11947 research outputs found
Sort by
Photograph of Mary Grew
No full textPhotograph of Mary Grew(1813-1896), undated 2 1/4", 3 5/8", black and white, head and shoulders vie
Letters by others to John Austin, 1845-1851 and undecided
No full text14 items. Letters written by J. L. Cabell (describing location of rooms at University of Virginia and recommending Austin), Charles J. Gee (concerning studying medicine and University of Virginia) and Thomas W. Hix (concerning studies at Philadelphia College of Medicine). Hiring of slaves
Letters by John Austin, 1850-1851
No full text12 items. Studying medicine at the University of Virginia and at Philadelphia College of Medicine. Hiring out of slaves
Faculty Minute Book, 1933-1945
Full text linkMinutes of the faculty of the College of William and Mary from 1933-1945. These minute books describe various administrative actions taken by the College including faculty hires, admissions, and the curriculum among others
Theodore Dwight Weld, Walnut Hills, Ohio to Elizur Wright, January 24, 1834
No full textTheodore Dwight Weld, Walnut Hills, Ohio to Elizur Wright Junior Corresponding Secretary of the American anti-Slavery Society, New York City New York. Received Elizur Wright's letter, the decision that the letter requested was a heavy responsibility; has decided he serves the cause better where he is; has fought against slavery and colonization; colonization has able advocates; Brother Mehan and Professor Morgan have renounced colonization and come over to the abolitionist position; they are on the border of a slave state but within a year there will be 100 theological students at the institution Lane Seminary in Walnut Hills, Ohio- a strong abolitionist center that will influence the entire valley "more than a hundred societies in New York"; Beecher Stowe is dead set against their cause; believes the seminary would fold if he left; leads a bible class for colored adults; nominates Lewis Tappan as General Agent for the Society. JDW has secured Elizur Wright's position of Corresponding Secretary in December of 183
VIMS 75 Years 1940-2015 : A Celebration of 75 Years in Words and Images
No full textThis booklet was prepared to mark the 75th anniversary of the Virginia Institute of Marine Science
James Barron Hope,no place, to Jane A. (Barron) Hope, no place
No full textAutograph Letter Signed. His ship's neat and warlike appearance; Port-au-Prince, Haiti, and "the peculiarities of these Negro Legislators, & their country"; encounters a funeral; dismisses the "free and easy, devil-may-care habits of these places"; wants her to write him at his next destination, Pensacola, [Florida]; a dispatch just arrived informing the crew that "the Commodore [?]" is in a nearby town; details his efforts to become a good and moral man
Gerrit Smith, Peterboro, New Hampshire to "my dear Uncle", Daniel Cady Esq[uire, Johnstown, Fulton County, New York, October 10, 1839
No full textGerrit Smith, Peterboro, [New Hampshire] to "my dear Uncle", Dan[ie]l Cady Esq[uire], Johnstown, Fulton County, [New York],. Received DC's letter; hopes DC will be able to commerce proceedings in the Case of the Deleware Lot [?]. Hopes a speedy settlement with the representatives of R.M. Campbell and John E. Smith; business is poor and Gerrit Smith has not had a paying customer in 8 days. 1 pag