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  • A Prospectus

    Written by
    Wells-Bowie, LaVerne, American
    Subject of
    Simmons, Lily, American, born 1925
    Corbette, Sarah, American
    Simmons, Agnes, American, born 1903
    Date
    1994
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (folded): 6 × 6 in. (15.2 × 15.2 cm)
    H x W (unfolded): 18 × 6 in. (45.7 × 15.2 cm)
    Title
    Pamphlet on influences of the African diaspora on architecture and landscape
    Description
    A pamphlet composed of a single rectangular sheet, printed on both sides, and divided into three panels by two fold lines. The pamphlet makes a square when folded. The pamphlet is composed of cream paper and printed with brown ink. The front side features a photograph of the entry to Agnes Simmons' house on Daufuskie Island at the top panel with the text [A PROSPECTUS / LaVerne Wells-Bowie] printed at the bottom right corner of the image. The center panel features a photograph of the interior of Simmons' screened-in porch, with an individual on the porch swing and two other individuals at a table. Below the image is cream-colored text reading [How have African-derived peoples applied their knowledge of environment in New World settings?] set into a brown rectangle, along with text about how porches and other transitional indoor/outdoor spaces in the Southeastern United States and Caribbean are cultural expressions of the African diaspora. The text continues on the bottom panel and a photograph of Simmons' house, yard, and outbuildings is along the bottom edge.
    The opposite side features an illustrated map of Sarah Corbette's family settlement in Montserrat at the top and an illustrated map of Lily Simmons' Daufuskie Island settlement at the bottom. The text from the front continues in the center, next to a small inset map of the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean. Along the bottom of the center panel is a copyright notice beginning [Copyright 1994 by LaVerne Wells-Bowie].
    Place depicted
    Montserrat, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    West Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    African diaspora
    American South
    Architecture
    Domestic life
    Housing
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Professor LaVerne Wells-Bowie
    Object number
    2019.102.1.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    © LaVerne Wells-Bowie
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b973bf7e-4aff-478e-a2b4-0446965d383f
  • A Prospectus

    Written by
    Wells-Bowie, LaVerne, American
    Subject of
    Simmons, Lily, American, born 1925
    Corbette, Sarah, American
    Simmons, Agnes, American, born 1903
    Date
    1994
    Medium
    ink on paper (fiber product)
    Dimensions
    H x W (folded): 6 × 6 in. (15.2 × 15.2 cm)
    H x W (unfolded): 18 × 6 in. (45.7 × 15.2 cm)
    Title
    Pamphlet on influences of the African diaspora on architecture and landscape
    Description
    A pamphlet composed of a single rectangular sheet, printed on both sides, and divided into three panels by two fold lines. The pamphlet makes a square when folded. The pamphlet is composed of cream paper and printed with brown ink. The front side features a photograph of the entry to Agnes Simmons' house on Daufuskie Island at the top panel with the text [A PROSPECTUS / LaVerne Wells-Bowie] printed at the bottom right corner of the image. The center panel features a photograph of the interior of Simmons' screened-in porch, with an individual on the porch swing and two other individuals at a table. Below the image is cream-colored text reading [How have African-derived peoples applied their knowledge of environment in New World settings?] set into a brown rectangle, along with text about how porches and other transitional indoor/outdoor spaces in the Southeastern United States and Caribbean are cultural expressions of the African diaspora. The text continues on the bottom panel and a photograph of Simmons' house, yard, and outbuildings is along the bottom edge.
    The opposite side features an illustrated map of Sarah Corbette's family settlement in Montserrat at the top and an illustrated map of Lily Simmons' Daufuskie Island settlement at the bottom. The text from the front continues in the center, next to a small inset map of the Southeastern United States and the Caribbean. Along the bottom of the center panel is a copyright notice beginning [Copyright 1994 by LaVerne Wells-Bowie].
    Place depicted
    Montserrat, Caribbean, North and Central America
    Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    West Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    pamphlets
    Topic
    African diaspora
    American South
    Architecture
    Domestic life
    Housing
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Professor LaVerne Wells-Bowie
    Object number
    2019.102.1.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © LaVerne Wells-Bowie
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50443103d-517e-4842-9cf5-e40d4d0bb592
  • Bin-yuh, come-yuh = Been here, new come

    Written by
    Wells-Bowie, LaVerne, American
    Subject of
    Simmons, Lily, American, born 1925
    Corbette, Sarah, American
    Wiley, Ethel Mae, American, born 1941
    Wiley, Franklin D., American, born 1940
    First Union African Baptist Church, founded 1879
    Mount Carmel Baptist Church No. 2
    Date
    2001
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    H x W (physical, folded): 6 × 6 1/8 in. (15.2 × 15.5 cm)
    H x W (physical, unfolded): 6 × 23 7/8 in. (15.2 × 60.7 cm)
    File size: 1.76 GB
    Description
    A digitized booklet by LaVerne Wells-Bowie about African influences evident in the architecture and landscape of Daufuskie Island in Beaufort County, South Carolina. The booklet contains color photographs and illustrations of landscapes, building exteriors, and people throughout. The cover features an illustrated landscape of Daufuskie Island featuring a church, houses and other buildings set amidst palm trees and grasses along a shoreline. Above the illustration is the text [Bin-yuh / Been Here / Come-yuh / New Come]. Below the illustration is printed [LAVERNE WELLS-BOWIE]. The booklet features individuals and institutions in the Daufuskie Island community including Lily Simmons, Sarah Corbette, Ethel Mae and Franklin Wiley, First Union African Baptist Church, and Mount Carmel Baptist Church. There are 22 numbered pages, 32 black-and-white photographs and eight color photographs.
    Place depicted
    Daufuskie Island, Beaufort County, South Carolina, United States, Sea Islands, North and Central America
    Cultural Place
    West Africa, Africa
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
    Type
    books
    digital media - born analog
    Topic
    African diaspora
    American South
    Architecture
    Communities
    Domestic life
    Housing
    Language
    Nature
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Professor LaVerne Wells-Bowie
    Object number
    2019.102.2
    Restrictions & Rights
    © LaVerne Wells-Bowie
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd508c8a01a-6411-413e-a651-4add39c0f9cf
  • Diary of Frances Anne Rollin

    Written by
    Rollin, Frances Anne, American, 1845 - 1901
    Manufactured by
    Taggard & Thompson, American, c. nineteenth century
    Subject of
    Rollin, Frances Anne, American, 1845 - 1901
    Delany, Martin Robison, American, 1812 - 1885
    Whipper, William J., American, 1834 - 1907
    Date
    1868
    Medium
    ink on paper with leather and adhesive
    Dimensions
    H x W x D (closed): 4 15/16 × 3 1/16 × 11/16 in. (12.5 × 7.8 × 1.8 cm)
    Caption
    Frances Rollin and her four sisters, Charlotte, (Chair of the SC Woman Suffrage Association), Katherine, Louise, and Florence were 19th century suffragettes who actively advocated for equal rights for women. During Reconstruction, they operated a successful political salon in Columbia, SC where blacks, whites, women and men discussed civil, social and political rights for all Americans.
    Frances Anne Rollin was also a writer and the author of Life and Public Services of Martin R. Delany which upon appearing in 1868 became the first full-length biography written by an African American. Rollin also kept a diary in 1868, making it the earliest known diary by a southern black woman.
    Major Martin Delany, the highest ranking black in the military, was so impressed by the young teacher that he commissioned her to write his biography. Rollin traveled to Boston to write and to seek a publisher. Her account describes her writing experience as well as her meetings with notable abolitionists and luminaries of the Civil War era and notes Delany’s financial challenges once the Civil War ended.
    Returning to South Carolina in 1868, Frances Rollin was employed by a Pennsylvania-born black attorney, William J. Whipper, who had been recently elected to the South Carolina Legislature. Rollin and Whipper married a few months later.
    Rollin continued her diary during their brief courtship and first year of marriage. The diary allowed a rare glimpse into the social life of Columbia, the South Carolina capital, and recorded the anti-black, anti-Republican violence then ongoing in the state during Reconstruction.
    Description
    Personal diary of Frances Anne Rollin, written during the year 1868. The content of the diary covers the publication of Rollin's book, her courtship and first year of marriage to William J. Whipper, member of the South Carolina state legislature, and life in Reconstruction-era Columbia, South Carolina. The diary is wrapped in black leather with a flap extension on the right that slips inside a strap on the body of the book. On top of the strap is the manufacture's mark in gold that is a circular shape with a starburst design on top. Underneath is the text, [DIARY / 1868]. The inside cover of the diary has many inscriptions in pencil. The text begins with the numbers, [62 / 135.] Underneath reads, [F. Rollin / 16 Blossom [illegible] / Boston / Mass]. On the right cover is a list of objects including the diary and their prices listed on the left with a total of 3.75. Another math equation below lists more objects and ends with 1.90.
    The inside title page is covered in decorative floral and leaf scroll work. The title reads, [ILLUMINATED / DIARY / for / 1868.]. Underneath is an illustrated image of the sea with a mast ship. The publisher below reads, [PUBLISHED BY / TAGGARD & THOMPSON, No. 29 CORNHILL, / BOSTON.] The diary begins with a calendar, differences in time in each state and city, postage information, and eclipses. There are gaps in entries between July 13-26, October 20-21, November 19-January 1, 1869. After the diary dates is a page of [MEMORANDA.] with a list of objects bought and their prices. Following are pages devoted to [CASH ACCOUNT] by month. The back cover has an inscription of two quotes from R. Waldo Emerson, but the quotes are mostly illegible as the graphite has faded. Below the quotes are two more math equations.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
    Place used
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Type
    diaries
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Caricature and cartoons
    Domestic life
    Families
    Literature
    Politics
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    Social life and customs
    Suffrage
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Carole Ione Lewis Family Collection
    Object number
    2018.101.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a9e1565e-9c5d-48e4-b96f-633bbf4852ff
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    Radical Members of the South Carolina Legislature

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    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Dusenberry, George W., American, died 1869
    McKinlay, Whitefield J., American
    Dickson, Elias Evander, American, 1832 - 1909
    Wilder, Charles McDuffie, American
    Hoyt, William R., American
    Randolph, Benjamin Franklin, American, died 1868
    Harris, David, American
    Mays, James P., American
    Jillson, Justus K., American, 1839 - 1881
    Lomax, Hutson J., American
    Jackson, Benjamin Franklin, American
    Thomas, William M., American
    Webb, Henry W., American, died 1869
    Boseman, Benjamin A. Jr., American, 1840 - 1881
    Tomlinson, Reuben, American
    Wright, Jonathan Jasper, American, 1840 - 1885
    DeMars, Francis, American
    Brodie, William J., American
    Hayes, Eben, American
    Cain, Lawrence, American
    Maxwell, Henry J., American, 1837 - 1906
    Martin, James, American, died 1868
    Cooke, Wilson, American
    Miller, Franklin F., American
    Rivers, Prince R., American, 1824 - 1887
    Duncan, Hiram W., American
    Boozer, Lemuel, American, 1809 - 1870
    Smythe, Powell, American
    Wright, John B., American
    Moses, Franklin Israel Jr., American, 1838 - 1906
    Saunders, Sancho, American
    Nuckles, Samuel, American
    White, John Hannibal, American, 1828 - 1878
    Burton, Barney, American
    Shrewsbury, Henry L., American
    Mickey, Edward Charles, American
    Henderson, James A., American
    Hayne, Henry E., American, born 1840
    Mobley, Junius S., American
    Hutson, James, American
    Sen. Nash, William Beverly, American, 1822 - 1888
    Smith, Abraham W., American
    Pettengill, Charles H., American
    Hyde, John B., American
    Lee, Samuel J., American, 1844 - 1895
    Simons, William M., American, 1810 - 1878
    Chestnut, John A., American
    McDaniel, Harry, American
    Gardner, John, American
    Stephen Atkins Swails, American, 1832 - 1900
    Perrin, Wade, American, died 1870
    James, Burrell S., American
    Johnson, William E., American
    Wimbush, Lucius W., American, 1839 - 1872
    Hayes, Elliott Stannmore Jerome, American, 1848 - 1913
    Farr, Simeon, American
    Mead, John W., American
    Thompson, Benjamin A., American
    Rainey, Joseph Hayne, American, 1832 - 1887
    Milford, Thomas Bailey, American
    Date
    1868
    Medium
    albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (sheet): 4 × 2 1/2 in. (10.2 × 6.4 cm)
    H x W (image): 3 1/16 × 2 1/4 in. (7.8 × 5.7 cm)
    Description
    A carte-de-visite of sixty-four (64) so-called "Radical" members of the reconstructed South Carolina legislature after the Civil War. The upper portion of the carte-de-visite is a composite photograph of bust-style portraits of each Congressional member. Below the composite photograph is printed text on the card identifying fifty (50) of the members of Congress as "colored" and thirteen (13) as "white." The text incorrectly states that sixty-three (63) members are pictured. On the verso is printed text listing the names of the sixty-four (64) people depicted on the front, listed by row, "Lines from Left to Right." Some names are misspelled. All corners of the card are trimmed.
    Place depicted
    South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    cartes-de-visite
    albumen prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Political organizations
    Politics
    Race relations
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2016.49.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5762afd42-f920-4e1e-acad-0cf0e9218ff8
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    Claim awarded by the Confederate state of South Carolina for enslaved man Dick

    Written by
    Tupper, James, American
    Subject of
    Jordan, Samuel
    State of South Carolina, American, founded 1788
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    November 23, 1864
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 14 × 8 1/2 in. (35.6 × 21.6 cm)
    Description
    This preprinted and handwritten form records the successful claim against the Confederate state of South Carolina for the death of an impressed enslaved man named Dick from dysentery on October, 26, 1862. Samuel Jordan, who enslaved Dick, was rewarded $750.00 by the government. The document is signed by James Tupper, the state auditor. The reverse of the paper reads "State of South Carolina / No. 342 / In the matter of the / claim of / Samuel Jordan / Report of the / State Auditor."
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place made
    Abbeville, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    claims
    Topic
    Military
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection
    Object number
    2015.222.9
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e3cfcd92-d58f-42c5-8121-5e5340f930bd
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    Pinback button featuring a campaign portrait of Senator William B. Nash

    Created by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Sen. Nash, William Beverly, American, 1822 - 1888
    Date
    ca. 1868
    Medium
    metal, silver and photographic gelatin on photographic paper
    Dimensions
    H x W x D: 1 3/4 × 1 1/2 × 3/8 in. (4.4 × 3.8 × 1 cm)
    Description
    A metal pin back button featuring a photographic image of Sen. W.B. Nash. The pin is oval and made of metal with a slight tarnish. The front features a beaded design around the edge of the picture and the back is slightly indented with a horizontal pin across the middle. The photo is placed loosely in the frame and features a bust shot of Nash wearing a suit jacket and tie. He has a beard and mustache.
    Place used
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Memorabilia and Ephemera-Political and Activist Ephemera
    Type
    gelatin silver prints
    portraits
    buttons (information artifacts)
    Topic
    American South
    Emancipation
    Politics
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    Slavery
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Family of William Beverly Nash
    Object number
    2013.168.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59ddc0b4c-e6ec-42ee-9bf0-7b74d290b3e3
  • The Honorable Ernest Adolphus Finney, Jr. Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Honorable Finney, Ernest Adolphus Jr., American, born 1931
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    South Carolina State University, American, founded 1896
    Friendship Nine, American, founded 1961
    South Carolina Human Affairs Commission, American, founded 1972
    South Carolina Supreme Court, American, founded 1841
    Date
    June 8, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 00:54:44
    Description
    The oral history consists of six digital files: 2011.174.25.1a, 2011.174.25.1b, 2011.174.25.1c, 2011.174.25.1d, 2011.174.25.1e, and 2011.174.25.1f.
    The Honorable Ernest Finney, Jr recalls his father's teaching career and attending law school at South Carolina State College. He remembers defending the "Friendship Nine", a group of college students who protested segregation in Rock Hill, South Carolina. He discusses joining the South Carolina Human Rights Commission, serving as a state representative, and his election to the State Supreme Court.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0025
    Place collected
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Rock Hill, York County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    HBCUs (Historically Black Colleges and Universities)
    Law
    Politics
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.25.1a-f
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd550e12cf5-230f-4795-ab36-597dbebe6281
  • William Saunders Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    Saunders, William, American, born 1935
    Interviewed by
    Taylor, Kieran Walsh
    Subject of
    Jenkins, Esau, American, 1910 - 1972
    Highlander Folk School, American
    Charleston Hospital Workers Movement, American, 1968 - 1969
    Date
    June 9, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:23:43
    Description
    The oral history consists of four digital files: 2011.174.27.1a, 2011.174.27.1b, 2011.174.27.1c, and 2011.174.27.1d.
    William Saunders remembers his childhood on Johns Island, South Carolina, and working with Esau Jenkins, a local civil rights leader. He recalls serving in the army during the Korean War, attending the Highlander Folk School, and working at a mattress factory. He also discusses founding the Lowcountry Newsletter, helping the workers in the Charleston Hospital Strike of 1969, and running unsuccessfully for the state senate.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0027
    Place collected
    Charleston, Berkeley County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Johns Island, Charleston+County"&op=Search">Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Education
    Korean War, 1950-1953
    Labor
    Mass media
    Politics
    Social reform
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.27.1a-d
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd59da103e0-e32a-4bd1-8355-ae9062944c9d
  • Charles F. McDew Oral History Interview

    Created by
    Civil Rights History Project, American, founded 2009
    Interview of
    McDew, Charles F., American, born 1938
    Interviewed by
    Mosnier, Joseph Ph. D.
    Subject of
    Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, American, 1960 - 1970s
    Date
    June 4, 2011
    Medium
    digital
    Dimensions
    Duration: 01:21:53
    Description
    The oral history consists of five digital files: 2011.174.21.1a, 2011.174.21.1b, 2011.174.21.1c, 2011.174.21.1d, and 2011.174.21.1e.
    Charles McDew recalls growing up in Massillon, Ohio, his family's involvement in the steel mill unions and attending South Carolina State University. He remembers being arrested three times in two days for not obeying segregation laws in South Carolina, founding the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), and registering voters in Mississippi.
    LOC ID: afc2010039_crhp0021
    Place collected
    Albany, Dougherty County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Massillon, Stark County, Ohio, United States, North and Central America
    South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Mississippi, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Civil Rights History Project
    Classification
    Media Arts-Film and Video
    Movement
    Civil Rights Movement
    Type
    video recordings
    oral histories
    digital media - born digital
    Topic
    Activism
    American South
    Civil rights
    Labor
    Law
    Politics
    Segregation
    Social reform
    Suffrage
    U.S. History, 1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in partnership with the American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Object number
    2011.174.21.1a-e
    Restrictions & Rights
    © Smithsonian National Museum of African American History & Culture and The American Folklife Center, Library of Congress
    Usage
    Usage conditions apply
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51bb04874-8b8f-4ce6-84ef-06a6bfed18bf
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    Carte-de-visite portrait of Abby D. Munro

    Photograph by
    Barnard, George N., American, 1819 - 1902
    Subject of
    Munro, Abby Davis, American, 1837 - 1913
    Owned by
    Howland, Emily, American, 1827 - 1929
    Date
    1876
    Medium
    albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (Image): 3 11/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9.4 × 5.7 cm)
    H x W (Image and Mount): 4 3/16 × 2 1/2 in. (10.6 × 6.4 cm)
    Description
    Carte-de-visite of Abby D. Munro shown in half portrait profile. She is sitting with her back facing foremost but her head turned in profile and her left side facing the camera. Her hair is parted at the center and then braided and wrapped into a bun at the back of her head. She wears a dark bodice with a high neck and a white ruffled lace collar. The print is cut into an oval shape and mounted on the card mount.
    Handwritten in graphite on the photograph below the image is the text "A. D. Manro Charleston" and "Miss Abby D. Manro 1876" is handwritten in ink on the mount below the print. There is a mark on the back of the photograph for Barnard's studio.
    The photograph is housed in the album 2017.30. The album page has a triple-lined, gold border framing the print. Handwritten in graphite in the lower left corner of the album page is the text "BARNARD 1876 / 263 King St. Charleston".
    Place made
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Emily Howland Photograph Album
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    cartes-de-visite
    albumen prints
    portraits
    Topic
    Antislavery
    Communities
    Education
    Photography
    Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
    Object number
    2017.30.16
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd50c42f0e9-df28-421c-88ab-29fc57939f72
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    Hiring agreement for an enslaved woman named Martha in South Carolina

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Signed by
    Hunton, William A., American
    Fox, John, American, 1805 - 1884
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Date
    December 31, 1858
    On View
    Concourse 3, C3 053
    Exhibition
    Slavery and Freedom
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 15/16 × 5 5/8 in. (10 × 14.3 cm)
    Description
    A hiring agreement for an enslaved woman named Martha in South Carolina. The small, single sheet and page document is on yellowed paper with black preprinted and handwritten text. The document represents the hire of an enslaved woman named Martha to William A. Hunton by John Fox on January 1, 1859 for 1 year. It the top left corner on the front of the document is a printed dollar sign with “17.00/100” handwritten next to it. The document begins “On the 1st day of January, 1860, we bind ourselves and our heirs / to pay unto JOHN FOX the just and full sum of Seventeen dollars / and – cents, for the hire of the Negro Martha, for the year 1859….” The document also notes that Martha will be furnished with summer and winter clothes as well as a bonnet and blanket. The document ends with “Given under our hands ad seals this 31st day of December of 1858. / William A. Hunton.” In the bottom right corner there ar two boxes with “SEAL.” printed inside. William A. Hunton’s signature is next to the top box. The back of the document has an inscription in graphite written in a different hand than the text on the front. The inscription reads “No 24 / WM A. Hunton / $17, Martha / John Fox.”
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    Lexington County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    financial records
    receipts
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Clothing and dress
    Finance
    Slave hire system
    Slavery
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
    Object number
    2018.43.5
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d9ce66b2-ca13-4d5c-8e60-aab2fef7d7f9
  • Exchange Bank of South Carolina five dollar note

    Printed by
    Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., American, 1851 - 1861
    Subject of
    Elmore, Franklin Harper, American, 1799 - 1850
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    September 7, 1853
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/16 × 7 1/4 in. (7.8 × 18.4 cm)
    Description
    Exchange Bank of South Carolina five dollar note featuring a central image of a woman sitting next to a Grecian bust surrounded by flowers and shields. Above the illustration is the text that reads, [THE EXCHANGE BANK OF / COLUMBIA]. The text continues on either side of the illustration, [WILL / PAY / FIVE / DOLLARS / To Bearer / on demand. / Columbia / Dec. 18, 1853 / SOUTH / CAROLINA]. At the bottom are two signatures, on the left, [Pa V Scott Cashr.] and on the right, [Jas V. Lyles Prest.] Underneath Lyles' signature is the name of the printers, [Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. Phila & New York]. On the top right in an oval is a portrait of Franklin Harper Elmore. In the bottom left corner and top right corner are heavily designed circles with the number [5] in the center. At the bottom right is a portrait of an unknown woman. Surrounding the entire note is a border of the word [FIVE]. The back is blank except for the handwritten inscription, [GJ / 103 [underlined]].
    Place made
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    money
    American paper money
    Topic
    American South
    Commerce
    Government
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.108.9.20
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5100cb577-352e-4361-b2b2-576b5beeba6b
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    Document on distribution of six enslaved persons owned by Elizabeth Roberts

    Written by
    Neusville, John, American
    Eckells, William, American
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Roberts, Elizabeth, American, died 1802
    Roberts, John, American, born 1780
    Signed by
    Perry, Isaac, American, 1780 - 1873
    Perry, Benjamin, American, born 1761
    Tonge, Edward, American
    Date
    1802
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (2018.43.8a): 15 15/16 × 13 in. (40.5 × 33 cm)
    H x W (2018.43.8b (folded)): 8 1/16 × 3 3/8 in. (20.4 × 8.5 cm)
    Description
    A financial document (2018.43.8a) listing "Elizabeth Roberts Negroes," splitting them up by lot and divided between heirs by the executors of the estate of Elizabeth Roberts.
    The document consists of handwritten black ink on both sides of a single sheet of paper.
    The front of the large document notes the relationships people had with Elizabeth Roberts and their claims to her property, as well as the state and county officials involved. The back of the document names the enslaved persons with their ages, and notes how they or their equivalent monetary value should be distributed among the interested parties. The enslaved persons are listed as:
    Ben, 23
    Harry, 40
    Hannah, 45
    Philis 11,
    Franny 8,
    Lucy 6
    Harry, Hannah, and Philis went to James Spencer, brother of Elizabeth Roberts. Ben, Franny and Lucy went to William and Eleanor Spencer, nephew and niece of Elizabeth Roberts. The accounting of the estate is dated January 22, 1802 in Charleston. The division of property is entered as February 9, 1802 in St. Paul's Parish, Colleton District of South Carolina. The document is signed by Isaac Perry, Benjamin Perry, and Edward Tonge, executors of the estate.
    The document is accompanied by a smaller piece of folded paper (2018.43.8b), that served as an envelope for the document. It has handwritten text summarizing the contents of the document.
    Place used
    St. Paul's Parish, Colleton County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    documents
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Children
    Families
    Finance
    Men
    Slavery
    U.S. History, 1783-1815
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
    Object number
    2018.43.8ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5e1f472f6-7b79-4cbf-9bc5-83e3cd7ed304
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    Market Scene

    Published by
    Nowell, Frank A., American, ca. 1848 - 1906
    Date
    1880-1888
    Medium
    albumen and silver on paper on card mount
    Dimensions
    H x W (left image): 3 3/16 × 2 15/16 in. (8.1 × 7.5 cm)
    H x W (right image): 3 1/8 × 2 15/16 in. (8 × 7.4 cm)
    H x W x D (card): 3 3/8 × 6 7/8 × 1/16 in. (8.6 × 17.5 × 0.1 cm)
    Description
    A reddish brown stereograph photograph of a butcher shop scene. In the image, two men stand in front of a display of meat that appears to be staged in a photography studio. The man on the left is wearing khakis, a coat, and a hat with an up-turned rear brim. He is holding a wicker basket to the man in front of him. The man standing in the center of the image is dressed in white pants, a long-sleeved white shirt covered, white apron and a white hat. He is reaching out for the basket with one hand. In the background is a shelf with three rafters that feature two sets of ribs, an upended chicken, a flank, a leg, a hen, and a trussed package. At the far right of the photograph stand two butcher’s blocks. Printed in black text on the card on the left side is “F. A. NOWELL, / No. 263 KING STREET, CHARLESTON, S.C.” Printed in black text on the right side of the card is “Charleston & Vicinity.” Listed on the back of the card are “Catalogue of Views of Charleston and Vicinity,” with titles listed from #1-70. "No. 25. Market Scene" is underlined lightly in graphite.
    Place depicted
    Charleston, Charleston County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Media Arts-Photography
    Type
    stereographs
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Foodways
    Labor
    Photography
    U.S. History, 1865-1921
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
    Object number
    2018.43.14
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5291a47b3-e2f2-4ca2-a343-d7d30ace19b7
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    Bill of sale for four enslaved persons in Charleston, South Carolina

    Printed by
    Unidentified
    Subject of
    Unidentified Woman or Women
    Unidentified Man or Men
    Signed by
    Lynes, George, American, 1807 - 1870
    Gray, James W., American, died 1870
    Subject of
    Roper, Robert W., American, 1800 - 1845
    Clarke, Stephen F., American
    Date
    1844
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 13 1/2 × 8 1/8 in. (34.3 × 20.7 cm)
    Description
    A large, pre-printed bill of sale with handwritten text on both sides. It describes the mortgage of four enslaved persons by George Lynes. The enslaved persons are identified as “S Bella, L Sally, Ben, and L Anthony.” The document states that Lynes delivered the enslaved persons to the Master of Equity, James W. Gray, against the price of $660. It is dated March 6, 1844. It was sealed and delivered in the presence of Robert W. Roper and Stephen F. Clarke. The back is covered in various handwritings which records the witnessing of the mortgage and its entry into the record books in April 1844.
    Transcription Center Status
    Transcribed by digital volunteers
    Place used
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Collection title
    Liljenquist Family Collection
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Documents and Published Materials-Business and Legal Documents
    Type
    bills of sale
    Topic
    American South
    Business
    Domestic slave trade
    Men
    Slavery
    U.S. History, 1815-1861
    Women
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Liljenquist Family
    Object number
    2018.43.1
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    Usage
    CC0
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a4fac1f2-9679-4e53-ba03-5ca476f180bb
  • The Bank of South Carolina ten dollar bill

    Created by
    Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, American, 1847 - 1851
    Subject of
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    April 15, 1861
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 7/8 × 6 13/16 in. (7.3 × 17.3 cm)
    Description
    The Bank of South Carolina ten dollar bill featuring a large sailboat at sea with smaller boats in the background. At the top above the illustration is the identifiying mark, [No. 451] on each side of the note. Two decorative circles with the number [10] in the center surround the identifying marks. Under the illustration is the text, [THE EXCHANGE BANK OF / COLUMBIA / Will Pay / TEN DOLLARS / on demand / on demand to [illedigble signiture] or Bearer / Charleston April 15 1861]. Stamped on top of the text in red is the word, [TEN]. Below are the signitures, [M A Dueber Cashr.] and [Geo. B Reid Prest.]. Under Reid's signiture is the printer, [Rawdon, Wright, Hatch & Edson, New York.] In between the signitures is a circulation illustration of a tree broken lying on the ground with its roots exposed in front of a palm tree. On the left border underneath the circle are two mermaid like creatures above a rectangular image of a boat at sea. On the right edge is a man in a toga holding up a scroll with writing standing on a pedastal. On the bottom the word [TEN] is written in bold. The back is blank.
    Place made
    Charleston, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    money
    American paper money
    Topic
    American South
    Commerce
    Government
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.108.9.22
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd543e745dc-d994-4acd-bad0-896dcc3ff388
  • State of South Carolina fifty cents bill

    Subject of
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    February 1, 1863
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 2 7/8 × 3 13/16 in. (7.3 × 9.7 cm)
    Description
    State of South Carolina fifty cents bill featuring a central image of a palm tree with scroll work designs and flowers underneath. Large lettering above the palm tree reads, [The Bank / of the / STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA]. The number [50] is printed in bold on either side of the illustration. Underneath are the words, [WILL PAY BEARER ON DEMAND / "IN CURRENT FUNDS" / FIFTY CENTS]. Underneath is an illegible signature [For Cashier.]. The date, [FEB. 1, 1863.] is written in small lettering on the bottom left corner. The back of the note has a stamp in red ink that reads, [FIFTY / Issued under Act Feb., 1863.] There is some brown staining throughout and a small area of loss on the upper right corner. Distinct crease marks can be seen where the note had been previously folded.
    Place made
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    money
    American paper money
    Topic
    American South
    Commerce
    Government
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.108.9.18
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd540cb6839-a4cc-4691-ba70-049102532b56
  • Exchange Bank of South Carolina ten dollar note

    Printed by
    Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., American, 1851 - 1861
    Subject of
    Vice President Calhoun, John C., American, 1782 - 1850
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    September 7, 1853
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/16 × 7 3/16 in. (7.8 × 18.3 cm)
    Description
    Exchange Bank of South Carolina ten dollar note featuring a central image of Lady Liberty with an eagle, shield, laurel leaves, and holding a spear. Below the illustration is text that reads, [THE EXCHANGE BANK OF / COLUMBIA / Will Pay / TEN DOLLARS / to Bearer / on demand Columbia Sept 7 1853]. Stamped on top of the text in red is the word, [TEN]. Underneath are the signatures of [Jas. S. Scott Cashr.] and [Jas. V. Lyles Prest.]. On the top right in an oval is a portrait of John C. Calhoun. Between the two is an image of an eagle with his wings spread resting on a branch. In the bottom left corner and top right corner are heavily designed circles with the number [10] in the center. At the bottom right is a portrait of an unknown woman. There is a border of the words [TEN DOLLARS / 10] repeating on the top and bottom of the note. The back is blank. Distinct crease marks can be seen where the note has been folded multiple times.
    Place made
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    money
    American paper money
    Topic
    American South
    Commerce
    Government
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.108.9.21
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5d43af958-3ce5-410b-8289-026754749e86
  • Exchange Bank of South Carolina five dollar note

    Printed by
    Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co., American, 1851 - 1861
    Subject of
    Elmore, Franklin Harper, American, 1799 - 1850
    Confederate States of America, 1861 - 1865
    Date
    December 18, 1853
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 3 1/16 × 7 1/8 in. (7.8 × 18.1 cm)
    Description
    Exchange Bank of South Carolina five dollar note featuring a central image of a woman sitting next to a Grecian bust surrounded by flowers and shields. Above the illustration is the text that reads, [THE EXCHANGE BANK OF / COLUMBIA]. The text continues on either side of the illustration, [WILL / PAY / FIVE / DOLLARS / To Bearer / on demand. / Columbia / Dec. 18, 1853 / SOUTH / CAROLINA]. At the bottom are two signatures, on the left, [Pa V Scott Cashr.] and on the right, [Jas V. Lyles Prest.] Underneath Lyles' signature is the name of the printers, [Toppan, Carpenter, Casilear & Co. Phila & New York]. On the top right in an oval is a portrait of Franklin Harper Elmore. In the bottom left corner and top right corner are heavily designed circles with the number [5] in the center. At the bottom right is a portrait of an unknown woman. Surrounding the entire note is a border of the word [FIVE]. The back is blank except for the handwritten inscription, [GJ / 52 [underlined]].
    Place made
    Columbia, Richland County, South Carolina, United States, North and Central America
    Classification
    Slavery and Freedom Objects
    Coins and Currency
    Type
    money
    American paper money
    Topic
    American South
    Commerce
    Government
    Slavery
    U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
    Object number
    2017.108.9.19
    Restrictions & Rights
    Public domain
    Usage
    Not determined
    GUID
    http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd53801c467-eb86-4e2a-9be2-018f616c1662

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