The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center

The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center is one of the largest repositories of documentation concerning those of African ancestry. The superiority of the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center is understandable considering that it is part of the great Howard University. Government officials established Howard University to become a cornerstone in the large national network of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) that currently exists. Former general O.O. Howard (also co-founder of the Freedman’s Bureau) founded Howard University subsequent to the Civil War. At approximately the same time Howard University officials began to collect records and other valuable archival collections concerning those of African descent. The Moorland-Spingarn Research Center is ultimately the fruit of their labor. This website includes description of manuscript collections and the research facility.