Research Catalog

Title

Sketches of the higher classes of colored society in Philadelphia / by a southerner.

Author

Willson, Joseph.

Publication

Philadelphia : Merrihew and Thompson, printers. No. 7 Carter's Alley, 1841.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Smythe, James M.
• Southerner.
• Wilson, William D.
• Merrihew & Thompson, printer.

Description

116 p.; 17 cm.

Donor/Sponsor

Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.

Subjects

• Free African Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
• African Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
• Free African Americans > Social life and customs
• Free African Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social life and customs
• Social classes > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia
• African Americans > Social life and customs
• African Americans > Pennsylvania > Philadelphia > Social life and customs
• Philadelphia (Pa.) > Social life and customs

Note

• For authorship, see: Pennsylvania Freeman, 8 Sept. 1841 and 27 Oct. 1841.
• Signatures: [1]⁴ 2⁸ 3⁴ 4-10⁶

Indexed In (note)

• Checklist of American imprints
• Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.)

Provenance (note)

• is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.

Contents

Preface -- ch. 1. Introductory observations ; General characteristics of colored society -- ch. 2. Remarks ; The higher classes of colored society defined ; State of education ; Young ladies and their accomplishments ; Isolated instances avoided -- ch. 3. General remarks ; Divisions among the higher classes of colored society ; Causes which lead thereto ; Disreputable conduct of parties ; Insincerity of young ladies toward each other ; Breaches of confidence ; Detraction ; Slander ; "Northerners" and "Southerners" ; Another bad feature ; Miscellaneous observations -- ch. 4. Social intercourse ; Visiting ; Evenings at home ; Amusements and conversation ; Evening parties ; Guests ; Hours of retirement ; Habits of temperance at private parties ; General remarks -- ch. 5. Political rights ; First National Convention of People of Color ; Character of proceedings ; Names of delegates ; Improvement of the people of color ; Public meetings, men and measures ; Contentions at public meetings, rivalry, opposition, &c. &c. -- ch. 6. General remarks ; Literary societies ; Philadelphia Library Company of Colored Persons ; Rush Library Company and Debating Society ; Demosthenian Institute ; Minerva Literary Association ; Edgeworth Literary Association ; Gilbert Lyceum ; New association contemplated ; Miscellaneous observation.

Call Number

Sc Rare 917.48-W (Wilson, W.D. Sketches of the higher classes ...)

LCCN

12005913

OCLC

• 7081870
• NYPGR7081870-B

Author

Willson, Joseph.

Title

Sketches of the higher classes of colored society in Philadelphia / by a southerner.

Imprint

Philadelphia : Merrihew and Thompson, printers. No. 7 Carter's Alley, 1841.

Indexed In:

Checklist of American imprints, 41-4765

Library Company of Philadelphia. Afro-Americana, 1553-1906 (2nd ed.), Suppl. 2516

Provenance

Copy in Sc Rare 17.48-W (accession no. B547554) is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN

Local Note

Schomburg Center researchers are restricted to the microform copy in: Sc Micro R-1300. NN

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Added Author

Smythe, James M.

Southerner.

Wilson, William D.

Merrihew & Thompson, printer.

Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.

Research Call Number

Sc Rare 917.48-W (Wilson, W.D. Sketches of the higher classes ...)

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