Using Records about Slavery in the Southern Historical Collection: Popular Topics by Collection
Topics
Topical Searching
Below we have attempted to list three to five collections that are content heavy for certain topics related to the subject of American slavery. As with Selected Collections, it is not meant to be a full representation of all the collections about slavery in the SHC, but rather is meant to be a starting point for research. You can use the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) or keywords that are hyperlinked in the finding aids to discover more collections tagged under your topic of interest. We've also suggested a few keywords under each topic to get your search started. See the Searching in the SHC page for instructions on using Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) or keywords to search the Library catalog.
Abolition. Suggested keywords: Abolitionists. Quakers. Antislavery movements.
- David Outlaw Papers, 1847-1855; 1866
- Hobbs and Mendenall Family Papers, 1787-1949
- R. H. Morrison Papers, 1820-1888
- William Alexander Hoke Papers, 1750-1955
American Indians and Enslaved People. Suggested keywords: Indians of North America > Mixed descent.
Colonization Society. Suggested keywords: African Americans > Colonization.
Disease and Sickness. Suggested keywords: Slaves > Medical care.
- David Gavin Diary, 1855-1874
- Elizafield Plantation Record, 1838-1861
- George W. Robertson Papers, 1837-1908
- Hentz Family Papers, 1782-1932
Free People of Color. Suggested keywords: Slaves > Emancipation. Slaves > Employment.
- George Hairston Papers, 1778-1919
- Hubard Family Papers, 1741-1907
- Wyche and Otey Family Papers, 1824-1936
Infanticide.
Insurrections. Suggested keywords: Slave insurrections > [limit by state].
- Crenshaw and Miller Family Papers, 1751-1916
- N. Russel Middleton Papers, 1761-1919
- Polk, Brown, and Ewell Family Papers, 1803-1896
Manumission. Suggested keywords: Abolitionists. Quakers. Antislavery movements.
Plantation Management. Suggested keywords: Plantations > [limit by state]. Slave records. Agriculture.
- Benjamin Franklin Little Papers, 1806-1935
- Kelvin Grove Plantation Book, 1853-1868
- Arnold and Screven Family Papers, 1762-1903
- George J. Kollock Plantation Journals, 1837-1861
- J. Hamilton Couper Plantation Records, 1818-1854
Rape and Sexual Assault. Suggested keywords: Miscegenation.
Reconstruction and Sharecropping: Suggested keywords: Freedmen. Reconstruction (U.S. History, 1865-1877). Slaves > Employment. Tenant farming. Sharecropping.
- A. H. Harrington Papers, 1744-1909
- Crenshaw Family Papers, 1851-1991
- Hargrave Family Papers, 1790-1918
- Lewis Thompson Papers, 1723-1895
Resistance and Punishment. Suggested keywords: Slave insurrections.
- John Walker Papers, 1824-1867; 1956
- Neal Family Papers, 1816-1916
- Polk and Yeatman Family Papers, 1773-1915
Religiosity and Churches. Suggested keywords: Slaves > Religious life.
- Everard Green Baker Papers, 1848-1876
- John Edwin Fripp Papers, 1817-1944
- Mount Moriah Church Records, 1823-1940
- Miscellaneous letters, 1786-1982
- Sawyers Creek Baptist Church Records, 1815-1937
- William H. Wills Papers, 1712-1921
Slave Trade. Suggested keywords: Slave Trade.
Views and Perceptions of Slavery.
- Blackford Family Papers, 1742-2003
- Elliot and Gonzales Family Papers, 1701-1898
- Hubard Family Papers, 1741-1907
Violence.
