, Ephemera

Title: Letter from Gen. Edward Hand to Capt. James Willing

Description: Letter from Gen. Edward Hand to Capt. James Willing with an order for fabric, accessories, and notions for clothing. He also adds a request for a strong, healthy, and well-dressed Black man. Fort Pitt.

Date Range: 1778/01/08

Creation Date: 8 January 1778

Creator: Hand, Edward, 1744-1802

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 04

Storage Container: Series 02, Box 0001

People: Hand, Edward; Willing, James

Subjects: African Americans--History; Letters; Notions (Merchandise); Slaveholders--Pennsylvania; Slavery; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783

Search Terms: African American men; Correspondence; Enslaved persons; Fabrics; Fort Pitt, Pennsylvania; Letters; Persons of color; Revolutionary War; Servants; Sewing notions

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages scanned

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0184_S02_F008_In01_It01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: George Steinman Papers, Series 1 (MG0184_S01) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/786b3ffc-7908-40de-9362-817467455650; George Steinman Papers, Series 2 (MG0184_S02) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/6c7e11c6-f3ca-469c-891a-145832196710

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), George Steinman Papers (MG0184), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit.

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Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-184, Series 2

Other Number: MG-184, Series 2, Folder 8, Insert 1, Item 1

Classification: MG0184

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Added to database 18 September 2023.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # C980002119, 2021-2024.

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Letter

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/c93c716f-db49-4843-b5c3-521157071768

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Letter from the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery to the Delaware Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F012_In01

Date Range: 1788

1 document

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Letter from the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery to the Delaware Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery

Description: Letter from the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery to the Delaware Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery stating that they would send printed copies of several acts of the Pennsylvania legislature regarding the gradual abolition of slavery and the constitution of their society. The letter describes the acts of a Philadelphia ship owner in transporting Africans to the West Indies for slavery and then making port in Wilmington, Delaware to circumvent the laws in Pennsylvania and requesting that the Delaware society encourage their governor to abolish slavery. Signed by Thomas Harrison, Caleb Lownes and John Oldden. Benjamin Franklin, president of the society. Philadelphia.

Date Range: 1788

Creation Date: 3rd month, 17th day, 1788

Creator: Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Franklin, Benjamin; Harrison, Thomas; Lownes, Caleb; Oldden, John

Subjects: African Americans--History; Antislavery movements; Letters; Slavery

Search Terms: Abolition; Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery; Antislavery movements; Correspondence; Delaware Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery; Letters; Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery; Persons of color; Slavery

Extent: 1 item, 4 pages to scan

Object Name: Letter

Language: English

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F012_In01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.; Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-240, Series 2

Other Number: MG-240, Series 2, Folder 12, Insert 1

Classification: MG0240

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from Document Collection, 15 March 2012. Added to database on 28 March 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Recording, Video

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b4d5126e-6e98-48cf-84e8-943766199193

Collection: Oral History Collection

Title: African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson

Object ID: OH0163

Date Range: 2007/03/15

Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Hazel Jackson Location: home of Hazel Jackson Subject: Date of Interview: March 15, 2007 Transcription Date: January 16, 2009 Transcriber: Miles Shugar [] indicates

1 document

Collection: Oral History Collection

Title: African-American Veterans Oral History Project interview with Hazel Jackson

Description: Oral history interview with Hazel Jackson, the first African American teacher in the School District of Lancaster.

Date Range: 2007/03/15

Date of Interview: 2007-03-15

Creator: Jackson, Hazel, 1926-2014, interviewee

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Jackson, Hazel; LeFever, Carol; Shugar, Miles

Interviewer: LeFever, Carol

Narrator: Jackson, Hazel

Other Creators: Shugar, Miles, collector

Subjects: African Americans; African American women; African American teachers; African American Veterans; Oral history

Search Terms: African American teachers; African American Veterans; African American women; Local figures; Oral histories; Persons of color; Teachers; Veterans; Women

Area / Region: Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Place of Interview: Home of Hazel Jackson

Object Name: Recording, Video

Length of Interview: 1:31:50

Object ID: OH0163

Description Level: Item

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Recording, Video

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/f47332b6-abd5-4ab4-a466-731760962342

Collection: Oral History Collection

Object ID: OH0166

Date Range: 2006/02/13

Lancaster County Historical Society African-American Veterans Oral History Project Interviewer: Carole LeFever Interviewee: Wilkerson, Ruby and Spencer Location: Home of the Wilkersons Subject: Military experiences Date of Interview: February 13, 2006 Transcription Date: February 23, 2009

1 document

Collection: Oral History Collection

Description: African American Veterans Oral History interview with Ruby Wilkerson.

Date Range: 2006/02/13

Date of Interview: 2006-02-13

Creator: Wilkerson, Ruby, 1925-2007, interviewee

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

People: Wilkerson, Ruby; LeFever, Carole; Shugar, Miles

Interviewer: LeFever, Carole

Narrator: Wilkerson, Ruby

Subjects: African American veterans; African American women; African Americans; Oral history; Veterans

Search Terms: African American American Legion Post 780; African American Veterans; African American Women; Oral histories; Persons of color; Veterans; Women

Place of Interview: Home of Ruby Wilkerson

Object Name: Recording, Video

Length of Interview: 1:00:36

Object ID: OH0166

Notes: Mark Subject

Classification: OH0166

Description Level: Item

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Register

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/ad6cd71b-f0e7-4bbf-adaa-128999692349

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Return of Samuel Wilson

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F004

Date Range: 1792/05/30

1 document

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Return of Samuel Wilson

Description: Return of Samuel Wilson of Bart Twp. Isaac, six months old, son of Diana, an enslaved woman.

Date Range: 1792/05/30

Creation Date: 30 May 1792

Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Diana; Isaac; Wilson, Samuel

Subjects: African Americans--History; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery; Children; Court of Quarter Sessions; Enslaved persons; Persons of color; Slaveholders; Slavery

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Register

Language: English

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F004

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-240, Series 2

Other Number: MG-240, Series 2, Folder 4

Classification: MG0240

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Processed prior to 1997 and updated from 2007-present. Added to database on 24 January 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Register

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/d0f4968a-3108-4008-b9d0-361348778809

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Return of Josiah Lockhart

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F006_It01

Date Range: 1788/09/01

1 document

Collection: Black History Collection

Title: Return of Josiah Lockhart

Description: Return of Josiah Lockhart of Lancaster. Mary, age six; Bill, age three; and Prissilla, age two. Children of Mary Brown, an enslaved woman.

Date Range: 1788/09/01

Creation Date: 1 September 1788

Creator: Pennsylvania. Court of Quarter Sessions (Lancaster County)

Storage Location: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA

Storage Room: Archives South

Storage Wall: Side 06

People: Bill; Brown, Mary; Lockhart, Josiah; Mary; Priscilla

Subjects: African Americans--History; Slaveholders--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County; Slavery--Pennsylvania--Lancaster County

Search Terms: Act for the Gradual Abolition of Slavery; Children; Court of Quarter Sessions; Enslaved persons; Persons of color; Slaveholders; Slavery

Extent: 1 item, 2 pages to scan

Object Name: Register

Language: English

Object ID: MG0240_Ser02_F006_It01

Location of Originals: LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania

Related Item Notes: Black History Collection (MG0240) https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2b3d42c6-a313-4ebc-966f-516114048136

Notes: Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Black History Collection (MG0240), Series 2, Object ID, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL. Date accessed (day, month, year).; LancasterHistory is committed to preserving and providing access to materials chronicling Lancaster County's heritage. As a historical resource, this document reflects the racial prejudices and actions of the era. In order to maintain the historical integrity and context of collection items, LancasterHistory does not censor historical documents or edit language, titles, or organization names when transcribing original content.

Access Conditions / Restrictions: Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. Original documents may be used by appointment--contact research@lancasterhistory.org prior to visit.

Copyright: Images have been provided for research purposes. Please contact research@lancasterhistory.org for a high-resolution image and permission to publish. There is no fee for publication.; LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation.

Credit: Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.

Other Numbers: MG-240, Series 2

Other Number: MG-240, Series 2, Folder 6, Item 1

Classification: MG0240

Description Level: Item

Custodial History: Transferred from Document Collection, Box 6, Folder 20, Item 7 and cataloged January 2000. Added to database on 24 January 2022.; Digitization of this document was funded by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission, PHMC Appl ID # 202010016624, 2020-2023.

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Letter

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Program, Theater

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Newspaper

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Letter

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Letter

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Letter

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Recording, Video

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Recording, Video

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Register

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Register

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