A Guide to Microform Primary Source Material for African-American, Mississippi and Southern History in the J.D.Williams Library

J.D. Williams Library

University of Mississippi

First developed March 1996, Revised January 2001

About this Guide

While the University of Mississippi Libraries have substantial holdings related to African-American, Mississippi and Southern history, the microforms department at the Main Library owns some equally important, but often overlooked collections related to these topics. We hope this guide will aid students and faculty in their research by making our microform primary source material more accessible.

Several of the collections have indexes, most of which are located on the guide shelf in the microform department. Call numbers given in parentheses refer to items on the guide shelf.

Finally, our list is not exhaustive. This guide emphasizes frequently-used microforms and microform collections with accompanying guide books. The University Library'sGovernment Documents department, the Music/Blues Library, the University Archives and the general collection are also rich sources of material that would prove useful to students of African-American, Mississippi and Southern history. Should you have specific research interests we would welcome the opportunity to direct you to additional resources.

Dr. Royce Kurtz
Head of Information & Instructional Services
Phone: 662-915-7985
Email: ulkurtz@olemiss.edu

Colonial and Antebellum Eras

Afro-American History Series - A fifty microfiche collection of poetry, speeches, plays, pamphlets, slave narratives and treatises which traces the development of Blackthought in early America. Contemporary commentary precedes some entries. The library also holds a copy of the series in a ten book set under the same title. The books are located in the stacks at E185 .W54 v. 1-10.

American Women's Diaries (Southern Women) - The second segment of theAmerican Women's Diaries microfilm series. The thirty-four microfilm reel collection contains manuscript diaries of thirty-two women who lived in the American South during the nineteenth century. The focal point of many of the diaries is the CivilWar, though the collection also provides useful information for students of slavery and Reconstruction. A printed guide, providing summaries of each diary and biographic information on each diarist, is located on the guides shelf (CT3260 .B43 1990).

Anti-Slavery Collection 18th - 19th Centuries - A twenty-five reel microfilm collection containing anti-slavery tracts, anti-slavery journals and a history of the abolition movement. Guide (HT857 .A57).

Bostwick Company Business Records, 1819-1856 - Twelve microfilm reels consisting of the business records of William Bostwick (1796-1863), a cotton merchant in Augusta, Georgia.

Carroll, Charles - Three microfilm reels containing the papers of Charles Carroll of Carrollton (1737 - 1832). Carroll was a prominent landowner, served as a Federalist in the Continental Congress and the U.S. Senate, was instrumental in drawing up the Maryland Constitution, and sat on the first board of directors of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad. Guide (E302.6.C3 C3 1972).

The Estlin Papers, 1840 - 1884 - Six microfilm reel collection covering the activities of J.B. Estlin and his daughter Mary in supporting the British and American anti-slavery movements.

Hobhouse Letters (1722-1755) - Bristol Merchants doing business with the Southern Colonies, West Indies, and Africa.

Papers of Panton, Leslie and Co. - Twenty-six microfilm reels of reports, letters and correspondence from the Florida trading company dating from 1738 until 1853.Guide (E78 .S65 P3 1986).

The Papers of the Pennsylvania Abolitionist Society - Five microfilm reels document the history of the nation's first abolitionist organization. The reels contain organization minutes from 1787 to 1916 and an extensive manuscript collection.

Plantation Records, 1748 - 1901 - Drawn from the collection at Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College Department of Archives. Records of 21 plantations (526 microfiche) filed by the plantation owner's last name. Includes family papers of Norbert Badin, John C. Burruss, Eli J. Cappell, Samuel A. Cartwright, Atala Chelette, Stephen Duncan, John C. Jenkins, Moses S. Liddell and William J. Minorand diaries of Mary Bateman, Priscilla M. Bond, Mrs. Isaac H. Hilliard, Eliza A. Magruder, James Monette, Leonidas P. Spyker and Clarissa E. Town. Also, the papersof Louis A. Bringier and the Slavery Collection, a miscellaneous topical subject collection.

Records of Ante-Bellum Southern Plantations - One hundred forty-eight reel microfilm collection includes planters' diaries, correspondence, financial records and medical records for dozens of plantations throughout the American South. Thesematerials offer insight into every aspect of plantation life, including day-to-day labor routines, family affairs, the roles of women, racial attitudes, slave/master relations and cultural life. Guides (HD1471 .U5 R43).

Rhodes House Anti-Slavery Papers - Two microfilm reels of material relating toslavery in the United States from the anti-slavery collection in the Rhodes House Library, Oxford, England.

Slave Narratives - A folk history of slavery in the United States from interviews withformer slaves. Prepared by the Federal Writers Project 1936-1938. Eleven reels ofmicrofilm organized by state.

The Slave Trade 1858 - 1892 - Ten reel microfilm collection of documents from the British Foreign Office concerning the world-wide slave trade. Guide (HT1321 .A3).

Slavery - Includes over 6,700 microfiche organized into eleven topic areas including campaign literature, correspondence, slave narratives, eyewitness accounts and legal decisions. Guide (E441 .M52 pt. 1).

Slavery and Anti-Slavery Pamphlets - Five reels of microfilm combining thecollections of Supreme Court Chief Justice John P. Hale and Lincoln cabinet member Salmon Chase. Both men were abolitionists and collected hundreds of rare pamphlets and documents related to slavery. Guide (Z7164 .S6 H42 c.2).

Slavery Miscellaneous Manuscripts, 1780-1860 -Three microfilm reels containing seven scrapbooks, "Tracts on Slavery in the United States;" slave deeds, and newspaper clippings and other slavery materials at Yale University.

Southern Women and Their Families in the 19th Century: Papers and Diaries -Forty-nine reel microfilm collection including the Mary Susan Ker Papers, the Roach and Eggleston Family Papers and smaller holdings of Louisiana and Mississippi families. Guide (HQ1438 .A13 S235 1991).

State Free Negro Capitation Tax Books, Charleston, South Carolina, ca. 1881-1860 - Two microfilm reels containing slave census materials.

Travels in the Old South 1527 - 1783 - Microcard collection consisting of eyewitness travel accounts in the old frontier and colonial South. The microcards arefiled by travel account author in the microcard cabinet. A bibliography for the collection edited by Thomas D. Clark can be found on the guides shelf (E145 .A5 no. 19 v. 1).

Travels in the Old South 1750 - 1825 - Microcard collection consisting of eyewitness travel accounts in the Post-Revolution South and lower frontier. Cards are filed by travel account author in the microcard cabinet. A bibliography for the collection edited by Thomas D. Clark can be found on the guides shelf (E145 .A5 no. 19 v. 2).

Travels in the Old South 1825 - 1860 - Microcard collection consisting of eyewitness travel accounts in the antebellum South. The accounts focus on the cotton industry, cotton culture and the sectional crisis. Cards are filed by travel account author in the microcard cabinet. A bibliography for the collection edited by Thomas D. Clark can be found on the guides shelf (E145 .A5 no. 19 v. 3).

U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs. Chickasaw Agency. Letters Received (1836-1850)

Civil War

Civil War Unit Histories - Thirty-five microfiche containing Mississippi, Alabama, Arkansas, and Florida regimental histories and personal narratives.

Confederate Imprints - One hundred and forty-three reel microfilm collection of official publications of the Confederate government, publications of various states which comprised the Confederacy, Southern church records and Southern newspapers printed during the Civil War. The collection also contains broadsides, poetry, fiction,sheet music and maps. A bibliography with short descriptions of each item in the collection is located in Reference at Z1242.5 .P37 1987. The reel guide is in microforms (E484 .R45).

Evans, Clement A. - Confederate Military History - A microfiche collection of Confederate state histories, military histories and biographies written by "men of unchallenged devotion to the Confederate cause". The library also holds the twelve volume work located in the stacks at E484 .E9. The collection was edited by Clement A. Evans and published in 1899.

Thompson, Jacob (1810-1885) - Letters Sent. Mississippi politician and Confederate general.

Travels in the Confederate States - Microcard collection containing diaries, letters, reminiscences, autobiographies, regimental histories and travelogues authored by travellers to the South during the Civil War. Cards are filed by travel account author in the microcard cabinet. A bibliography compiled by E. Merton Coulter is located on the microforms guides shelf (E145 .A5 no. 11).

U.S. War Dept. Collection of Confederate Records - Letters sent by Jacob Thompson.

Reconstruction

Travels in the New South 1865 - 1900 - Microcard collection of travelogues, diaries, and letters by travellers to the South during Reconstruction. Cards are filed by travel account author in the microcard cabinet. A bibliography edited by Thomas D. Clark is located on the guides shelf (E145 .A5 no. 36 v. 1).

U.S. Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen and Abandoned Lands - Fifty reels of letters, marriage records, freedmen's labor contracts and land reports created or received in the office of the Assistant Commissioner for the Mississippi Freedmen's Bureau between 1865 and 1869. Guide (E185.93 .M6 U5).

U.S. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes - Choctaw and Chickasaw Rolls; Cherokee, Creek and Seminole Rolls

U.S. Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes - Eight Microfilm reels detailing the Reports of the Commissioner to the Five Civilized Tribes

Yeary, Mamie Reminiscences of the Boys in Gray, 1861 - 1865 - Microfiche collection of sketches of several hundred Confederate veterans living in Texas in the early 1900's.

Great Migration/World War I

Black Workers in the Era of the Great Migration 1916 - 1929 - A twenty-fivemicrofilm reel collection of federal government documents relating to the working and living conditions of African Americans. Includes housing condition surveys, strike and race riot reports, and correspondence from black sharecroppers and factory workers to government agencies. Guide (E185.8 .S35 1985).

The East St. Louis Race Riot of 1917 - Eight reels of microfilm containing trial transcripts, federal investigation reports and hearing records from the era's best-documented race riot. Guide (F549 .E2 A3 1985).

The Ku Klux Klan: Official, Unofficial and Anti-Klan Sources - This single reel of microfilm contains Klan meeting minutes, constitutions and promotional pamphlets produced between 1915 and 1926. Also includes several anti-Klan writings. See also The Fiery Cross in the periodicals list.

Marcus Garvey FBI Investigation File - One reel of microfilm containing FBI papers on Marcus Garvey and the United Negro Improvement Association.

Records of the National Negro Business League - Three microfilm reels containing the annual conference proceedings and organizational records of the National Negro Business League from 1900 - 1923. Reel guide (HD2425 .R42 1995).

The Scopes Case - One reel of microfilm containing the transcripts of the 1925 "Monkey Trial" pitting creationism v. evolution and lawyers William Jennings Bryan v. Clarence Darrow.

Women's Studies Manuscript Collections from the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe College - Eight reel microfilm collection featuring papers of Southern women relating to their work in the suffrage movement. Includes the Somerville-Howorth papers. Guide (JK1896 .G85 ser. 1 pt. C).

Great Depression/World War II

America 1935 - 1946 - More than 17,000 captioned Farms Security Administration photographs on microfiche documenting Southern life during the Great Depression. Includes photos by Walker Evans, Dorothea Lange, Arthur Rothstein and GordonParks. Collection is filed separately from the microfiche. Guide (HC106.4 .A63).

Columbia University Oral History Collection. Part 5. Southern Intellectuals Project - Covers the period between the two World Wars. Interviewees are: William T. Couch, Jonathan Daniels, Guy B. Johnson, Broadus Mitchell, Arthur Raper, Rupert Vance. 10 microfiche.

Kester, Howard A. (Papers 1923 - 1972) - Fourteen reels of microfilm including the publications, photographs and correspondence of Howard Kester, the Southern writer, educator and activist who spent his lifetime fighting racism and economic exploitation. Guide (LB885 .K43).

New Deal Agencies and Black America - Twenty-five microfilm reels containing papers, reports and correspondence of Roosevelt's "Black Cabinet", the term applied to the network of Black advisors and administrators of the New Deal. Guide (E806 .N49 1984).

Southern Tenant Farmers Union papers 1934 - 1970 - Sixty reel microfilm collection containing the papers, publications and photos of the STFU, a militant and bi-racial agricultural workers union formed in the Arkansas Delta in the midst of the Depression. Guide (HD1511 .U5 S572).

Post War/Civil Rights

Centers of the Southern Struggle: FBI Files on Montgomery, Albany, St.Augustine, Selma, and Memphis - Twenty-one microfilm reels containing FBI files on civil rights campaigns, leaders and organizations. The files date from 1955 until 1976. Guide (E185.61 .C314).

Communist Infiltration of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference - Nine reel microfilm collection of FBI investigation files including J. Edgar Hoover's official and confidential file on Martin Luther King Jr.

The Papers of the Congress of Racial Equality 1941 - 1967 - The forty-nine reel microfilm collection contains CORE publications, correspondence and meeting minutes. The material documents the development of the organization from a small Chicago-based pacifist group to national civil rights organization. Guide (E185.61 .C755).

Facts on Film - A microfilm collection of source materials in race relations research beginning with the Supreme Court decision on segregation in the public schools, May 17, 1954, and continuing through June, 1973. The collection is filed in cabinets separate from the regular microfilm holdings. Indexes are on top of cabinets (E185.5 .F33).

Fannie Lou Hamer Papers - Seventeen microfilm reels including correspondence, programs, photographs, newspaper articles and financial records from the Mississippi civil rights activist. The papers date between the years 1966 and 1978 and include documents pertaining to Hamer's participation in the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and the Delta Ministry. Guide (E185.97 .H35 F3 1985).

FBI File: MIBURN (Mississippi Burning) - One microfilm reel of FBI documents relating to the investigation of the 1964 murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Michael Schwerner and Andrew Goodman. The reel begins with an introduction and index.

FBI File on the Black Panther Party, North Carolina - Two microfilm reels of FBI files tracing the efforts of the Black Panther Party to establish a presence in North Carolina. Spanning the years 1968 to 1976, the files also contain information about several other North Carolina radical and student groups. An introduction and index begin the first reel.

FBI File on the National Negro Congress - Two microfilm reels including FBI field reports, NNC documents and newspaper clippings. NNC was an early bi-racial civil rights group with ties to the Communist Party USA. Guide (E185.615 .F32).

FBI File on the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee - Two microfilm reels containing reports on nineteen cities, including Atlanta (SNCC national headquarters), spanning 1964-1973.

Malcolm X: Surveillance File - Two microfilm reels of FBI files on Malcolm X. The documents date from 1953 to 1971. A book by Clayborne Carson, Malcolm X, the FBI File, presents the documents in printed form and contextualizes the collection. The book is located in the stacks at BP223.Z8 L5794 1991.

The Martin Luther King, Jr., FBI File - Sixteen microfilm reels of FBI reports on King. The collection includes surveillance reports, FBI memos and newsclips on the civil rights leader.

The Martin Luther King, Jr., FBI File Part II: The King-Levison File - Nine reels of microfilm consisting of verbatim transcripts and detailed summaries of telephone conversations between King and his trusted friend, New York attorney Stanley D. Levison. This is an important resource because verbatim transcriptions of phone calls made from King's home, office and hotel rooms have been sealed under a court orderuntil 2027. This collection, however, was made public because the material originates from FBI taps of Levison's home. Guide (E185.97 .K5 M38 1984 Guide Pt. 2).

Stanford University Project South Oral History Collection - Microfiche collection of oral history interviews focusing on the Southern civil rights movement. The interviews were conducted by Stanford students who visited fifty civil rights projects in six states during the summer of 1965. Also included, are interviews with Southern law enforcement officials and Klan members. Contains sixty-eight fiche. Guide (AI3 .O7 v.1).

Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee Papers, 1959 - 1972 - Seventy-three microfilm reels of SNCC meeting minutes, correspondence and publications. Guide (E185.61 .S88 1982).

Transcripts of the Malcolm X Assassination Trial - This three microfilm reel collection of the Malcolm X trial transcripts includes full testimony for all prosecution and defense witnesses, discussions between the judge and attorneys and the testimony of two witnesses who spoke in secrecy to conceal their identity. Guide (BP223 .Z8 L59 1993).

Mississippi History

African American Baptist Annual Records 1865-1990 - Eight microfilm reels comprising the Annual reports for Louisiana and Mississippi.

Agricultural and Manufacturing Census Records - Microfilm collection of the Agricultural and Manufacturing Census Records for Mississippi 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. The census lists the value of Mississippians' property, livestock, crop and manufactures.

American Missionary Association Manuscripts/AMA Annual Reports - The manuscripts collection consists of three microfilm rolls containing correspondence and reports pertaining to the Association's work in Mississippi from 1868 to 1877. Five rolls of American Missionary Association annual reports span the years 1847 to 1949. Clifton Herman Johnson has written a book to assist researchers in using A.M.A. materials, American Missionary Association archives as a source for the study of American history. The book is located in the stacks at E175.8 .J6. A thesis written by Richard Bryand Drake, The American Missionary Association and the Southern Negro, 1861-1880, may also be useful. The thesis is on microfilm filed under Drake.

Baptist Record, 1877-1985 - Sixty-four microfilm reels containing the official journal of the Mississippi Baptist Convention.

Conference Journal Methodist Episcopal Church. Louisiana, 1869-1970; and Mississippi, 1865-1867 - Five microfilm reels.

Court Records, Tippah County, Mississippi - One microfilm reel containing marriage bonds, wills and miscellaneous court records for Tippah County between 1849 and 1880.

General Education Board: Early Southern Program - A seven microfilm reel collection concerning the General Education Board's philanthropic activities in Mississippi between 1902 and 1956. Part of a larger collection from the General Education Board's archives.

Lafayette County Mississippi Tax Rolls - Nine reels of county tax rolls for real and personal property covering the years 1838 - 1918.

Mississippi Oral History Collection - The University of Southern Mississippi began collecting oral histories of Mississippians in 1971 to preserve memories and perceptions of important events in the State's history. Important topics in this microfiche collection include: a history of the National Cotton Council of America, interviews with prisoners of war from the Vietnamese and Korean Wars, and Mississippi political history. Guide (AI3 .O7 v.3).

State Secession Debates (Mississippi) - One microfilm reel of government documents related to the secession debate in Mississippi. Documents date from 1859 to 1862.

U.S. Bureau of the Census - 1820 - 1920 - The library holds the censuses for Mississippi. Censuses are organized by year and county. Slave schedules are included in the 1850 and 1860 censuses. The 1890 census lists contains a schedule listing Union veterans and widows of Union veterans of the Civil War. Some name indexes are located at Special Collections.

U.S. Library of Congress Records of the States of the United States - Thirty-seven microfilm reel collection of legislative, judicial and executive records from Mississippi city, county and state governments. The collection covers the years 1800 to 1895. The records also contain state agency reports on health, employment and education.

U.S. WPA Mississippi County Histories - An eighty-seven microfilm reel collection of histories of each county in the state written by local historians. The histories contain information on prominent families, folklore, architecture, agriculture and culture.

Other collections

Afro-American History Series - 57 microfiche sheets containing reproductions of documents relating to Black history.

Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Arkansas - This forty-six microfiche collection contains county histories and biographies of prominent Arkansans. The collection divides the State into three regions: South, Northeast and West.

Dictionary Catalog of the Schomburg Collection of Negro Literature and History - 21 microfilm reels detailing the holdings of the extensive New York City Public Library collection on African Americans.

State Censuses - This 30 microfiche collection includes abstracts from state censuses from the following Southern states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Tennessee and the District of Columbia. The documents are selected from and based upon the bibliography, State Censuses: an annotated bibliography of censuses of population taken after the year 1790 by states and territories of the United States, by Henry J. Dubester. Dubester's book is located at Z7554 .U5 U63 1948.

Periodicals on Microform

The following periodicals list contains titles related to African-American, Mississippi and Southern history. All titles from this list can be found in the microfilm cabinets.The years following the titles indicate the Library's holdings. The entries note if the Library has holdings for a given title at a location other than microforms. For instance, some issues of Crisis are bound and located in the Library stacks. Also, the most recent issues of some titles, particularly the newspapers, can be found in the current periodicals department.

This list is not inclusive. The Library has many more titles which would prove usefulto Southern history students, including a wide selection of 19th and early 20th century local Mississippi newspapers. Mississippi titles are filed by state, followed bythe city in the microfilm cabinets. For example, the Delta Democrat is filed asMississippi. Greenville. Delta Democrat Times. A shelf list, located near the Mississippi newspapers, indicates the Library's holdings for each Mississippi title.

The American Periodical Series is another important resource for early American publications relating to Southern and Black history topics. Among the titles included in the APS are DeBow's Review, The Liberator, The Abolitionist and The Southern Cultivator. A printed index for the American Periodical Series is located on top of the cabinets which hold the collection.

Periodical Title

A.M. Journal/Muslim Journal (Chicago, IL) 1982 - 1990. Periodical of the Black Muslims. In 1985 A.M. Journal became the Muslim Journal.

L'Abeille de la Nouvelle Orleans (New Orleans, LA) 1827 - 1865. French and English language newspaper.

Afro-American (Ledger) (Baltimore, MD) 1893 - 1973. National African-American weekly newspaper.

American Beacon (Norfolk, VA) 1815 - 1855.

Atlanta Constitution 1868 - current.

Baltimore American (Baltimore, MD) 1799 - 1849.

Bilalian News (Chicago, IL) 1975 - 1981. Black Muslim newspaper published by Muhammed's Temple no. 2.

The Black Politician (United States) 1969 - 1971. A journal of political thought focusing on Black politicians and her/his constituencies.

The Black Scholar (San Francisco, CA) 1969 - current. Journal of Black studies and research in the U.S.. Volumes 1 - 9, 11, 14 - 24 are on microfilm. All other volumes are bound.

Caddo Gazette (Shrevesport, LA) 1843-1846.

Cape Fear Recorder (Wilmington, NC) 1829-1832.

Carolina Spartan (Spartanburg, SC) 1853-1861.

Catholic Action of the South - New Orleans 1932 - 1962. Official organ of the Archdiocese of New Orleans.

Charleston (Daily) Courier 1803 - 1873. Published as Charleston Courier until 1852 when it added Daily to the title.

The Charleston Mercury 1822 - 1845.

The Chicago (Daily) Defender 1909 - 1988. Important and long-running African-American newspaper.

(Daily) Clarion Ledger (Jackson, MS) 1867 - current. Daily Clarion Ledger became Clarion Ledger in 1941. Most recent issues in current periodicals. Scattered issuesbetween 1867 and 1890 under several different titles - Clarion, Daily Clarion, Clarion Ledger. Indexes from 1979 - current are located in Reference.

Columbus Enquirer (Columbus, GA) 1832-1870.

The Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) 1894 - current. Recent issues in current periodicals.

The Crisis (Baltimore, MD) 1910 - current. Official organ of the NAACP. Volumes 1 through 47, 85 through 89, 91 and 92 are bound and located in the stacks at E185.5 C92. Volume 41, no. 9 and volume 70, no. 8 are held at Special Collections. All other volumes on microfilm.

Daily South Carolinian (Columbia, SC) 1849 - 1867.

Edgefield Advertiser (Edgefield, SC) 1836 - 1862.

The Fiery Cross (Atlanta, GA/Tuscaloosa, AL) 1939 - 1942 and 1969 - 1974.Official publication of the Ku Klux Klan. From 1939 to 1942 contained on one microfilm reel. The 1969 - 1974 issues are located in the stacks HS2330.K6 A13.

Freedmen's Record (Journal) (Boston, MA) 1865 - 1874. Monthly organ of the New England Freedman's Aid Society. Became Freedmen's Record after first issue published as Freedmen's Journal.

Freedomways (New York) 1961 - 1985. A quarterly publication exploring Black liberation struggles. Volumes 1 through 17 are located in the microfilm area. Volume 2, no. 2 through volume 3, no. 2 is in Special Collections. Volumes 18 through 25 are located in the stacks at HT1581 .A2 F7.

The Friend of Man (Utica, New York) 1836 - 1842. Published for the New York State Anti-Slavery Society by J.P. Bishop.

Georgia Gazette (Savannah, GA) 1763 - 1770. The state's first newspaper.

Georgia Journal and Messenger (Macon, GA) 1823 - 1869.

Jackson Advocate (Jackson, MS) 1941 - 1973, 1978 - 1984 and current issues. Mississippi African-American newspaper.

Jackson Daily News (Jackson, MS) 1907 - 1989.

The Kudzu (Jackson, MS) 1968 - 1972. "Subterranean news from the heart of ole Dixie." Mississippi alternative newspaper. Also, copies at Special Collections.

Lexington Intelligencer (Lexington, VA) 1823-1831.

Louisiana Courier (New Orleans, LA) 1810 - 1860. French and English newspaper.

Macon Telegraph (Macon, GA) 1826 - 1866.

Memphis Appeal/Avalanche (Memphis, TN) 1844-1894.

Memphis Daily Eagle and Enquirer (Memphis, TN) 1846-1854.

Mobile Register (Mobile, AL) 1822-1860.

Muhammed Speaks (Chicago, IL) 1970 - 1975. The newspaper of the Black Muslims and the Honorable Elijah Muhammad.

National Anti-Slavery Standard 1840 - 1870. Official organ of the American Anti-Slavery Society.

Negro Digest/Black World (Chicago, IL) 1942 - 1976. Negro Digest became Black World in 1970. Volumes 19 through 22 are located in the microfilm area and volume 25 is in Special Collections. Issues from 1973 to 1976 are bound and in the stacks at E185.5 .N3815.

The Non-slaveholder (Philadelphia, PA) 1846 - 1850. The monthly newspaper ofthe American Society of Friends.

Norfolk Gazette and Publick Ledger (Norfolk, VA) 1804-1816.

Palmetto Leader (Columbia, SC) 1925 - 1957. Some issues missing.

Pensacola Gazette (Pensacola, FL) 1824-1826, 1838-1854.

People's Press and Wilmington Advertiser (Wilmington, NC) 1833-1836.

Pittsburgh Courier (Pittsburgh, PA) 1923 - 1989. African-American weekly with extensive coverage of the South.

Richmond Whig (Richmond, VA) 1835 - 1874. Title changes to Richmond Daily Whig and later to Richmond Whig Semi-Weekly.

Southern School News (Nashville, TN) 1954 - 1965. Monthly publication of the Southern Education Reporting Service monitoring the integration of Southern schools.

Spartan/Spartanburg Express (Spartanburg, SC) 1849-1851; 1857.

Times-Picayune (New Orleans, LA) 1837 - current. Indexes for some recent years located in reference (AI21 .T56).

Tri-Weekly Commercial (Wilmington, NC) 1848-1858.

Tri-Weekly Memphis Enquirer (Memphis, TN) 1845-1846.

Virginia Argus - (Richmond, VA) 1793 - 1816.

Wilmington Chronicle/Herald (Wilmington, NC) 1837-1858.

Woman Constitutionalist (Summit, MS) 1967-1981.