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The freedmen's book

Author:
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880,  Search this
Physical description:
vi, 277 pages 21 cm
Type:
Biography
Biographies
Date:
1968
1865
Topic:
African Americans  Search this
Freed persons  Search this
Noirs américains  Search this
Personnes affranchies  Search this
African American  Search this
Call number:
E185.86 .C53 1968
E185.86.C53 1968
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_20591

The Freedmen's Book

Written by:
Lydia Maria Child, American, 1802 - 1880  Search this
Published by:
Ticknor and Fields, American, 1854 - 1878  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper (fiber product)
Dimensions:
H x W x D (closed): 7 7/16 × 4 7/8 × 7/8 in. (18.9 × 12.4 × 2.2 cm)
H x W x D (open): 7 7/16 × 8 7/8 × 7/8 in. (18.9 × 22.5 × 2.2 cm)
Type:
hardcover books
Place depicted:
United States, North and Central America
Date:
1866
Topic:
African American  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Education  Search this
Emancipation  Search this
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this
Slavery  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Stanley Turkel's Collection of Reconstruction Era Materials
Object number:
2012.160.174
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Stanley Turkel's Collection of Reconstruction Era Materials
Classification:
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Library Collections
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a99f5b31-86cb-411e-a4cd-b9edfc6e9647
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.160.174

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl: Written By Herself

Written by:
Harriet Ann Jacobs, American, 1813 - 1897  Search this
Edited by:
Lydia Maria Child, American, 1802 - 1880  Search this
Published by:
Lydia Maria Child, American, 1802 - 1880  Search this
Medium:
ink on paper; cardboard and leather
Dimensions:
H x W (Closed): 7 3/4 × 5 1/2 in. (19.7 × 14 cm)
H x W (Open): 10 1/4 × 5 1/2 in. (26 × 14 cm)
Type:
books
Place printed:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Place depicted:
Edenton, Chowan County, North Carolina, United States, North and Central America
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1861
Topic:
African American  Search this
Activism  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Children  Search this
Families  Search this
Fugitive enslaved  Search this
Gender  Search this
Identity  Search this
Motherhood  Search this
Self-liberation  Search this
Slavery  Search this
U.S. History, 1815-1861  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
Women  Search this
Youth  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
Object number:
2015.97.6
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Documents and Published Materials-Published Works
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd51b134135-79f6-45b5-af3e-a2dd56a31801
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2015.97.6

Photograph album owned by Emily Howland

Manufactured by:
James B. Smith & Co., American  Search this
Signed by:
Caroline N. Lacy, American, 1838 - 1898  Search this
Received by:
Emily Howland, American, 1827 - 1929  Search this
Subject of:
Harriet Tubman, American, 1822 - 1913  Search this
John Willis Menard, American, 1838 - 1893  Search this
Charles Sumner, American, 1811 - 1874  Search this
Lydia Maria Child, American, 1802 - 1880  Search this
William Henry Channing, American, 1810 - 1884  Search this
Wendell Phillips, American, 1811 - 1884  Search this
Freedmen's Bureau, American, 1865 - 1872  Search this
Medium:
leather, metal, and ink on paper
Dimensions:
H x W x D (closed): 6 1/4 × 5 1/4 × 2 7/8 in. (15.9 × 13.3 × 7.3 cm)
H x W (open with clasps): 6 1/4 × 11 in. (15.9 × 27.9 cm)
H x W (open without clasps): 6 1/4 × 9 in. (15.9 × 22.9 cm)
H x W x D (Storage container): 5 7/8 × 11 1/4 × 11 7/16 in. (15 × 28.5 × 29 cm)
Type:
photograph albums
Place used:
Camp Todd, Arlington County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
Date:
1864
Topic:
African American  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Education  Search this
Families  Search this
Feminism  Search this
Local and regional  Search this
Military  Search this
Photography  Search this
Politics  Search this
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this
Religion  Search this
Social reform  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
United States Colored Troops  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
Object number:
2017.30
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Emily Howland Photograph Album
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Anti-slavery movements
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5ce0a9252-41a1-451e-8201-f95fa8aaf1d8
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.30
Online Media:

Carte-de-visite portrait of Lydia Maria Child

Photograph by:
John Adams Whipple, American, 1822 - 1891  Search this
Subject of:
Lydia Maria Child, American, 1802 - 1880  Search this
Owned by:
Emily Howland, American, 1827 - 1929  Search this
Medium:
albumen and silver on photographic paper on card mount
Dimensions:
H x W (Image): 3 9/16 × 2 1/4 in. (9 × 5.7 cm)
H x W (Image and Mount): 4 1/8 × 2 7/16 in. (10.5 × 6.2 cm)
Type:
cartes-de-visite
albumen prints
portraits
Place captured:
Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
Date:
ca. 1865
Topic:
African American  Search this
Antislavery  Search this
Literature  Search this
Photography  Search this
Reconstruction, U.S. History, 1865-1877  Search this
U.S. History, Civil War, 1861-1865  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the National Museum of African American History and Culture shared with the Library of Congress
Object number:
2017.30.21
Restrictions & Rights:
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Collection title:
Emily Howland Photograph Album
Classification:
Slavery and Freedom Objects
Media Arts-Photography
Movement:
Abolitionist movement
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd510f1d07e-0562-46a1-9c39-03a89dd55cdc
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2017.30.21
Online Media:

Incidents in the life of a slave girl : written by herself / by Harriet A. Jacobs ; edited by L. Maria Child ; edited and with an introduction by Jean Fagan Yellin

Author:
Jacobs, Harriet A (Harriet Ann) 1813-1897  Search this
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880  Search this
Yellin, Jean Fagan  Search this
Subject:
Jacobs, Harriet A (Harriet Ann) 1813-1897  Search this
Physical description:
xxxiii, 306 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Date:
1987
Topic:
Slaves--Social conditions  Search this
Slaves  Search this
Call number:
E444.J17 A3 1987X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_389711

Incidents in the life of a slave girl / Linda Brent ; edited by L. Maria Child ; new introduction and notes by Walter Teller

Author:
Jacobs, Harriet A (Harriet Ann) 1813-1897  Search this
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880  Search this
Subject:
Jacobs, Harriet A (Harriet Ann) 1813-1897  Search this
Physical description:
xiv, 210 p ; 21 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Date:
1983
1973
[1983] c1973
Topic:
Slaves--Social conditions  Search this
Slaves  Search this
Call number:
E444.B84 1983X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_395899

Over the river [videorecording] : life of Lydia Maria Child, abolitionist for freedom / written, produced and directed by Constance L. Jackson

Author:
Jackson, Constance L (Constance Lillie) 1954-  Search this
Jackson, Constance L (Constance Lillie) 1954-  Search this
Carroll, Diahann  Search this
Subject:
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880  Search this
Physical description:
1 videodisc (140 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in
Type:
Videorecordings
Biography
Documentary films
Biographical films
Place:
United States
Date:
2008
C2008
19th century
Topic:
Women social reformers  Search this
Women abolitionists  Search this
Authors, American  Search this
Antislavery movements--History  Search this
African Americans--Social conditions  Search this
Social justice--History  Search this
Call number:
video 000986
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_905210

Crusader for freedom : a life of Lydia Maria Child / Deborah Pickman Clifford

Author:
Clifford, Deborah Pickman  Search this
Subject:
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880  Search this
Physical description:
viii, 367 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Date:
1992
C1992
Topic:
Women social reformers  Search this
Call number:
HQ1413.C45C55 1992X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_435246

Isaac T. Hopper : a true life / by L. Maria Child

Author:
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880  Search this
Subject:
Hopper, Isaac T (Isaac Tatem) 1771-1852  Search this
Physical description:
xvi, 493 pages, [2 ] leaves of plates : portraits ; 20 cm
Type:
Biography
Biographies
Engravings (prints)
Place:
United States
England
Date:
1853
Topic:
Antislavery movements  Search this
Abolitionists  Search this
Quakers  Search this
Slaves  Search this
Fugitive slaves  Search this
Call number:
E449 .H798 1853X
E449.H798 1853X
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_402075

An appeal in favor of Americans called Africans

Author:
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880  Search this
Physical description:
216 p. illus. 20 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
1968
1836
Topic:
Slavery  Search this
Call number:
E449.C532 1968X
E449.C53 1968
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_421159

The first woman in the republic : a cultural biography of Lydia Maria Child / by Carolyn L. Karcher

Author:
Karcher, Carolyn L. 1945-  Search this
Subject:
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880  Search this
Physical description:
xxv, 804 p. : ill. ; 26 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Date:
1994
19th century
Topic:
Women social reformers  Search this
Authors, American  Search this
Call number:
CT275.C51 K18 1994
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_470913

The American frugal housewife / edited by [i.e. written by] Lydia Maria Child ; with a new introduction by Janice (Jan) Bluestein Longone

Author:
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880  Search this
Physical description:
ix, 130 p. : ill. ; 22 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1999
1844
C1999
Topic:
Home economics  Search this
Cooking  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_767764

Hobomok and other writings on Indians / Lydia Maria Child ; edited and with an introduction by Carolyn L. Karcher

Author:
Child, Lydia Maria ) 1802-1880  Search this
Karcher, Carolyn L. 1945-  Search this
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880 Hobomok, a tale of early times  Search this
Physical description:
xliv, 245 p. ; 23 cm
Type:
Literary collections
Fiction
Place:
Massachusetts
Date:
1986
C1986
Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775
Topic:
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_771405

Letters from New York / by L. Maria Child

Author:
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880  Search this
Warshaw Collection of Business Americana  Search this
Subject:
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880  Search this
Physical description:
288 p. ; 20 cm
Type:
Electronic resources
Place:
New York (N.Y.)
Date:
1845
1845, c1844
Topic:
Description and travel  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Call number:
F128.44 .C53 1845
F128.44.C53 1845
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_332314

The American frugal housewife : dedicated to those who are not ashamed of economy / by Mrs. Child

Author:
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880  Search this
Physical description:
130 p. : ill. ; 19 cm
Type:
Books
Date:
1965
1832
1965, c1832
Topic:
Cooking  Search this
Home economics  Search this
Call number:
TX147 .C53 1832a
TX147.C53 1832a
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_322010

Lydia Maria Child, selected letters, 1817-1880 / edited by Milton Meltzer and Patricia G. Holland, Francine Krasno, associate editor

Author:
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880  Search this
Meltzer, Milton 1915-2009  Search this
Holland, Patricia G  Search this
Krasno, Francine  Search this
Subject:
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880 Correspondence  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 583 p. ; 24 cm
Type:
Correspondence
Place:
United States
Date:
1982
19th century
Topic:
Authors, American  Search this
Social reformers  Search this
Call number:
CT275.C51 A1
CT275.C51 A1
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_152396

Lydia Maria Child, (painting)

Painter:
Alexander, Francis 1800-1880  Search this
Subject:
Child, Lydia Maria  Search this
Medium:
Oil
Type:
Paintings
Owner/Location:
Medford Historical Society Medford Massachusetts
Topic:
Portrait female  Search this
Control number:
IAP 73480064
Data Source:
Art Inventories Catalog, Smithsonian American Art Museums
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_ari_169006

Incidents in the life of a slave girl : written by herself / by Harriet A. Jacobs ; edited by L. Maria Child. Now with A true tale of slavery / by John S. Jacobs ; [both] edited and with an introduction by Jean Fagan Yellin

Author:
Jacobs, Harriet A (Harriet Ann) 1813-1897  Search this
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880  Search this
Yellin, Jean Fagan  Search this
Jacobs, John S. 1815-1875 True tale of slavery  Search this
Subject:
Jacobs, Harriet A (Harriet Ann) 1813-1897  Search this
Physical description:
xli, 336 p. : ill. ; 25 cm
Type:
Biography
Place:
United States
Date:
2000
1861
Topic:
Slaves  Search this
Women slaves  Search this
Slaves--Social conditions  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_662116

The collected correspondence of Lydia Maria Child, 1817-1880 : guide and index to the microfiche edition / Patricia G. Holland and Milton Meltzer, editors, Francine Krasno, associate editor

Author:
Holland, Patricia G  Search this
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880 Correspondence  Search this
Meltzer, Milton 1915-2009  Search this
Krasno, Francine  Search this
Subject:
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880 Correspondence  Search this
Child, Lydia Maria 1802-1880  Search this
Physical description:
118 p. : facsims., ports. ; 24 cm
Type:
Correspondence
Indexes
Place:
United States
Date:
1980
C1980
Topic:
Abolitionists  Search this
Call number:
E449.C53 H736
E449.C53 H736
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_131028

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