Birney, James Gillespie,  1792-1857. <br/><br/>
James Gillespie Birney papers, 1830-circa 1895  (bulk 1830-1850). 

 - 22  items. 1  container. 1  microfilm reel. 0.2  linear feet. 
<br/><br/> Open to research. 
<br/><br/> Correspondence (1834-1844), diaries and notebooks (1830-1890), and newspaper clippings primarily concerning Birney's participation in the antislavery movement, his associations with other abolitionists including Benjamin Lundy, Gerrit Smith, and Theodore Dwight Weld, and the efforts of the American Colonization Society and the Liberty Party toward the colonization of African Americans in Africa.  Includes a notebook (circa 1890), attributed to William Birney, containing information relating to his father's activities in the abolitionist movement.  Correspondents include Myron Holley, B.F. Mudge, Gerrit Smith, and Theodore Dwight Weld. 
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<br/><br/><br/>Microfilm produced from originals in the Manuscript Division. <br/>Washington, D.C. : <br/>Library of Congress Photoduplication Service , <br/>1987. 
<br/><br/><br/>The Liberty's Advocate (Amesbury and Salisbury, Mass.; 21 October 1843, number 5) <br/>Library of Congress Rare Book and Special Collections Division. <br/>transferred to 
<br/><br/><br/>Abolitionist and editor. 
<br/><br/><br/>Collection material in English. 
<br/><br/> Finding aid available in the Library of Congress Manuscript Reading Room and at  http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms008026 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>mm 79012799  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Holley, Myron, 1779-1841 --Correspondence.<br/>Lundy, Benjamin, 1789-1839. <br/>Mudge, B. F. 1817-1879 --Correspondence.<br/>Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874. <br/>Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874 --Correspondence.<br/>Weld, Theodore Dwight, 1803-1895. <br/>Weld, Theodore Dwight, 1803-1895 --Correspondence.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>American Colonization Society.<br/>Liberty Party (U.S.)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Abolitionists.<br/>African Americans--Colonization--Africa.<br/>Antislavery movements.<br/>Slavery.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Occupation: </label><br/>Abolitionists.<br/>Editors.