The Frederick Douglass Papers Archive at The Institute for American Thought contains few original documents. Our archive is remarkable because it contains the largest collection of photocopies of documents held at numerous repositories all over the country, as well as photocopies of documents in private collections.

The Project Archive is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Scholars and students at all levels may conduct research in our archive by appointment only. To arrange a visit, please contact us.

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