1 reel of microfilm (textual records)

Fonds consists of letters received by and, in some case, written by Mary Ann Shadd Cary during her time living in present day Ontario. It also includes business records and lecture notes, as well as copies of articles written by Shadd Cary on such topics as supporting integrated schools, fighting segregation and the political stance taken by Provincial Freeman editorial staff.

Included is correspondence between members of Shadd Cary's family including her husband Thomas Cary and her brother Isaac Shadd as well as correspondence with prominent African American abolitionists William Still and H. Ford Douglas and with abolitionist and co-founder of the Provincial Freeman, Rev. Samuel Ringgold Ward, among others.

Also included are records related to the Provincial Freeman, such as subscription receipts, book reviews, draft articles and poetry.

Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893) was an educator, abolitionist, author, journalist and lawyer in the United States and Canada. She was the first Black female newspaper publisher in Canada and a founder and editor of "The Provincial Freeman."

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Shadd Cary, Mary Ann, 1823-1893

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Accession Number: 12944

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