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About the Collection
Julius K. Hunter collaborated with St. Louis Genealogical Society and St. Louis County Library to acquire a collection of premier African American resources. In addition to his personal contribution, Mr. Hunter sought donations from his corporate and individual friends. To recognize and honor Mr. Hunter's vision, St. Louis County Library established the Julius K. Hunter & Friends African American Research Collection in September, 2000. This collection will continue to grow through funds from the Library, the Society, Mr. Hunter, and friends. |
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New Major Microfilm Set!
Race, Slavery and Free Blacks is a compilation of all
available legislative petitions and a representative sample of county
court petitions related to race and slavery. Documents cover the time
period 1778-1867 in 15 southern states (Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware,
Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, and Virginia) and the
District of Columbia. The set is a compilation of the University of
North Carolina’s Race and Slavery Petitions Project.
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Underground Railroad
The Wilbur H. Siebert Collection (microfilm edition) is now available in
Special Collections as part of the Julius K. Hunter & Friends African
American Research Collection. This microfilm set (16 rolls) from the
Ohio Historical Society contains correspondence, notes, manuscripts,
student papers, maps, and photographs related to the Underground
Railroad. A research guide (146 pages), compiled by the Ohio Historical
Society to help researchers use this film set, is available online at
www.ohiohistory.org/undergroundrr/siebert.pdf.
Online Index Now Available
Index
contains entries for approximately 5,500
recruits who joined the U.S. Colored Troops at one of the Missouri
recruiting stations during the Civil War. This online index for the
National Archives microfilm
Descriptive Recruitment Lists of Volunteers for the United States
Colored Troops for the State of Missouri, 1863-1865
allows
researchers to search by either name of recruit or name of former slave
owner.
More information about this source
is available.
Field office records from the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands for the following locations are now available in Special Collections:
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