Paul and Gracia Hardacre collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of materials collected by Paul and Gracia Hardacre. The collection includes correspondence, ephemera, and a photograph. Correspondence includes one letter each from Booker T. Washington and Rosetta Douglass Sprague. Materials also include a photograph of Frederick Douglass and an autograph with quotation from Douglass.
In the Booker T. Washington letter, from 1901, Washington thanks William B. Hoswell of Chicago for his donation of the dressing gown and smoking cap worn by Frederick Douglass at the Chicago World's Fair to the Tuskegee Institute. Also in the letter from Washington, he states that the donated items will be placed in the Institute's new Carnegie Library Building.
In the letter of Rosetta Douglass Sprague, written in 1902 to Mrs. Hoswell, Sprague writes that she regrets learning of the death of Mrs. Greene, a family friend and mutual acquaintance, and reflects upon their last interaction. Sprague also reports on the status of her children and grandchildren and notes her deteriorating vision and a forthcoming eye surgery.
The collection also includes a collected signature of Frederick Douglass from 1894, bearing the inscriptions "We differ like the waves but we are one like the sea," and "We are in the trade winds of the Almighty." The note includes Douglass' date of death, February 20, 1895, with the latter quotation in a hand other than Douglass'. Also included is a biographical card on Douglass with his likeness and a photograph of Douglass from 1895.
Dates
- Created: 1894-1902
- Other: Date acquired: 07/05/1973
Creator
- Hardacre, Paul H. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright to these papers has not been assigned to the Amistad Research Center. It is the responsibility of an author to secure permission for publication from the holder of the copyright to any material contained in this collection.
Extent
1.00 folders
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Paul and Gracia Hardacre
Method of Acquisition
Gift
Appraisal Information
This small collection reflects Booker T. Washington's interest in preserving the legacy of Frederick Douglass and developing a collection of African American heritage artifacts at the Tuskegee Institute. This collection also documents the daily life of descendents of Frederick Douglass, through a single letter from Rosetta Douglass Sprague.
Processing Information
Collection processed in April 2012.
Creator
- Hardacre, Paul H. (Person)
- Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895 (Person)
- Hardacre, Gracia (Person)
- Sprague, Rosetta Douglass (Person)
- Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 (Person)
- Title
- Paul and Gracia Hardacre collection
- Author
- Andrew Salinas
- Date
- 04/02/2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the Amistad Research Center Repository
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