Collection ID: 4079340 MS#1164
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Collection context

Summary

Extent:
0.5 linear feet and 1 box (118 items)
Language:
English , Spanish; Castilian , French , Latin .
Preferred citation:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Slavery papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

Background

Scope and Content:

The collection contains various documents relating to the practice of enslavement in the Americas. It includes three documents related to the case of Joseph Pochin and John Milner who were accused of murder on the island of Jamaica, ca. 1681; a group of police reports for the city of New Orleans, August-November 1833, listing all arrests, mainly concerned with Afro-Americans sentenced to the chain gang; and other documents.

Acquisition information:
Method of acquisition--Purchase and gift; Accession number--M-59.
Processing information:

Cataloged Christina Hilton Fenn 09/--/89.

Charter on vellum relating to a slave or bondsman in England, ca. 1180, was removed to Medieval/Renaissance collection as Western MS 87 in December 2007.

Arrangement:

Cataloged and arranged.

Accruals:

Materials may have been added to the collection since this finding aid was prepared. Contact rbml@columbia.edu for more information.

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access

RESTRICTIONS:

This collection is located on-site.

This collection has no restrictions.

TERMS OF ACCESS:

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. The RBML maintains ownership of the physical material only. Copyright remains with the creator and his/her heirs. The responsibility to secure copyright permission rests with the patron.

PREFERRED CITATION:

Identification of specific item; Date (if known); Slavery papers; Box and Folder; Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Columbia University Library.

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
6th Floor East Butler Library
535 West 114th St.
New York, NY 10027, United States
Link to repository site
CONTACT:
(212) 854-5590
rbml@library.columbia.edu