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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC09382.01 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to 1841 |
| Title | A Record of the Proceedings of the Executive Committee of the Hamilton County Anti-Slavery Society |
| Date | 1840-1842 |
| Document Type | Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | Westfield, IN. Primarily concerned with the founding of the Society's library, with a budget of fifteen dollars for books, entries record a "code of rules for the regulation of the Library," day-to-day logistics, including places and times for meeting, and an amendment to society admission requirements. Specific books mentioned are "two copies of J. D. Paxton's letters on Slavery" and "the A. S. Record." Most entries written and signed J. P. Antrim, secretary. In contemporary stiff wrappers labeled "Executive Committee Record." |
| Subjects | Abolition Slavery African American History Reform Movement Literature and Language Arts |
| Place written | Westfield, Indiana |
| Theme | Arts & Literature; Slavery & Abolition |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |