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Autobiography of James L. Smith : including, also, reminiscences of slave life, recollections of the war, education of freedmen, causes of the exodus, etc.
- Title
- Autobiography of James L. Smith : including, also, reminiscences of slave life, recollections of the war, education of freedmen, causes of the exodus, etc.
- Author
- Smith, James L. (James Lindsay)
- Publication
- Norwich [Conn.] : Press of the Bulletin Company, 1881.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Not available - Please for assistance. | Text | Restricted use | Sc Rare C 84-13 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc Rare C 81-30 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | Sc Rare 326.92-S (Smith, J. L. Autobiography of James L. Smith) | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Text | Use in library | IEC (Smith, J. L. Autobiography of James L. Smith) | Schwarzman Building - Milstein Division Room 121 |
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- Additional Authors
- Press of the Bulletin Company, publisher.
- Description
- xiii, [3], 150 p., [3] leaves of plates : ill., port.; 22 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Subjects
- Freed persons > Education > United States
- Freed persons > United States
- African American Methodists > Connecticut > Biography
- African Americans > Virginia > Biography
- Smith, James L (James Lindsay) > Portraits
- African American soldiers > Connecticut > Biography
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American
- Fugitive slaves > Connecticut > Biography
- African American clergy > Connecticut > Biography
- African Americans > Connecticut > Biography
- Slavery > Virginia
- Slaves > Virginia > Social life and customs
- Slaves > Virginia > Biography
- Note
- "Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1881, by James L. Smith, In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington."--copyright statement, verso of title page.
- Indexed In (note)
- Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.)
- Provenance (note)
- is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
- Contents
- ch. 1. Birth and childhood -- ch. 2. Youth and early manhood -- ch. 3. Life in Heathsville -- ch. 4. Escape from slavery -- ch. 5. Life in freedom -- ch. 6. Life in Norwich, Conn. -- ch. 7. The War of the Rebellion -- ch. 8. After the war -- ch. 9. Conclusion -- ch. 10. Colored men during the war -- ch. 11. Recollections during the war -- ch. 12. The exodus.
- Call Number
- Sc Rare C 84-13
- OCLC
- 671754
- NYPG85-B2596
- Author
- Smith, James L. (James Lindsay)
- Title
- Autobiography of James L. Smith : including, also, reminiscences of slave life, recollections of the war, education of freedmen, causes of the exodus, etc.
- Imprint
- Norwich [Conn.] : Press of the Bulletin Company, 1881.
- Indexed In:
- Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), 9524
- Provenance
- Copy in Sc Rare 326.92-S (accession no. B389729) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
- Connect to:
- Added Author
- Press of the Bulletin Company, publisher.Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Rare C 84-13Sc Rare C 81-30Sc Rare 326.92-S (Smith, J. L. Autobiography of James L. Smith)IEC (Smith, J. L. Autobiography of James L. Smith)