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Scarborough, W. S. (William Sanders), 1852-1926. W.S. Scarborough scrapbook, 1890-1926.

Title: W.S. Scarborough scrapbook, 1890-1926.

The collection contains a scrapbook concerning W.S. Scarborough and Wilberforce University from 1890-1926. It contains newspaper clippings relating to lectures given by Scarborough, African American politics, Wilberforce University, the African Methodist Episcopal Church, and African American education. The scrapbook contains a number of other printed items, including a constitution of the American Negro Academy, of which he was a member; a rare broadside announcement of a program of the Bethel Literary Society of Washington, D.C., dated 1881; and a broadside announcement of a camp meeting held in Cedarville, Ohio on August 9, 1899. The scrapbook also contains a number of printed programs in which Scarborough took part or took place at Wilberforce University. The compiler of the scrapbook is unknown.

ArchivalResource: .25 linear ft. : (1 box)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/181099765 View

Arnett, Benjamin William, 1838-1906. Benjamin Arnett papers, 1869-[ongoing].

Title: Benjamin Arnett papers, 1869-[ongoing].

Chiefly African Methodist Episcopal Church general and local conference minutes (1869-ongoing, 60 linear ft.) together with a book entitled Le Catechisme (ca. 1908), printed in Port-au-Prince, Haiti; transaction and balance record of the collection; correspondence pertaining to receiving the items (1958-1959); photograph of the residence of Pres. Scarborough; and two photographs of the Payne Theological Seminary faculty members, W.S. Scarborough, John O. Mitchell, Prof. Woodson, and Rev. G.W. Prioleau.

ArchivalResource: 60.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70978992 View

Root, Azariah Smith, 1862-1927. Papers, 1881-1930.

Title: Papers, 1881-1930.

The papers of Azariah Smith Root document the personal and professional life of this prominent educator, librarian, and humanitarian. Mainly consisting of correspondence and records of his professional library activity, these papers document Root's numerous contributions to librarianship and his membership and presidencies of the American Library Association, Ohio Library Association, and Bibliographical Society of America. Records of professional organizations provide valuable insight into the development of librarianship as a profession, with particular emphasis on library school curriculum and training, in the early decades of the 20th century.

ArchivalResource: 7.1 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26566436 View

Scarborough, W. S. (William Sanders), 1852-1926. William Sanders Scarborough papers, 1870-1928.

Title: William Sanders Scarborough papers, 1870-1928.

Chiefly manuscripts and typescripts of Scarborough's writings, including journals, lectures, and account book. Titles include The Greeks and suicide; The Empire of discontent; Study of the American Negro; Bellerophon's letters; Notes on Thucydides, and Some Negro play songs; together with biographical data; news clippings about him; correspondence (1870-1926) pertaining to Blacks in war, education, and his scholarly pursuits; family correspondence (1918-1928) mostly pertaining to the death of his wife; Sarah Scarborough's journal (1901-1911) detailing her sailing voyages; issues of Ohio History, containing articles about Scarborough; pamphlets, scrapbooks; citations; invitations; photographs; tickets; report to the Executive Commitee of Wilberforce University (1908); and Black periodicals and serials.

ArchivalResource: 6 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/70978997 View

Bierce, Phebe Cordelia Abbey. The William Sanders and Sarah Cordelia Bierce Scarborough papers, 1797-1935, bulk 1884-1935.

Title: The William Sanders and Sarah Cordelia Bierce Scarborough papers, 1797-1935, bulk 1884-1935.

Consists of correspondence for the Abbey, Bierce and Scarborough families, genealogical materials, memorabilia, clippings, and articles written by Sarah Scarborough. This collection pertains primarily to the social life and conditions of a black family during the 19th and early 20th centuries. There is also a small amount of material pertaining to William Scarborough's attempts for governmental appointments in the 1890s and 1920s.

ArchivalResource: 0.95 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19933285 View

Bierce, Phebe Cordelia Abbey. The William Sanders and Sarah Cordelia Bierce Scarborough papers, 1797-1935 [microform].

Title: The William Sanders and Sarah Cordelia Bierce Scarborough papers, 1797-1935 [microform].

Consists of correspondence for the Abbey, Bierce and Scarborough families, genealogical materials, memorabilia, clippings, and articles written by Sarah Scarborough. This collection pertains primarily to the social life and conditions of a black family during the 19th and early 20th centuries. There is also a small amount of material pertaining to William Scarborough's attempts for governmental appointments in the 1890s and 1920s.

ArchivalResource: 2 rolls of microfilm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/41542335 View