Slave trade records from Liverpool, 1754-1792

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Overview

Slave trade records from Liverpool, 1754-1792 [1] provides access to 2,970 pages from Records relating to the slave trade at the Liverpool Record Office.

Provider:

Microform Academic Publishers [2]

Posted:

Oct 4, 2017 12:11pm

Updated:

Oct 4, 2017 12:11pm

Source

CRL reviews are based on independent research. Information is researched by CRL staff and other specialists at CRL libraries. See CRL Review for additional source notes.

Collection Content

Subject Areas:

Social Sciences

Resource Types:

Government records

Personal papers

Major Languages:

English

- Denotes data sourced directly from publisher

Content Details:


Topics covered	Slavery; Merchant trade; Slave trade
Geographic coverage	Britain; West Africa; Caribbean
Chronological coverage	1700-1900
Source format(s)	Microfilm
Total titles	1
Total pages	2,970
Major language (s)	English
Digital collection launch date	Jul-08
Completion date	Jul-08
Collection ongoing	N
Update frequency	N/A
Available supplements	N

Specifications

Metadata:


MARC records available	Y: one record
Creator of MARC records	OCLC
Source for obtaining MARC records	https://microform.digital/boa/librarian-resources [4]
Fee for MARC records	N
Subject authorities used	N/A
Name authorities used	N/A

Technical Platform:


Browser compatibility	All main browsers including Google Chrome; Internet Explorer; Safari; Mozilla Firefox
Authentication options	IP; Shibboleth; Individual username and password
Archiving solution (master files)	Internal
Archiving solution (derivative files)	Internal
Available in web discovery tools	N; vendor is working on this
Open url target	Y
Federated searching, z39.50	Y
Local host option	N
Usage stats based on Counter code	Y

Interface Tools:


Full text displayed	Y
Page images	Y; 2970
Color images	N
Search full text	N
Advanced search	Y
Search within results	Y
Limit results by dates and/or document types	Y
Display highlighted search terms	N
Display snippet (search term in context)	N
Relevance sorting	Y
Save searches	N; vendor is working on this
Download PDF	Y
Download HTML	N
Print page	Y
Print full document	Y; Full document can be downloaded to local drive and then printed.
Export citations	N
Annotation tools	N
Cross-product searching	Y
ILL permitted	Y
Text/data mining permitted	Y; Forbidden for trials
Restrictions on use	Y

Terms and Provider Details

Terms:


Subscription option	N
Purchase option	Y
Multiple year payments option	Y; To be negotiated with publisher.
Maintenance fees	£300 (GBP) per annum
Hosting charges	Y; included in maintenance fees
Archiving	Internal
Provider notes	N/A

Provider:

Microform Academic Publishers [2]

Main Address:

Main Street, East Ardsley, Wakefield

West Yorkshire

WF3 2AP

United Kingdom

CRL Review

Collection Content:

This collection provide access to 2,970 pages from Records relating to the slave trade at the Liverpool Record Office. MAP states, "These primary sources preserved at the Liverpool Record Office constitute one of the best collections in British archives of private merchants' papers relating to the transatlantic slave trade. Liverpool was the leading slave trading port in the world in the eighteenth century when these documents were compiled. Each individual item has a particular focus, but all illuminate the human and financial aspects of the slave trade. The material includes correspondence with ship captains and Caribbean agents about the acquisition of Africans and their sale; statistics on the Liverpool slave trade; sales accounts of the lots of Africans disembarked in the Americas, often with the names of purchasers and prices; information on dealings with diverse African groups along the coast of West Africa; and details of payments for slave sales. The account books of ships' voyages include material on the outfitting of vessels and the cargoes of goods exported to Africa. Among the items included in this collection are records of the wealthy merchant and banker, Thomas Leyland, who was three times Mayor of Liverpool, and letters by the slave trade captain, John Newton, who later became a clergyman, the composer of the hymn 'Amazing Grace', and a prominent abolitionist. These documents are drawn from papers held at the Liverpool Record Office. Accompanied by an online guide [5] to the collection by Professor Kenneth Morgan, Brunel University. (Included as a supplement to the above are the post-abolition papers of captain and ship-owner, James Brown (ca. 1807-1851), which are held with the main collection at the Liverpool Record Office.)"

This collection provides access to the following 5 volumes:

The Case and Southworth records
The Thomas Leyland records
The Tuohy papers
Miscellaneous documents from the Liverpool Record Office
The James Brown papers, 1809-1898

The content in this collection comes from the Liverpool Record Office.

Terms:

This collection is only available as a one-time purchase. An annual maintenance fee of £300 (GBP) applies to this purchase.

Sources

Sources for this review include information publicly posted or obtained directly from the publisher; data collected by CRL staff and specialists at CRL libraries; and examination of the digital collection when possible. Other sources are noted where cited. CRL continues to gather additional information on this resource and to solicit critical assessment.

CRL Offers & Status

Status	Current	Description
CRL Flagged	no	Potential interest to CRL community
Offer Pending	no	Currently a candidate for CRL offer
Active Offer	no	Currently offered for purchase or new subscription
Trial Access	no	Available for trial
Renewal Offer	no	Currently offered for renewal
Expired Offer	no	Past offers
Inactive / Declined	no	No longer under consideration by CRL
Reviewed by CRL	yes	Evaluation available by CRL and community
Special Access	no	Member-only access available for a limited time

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