Slavery Documents
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Scope and Content Note
Bills of sale and other documents pertaining to the sale, purchase, and manumission of enslaved persons in Fort Smith and Van Buren, Arkansas and in Louisiana, South Carolina, and Texas.
Dates
- 1826-1857
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Access Information
Please call (479) 575-8444 or email specoll@uark.edu at least two weeks in advance of your arrival to ensure availability of the materials.
Use Information
No Use Restrictions Apply.
No Interlibrary Loan.
Standard Federal Copyright Laws Apply (U.S. Title 17).
Extent
0.01 Linear Feet (1 folder)
Acquisition Information
Collected by the University Library from various donors and vendors between 1936-1941. Acquisition information about individual items, when known, has been indicated in the finding aid inventory.
Processing Information
Processed by the Special Collections Department circa 1968-1975.
Finding aid language was updated by Emily Ward in November 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful
description related to slavery or to enslaved persons
- Title
- Slavery Documents
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- circa 1968-1975
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Revision Statements
- 11/16/2023: Finding aid language was updated by Emily Ward in November 2023 as part of a project to update outdated or harmful description related to slavery or to enslaved persons
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Department Repository
University of Arkansas Libraries
365 N. McIlroy Avenue
Fayetteville AR 72701 United States
(479) 575-8444
specoll@uark.edu