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Gerrit Smith

Websites

From Slavery to Freedom: The African-American Pamphlet Collection
This digital collection from the Library of Congress contains primary resources pertaining to slavery and antislavery. Several items authored by Smith are available to view in full text.

Gerrit Smith Collection
This Wichita State University Libraries Special Collections site provides a finding aid for the Gerrit Smith Collection. A brief biography is also included.

Gerrit Smith Estate and Land Office
This page provides a brief bio about Gerrit Smith and his land holdings. The page is part of the National Park Service Aboard the Underground Railroad.

Gerrit Smith Virtual Museum
This digital museum provides a gateway to many online resources about Gerrit Smith. All are maintained by the Syracuse University Library Special Collections. The Museum provides a brief biography, a link to the The Gerrit Smith Broadside and Pamphlet Collection, and a portrait gallery.

Hathi Trust Digital Library
This digital repository makes available collections from numerous research libraries. Use the Catalog for locating items by and about Gerrit Smith.

Internet Archive
This digital library provides a gateway to online documents by/about Smith.

The Liberator Files
This site maintained by Horace Sheldon contains articles from The Liberator, including items by Gerrit Smith.

Making of America (MOA) - Joint venture between Cornell University and the University of Michigan.
This digital library contains scanned images of US primary and secondary sources from 1850 to 1877. A good amount of material pertaining to Smith are available within MOA. The Cornell version focuses on popular journals of the time, but also contains the War of the Rebellion series. The University of Michigan version focuses on books/monographs. Focus on the University of Michigan site.

Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection
The Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections maintains this excellent resource containing antislavery material. One may search or browse this website for digitized pamphlets authored by Gerrit Smith.

SMITH, Gerrit - Biographical Information
This brief biography is part of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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