Subject| • | Abolition, emancipation, freedom |
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| | • | Abolitionists. |
(1)
| | • | Advance (Brig) |
(1)
| | • | Africa, West--Description and travel |
(1)
| | • | African American churches |
(1)
| | • | African Americans--History--To 1863 |
(1)
| | • | African Americans--Religion |
(1)
| | • | American Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
(1)
| | • | American Colonization Society |
(1)
| | • | Antislavery movements--Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Archaeology--Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration |
(1)
| | • | Avesta |
(1)
| | • | Balloons. |
(1)
| | • | Cartography. |
(1)
| | • | Charities -- United States. |
(1)
| | • | Colonization, repatriation |
(1)
| | • | Creek Indians |
(1)
| | • | Depressions -- 1819 -- United States. |
(1)
| | • | Dinosaurs--New Jersey |
(1)
| | • | Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia, Pa.) |
(1)
| | • | Education--United States |
(1)
| | • | Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic |
(1)
| | • | France--Description and travel |
(1)
| | • | Freemasons--Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Funeral rites and ceremonies--Egypt |
(1)
| | • | Geological Survey of Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Geology--Maps |
(1)
| | • | Geology--Nova Scotia--Surveys |
(1)
| | • | Geology--Pennsylvania |
(2)
| | • | Germany--Description and travel |
(1)
| | • | Haviland, John, 1792-1852 |
(1)
| | • | Hawaiian language |
(1)
| | • | Hayes, I. I. (Isaac Israel), 1832-1881 |
(1)
| | • | Indians of North America |
(1)
| | • | Javanese language |
(1)
| | • | Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 |
(1)
| | • | Lancaster (Penn.) County Prison |
(1)
| | • | Lyceums--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia |
(1)
| | • | Medicine. |
(1)
| | • | Mesmerism |
(1)
| | • | Missouri compromise. |
(1)
| | • | New York Prison Association |
(1)
| | • | Nova Scotia--Surveys |
(1)
| | • | Obelisks |
(1)
| | • | Paleontology--Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Pennsylvania--Description and travel--19th century |
(1)
| | • | Pennsylvania--Surveys |
(1)
| | • | Philadelphia Society For Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons |
(1)
| | • | Philadelphia--History--19th century |
(1)
| | • | Philology |
(1)
| | • | Poems |
(1)
| | • | Prison reformers--Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Prisons--Design and construction |
(1)
| | • | Prisons--New York (State) |
(1)
| | • | Prisons--Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Quakers. |
(1)
| | • | Reconstruction |
(1)
| | • | Reformers--Pennsylvania |
(1)
| | • | Slavery -- United States. | [X] | | • | Slaves, slavery, slave trade |
(3)
| | • | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform |
(3)
| | • | Switzerland--Description and travel |
(1)
| | • | Transcendentalism |
(1)
| | • | Unitarianism |
(1)
| | • | Voyages and travels. |
(1)
| | • | Wilson, John Wall |
(1)
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| | 2 | Author: | Vaux, Roberts,1786-1836. | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | Address on the impolicy of slavery, 1824
| | | | Dates: | 1824 | | | | Abstract: | This collection contains the text of a speech Robert Vaux, a Philadelphia-area philanthropist, delivered to the Association for the Education of Men of Colour. The speech’s content is aimed at criticizing the institution of slavery and its effects on society. Vaux's speech sometimes applies a comparative historical account of slavery, discussing its practice in Europe, such as in Sicily and during Roman times. More often, he describes the ill-effects of slavery on the economy and general development of slave societies, often drawing comparisons to what life is like in the free states.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.371.974.As7 | | | | Extent: | 1.0 Item(s) | | | | Topics: | African American | Antebellum Politics | | | | Genre: | Manuscript Essays | | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Slavery -- United States. | Slaves, slavery, slave trade | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | |
| 5 | Author: | Foulke, William Parker, 1816-1865 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | William Parker Foulke Papers, 1840-1865
| | | | Dates: | 1840-1865 | | | | Abstract: | The William Parker Foulke Collection is one of the largest and richest collections at the APS. The collection, described and inventories in depth in MOLE, reflects the wide and varied interests of one of Philadelphia's most prominent 19th century citizens.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.F826 | | | | Extent: | 3.75 Linear feet | | | | Topics: | Law | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Native America | Pennsylvania History | Philadelphia History | Science and Technology | | | | Genre: | General Correspondence | Legal Records | Literature | Manuscript Essays | Miscellaneous | Political Correspondence | | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Advance (Brig) | Africa, West--Description and travel | American Academy of Music (Philadelphia, Pa.) | American Colonization Society | Antislavery movements--Pennsylvania | Archaeology--Pennsylvania | Arctic regions--Discovery and exploration | Colonization, repatriation | Dinosaurs--New Jersey | Eastern State Penitentiary (Philadelphia, Pa.) | Freemasons--Pennsylvania | Geology--Pennsylvania | Haviland, John, 1792-1852 | Hayes, I. I. (Isaac Israel), 1832-1881 | Kane, Elisha Kent, 1820-1857 | Lancaster (Penn.) County Prison | Lyceums--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia | Mesmerism | New York Prison Association | Pennsylvania--Description and travel--19th century | Philadelphia Society For Alleviating the Miseries of Public Prisons | Philadelphia--History--19th century | Prison reformers--Pennsylvania | Prisons--Design and construction | Prisons--New York (State) | Prisons--Pennsylvania | Reformers--Pennsylvania | Slavery -- United States. | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | Wilson, John Wall | |
| 6 | Author: | Lesley, J. P., (J. Peter), 1819-1903 | Requires cookie* | | | Title: | J.P. Lesley Papers
| | | | Dates: | 1826-1898 | | | | Abstract: | J.P. Lesley was a prominent Pennsylvanian who became a leading geologist. This collection contains a range of materials that relate to his life. The content of the correspondence is not just scientific. Instead, subjects span a wide-range of topics, including European travel, the Civil War, politics, art, literature, personal affairs, and family matters. The papers also reflect Lesley wide-ranging scientific interests. Although a geologist, Lesley also dabbled in demographic studies, religion, and philology. A fair amount of the collection is from the 1850s and beyond. Much of this early correspondence is among family members, but some letters are from prominent reformers, such as Lydia Maria Child. Among the Lesley papers are poems, journals, and notebooks. Two boxes date from 1841 to 1851, which, notably, deal with the period before Lesley became a full-time geologist and professor at the University of Pennsylvania.
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| | | | Call #: | Mss.B.L56 | | | | Extent: | 7.75 Linear feet | | | | Topics: | Americans Abroad | International Travel | Literature, Arts, and Culture | Marriage and Family Life | | | | Genre: | Family Correspondence | General Correspondence | Literature | Scientific Data | Travel Narratives and Journals | | | | Subjects: | Abolition, emancipation, freedom | Avesta | Cartography. | Charities -- United States. | Education--United States | Egyptian language--Writing, Hieroglyphic | France--Description and travel | Funeral rites and ceremonies--Egypt | Geological Survey of Pennsylvania | Geology--Maps | Geology--Nova Scotia--Surveys | Geology--Pennsylvania | Germany--Description and travel | Hawaiian language | Javanese language | Nova Scotia--Surveys | Obelisks | Paleontology--Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania--Surveys | Philology | Poems | Slavery -- United States. | Social conditions, social advocacy, social reform | Switzerland--Description and travel | Transcendentalism | Unitarianism | |
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