Collections

African Repository and Colonial Journal

A collection of the African Repository and Colonial Journal which was published in 1837 by the American Colonization Society.

The Anti-Slavery Record

Selected issues of the abolitionist newspaper, The Anti-Slavery Record, published in 1836.

The Emancipator

Selected issues of the abolitionist newspaper, The Emancipator, from 1838 through 1839.

Oneida County Anti-Slavery Petitions

Petitions signed by the residents of Oneida County calling for an end to slavery in the mid-19th century.

handwritten document

A collection of documents, both whole and fragmentary, created and collected by the Wendell Family of Albany, NY. The collection dates from 1687-1837. Notable people in the documents include Governor Thomas Dongan (1634-1715) and, Philip Hooker (1766-1836).