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Middleton "Spike" Harris Civil War and Reconstruction collection,
- Title
- Middleton "Spike" Harris Civil War and Reconstruction collection, 1862-1867.
- Author
- Harris, M. A., 1908-1977,
- Supplementary Content
- Finding aid
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| Status | Container | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | box 1 | Mixed material | Use in library | Sc MG 34 box 1 | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
Details
- Additional Authors
- Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879.
- Description
- .2 linear feet (1 flat box)
- Summary
- The Middleton "Spike" Harris Civil War and Reconstruction Collection consists of documents pertaining to the Civil War from both the Union Army and the Confederate states. Among other items, there is a pay claim issued by the Confederate Army, U.S. Army discharge papers, and an amendment to the Negro Soldier Bill investing Confederate General-in-Chief Robert E. Lee with full power to call slaves into service. Included is a letter from William Lloyd Garrison in which he declares that the U.S. government should be held responsible for abolishing slavery. The Reconstruction era is represented by three documents including a signed loyalty oath, 1865, and a letter to President Andrew Johnson from someone seeking to be appointed an agent to sell cotton brought to market by freedmen in Texas, 1867.
- Subjects
- United States
- African Americans
- African American soldiers
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865
- Reconstruction (United States : 1865-1877)
- Military participation > African American
- Armed Forces > African Americans
- United States > Armed Forces > African Americans
- History
- 1800-1899
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Participation, African American
- Black author
- African Americans > History > 1863-1877
- African American soldiers > History > 19th century
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) > African American troops
- United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > African American troops
- Confederate States of America > Army > African American troops
- United States Armed Forces > African American troops > History > 19th century
- Armed Forces (United States)
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Source (note)
- Middleton "Spike" Harris
- Biography (note)
- Author, amateur historian, collector and dealer of African Americana. Middleton Alexander "Spike" Harris (1908-1977) was founder of the Negro History Associates in 1964, an organization that collected and disseminated information about African Americans.
- Call Number
- Sc MG 34
- Author
- Harris, M. A., 1908-1977, collector.
- Title
- Middleton "Spike" Harris Civil War and Reconstruction collection, 1862-1867.
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- sheetvolume
- Biography
- Author, amateur historian, collector and dealer of African Americana. Middleton Alexander "Spike" Harris (1908-1977) was founder of the Negro History Associates in 1964, an organization that collected and disseminated information about African Americans.
- Source
- Middleton "Spike" Harris Purchase 1976 SCM 77-6
- Connect to:
- Chronological Term
- 1800-1899
- Local Subject
- Black author.
- Added Author
- Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879.
- Research Call Number
- Sc MG 34