Leon Gardiner collection of American Negro Historical Society records

The American Negro Historical Society was founded in 1897 by a group of Philadelphia blacks to study and preserve materials documenting the American black experience. Among the founders and early members were Robert Adger, W.M. Dorsey and Jacob C. White, Jr., who donated materials to the society, s...

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Main Author: Gardiner, Leon 1892-1945. (Creator)
Collection:Leon Gardiner Collection of American Negro Historical Society Records
Collection Number:0008
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
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100 1 |a Gardiner, Leon  |d 1892-1945.  |e creator 
245 1 |a Leon Gardiner collection of American Negro Historical Society records  |f 1715-1962, undated  |g 1860 - 1890 
300 |a 8.9 Linear feet  |f , 16 boxes, 35 volumes 
351 |b I. Correspondence and Personal Papers, 1812-1962, undated; 83 folders II. American Negro Historical Society Records, 1861-1905, undated; 20 folders III. Banneker Institute, 1790-1865, undated; 28 folders IV. Pythian Baseball Club, 1867-1870, undated; 16 folders V. Lebanon Cemetery, 1825-1901; 12 folders VI. Philanthropic, Civic, and Religious Organizations, 1829-1893, undated; 38 folders VII. Portraits of Black Leaders and Abolitionists, undated; 3 boxes VIII. Negro Activities: Broadsides, Printed Matter, and Miscellaneous material, 1825-1904, undated; 2 boxes and 28 folders IX. Volumes, 1715-1933, undated; 35 volumes and 5 folders  
500 |a Processing Information: A microfilm guide for this collection is available at the reference desk. Please see the Alternative Formats note in this finding aid for more information on this collection's microfilm. Volumes 11 and 12, records concerning the Clarkson Institute, were mistakenly included in this collection when the collection was reprocessed. They have been removed from this collection to their proper collection, the Pennsylvania Abolition Society records (Collection 490). They can be accessed using the call numbers AmS .3311 and AmS .3313, respectively. 
506 |a This collection is open for research. 
520 |a The American Negro Historical Society was founded in 1897 by a group of Philadelphia blacks to study and preserve materials documenting the American black experience. Among the founders and early members were Robert Adger, W.M. Dorsey and Jacob C. White, Jr., who donated materials to the society, some of which are present in the collection. The collection is composed of administrative records of the society and materials collected by some of its members, including correspondence, minutes, reports, financial documents, membership lists, records of lectures and debates, library catalogues, baseball lineup and scorecards, speeches, printed matter, and portraits of distinguished black leaders and abolitionists. 
541 1 |a Gift of Leon Gardiner, 1933. Folders 1 and 2 of box 9G (James Still--Correspondence and Biographical Information) contain 1960s newspaper clippings of unknown provenance. 
544 |a At the Historical Society of Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Abolition Society papers (Collection 490) Pennsylvania Abolition Society records (Collection 3637) Abolition Society of Delaware minutes (Am .421) At other repositories: Scorecards, 1870(ca.)-1979, New York State Historical Documents; National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum, National Baseball Library, Cooperstown, New York. William Still Correspondence, 1865-1899; Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection, Temple University Libraries.  
545 |a The American Negro Historical Society was founded in Philadelphia in 1897 by a group of upper-class African-Americans. The society’s membership was open to both men and women and its mission focused on collecting historical materials related to African-American history. Members met monthly at its headquarters in the parish house of the Church of the Crucifixion to discuss matters related to race, collection of materials, and the publishing of pamphlets and other printed material to share the history of African-Americans. Founding members of the organization held prominent positions in Philadelphia’s society. The first president of the organization, Robert Mara Adger, was a city merchant and the son of an abolitionist; Theophilius J. Minton, who became the organization’s first vice-president, was an attorney. William Carl Bolivar, bibliophile and journalist with a particular interest in historical documentation, wrote columns for The Philadelphia Tribune. William Henry Dorsey worked as a Philadelphia municipal official, Matthew Anderson served as minister of the Berean Presbyterian Church, and Henry L. Phillips, the society’s treasurer, was the rector at the Church of the Crucifixion. According to William C. Welburn, who studied William Carl Bolivar’s interest in preserving the history of African-Americans, the efforts of organizations like the American Negro Historical Society “formed the foundation for black collections and collecting practices today and were integral to the development of African American historical studies and African diaspora studies in general.”  
555 |a Finding Aid Available Online:  
600 1 7 |a Still, William  |d 1821-1902.  |2 NACO Authority File 
600 1 7 |a White, Jacob C.  |d 1837-1902.  |2 NACO Authority File 
600 1 7 |a White, Jacob C.  |d d. 1872  |2 NACO Authority File 
610 2 7 |a American Negro Historical Society  |2 NACO Authority File 
610 2 7 |a Banneker Institute  |2 NACO Authority File 
650 0 |a African American abolitionists. 
650 0 |a African American baseball players--History. 
650 0 |a African American churches. 
650 0 |a African American civic leaders--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. 
650 0 |a African American educators. 
650 0 |a African American families -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia. 
650 0 |a African American Presbyterians--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia. 
650 7 |a African Americans--History--Societies--19th century.  |2 Local sources 
650 0 |a African Americans--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Societies, etc.  
650 7 |a African Americans--Social Life and Customs--19th century.  |2 Local sources 
650 0 |a Baseball--History--19th century. 
852 |a The Historical Society of Pennsylvania  |b Leon Gardiner Collection of American Negro Historical Society Records  |l 0008 
856 4 2 |y Link to finding aid  |u http://www2.hsp.org/collections/manuscripts/g/Gardiner0008.html