Contents
- Descriptive Summary
- Conditions for Access
- Conditions Governing Use
- Preferred Citation
- Custodial History
- Processing Information
- Processing Information
- Scope and Content
- Scope and Content
- Scope and Content
- Scope and Content
- Alternate Format Available
- Alternate Format Available
- Related Material
- Indexed Terms
Collection Access
American Colonization Society records
Descriptive Summary
- Title
- American Colonization Society records,
- Dates
- 1820-1981,
- Predominant Dates
- bulk 1850-1873
- Identifier
- 1961.0307
- Creator
- Ayres, Eli
- Creator
- Bacon, Ephraim
- Creator
- Caldwell, Elias Boudinot, 1776-1825
- Creator
- Gurley, Ralph Randolph, 1797-1872
- Creator
- Hunter, Harry D.
- Creator
- Key, Francis Scott, 1779-1843
- Creator
- King, Joseph
- Creator
- Macaulay, J.
- Creator
- Mason, John
- Creator
- Meacham, Eliza Hoyt, recipient.rcp
- Creator
- Thompson, Smith.
- Creator
- Tyson, Thomas.
- Creator
- American Colonization Society
- Size
- ca. 110 items.
- Size
-
1 microfilm reel :
neg. ;(Camera negative).35 mm.
- Language
- Material is in English unless otherwise noted.
Conditions for Access
In order to view the master microfilm, a copy must be made.
Conditions Governing Use
Contact the archives for more information on licensing and permissions for use and reproduction.
Preferred Citation
A common citation for archives is as follows: Item, Folder number and/or title, Box number, Collection title, ID number, Repository name, location.
Custodial History
Gift of Mrs. Thatcher Hoyt, 1961.
Processing Information
Microfilmed 1977/081 r. 351 exp.; incl. Hobbs membership certificate from James Madison papers.
Processing Information
Microfilmed 1974/05 Caldwell items included in Bushrod Washington microfilm.
Scope and Content
Correspondence, account sheets, constitution, instructions to agents, letters of introduction from the Board of Managers, and other materials of the American Colonization Society. Topics include the formation of auxiliary societies, importance of suppressing the slave trade, African settlements, fund-raising, and captured Africans recommended to the attention of the society after they have been discharged from the U.S. Correspondents include Dr. Eli Ayres, E. Bacon, Elias B. Caldwell, Ralph Randolph Gurley, Harry D. (or Henry) Hunter, Francis S. Key, Joseph King, J. Macaulay, John Mason, the Hon. Smith Thompson, and Thomas Tyson.
Scope and Content
Includes A.C.S. certificate of membership (1873) issued to Mrs. Eliza Hoyt Meacham.
Scope and Content
Includes a list of African American emigrants leaving Norfolk, Va., for Liberia, on board the brig Nautilus, 1821 Jan. 10. The list includes men, women, and children; indicates the occupations, ages, and religious affiliation (Baptist or Methodist) of the emigrants.
Scope and Content
Inventory for MSS Alpha American: Folder 1, 1820-21; folder 2, 1822-23; folder 3, 1824-58, 1877; folder 4, n.d.
Alternate Format Available
Microfilm available: Entire ACS collection plus Hobbs membership certificate from James Madison papers (Chicago History Museum).
Alternate Format Available
Microfilm available: Bushrod Washington papers microfilm (Chicago History Museum) includes the Elias B. Caldwell items from the ACS records.
Indexed Terms
- Ayres, Eli
- Caldwell, Elias Boudinot, -- 1776-1825
- Gurley, Ralph Randolph, -- 1797-1872
- Key, Francis Scott, -- 1779-1843
- American Colonization Society -- Archives
- Liberia Emigration and immigration 19th century
- United States Emigration and immigration 19th century
- African Americans -- Colonization
- African Americans -- Colonization -- Africa
- Slavery -- United States -- Societies, etc.
- Antislavery movements -- United States
- Slave trade -- United States