Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Collection Summary
| Title | American Colonization Society records, 1792-1964 |
|---|---|
| Inclusive Dates | 1792-1964 |
| Bulk Dates | 1823-1912 |
| ID No. | MSS10660 |
| Creator | American Colonization Society |
| Extent | 190,000 items |
| Extent | 717 containers |
| Extent | 168 linear feet |
| Extent | 331 microfilm reels |
| Location | Manuscript Division, Library of Congress, Washington, D.C. |
| Finding Aid Permalink | Cite or bookmark this finding aid as: https://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms009329 |
| LCCN Permalink | LC Catalog record: https://lccn.loc.gov/mm78010660 |
| 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. |