Published by Primary Source Microfilm

The Anti-Slavery Collection comprises the contents of the Catalogue of the Collection of Anti-Slavery Propaganda compiled in 1931-32 by Geraldine Hopkins Hubbard, plus materials acquired since 1932. The entire collection is now available on microfiche cards with US MARC records.

The Anti-Slavery Collection consists of approximately 2,252 items, including:

• Anti-slavery societies' documents: annual reports, addresses and publications
• Biographies of leaders of the anti-slavery movement
• Books, pamphlets and other documents outlining the moral, religious, economic and legal aspects of the slavery debate
• Campaign literature and speeches made in and out of Congress
• Children's literature
• Newspapers and periodicals, including The Abolitionist, The American Anti-Slavery Reporter, The Emancipator and Republican, The Gerrit Smith Banner, The Liberator, Liberty and many others
• Poetry, songs, anthologies and gift books
• Political works, including documents related to the Missouri Compromise, the Fugitive Slave Law, the Kansas-Nebraska Controversy
• Sermons and theological works
• Some pro-slavery literature
• Slave narratives -- autobiographical, biographical and fictional
• Travelers' observations of slavery

A printed guide accompanies the collection

7,235 fiche

Machine-Readable Cataloging: MARC cataloging records are available for purchase through Primary Source Microfilm; 2,252 titles.