African Americans

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Magazines and journals related to the Civil War, including an article with a photograph of a Black Civil War soldier from Lockport [originals]

Scope and Contents The R. Nathaniel Dett Collection consists of 2 boxes of sheet music, correspondence, newspaper articles, programs, etc. about and by Dett. There are also 12 binders with newspaper clippings, programs, sheet music, invitations, etc. There are 2 binders of photocopied Dett materials and some articles can also be found in the main room in the binder in alphabetical order (D's). There are 3 published books: Follow Me (Simpson)(in library catalog), R. Nathaniel Dett (McBrier) (in library catalog)...

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Photocopied newspaper clippings from the Niagara Gazette related to the history of the Underground Railroad, Niagara River, Niagara County and Niagara Falls

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Newspaper clippings from the Niagara Gazette related to the history of the Underground Railroad, Niagara River, Niagara County and Niagara Falls

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Newspaper clippings from the Niagara Gazette related to the history of the Underground Railroad, Niagara River, Niagara County and Niagara Falls

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Photocopied school report from Wilson Central School related to he history of the Underground Railroad, Niagara River, Niagara County and Niagara Falls includes grade

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I Came as a Stranger: The Underground Railroad by Bryan Prince, published in 2004. Tells the history of the people who left slavery in the United States to find freedom in Canada, many via the Underground Railroad.

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Box contains Leon Van Patten photographs. Van Patten traveled throughout the south, taking photos of African American people in the Carolinas and Alabama. Photographs are postcards.

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Magazine articles and flyers related to the history of Underground Railroad and Black History month

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Scrapbooks and items about the city's history, including African American history

Inventory

City of Niagara Falls Centennial Album Vol. 1 -Programs of events, news clippings and photographs.

Album II

Niagara Falls Centennial Committee Binder organized by event/topics Contains clippings pertaining to each event

Centennial Committee 1990-1992 Binder of minutes