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Charles Beecher letter to Wilbur Siebert, March 7, 1896
No full textCharles Beecher letter to Wilbur Siebert, Mar. 7, 1896, describing a night working with Prof. Calvin E. Stowe on the Underground Railroad
Charles T. Webber Letters to Wilbur H. Siebert
No full textArtist Charles T. Webber (1825-1911) sent these two letters in response to inquires made by Wilbur H. Siebert, a history professor at the Ohio State University. Siebert (1866-1961) requested a photograph of Webber's painting The Underground Railroad for his book The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom (1898). In the first letter, dated November 10, 1892, is two pages in length and measures 4.8 by 7.8 inches (12.19 by 19.81 cm). Webber informs Siebert that he expects to finish the painting within three months, but cannot send a photograph until it is completed. He also refers to Siebert's "circular," a list of questions sent to those who had participated in efforts to assist fugitive slaves. The second, one-page letter from September 20, 1894 measures 5.5 by 8.3 (13.97 by 21.08 cm). In it, Webber apologizes for the delay in providing a photograph, but indicates that he will soon have the painting in his home, where he could take a good photograph of it. Webber was a native of New York state. He lived in Cincinnati from 1860 until his death in 1911. Webber created hundreds of works, including portraits, landscapes, genre subjects, and historical scenes. He belonged to many Cincinnati arts organizations and was considered the "dean" of the Cincinnati art community in the nineteenth century. Siebert was a professor of history at the Ohio State University from 1902 until 1935. Between 1891 and 1935, he amassed a wealth of material relating to the Underground Railroad. In the 1940s, he donated the materials to the Ohio Historical Society, together with records pertaining to his two other research interests, American Loyalists and East Florida
Substitute soldier certificate for Phillip Siebert
No full textPhillip Siebert is mustered as a substitute soldier in the United States Army in return for $300.https://digitalcommons.wofford.edu/littlejohnmss/1021/thumbnail.jp
Elias Tetirick interview
No full textIn this interview, Wilbur H. Siebert recorded the recollections of Elias Tetirick (1819-1901). Tetirick, a Wesleyan Methodist with strong abolitionist convictions, was involved in the Underground Railroad in Jefferson Township, Guernsey County from 1847 until 1865. The interview was part of Siebert's research for his book, "The Underground Railroad from Slavery to Freedom" (1898).
According to the interview, freedom-seeking former slaves came to Tetirick's home in Winterset from Senecaville, before moving on to the next station, near Gnaddenhutten in Tuscarawas County. According to his granddaughter, Tetirick buried all papers documenting his work on the Underground Railroad in 1863 because he feared Morgan's Raiders would find them. Confederate troops did pass within a few miles of his house, but did not reach Tetirick's house, a one-room log cabin with a loft used for hiding fugitive slaves.
Siebert was a professor of history at the Ohio State University from 1891 until 1935. Between 1892 and 1948, he amassed a wealth of material relating to the Underground Railroad. In the 1940s, he donated the materials to the Ohio Historical Society (now the Ohio History Connection), together with records pertaining to his two other research interests, American Loyalists and East Florida
Water Resources Science and Technology Fall Seminar Series: Steven Siebert (San Antonio Water System)
No full textMr. Steven Siebert gave the audience an in-depth introduction of the mission and service capacity of San Antonio Water System (SAWS), as well as SAWS water planning for the next 5 years and beyond. He touched on the local, regional, and state level water policy, management, and governance, and how SAWS partners the various agencies to reach its planning parameters
A Simple Method for Resolution of Definite Reference in a Shared Visual Context
No full textSiebert A, Schlangen D. A Simple Method for Resolution of Definite Reference in a Shared Visual Context. In: Proceedings of the 9th SIGdial Workshop on Discourse and Dialogue. Columbus, Ohio: Association for Computational Linguistics; 2008: 84-87
Moses Sawyer portrait
No full textEngraved portrait depicting Moses Sawyer of North Weare, New Hampshire, who concealed fugitive slaves escaping to freedom in Canada on the Underground Railroad. The engraving was done by A.H. Ritchie. This engraving was sent to Wilbur H. Siebert by Ellen R. Smith, Moses's daughter. Siebert (1866-1961) began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history.
A. P. Dutton photograph
No full textPhotograph of A. P. Dutton (b. 1822), who was an agent of the Underground Railroad in Racine, Racine County, Wisconsin. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history
Amanda A. Stone portrait
No full textPhotograph of a portrait depicting Amanda A. Stone, who kept a station on the Underground Railroad with her husband Israel in Delmar Township, Tioga County, Pennsylvania. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history
John A. Innis portrait
No full textJohn A. Innis (1800-1866) aided fugitive slaves to freedom in Canada on the Underground Railroad in Salem, Massachusetts. This cabinet card is from Shaw and Chamberlin on 51 New Washington Street in Boston, Massachusetts. The image was collected by Ohio State University professor Wilbur H. Siebert (1866-1961). Siebert began researching the Underground Railroad in the 1890s as a way to interest his students in history
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