| Title |
Slavery Abolition Movement |
| Reference |
GBR/0275/Slavery |
| Creator |
Various |
| Covering Dates |
1787–2008 |
| Extent and Medium |
6 boxes; paper |
| Repository |
St John's College Library |
|
| Content and context |
Material relating to the slavery abolition movement. Includes newspaper cuttings from the nineteenth century; letters and papers used in Parliamentary reports on the slave trade from 1814; accounts of Parliamentary debates and investigations; pamphlets written by Thomas Clarkson, William Wilberforce and other campaigners; pamphlets printed by the Anti Slavery Society in the 1970s; contemporary pamphlets and articles on abolition; material on events commemorating the 150th anniversary of Clarkson's death. |
Access and Use
|
Please cite as St John's College Library, Slavery Abolition Movement |
| Index Terms |
| Abolition of Slavery |
| St John's Library/Slavery contains: |
|
Box 1
|
Anti-Slavery Society pamphlets. Creator: Various. 12 items; paper. |
1976–1983 |
|
Box 2
|
Newspaper cuttings and Parliamentary reports. Creator: Various. 1 box; paper. |
1807–1930 |
|
Box 3
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Pamphlets. Creator: Various. 15 items; paper. |
1787–1845 |
|
Box 4
|
Pamphlets. Creator: Various. 17 items; paper. |
1788–1833 |
|
Box 5
|
Material on Clarkson and Wilberforce. Creator: Various. 23 items; paper. |
1833–1996 |
|
Box 6
|
Commemoration events. Creator: Various. 12 items; paper. |
1996–2008 |