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Books and Published Materials

From Slave Cabin to The Pulpit: The autobiography of Rev. Peter Randolph

1893

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A book titled “From Slave Cabin to The Pulpit: The autobiography of Rev. Peter Randolph” by Rev. Peter Randolph. The book has a green cover with brown text. An illustration of a cabin is on the left side of the cover. The cover and spine also feature a…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2010.1.289
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Archival documents & files

From Subordinate Officers — Letters and Telegrams Received

Date not recorded

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Cataloged as “From Subordinate Officers”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M979, File 1.4.1
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Photographs and Still Images

From Whence We Came

2022

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A black-and-white photograph depicting the Atlantic Ocean as seen from a beach on Jekyll Island. In the foreground is the beach, covered by the foam of a receding wave. More waves gently crest in the midground with the dark, flat expanse of the ocean…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.91.1
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Books and Published Materials

Fugitive Slave Law: Dr. Lathrop Reviewed

1851

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A pamphlet titled, “Fugitive Slave Law: Dr. Lathrop Reviewed,” written by Rev. David Holmes. The rectangular pamphlet does not have front or back covers. It has white pages with black type and sewn through the fold. The first page of the pamphlet has the…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.22.3
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Historical photographs & documents

G – K

1868

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Cataloged as “G – K”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1900, Item 3.3.5.2
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Archival documents & files

G – K — Entered in Register 1

1865

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Cataloged as “G – K”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1027, File 4.1.3
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Historical photographs & documents

G – L

1867–72

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Cataloged as “G – L”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1906, Item 4.1.7.2
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Archival documents & files

G – L — Entered in Volume 1

June 1865–Feb. 1866

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Cataloged as “G – L”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M826, File 4.1.3
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Archival documents & files

G – L — Entered in Volume 2

Jan. 1866–Feb. 1867

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Cataloged as “G – L”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M826, File 4.2.2
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G – L — Unregistered Letters Received

1866

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Cataloged as “G – L”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 5.1.4
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Archival documents & files

G – M — Entered in Register 1

Sept. 1866–May 1869

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Cataloged as “G – M”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M803, File 4.1.2
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G – M — Entered in Register 1 and 2

1866

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Cataloged as “G – M”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M999, File 8.2.2
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Historical photographs & documents

G – N

1867

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Cataloged as “G – N”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M979, Item 2.4.1.9
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Historical photographs & documents

G – O

1868

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Cataloged as “G – O”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1910, Item 4.1.10.2
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Archival documents & files

G – O — (Entered in Register 1)

Jan. 1868–Dec. 1869

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Cataloged as “G – O”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1056, File 5.1.3
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Archival documents & files

G – P — Entered in Register 3

May–Dec. 1867

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Cataloged as “G – P”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M798, File 4.3.2
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Historical photographs & documents

G – S

1866–1868

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Cataloged as “G – S”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1869, Item 1.1.5.2.2
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Historical photographs & documents

G – W

1865

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Cataloged as “G – W”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1907, Item 3.52.12.2
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G – Y — Entered in Register 3

Jan. 1870–Jan. 1871

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Cataloged as “G – Y”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M803, File 4.3.2
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Historical photographs & documents

G – Z

1866–68

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Cataloged as “G – Z”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1906, Item 2.1.5.2
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Historical photographs & documents

G1 – L126

1868

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Cataloged as “G1 – L126”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M1913, Item 2.1.5.4.2
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Archival documents & files

G3 – G86 — Entered in Register 16

Jan.–Aug. 1870

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Cataloged as “G3 – G86”.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog NMAAHC.FB.M752, File 2.16.7
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