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West Virginia and Regional History Center

Aileen Shafer, Collector, Material regarding African-Americans, 1829/1884

0.21 Linear Feet 2.5 in. (1 document case)

Nineteenth century records regarding African-Americans, including deed of emancipation (1829), two brief autograph letters by abolitionists Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips (1850, 1882), eight copies of "The Anti-Slavery Record", a significant abolitionist publication (1835), and twenty popular song broadsides featuring minstrel song themes (ca. 1830s-1860s).

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Aileen Shafer, Collector, Material regarding African-Americans, 1829/1884 0.21 Linear Feet 2.5 in. (1 document case)

Shafer, Aileen

Nineteenth century records regarding African-Americans, including deed of emancipation (1829), two brief autograph letters by abolitionists Charles Sumner and Wendell Phillips (1850, 1882), eight copies of "The Anti-Slavery Record", a significant abolitionist publication (1835), and twenty popular song broadsides featuring minstrel song themes (ca. 1830s-1860s).

West Virginia and Regional History Center

Daniel Decatur Emmett, Composer, Facsimile of Manuscript of "Dixie's Land", 1960/1961

.01 Linear Feet 1 item (1 oversize folder)

Actual-size facsimile of Daniel Decatur Emmett's original manuscript of the music and lyrics for the song "Dixie's Land". Emmett composed the song in 1859. The facsimile was created by George Bird Evans, the owner of the original manuscript, circa 1960-1961. The facsimile also includes historical notes by Evans.

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Daniel Decatur Emmett, Composer, Facsimile of Manuscript of "Dixie's Land", 1960/1961 .01 Linear Feet 1 item (1 oversize folder)

Evans, George Bird, 1906-1998

Actual-size facsimile of Daniel Decatur Emmett's original manuscript of the music and lyrics for the song "Dixie's Land". Emmett composed the song in 1859. The facsimile was created by George Bird Evans, the owner of the original manuscript, circa 1960-1961. The facsimile also includes historical notes by Evans.

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