D.B. Nichols scrapbooks, 1853-1873.

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D.B. Nichols scrapbooks, 1853-1873.

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Scrapbooks containing correspondence and newspaper clippings pertaining chiefly to Nichols's Civil War service as superintendent of the Freedman's Village, Arlington County, Va., and to his involvement with the American Missionary Association and with Howard University, Washington, D.C. Also mentions his work with the Massachusetts Sabbath School Society promoting the Sabbath School in Illinois and Iowa. Subjects include the arrival of contrabands and freedmen; rations; supplies; requests for slaves or freedmen to work on construction projects and farms or as servants; and life in Washington, D.C., following the Civil War. Correspondents include Elias M. Greene and N.R. Collins.

2 items.1 container.0.4 linear feet.

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Howard University

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Howard University is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. Tracing its history to 1867, from its outset Howard has been nonsectarian and open to people of all sexes and races. The institution was named for General Oliver Otis Howard, a Civil War hero who was both the founder of the university and, at the time, commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau. The U.S. Congress chartered Howard on March 2, 1867 and much of its early funding came from endow...

Greene, Elias M.

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Nichols, D. B. (David Bruce), 1919-

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Missionary, educator, and librarian. Full name: Danforth B. Nichols. Born, 1816. Died, 1906. From the description of D.B. Nichols scrapbooks, 1853-1873. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 681917949 ...

American Missionary Association

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Known chiefly for its educational work among African Americans, the American Missionary Association also worked with other ethnic groups. From the description of American Missionary Association records, 1820's-1870's (Detroit Public Library). WorldCat record id: 668992371 ...

Collins, N. R.

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Massachusetts Sabbath School Society

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