Slavery archive sources

This guide to archives about slavery is not intended to be exhaustive. It also includes archival collections held by the Institute of Commonwealth Studies. The guide complements the archives catalogue, which includes a subject search facility.

• Akers Family Business Papers and Transcripts, refs: MS999 and MS1014, date(s): 1766-1893 , 1913-15

• Barbados and Leeward Islands, financial administration papers, ref: MS401, date(s): 1669-1682

• Barbados plantation legal papers, ref: MS1134, date(s): 1741-1773

• Castle Wemyss Estate Papers, ref: ICS101, dates(s): 1802-1845, c1990 

• Conduct record of John Warrow, ref: MS667, date(s): 1838

• De Morgan family papers, ref: MS913, date(s): 1753-1975

• International Commission of Enquiry to Liberia, ref: MS788, date(s): c1930

• Jamaica: papers relating to politics, genealogy and slavery, refs: MS878, and MS691, date(s): ?1722-1868

• John Lunan letter, ref: AL253, date(s): 1819 October 15

• Moges, Alphonse Louis Théodore, Comte de Moges, ref: MS463, date(s): 1820

• Newton family papers, ref: MS523, date(s): 1680-1920

• P K Seaman letter, ref: AL354, date(s): 1851 June 1

• Richard Lawson letter, ref: MS821, date(s): 1800 May 21

• Sandbach, Tinné and Co., Liverpool, refs: MS677 and ICS70, date(s): 1807-1909

• Slave Pass, ref: MS758, date(s): 1845 March 23

• Taylor family papers, ref: ICS120, date(s) 1760-1835 [predominantly 1770-1819]

• West India Committee: Acquired Papers and Official Archives, refs: ICS96 and ICS97, date(s): 1750-1999

• William Hewitt papers, ref: MS522, date(s) 1759-1790