Slaves or Slavery in Pensacola Newspapers, 1821-1863, 1821-1863, Date acquired: 09/00/2014
Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Rucker, Brian R.
- Abstract:
- Handwritten notes of references to slavery, slaves, slave auctions, runaway slaves, Jonathan Walker, crimes committed by or legal and court proceedings involving blacks, with names of paper, date, page number, and brief description. Primarily covers the Pensacola Gazette (1821-1858), the Pensacola Florida Democrat (1846-1851), West Florida Times (1857), Pensacola Weekly Observer (1861) and the Santa Rosa News-boy (1863). Compiled by Brian R. Rucker, 2008. Users are cautioned that Dr. Rucker indexed those newspapers that he could locate and certainly there are other issues and dates of these newspapers in library collections.
- Extent:
- 1.00 folders
- Language:
- English
Background
- Scope and content:
23 leaves (46 numbered pages), photocopy of handwritten original.
- Acquisition information:
- Dr. Brian R. Rucker
- Arrangement:
Chronological
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Donor gave permission for digitization for access and for users to freely use the material. Complete copies of the index may not be downloaded, published, placed in other repositories, or otherwise distributed except with permission of the author and/or the University Archives and West Florida History Center, University of West Florida Libraries, Pensacola.
- Location of this collection:
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University Archives and West Florida History Center11000 University PkwyPensacolaFL32514USA
