Riverdale Children's Association; Colored Orphan Asylum (New York, N.Y.); Association for the Benefit of Colored Orphans (New York, N.Y.); Charities--New York (State)--New York; Children, Black--New York (State)--New York; African American...
The records of the Colored Orphan Asylum document the activities of the institution from 1836 to 1972, with the bulk of the records falling between 1850 and 1936. The records include minutes of general meetings, the Executive Committee, the...
Slavery--Virginia; Churches--Virginia; Sixth Mount Zion Baptist Church (Richmond, Va.); African American clergy--Virginia; Slavery and the church--Baptists, [Catholic Church, etc.]
Mounted newspaper clipping from an unidentified newspaper titled 'De Sun Do Move' containing biographical details of Reverend John Jasper, an emancipated slave and founder of the Sixth Mount Zion Baptist church of Richmond [Virginia]. Date in ink...
Handwritten letter by John N. Haapanen to Juliana Force, dated October 12, 1928. Including some biographical details, such as: born October 13, 1891 to Finnish-American parents. Writing to request Force to examine his work for possible...
Typed letter from Juliana Force to Russell Plimpton, Minneapolis Institute of Arts, dated November 22, 1927. Includes handwritten note of enclosed material at bottom. Letter is unsigned; see reference initials and post script. Photocopy of...
Fife music; Flute music; Violin music; Music--United States--18th century; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--British forces; United States--History--Revolution, 1775-1783--Songs and music
Manuscript book of music given to Greenwood by a British fife-major, probably after 1780. According to 'Early American Secular Music and Its European Sources, 15891839: An Index' (http://www.colonialdancing.org/Easmes/Biblio/B018536.htm, viewed...
