Below is the list of documents that our tour guides describe in their presentations. Huge thanks to Cornell librarian Kofi Acree for introducing us to the precious holdings of the Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection and the Gail and Stephen Rudin Collection on Slavery in America.
| Document | Presentation |
| Jon A. Lindseth Suffrage Collection. Annual Report of the American Anti-Slavery Society: by the Executive Committee, for the Year Ending May 1, 1860. New York: American Anti-Slavery Society, 1861. https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/6356247. | Introduction Past, Present, and Future: The Impact of the Underground Railroad in Ithaca (Brenna Carlin) |
| Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Pamphlet Collection. The Slave’s Underground Railroad to Freedom. Edinburgh: Printed for the Edinburgh Ladies’ Emancipation Society, 1800. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/may851810. | Help at the Hanford House: How Altha Todd Hanford Made Her Mark in the Antislavery Movement (Bella Williams) |
| Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Pamphlet Collection. Miller, Samuel. A Discourse, Delivered April 12, 1797, at the Request of and Before the New-York Society for Promoting the Manumission of Slaves, and Protecting Such of Them as Have Been, or May Be Liberated. New-York: Printed by T. and J. Swords, no. 99 Pearl-Street., 1797. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/may892607. | A Double Life: A Barber and a Forbidden Hero (Joseph Kennedy) |
| Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Pamphlet Collection. Siebert, Wilbur Henry. A Quaker Section of the Underground Railroad in Northern Ohio. Columbus, OH: F.J. Heer printing Co., 1930. https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/6354580. | From Broad to Narrow: Conductors on the Most Secret Railroad (John Johnson) |
| Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Pamphlet Collection. Proceedings of the New York anti-slavery convention, held at Utica, October 21, and New York anti-slavery state society, held at Peterboro, October 22, 1835. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/may820107. | The Ithaca Chief Station: St. James AME Zion Church (Eugene Garcia) |
| Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections. Jigsaw Puzzle. “America, or, The Emancipation of Slaves.” Gift of Rita Guerlac. Ca. 1860s. https://newcatalog.library.cornell.edu/catalog/2843886. | A Journey to Freedom: The Story of Aunt Elsie Brooks (Lillyanne Jones) The Bloodgood House: The Underground Railroad and White Savior Complex (Fred Milton) |
| Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection. #4681. Slave Broadside – “Sale of Valuable Negroes!” – Annotated by Someone who Probably Bid at the Auction, but with No Prices Realized. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:21813338. | What’s Underneath the Trap Door? Benjamin Halsey and His Daughter (Maya Cantrera) |
| Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection. #4681. John Drake slave ledger used to record expenses for the purchase, hire, and “maintenance” of slaves. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:21813550. | Risking It All: The Story of Henry Moore (John Smith) |
| Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Pamphlet Collection. Child, Frank Samuel. Thirteenth Annual Report of the Fairfield Historical Society: October 17th 1916. Bridgeport, Conn.: Standard Print Shop, 1916. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/may892604. | Burnt in Retaliation: The History Behind Alexander Murdock’s House (Julia Stewart) |
| Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Pamphlet Collection. Miller, H.L. An address delivered before the Tompkins County Colonization Society at their third anniversary, held in Ithaca, March 4, 1834. Trumansburg: D. Fairchild, 1834. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/may891613. | Uncovering History: Frederick Douglass and the Abolitionist Movement in Ithaca (John Clay) |
| Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection. #4681. Fisher, George. Underground Railroad Letter. 1858. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:21813068. | The Old Speed Homestead: Peter Webb and the Shocking Past of a Farm in Caroline (Hannah Engles) |
| Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Pamphlet Collection. Siebert, Wilbur Henry. A Quaker Section of the Underground Railroad in Northern Ohio. F. J. Heer printing co. July 1930. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/may894614. | The Black History Collection: Tompkins County’s Rich, Revolutionary, and Important History (Stella Star) |
| Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection. #4681. Runaway slave broadside for woman named Jane. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:21813512. Gail and Stephen Rudin Slavery Collection. #4681. Fine is Levied for Harbouring Runaway Slave. https://digital.library.cornell.edu/catalog/ss:21813236. | Conclusion: Preserving the Past and Inspiring the Future (Laz Cal) |
The Underground Railroad in Ithaca 