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  • The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments

    The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Testaments

    Family Bible used by the family of Charles and Henrietta Shearer
    Published by
    A. J. Holman & Company, American, 1872 - 1961
    Owned by
    Shearer, Charles, American, 1854 - 1934
    Shearer, Henrietta Merchant, American, died 1917
    Medium
    leather, metal, ink on book paper
    Dimensions
    12 3/4 x 10 x 5 in. (32.4 x 25.4 x 12.7 cm)
    Type
    Bibles
    Place collected
    Oak Bluffs, Dukes County, Massachusetts, United States, Martha's Vineyard, North and Central America
    Date
    1875
    Description
    Shearer family illustrated bible with leather hardcover binding, and ornate metallic recessed design with metal clasp enclosures
    Topic
    African American
    Families
    Religious groups
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture; Gift of Auldlyn Higgins Williams and E.T. Williams in memory of Hazel Shearer Thomas Gray and her mother Emma Shearer Thomas
    Object number
    2012.32
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Religious and Sacred Objects
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Holy Bible

    Holy Bible

    Bible documenting the family and lineage of Richard Collins
    Published by
    American Bible Society, American, founded 1816
    Owned by
    Collins, Richard, American, 1844 - 1918
    Subject of
    Collins, Kate Hunter, American, died 1910
    Medium
    ink on paper, leather covered cardboard, and ribbon
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (Closed-without ribbon): 2 1/2 × 6 7/16 × 8 3/8 in. (6.4 × 16.4 × 21.3 cm)
    H x W x D (Open-Flat): 2 × 14 1/8 × 8 3/8 in. (5.1 × 35.9 × 21.3 cm)
    H x W x D (Closed-with ribbon): 2 1/2 × 722 × 11 11/16 in. (6.4 × 1833.9 × 29.7 cm)
    H x W x D (Open-In Cradle): 3 1/4 × 13 1/2 × 8 3/8 in. (8.3 × 34.3 × 21.3 cm)
    Type
    Bibles
    Place used
    Alabama, United States, North and Central America
    Texas, United States, North and Central America
    California, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1869
    Description
    A printed copy of the Christian Bible printed in 1869, containing the family history of Richard Collins. Blank pages between the Old Testament and the New Testament are filled in with the marriage, birth, and death dates of various members of Collins's family, including his ancestors and his descendants. The information is written in ink and pencil by at least two different hands. The book has been rebound in a tooled leather-covered cardboard cover. A red satin ribbon page marker is attached at the top edge of the spine.
    Topic
    African American
    American South
    American West
    Emancipation
    Families
    Freemasonry
    Identity
    Migrations
    Race relations
    Religion
    Slavery
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Richard Allen Collins-Diggs, Thanks Grandpa, Mom, Carlotta, Denise, Diane
    Object number
    2014.173
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public Domain
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    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Religious and Sacred Objects
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Holy Bible from New Bethany Baptist Church

    Published by
    A. J. Holman & Company, American, 1872 - 1961
    Subject of
    New Bethany Baptist Church, American, founded 1935
    Owned by
    Reverend Koger, John Jackson, American, died 1990
    Medium
    ink on book paper, ribbon
    Dimensions
    11 9/16 × 10 1/4 × 2 1/4 in. (29.4 × 26 × 5.7 cm)
    Type
    Bibles
    Place used
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1970
    Description
    Hardback copy of the Bible. Cover is black, with incised decorations as borders (resembles an illustrated manuscript kind of style). Silver stickers on top of front cover, spell out "HOLY / BIBLE". Interior pages extremely thing, white with black type. Has a built in red ribbon bookmark that extends approximately 3 1/2 in. past the book pages. Presentation/Owner information page is filled out with black pen, and reads "This Bible was presented to / Rev. Dr. John J. Koger / on the 4th day of November 1979 / at New Bethany Baptist Church / by William H. Mathis / On the occasion of / 44th Anniversary of church". A chunk of pages (573-586) are paper clipped together. A couple scraps of paper with handwritten notes are stuck between pages.
    Topic
    African American
    Local and regional
    Religious groups
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Rev. Carson E. Wise, Sr.
    Object number
    2014.260ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    © A. J. Holman & Company
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Bible given to Perkins William Dennis

    Published by
    American Bible Society, American, founded 1816
    Owned by
    Dennis, Perkins William, American, 1853 - 1918
    Subject of
    Dennis Farm Charitable Land Trust, American, founded 2001
    Medium
    ink on paper, cardboard, metal, and leather
    Dimensions
    H x W (closed): 5 × 3 5/8 × 1 13/16 in. (12.7 × 9.2 × 4.6 cm)
    Type
    Bibles
    Date
    1863
    Description
    Small leather bound text with metal clasps attached to the center PR edge of the front and back cover. The interlocking metal pieces which perhaps once held the bible together as extensions of these metal clasps are now missing. There is an embossed, symmetrical pattern on the covers; the central design is a large oval with two smaller circles at the top and bottom apexes of the central oval. Surrounding and embellishing these three prominent shapes are ornate design details and flourishes more worn down with age than the larger shapes. There is a partial binding along the spine of the text, but it should be noted that the bible is fragile and can be pulled apart into smaller groupings of pages if not handled with caution.
    Topic
    African American
    Domestic life
    Families
    Religious groups
    United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, in honor of the Dennis Family
    Object number
    2014.273.11
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • De Nyew Testament

    De Nyew Testament

    New Testament translated into Gullah-Geechee
    Published by
    American Bible Society, American, founded 1816
    Medium
    ink , paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 8 1/2 × 5 3/8 × 7/8 in. (21.6 × 13.7 × 2.2 cm)
    Type
    Bibles
    Place printed
    New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
    Date
    2005
    Description
    The New Testament in Gullah, Sea Island Creole with marginal text of the Kings James Version. Small blue ribbon attached to spine at top to be used as bookmark. Book was published by the American Bible Society.
    Topic
    African American
    Folklife
    Language
    Religion
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Deborah L. Mack
    Object number
    2015.156.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Religious and Sacred Objects
    Exhibition
    Cultural Expressions
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Culture/Fourth Floor, 4 050
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Bible belonging to Nat Turner

    Bible belonging to Nat Turner

    Published by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Turner, Nat, American, 1800 - 1831
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 4 15/16 x 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (12.5 x 8.9 x 3.8 cm)
    Type
    Bibles
    Place used
    Southampton County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    1830s
    Description
    A small Bible, missing its front and back cover. It has lost pages at the beginning and end of the text, losing the entirety of Genesis and parts of Leviticus and Revelation. The first page contains Leviticus 4:32 through Leviticus 6:2.
    Topic
    African American
    Religious groups
    Slavery
    United States--History--1815-1861
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Maurice A. Person and Noah and Brooke Porter
    Object number
    2011.28
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
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    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Religious and Sacred Objects
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    On View
    NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 3, C3 053
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Bible used during Vietnam War by soldier Thomas Smith

    Published by
    Unidentified
    Owned by
    Smith, Thomas, American, died 1987
    Medium
    leather with ink on paper
    Dimensions
    7 1/2 x 6 x 2 in. (19.1 x 15.2 x 5.1 cm)
    Type
    Bibles
    Place used
    Viet Nam, Asia
    Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    early 20th century
    Description
    Bible with a black leather cover. The cover is very worn and all markings and lettering has faded away. The pages are very brittle and deteriorating. The title and copyright pages are missing as are several others. Many pages are out of order and are dog-eared.
    Topic
    African American
    Local and regional
    Military
    Religion
    Vietnam War, 1961-1975
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Devlin Culliver
    Object number
    2012.163.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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    Classification
    Religious and Sacred Objects
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