Box 13
Container
Contains 54 Results:
Fourniol, Veuve. Bill of sale of a slave as a part of an estate (#6101), 1801
File — Box: 13, Folder: 52
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains materials created and compiled by Joseph J. Williams, SJ and reflects his academic interests in the Caribbean and Africa. The bulk of the collection consists of the Anansi stories, approximately four thousand handwritten tales about a folk character which originated in Africa and became part of Jamaican traditions. The stories were written by Jamaican school children in 1930 in response to a contest Williams ran, and are accompanied by transcriptions. ...
Access Note
Collection open for research except for Series I, which is closed due to fragility. However, portions of the collection--including Series I-- are available digitally.
Dates:
1801
Pafoot, Charles. Last will and testament, 1844 September 21
File — Box: 13, Folder: 53
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains materials created and compiled by Joseph J. Williams, SJ and reflects his academic interests in the Caribbean and Africa. The bulk of the collection consists of the Anansi stories, approximately four thousand handwritten tales about a folk character which originated in Africa and became part of Jamaican traditions. The stories were written by Jamaican school children in 1930 in response to a contest Williams ran, and are accompanied by transcriptions. ...
Access Note
Collection open for research except for Series I, which is closed due to fragility. However, portions of the collection--including Series I-- are available digitally.
Dates:
1844 September 21
Shackleford, John Edward. Cover letter and notarization of copies of legal documents (#5045), 1787 March 16
File — Box: 13, Folder: 54
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains materials created and compiled by Joseph J. Williams, SJ and reflects his academic interests in the Caribbean and Africa. The bulk of the collection consists of the Anansi stories, approximately four thousand handwritten tales about a folk character which originated in Africa and became part of Jamaican traditions. The stories were written by Jamaican school children in 1930 in response to a contest Williams ran, and are accompanied by transcriptions. ...
Access Note
Collection open for research except for Series I, which is closed due to fragility. However, portions of the collection--including Series I-- are available digitally.
Dates:
1787 March 16
Order concerning passage of freed slaves to Morocco and Algiers, 1725 October 16
File — Box: 13, Folder: 55
Scope and Contents
From the Collection:
This collection contains materials created and compiled by Joseph J. Williams, SJ and reflects his academic interests in the Caribbean and Africa. The bulk of the collection consists of the Anansi stories, approximately four thousand handwritten tales about a folk character which originated in Africa and became part of Jamaican traditions. The stories were written by Jamaican school children in 1930 in response to a contest Williams ran, and are accompanied by transcriptions. ...
Access Note
Collection open for research except for Series I, which is closed due to fragility. However, portions of the collection--including Series I-- are available digitally.
Dates:
1725 October 16