Roberts Settlement collection
Collection
Identifier: L176
Scope and Contents
This collection is a photostat copy of the Library of Congress collection of the same name (MMC-1624). The collection includes correspondence, indentures, free papers, business and tax receipts, deeds, family records, newspaper clippings, genealogical and other papers. The collection also includes military records relating to the Civil War and an 1832 contract to build the first African Methodist Episcopal Church in Indiana.
Dates
- 1734-1944
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Legal title, copyright, and literary rights reside with Rare Books and Manuscripts, Indiana State Library, Indianapolis, IN. All requests to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted to Rare Books and Manuscripts.
Biographical Note
The Roberts family was a group of free African Americans living in North Carolina and Indiana. Principal family members represented in the papers are Jonathan Roberts, Willis Roberts, Hansel Roberts, Stephen Roberts, and Elijah Roberts.
Extent
0.3 Cubic Feet (1 manuscript box)
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
This collection is arranged by subject.
Custodial History
This collection was received by Rare Books and Manuscripts as a purchase from the Library of Congress on 1971/10/26.
Accruals
No further additions are expected.
Processing Information
Collection processing completed 2012 December by Sarah Pfundstein. EAD finding aid created 2012 December by Sarah Pfundstein.
- African Americans -- History
- Clippings
- Correspondence
- Deeds
- Family history
- Free African Americans
- Genealogical research
- Hamilton County (Ind.)
- Indentures
- Library of Congress
- Newspaper articles
- North Carolina
- Photostats
- Receipts (Acknowledgements)
- Roberts family
- Rush County (Ind.)
- Slavery -- United States
- Title
- Roberts Settlement collection
- Status
- Completed
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Rare Books and Manuscripts Repository
Contact:
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
140 North Senate Avenue
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204 U.S.A.
317-232-3671
