Wilbur Henry Siebert collection relating to the Underground Railroad and fugitive slaves, circa 1891-1898.

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Wilbur Henry Siebert collection relating to the Underground Railroad and fugitive slaves, circa 1891-1898.

45 scrapbooks of letters, manuscripts, clippings, maps, student papers, and other materials, arranged geographically and concerned with the Underground Railroad for fugitive slaves and abolitionism. Collection was assembled by Harvard graduate and Ohio State University history professor, Wilbur Henry Siebert.

45 volumes in 6 boxes (10 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 6384979

Houghton Library

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Siebert, Wilbur Henry, 1866-1961

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Emeritus Professor of History, The Ohio State University. An authority on the Civil War underground railroad and on the loyalists of the American Revolution. Prof. Siebert also served OSU in various administrative capacities as Secretary of the Faculty, Acting Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, and Acting Dean of the Graduate School. From the description of Papers, 1911-1934. (Ohio State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 14720301 Wilbur Henry Siebert (1866-...

E. Delorus Preston, Jr.

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