Third and final account of estate, 1890-1899
COLLECTION DESCRIPTION
Consists mainly of correspondence among American abolitionists, including many letters to Samuel Joseph May. Also included are May's diaries from 1859-1861 and 1865-1870; correspondence among members of May's family and the family of James Miller McKim; and some correspondence with Daniel Willard Fiske and George William Harris concerning the building of the May Anti-Slavery Collection at Cornell University. Correspondents include Lyman Abbott, John Brown, Henry Grafton Chapman, Maria Weston Chapman, David Lee Child, Lydia Maria Child, Daniel Willard Fiske, William Lloyd Garrison, D.C. Haynes, George William Harris, H.B. Holmes, Oliver Otis Howard, Oliver Johnson, Joseph May, Lucretia F. May, Samuel May Jr., Samuel Joseph May, James Miller McKim, William Forster Mitchell, Lucretia Coffin Mott, Wendell Phillips, Reuben Tomlinson, George Cabot Ward, and Theodore G. Wright.
Dates
- 1890-1899
Creator
- From the Collection: May, Samuel J. (Samuel Joseph), 1797-1871 (Collector, Person)
- From the Collection: Abbott, Lyman, 1835-1922. (Person)
- From the Collection: Brown, John, 1800-1859. (Person)
- From the Collection: Chapman, Henry Grafton. (Person)
- From the Collection: Chapman, Maria Weston, 1806-1885. (Person)
- From the Collection: Child, David Lee, 1794-1874. (Person)
- From the Collection: Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880. (Person)
- From the Collection: Fiske, Willard, 1831-1904. (Person)
- From the Collection: Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879. (Person)
- From the Collection: Harris, George William, 1849-1917. (Person)
- From the Collection: Howard, O. O. (Oliver Otis), 1830-1909. (Person)
- From the Collection: Johnson, Oliver, 1809-1889. (Person)
- From the Collection: May, Joseph. (Person)
- From the Collection: May, Lucretia F., -1865. (Person)
- From the Collection: May, Samuel, Jr., 1810-1899. (Person)
- From the Collection: M'Kim, J. Miller (James Miller), 1810-1874. (Person)
- From the Collection: Mitchell, William Forster. (Person)
- From the Collection: Mott, Lucretia, 1793-1880. (Person)
- From the Collection: Phillips, Wendell, 1811-1884. (Person)
- From the Collection: Tomlinson, Reuben. (Person)
- From the Collection: Ward, George Cabot. (Person)
- From the Collection: Wright, Theodore G. (Person)
- From the Collection: Freedmen's Aid Organization (Organization)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English
Extent
1.5 cubic feet. (1.5 cubic feet.)
Repository Details
Part of the Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections Repository
2B Carl A. Kroch Library
Cornell University
Ithaca NY 14853
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