William Henry Sheppard papers
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Scope and Contents
Photo by Arthur S. Proctor of Sheppard pointing to a map of the Congo. A young African or African American child is wearing African clothing. Cabinet card. Taken around 1893.
Photo by W.E. Magee of Sheppard. Cabinet card. Sheppard is standing. Taken between 1883 and 1886.
This collection also contains the book by Pagan Kennedy titled "Black Livingston: A True Tale of Adventure in the Nineteenth-Century Congo".
Dates
- Creation: Between 1893 and 1896
Extent
0.2 Linear Feet (2 photographs and one book)
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
Two photogarphs of and a book about one of the first African American missionaries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Frances Osborn Robb, 2012
Physical Description
good
General
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Topical
- Title
- Guide to the William Henry Sheppard papers
- Status
- Completed
- Date
- 2016
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the The University of Alabama Libraries Special Collections Repository