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1. American Colonization Society records, 1792-1964

   190,000 items. 717 containers. 168 linear feet. 331 microfilm reels. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Organizational records of the society, including correspondence, financial and business papers, reports, and miscellaneous material relating to administrative and financial matters, membership, slavery and the status of enslaved people in the pre-Civil War period, and emigration, colonization, and education in Liberia. Includes the personal papers of William McLain and letterbooks of the Massachusetts Colonization Society.

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2. Ralph Randolph Gurley papers, 1825-1931

   40 items. 2 containers. 0.6 linear feet. -- Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C.

   Summary:

   Clergyman and author. Correspondence, a journal, pamphlets, and other material related to Gurley's role as an officer of the American Colonization Society and as an advocate for Black American emigration and colonization of Liberia, predominately his activities prior to the American Civil War.

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