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May 1866–Dec. 1867
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound school reports, May 1866–December 1867, are arranged chronologically.
1867–68
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound school reports and quarterly statements of stores, 1867–68, are arranged by type of report and thereunder chronologically.
1865–68
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound school reports, contracts, and indentures, 1865–68, are arranged by type of record and thereunder chronologically.
1866–68
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound school reports, contracts, receipts, and affidavits, 1866–68, are arranged by type of record.
bulk May–Aug. 1866; Apr.–June 1867; Jan.–July 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGCataloged as “School Reports of Receipts and Expenditures”.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound school reports of receipts and expenditures, May–August 1866, April–June 1867, and January–July 1868, are arranged chronologically.
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound school reports, November 1866–November 1868, are arranged chronologically. Included are property reports, teachers' and school superintendents' reports, reports of receipts and expenditures, and district superintendents' reports.
Feb.–Dec. 1868
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound school reports, February–December 1868, are arranged chronologically.
Dec. 1866–Jan. 1869
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGUnbound school reports, December 1866–January 1869, are arranged chronologically. Included are teachers' monthly reports and reports submitted by the subassistant commissioner.
1815–
T. Scipio Jasper (born c. 1815) was an American state legislator in Florida. He was one of several African American members of the Florida House of Representatives who served in the body for Marion County, Florida and lived in Ocala, Florida during the…
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Scipio Moorhead (active c. 1773 – after 1775) was an enslaved African-American artist who lived in Boston, Massachusetts. Moorhead is known through the contemporary African-American poet Phillis Wheatley's poem, dedicated "To S. M. a young African Painter,…
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Scipio Vaughan (c. 1784–1840) was an African-American artisan and slave who inspired a "back to Africa" movement among some of his offspring to connect with their roots in Africa, specifically the Yoruba of West Africa in the early 19th century. After…
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Scott Winfield Bond, also known as the "Black Rockefeller" (March 15, 1852 – March 24, 1933), was an African-American businessman in Arkansas known for his work in agricultural real estate, merchandising, and factory production in St. Francis County. Born…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume scrapbook of letters received, May–October 1867 (171), is arranged chronologically. The volume includes a few circulars and extracts of special orders. The volume also contains a register of letters received (June 1867–July 1868),…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe single–volume scrapbook of telegrams received, August–November 1865 (80), is arranged chronologically.
September 1925
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA single, two-sided black scrapbook page with two black and white photographs on each side (a total of four) with silver handwritten descriptions underneath each photograph. Page 1, side 1, 2022.43a: A black and white photograph of two women named Madona…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe three volumes of scrapbooks of leases, certificates of dispossession, and receipts, 1862–1864, 1 (183), 2 (184), and 3 (185), are arranged chronologically. Volume 3 (185) also contains a register of lessees (January–December 1865), arranged by the…
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FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGThe two volumes of scrapbooks of letters received, 1865–1868, 1 (202) and 2 (203), are arranged chronologically.
1800-1850
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA polychrome scrimshaw sperm whale tooth owned by John Wesley Cromwell. The tooth is etched with a patriotic scene depicting a seated Lady Liberty holding an American Flag with a liberty cap attached to the top and a patriotic shield with the word…
mid 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA scythe with a wooden snath, or handle. The scythe’s metal blade is elongated and curved with a deep notch on the blade edge close to the neck. The blade has been repaired with a thin piece of metal attached to the side of the blade. The side of the blade…
April 21, 1834
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGOriginally issued in 1826, this is an official copy of an early manuscript Seaman's Protection Certificate for Robert Barnaby (April 21, 1834). The certificate describes him as as "a Citizen of the United States of America," with "black complexion, black…
ca. 1850
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA secretary with mirrored doors made by Thomas Day. The secretary has an upper case (2018.64a) and a lower case (2018.64b). The upper case has a decorative finial with serpentine curves. The upper case has two large, mirrored doors with intricate, wood…
2008
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGAn archival pigment print photograph of collaged images. Just right of center, a collaged image of a standing figure appears atop a background black-and-white photograph of the exterior of a house. The figure appears standing in front of the doorway. The…
mid 19th-mid 20th century
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA seed cleaning screen. The screen is constructed with a square wooden box frame and a wire mesh screen attached to the bottom of the frame. Along the bottom edges of the box frame is metal stripping that holds the screen in place. The box frame is held…
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