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Stuff You Missed in History Class

Interview: Rosenwald Schools with Andrew Feiler

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Thomas J. Dorsey liberated himself from enslavement and became one of the most sought-after caterers in Philadelphia. His son William Henry Dorsey was born a free Black man before the Civil War, and became an artist, collector and scrapbooker.

Research:
"Thomas J. Dorsey." Contemporary Black Biography, vol. 90, Gale, 2011. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1606005269/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=0c6af117. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
1838 Black Metropolis. “What Resistance looked like in 1838.” https://www.1838blackmetropolis.com/post/what-resistance-looked-like-in-1838
Aston Gonzalez (2019) William Dorsey and the construction of an African American history archive, Social Dynamics, 45:1, 138-155, DOI: 10.1080/02533952.2019.1589323
Berlin, Ira. "UNIVERSITY PRESSES; Scrapbooks of a Black Heritage." The New York Times Book Review, 22 Sept. 1991. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A175323797/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&sid=bookmark-GPS&xid=cdf57532. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
Cashin, Sheryll. “The Agitator's Daughter: A Memoir of Four Generations of One Extraordinary African-American Family.” Public Affairs. 2008.
Conrad, Sharron Wilkins. “Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia Caterer Thomas J. Dorsey.” American Visions. August/September 2000.
Cromwell, J.W.C. “An Art Gallery and Museum, Not In the Guide Book.” New National Era, Washington D.C. 10/1/1874. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026753/1874-10-01/ed-1/?sp=2&st=text&r=0.437,-0.008,0.25,0.231,0
Du Bois, W. E. B. “The Philadelphia Negro; A Social Study.” Philadelphia, Published for the University. 1899. https://archive.org/details/philadelphianegr00dubo/
Franqui, Leah. “Cultural Histories: Philadelphia’s Black Culinary Trailblazers and the Birth of Catering.” Solo Real Estate. https://www.solorealty.com/blog/cultural-histories-philadelphias-black-culinary-trailblazers-and-the-birth-of-catering/
Greenlee, Cynthia. “A Priceless Archive of Ordinary Life.” The Atlantic. 2/9/2021. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/02/race-save-black-history-archives/617932/
Howard, Sherry. “Connecting with a 19th-century Black history & art collector.” Auction Finds. https://myauctionfinds.com/2021/04/01/connecting-with-a-19th-century-black-history-art-collector/
Lane, Roger. “Willam Dorsey’s Philadelphia and Ours.” Oxford University Press. 1991.
“Seen and Heard in Many Places.” The Philadelphia Times. 10/19/1896.
“Seen And Heard in Many Places.” The Philadelphia Times. 10/17/1896.
Morehouse College. “Honoring a Forgotten Past: An Author’s Journey.” 2/15/2021. https://news.morehouse.edu/morehouse-faculty/honoring-a-forgotten-past-an-authors-journey
Solomon, Tessa. “How Two African American Collectors Celebrated Black Artistry Amid the Civil War.” ArtNews. 4/7/2021. https://www.artnews.com/feature/who-are-william-henry-dorsey-edward-thomas-19th-century-collectors-1234587386/
Still, William. “The underground rail road. A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &c., narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes, and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom, as related by themselves and others, or witnessed by the author; together with sketches of some of the largest stockholders, and most liberal aiders and advisers, of the road.” Philadelphia, Porter & Coates. 1872. https://archive.org/details/undergroundrailr00stil
Strimer, Steve. "Dorsey, Basil." Oxford African American Studies Center. May 31, 2013. Oxford University Press. Date of access 2 Apr. 2025, https://oxfordaasc-com.proxy.bostonathenaeum.org/view/10.1093/acref/9780195301731.001.0001/acref-9780195301731-e-38488
TerBush, James and Barbara Dreyfuss. “A Cape May Connection.” Cape May Magazine. Mid-summer 2021. https://www.capemaymag.com/feature/a-cape-may-connection/
The Evening Telegraph. “Caterers and Restaurateurs.” 3/30/1867. https://www.newspapers.com/image/78649823/
The Manuscript Society. “William Henry Dorsey: Preserving Black History.” 2/16/2021. https://manuscript.org/2021/02/william-henry-dorsey-preserviing-19th-century-life/
The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2/23/1875. Page 5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/168293006/
The Philadelphia Times. “William H. Dorsey’s African Museum.” 10/25/1896. https://www.newspapers.com/image/52857231/

Thomas J. Dorsey liberated himself from enslavement and became one of the most sought-after caterers in Philadelphia. His son William Henry Dorsey was born a free Black man before the Civil War, and became an artist, collector and scrapbooker.
Research:
<ul>
<li>"Thomas J. Dorsey." Contemporary Black Biography, vol. 90, Gale, 2011. Gale In Context: U.S. History, link.gale.com/apps/doc/K1606005269/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=0c6af117. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.</li>
<li>1838 Black Metropolis. &ldquo;What Resistance looked like in 1838.&rdquo; https://www.1838blackmetropolis.com/post/what-resistance-looked-like-in-1838</li>
<li>Aston Gonzalez (2019) William Dorsey and the construction of an African American history archive, Social Dynamics, 45:1, 138-155, DOI: 10.1080/02533952.2019.1589323</li>
<li>Berlin, Ira. "UNIVERSITY PRESSES; Scrapbooks of a Black Heritage." The New York Times Book Review, 22 Sept. 1991. Gale General OneFile, link.gale.com/apps/doc/A175323797/GPS?u=mlin_n_melpub&amp;sid=bookmark-GPS&amp;xid=cdf57532. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.</li>
<li>Cashin, Sheryll. &ldquo;The Agitator's Daughter: A Memoir of Four Generations of One Extraordinary African-American Family.&rdquo; Public Affairs. 2008.</li>
<li>Conrad, Sharron Wilkins. &ldquo;Nineteenth-Century Philadelphia Caterer Thomas J. Dorsey.&rdquo; American Visions. August/September 2000.</li>
<li>Cromwell, J.W.C. &ldquo;An Art Gallery and Museum, Not In the Guide Book.&rdquo; New National Era, Washington D.C. 10/1/1874. https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn84026753/1874-10-01/ed-1/?sp=2&amp;st=text&amp;r=0.437,-0.008,0.25,0.231,0</li>
<li>Du Bois, W. E. B. &ldquo;The Philadelphia Negro; A Social Study.&rdquo; Philadelphia, Published for the University. 1899. https://archive.org/details/philadelphianegr00dubo/</li>
<li>Franqui, Leah. &ldquo;Cultural Histories: Philadelphia&rsquo;s Black Culinary Trailblazers and the Birth of Catering.&rdquo; Solo Real Estate. https://www.solorealty.com/blog/cultural-histories-philadelphias-black-culinary-trailblazers-and-the-birth-of-catering/</li>
<li>Greenlee, Cynthia. &ldquo;A Priceless Archive of Ordinary Life.&rdquo; The Atlantic. 2/9/2021. https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2021/02/race-save-black-history-archives/617932/</li>
<li>Howard, Sherry. &ldquo;Connecting with a 19th-century Black history &amp; art collector.&rdquo; Auction Finds. https://myauctionfinds.com/2021/04/01/connecting-with-a-19th-century-black-history-art-collector/</li>
<li>Lane, Roger. &ldquo;Willam Dorsey&rsquo;s Philadelphia and Ours.&rdquo; Oxford University Press. 1991.</li>
<li>&ldquo;Seen and Heard in Many Places.&rdquo; The Philadelphia Times. 10/19/1896.</li>
<li>&ldquo;Seen And Heard in Many Places.&rdquo; The Philadelphia Times. 10/17/1896.</li>
<li>Morehouse College. &ldquo;Honoring a Forgotten Past: An Author&rsquo;s Journey.&rdquo; 2/15/2021. https://news.morehouse.edu/morehouse-faculty/honoring-a-forgotten-past-an-authors-journey</li>
<li>Solomon, Tessa. &ldquo;How Two African American Collectors Celebrated Black Artistry Amid the Civil War.&rdquo; ArtNews. 4/7/2021. https://www.artnews.com/feature/who-are-william-henry-dorsey-edward-thomas-19th-century-collectors-1234587386/</li>
<li>Still, William. &ldquo;The underground rail road. A record of facts, authentic narratives, letters, &amp;c., narrating the hardships, hair-breadth escapes, and death struggles of the slaves in their efforts for freedom, as related by themselves and others, or witnessed by the author; together with sketches of some of the largest stockholders, and most liberal aiders and advisers, of the road.&rdquo; Philadelphia, Porter &amp; Coates. 1872. https://archive.org/details/undergroundrailr00stil</li>
<li>Strimer, Steve. "Dorsey, Basil." Oxford African American Studies Center. May 31, 2013. Oxford University Press. Date of access 2 Apr. 2025, https://oxfordaasc-com.proxy.bostonathenaeum.org/view/10.1093/acref/9780195301731.001.0001/acref-9780195301731-e-38488</li>
<li>TerBush, James and Barbara Dreyfuss. &ldquo;A Cape May Connection.&rdquo; Cape May Magazine. Mid-summer 2021. https://www.capemaymag.com/feature/a-cape-may-connection/</li>
<li>The Evening Telegraph. &ldquo;Caterers and Restaurateurs.&rdquo; 3/30/1867. https://www.newspapers.com/image/78649823/</li>
<li>The Manuscript Society. &ldquo;William Henry Dorsey: Preserving Black History.&rdquo; 2/16/2021. https://manuscript.org/2021/02/william-henry-dorsey-preserviing-19th-century-life/</li>
<li>The Philadelphia Inquirer. 2/23/1875. Page 5. https://www.newspapers.com/image/168293006/</li>
<li>The Philadelphia Times. &ldquo;William H. Dorsey&rsquo;s African Museum.&rdquo; 10/25/1896. https://www.newspapers.com/image/52857231/</li>
</ul>

Thomas J. Dorsey liberated himself from enslavement and became one of the most sought-after caterers in Philadelphia. His son William Henry Dorsey was born a free Black man before the Civil War, and became an artist, collector and scrapbooker.

Two Dorseys: Thomas J. and William Henry

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This installment of eponymous food stories is entirely about fruits. We’ve got a berry, a pome, and a citrus, all with varying degrees of documentation.

Research:
“A Guide to the United States’ History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Algeria.” Office of the Historian. U.S. Department of State. https://history.state.gov/countries/algeria#:~:text=Algeria%20under%20French%20Control%2C%201830,Algeria%2C%20Oran%2C%20and%20Constantine.
“Anaheim Pays Last Respects to Park Superintendent Rudy Boysen.” Anaheim Gazette. Nov. 28, 1950. https://www.newspapers.com/image/866864789/?match=1&terms=rudy%20boysen
“ANAHEIM WILL PLANT 4400 TREES IN CITY.” Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1928. https://www.newspapers.com/image/380543208/?match=1&terms=%22rudolph%20boysen%22
Bartlett, Thomas Edward. “The Bartletts. Ancestral, genealogical, biographical, historical. Comprising an account of the American progenitors of the Bartlett family, with special reference to the descendants of John Bartlett, of Weymouth and Cumberland.” Stafford Printing Co. New Haven, Connecticut. 1892. Accessed online: https://archive.org/details/bartlettsancestr00bart
Brown, L. Carl, Zaimeche, Salah, Sutton, Keith, Chanderli, Abdel Kader. "Algeria". Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/place/Algeria
Caramanna, Carly. “The Tangled History of the Boysenberry.” Paste Magazine. March 21, 2022. https://www.pastemagazine.com/food/history/history-boysenberry-pie-knotts-farm
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "boysenberry". Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Jun. 2015, https://www.britannica.com/plant/boysenberry
Hendrick, U.P. et al. “The Pears of New York.” State of New York—Department of AgricultureTwenty-ninth Annual Report—Vol. 2—Part II. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46994/46994-h/46994-h.htm#illus-0124
“Horticultural festival.” New England Farmer. Oct. 10, 1832. https://www.newspapers.com/image/404574942/?match=1&terms=%22enoch%20bartlett%22
“Horticultural festival.” New England Farmer. Sept. 25, 1829. https://www.newspapers.com/image/404563194/?match=1&terms=%22enoch%20bartlett%22
“Horticultural Premiums.” New England farmer. Dec. 26, 1832. https://www.newspapers.com/image/404576179/?match=1&terms=%22enoch%20bartlett%22
Karst, Tom. “Clementine and Mandarin Category Continues to Soar,” The Packer. January 31, 2023. https://www.thepacker.com/news/produce-crops/clementine-and-mandarin-category-continues-soar
Kayal, Michele. “Clementines Darlings of U.S. Fruit Crop.” Cape Cod Times. Jan. 2, 2008. https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/lifestyle/food/2008/01/02/clementines-darlings-u-s-fruit/52691796007/
Laszlo, Pierre. “Cirtus: A History.” University of Chicago Press. 2007. Accessed online: https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780226470283/page/24/mode/1up?q=clementine
“Memorial Day Program to Honor Nation’s Dead.” Anaheim Bulletin. May 28, 1928. https://www.newspapers.com/image/966752153/?match=1&terms=%22rudolph%20boysen%22
Mendonca, Melissa. “Berry Delicious.” Enjoy Magazine. April 26, 2024. https://enjoymagazine.com/2024/04/berry-delicious-2/
Munch, Daniel. “U.S. Citrus Production – An Uphill Battle to Survive.” Farm Bureau. April 25, 2023. https://www.fb.org/market-intel/u-s-citrus-production-an-uphill-battle-to-survive
“New Type of Orange Grown in Valley; of Hybrid Origin.” Bryan-College Station Eagle. Sept. 30, 1932. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1000979455/?match=1&terms=clementine%20orange
“Parnet of Clementine Orange Tree Lives.” The Daily News-Journal. May 10, 1937. https://www.newspapers.com/image/358917936/?match=1&terms=%22clementine%20orange%22
“Rudy's Original Boysenberry -- The 100 Year Journey.” Boysen Berry farm. June 25, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijVK-I1A2AM
“Toastmasters to Foster Oratory.” Anaheim Bulletin. Jan. 18, 1928. https://www.newspapers.com/image/966818953/?match=1&terms=%22rudolph%20boysen%22
“Tree Planting Now Underway in City.” Anaheim Bulletin. Feb. 14, 1928. https://www.newspapers.com/image/966748082/?match=1&terms=%22rudolph%20boysen%22
“Week to Honor Creator of Famed Boysenberry.” Los Angeles Times. June 14, 1959. https://www.newspapers.com/image/380671622/?match=1&terms=rudy%20boysen
White, Joan S. “’Rudy Boysen’ Garden at Palm and Water Still Bears Berries Developed by Famed Hosticulturalist.” Anaheim gazette. May 29, 1952. https://www.newspapers.com/image/866195421/?match=1&terms=rudy%20boysen
“Who created the Boysenberry?” Rotary Club of Anaheim. March 1, 2021. https://www.anaheimrotary.org/who-created-the-boysenberry/

This installment of eponymous food stories is entirely about fruits. We&rsquo;ve got a berry, a pome, and a citrus, all with varying degrees of documentation.
Research:
<ul>
<li>&ldquo;A Guide to the United States&rsquo; History of Recognition, Diplomatic, and Consular Relations, by Country, since 1776: Algeria.&rdquo; Office of the Historian. U.S. Department of State. https://history.state.gov/countries/algeria#:~:text=Algeria%20under%20French%20Control%2C%201830,Algeria%2C%20Oran%2C%20and%20Constantine.</li>
<li>&ldquo;Anaheim Pays Last Respects to Park Superintendent Rudy Boysen.&rdquo; Anaheim Gazette. Nov. 28, 1950. https://www.newspapers.com/image/866864789/?match=1&amp;terms=rudy%20boysen</li>
<li>&ldquo;ANAHEIM WILL PLANT 4400 TREES IN CITY.&rdquo; Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1928. https://www.newspapers.com/image/380543208/?match=1&amp;terms=%22rudolph%20boysen%22</li>
<li>Bartlett, Thomas Edward. &ldquo;The Bartletts. Ancestral, genealogical, biographical, historical. Comprising an account of the American progenitors of the Bartlett family, with special reference to the descendants of John Bartlett, of Weymouth and Cumberland.&rdquo; Stafford Printing Co. New Haven, Connecticut. 1892. Accessed online: https://archive.org/details/bartlettsancestr00bart</li>
<li>Brown, L. Carl, Zaimeche, Salah, Sutton, Keith, Chanderli, Abdel Kader. "Algeria".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Mar. 2025, https://www.britannica.com/place/Algeria</li>
<li>Caramanna, Carly. &ldquo;The Tangled History of the Boysenberry.&rdquo; Paste Magazine. March 21, 2022. https://www.pastemagazine.com/food/history/history-boysenberry-pie-knotts-farm</li>
<li>The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica. "boysenberry".&nbsp;Encyclopedia Britannica, 1 Jun. 2015, https://www.britannica.com/plant/boysenberry</li>
<li>Hendrick, U.P. et al. &ldquo;The Pears of New York.&rdquo; State of New York&mdash;Department of AgricultureTwenty-ninth Annual Report&mdash;Vol. 2&mdash;Part II. Accessed online: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46994/46994-h/46994-h.htm#illus-0124</li>
<li>&ldquo;Horticultural festival.&rdquo; New England Farmer. Oct. 10, 1832. https://www.newspapers.com/image/404574942/?match=1&amp;terms=%22enoch%20bartlett%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;Horticultural festival.&rdquo; New England Farmer. Sept. 25, 1829. https://www.newspapers.com/image/404563194/?match=1&amp;terms=%22enoch%20bartlett%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;Horticultural Premiums.&rdquo; New England farmer. Dec. 26, 1832. https://www.newspapers.com/image/404576179/?match=1&amp;terms=%22enoch%20bartlett%22</li>
<li>Karst, Tom. &ldquo;Clementine and Mandarin Category Continues to Soar,&rdquo; The Packer. January 31, 2023. https://www.thepacker.com/news/produce-crops/clementine-and-mandarin-category-continues-soar</li>
<li>Kayal, Michele. &ldquo;Clementines Darlings of U.S. Fruit Crop.&rdquo; Cape Cod Times. Jan. 2, 2008. https://www.capecodtimes.com/story/lifestyle/food/2008/01/02/clementines-darlings-u-s-fruit/52691796007/</li>
<li>Laszlo, Pierre. &ldquo;Cirtus: A History.&rdquo; University of Chicago Press. 2007. Accessed online: https://archive.org/details/isbn_9780226470283/page/24/mode/1up?q=clementine</li>
<li>&ldquo;Memorial Day Program to Honor Nation&rsquo;s Dead.&rdquo; Anaheim Bulletin. May 28, 1928. https://www.newspapers.com/image/966752153/?match=1&amp;terms=%22rudolph%20boysen%22</li>
<li>Mendonca, Melissa. &ldquo;Berry Delicious.&rdquo; Enjoy Magazine. April 26, 2024. https://enjoymagazine.com/2024/04/berry-delicious-2/</li>
<li>Munch, Daniel. &ldquo;U.S. Citrus Production &ndash; An Uphill Battle to Survive.&rdquo; Farm Bureau. April 25, 2023. https://www.fb.org/market-intel/u-s-citrus-production-an-uphill-battle-to-survive</li>
<li>&ldquo;New Type of Orange Grown in Valley; of Hybrid Origin.&rdquo; Bryan-College Station Eagle. Sept. 30, 1932. https://www.newspapers.com/image/1000979455/?match=1&amp;terms=clementine%20orange</li>
<li>&ldquo;Parnet of Clementine Orange Tree Lives.&rdquo; The Daily News-Journal. May 10, 1937. https://www.newspapers.com/image/358917936/?match=1&amp;terms=%22clementine%20orange%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;Rudy's Original Boysenberry -- The 100 Year Journey.&rdquo; Boysen Berry farm. June 25, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ijVK-I1A2AM</li>
<li>&ldquo;Toastmasters to Foster Oratory.&rdquo; Anaheim Bulletin. Jan. 18, 1928. https://www.newspapers.com/image/966818953/?match=1&amp;terms=%22rudolph%20boysen%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;Tree Planting Now Underway in City.&rdquo; Anaheim Bulletin. Feb. 14, 1928. https://www.newspapers.com/image/966748082/?match=1&amp;terms=%22rudolph%20boysen%22</li>
<li>&ldquo;Week to Honor Creator of Famed Boysenberry.&rdquo; Los Angeles Times. June 14, 1959. https://www.newspapers.com/image/380671622/?match=1&amp;terms=rudy%20boysen</li>
<li>White, Joan S. &ldquo;&rsquo;Rudy Boysen&rsquo; Garden at Palm and Water Still Bears Berries Developed by Famed Hosticulturalist.&rdquo; Anaheim gazette. May 29, 1952. https://www.newspapers.com/image/866195421/?match=1&amp;terms=rudy%20boysen</li>
<li>&ldquo;Who created the Boysenberry?&rdquo; Rotary Club of Anaheim. March 1, 2021. https://www.anaheimrotary.org/who-created-the-boysenberry/</li>
</ul>

This installment of eponymous food stories is entirely about fruits. We’ve got a berry, a pome, and a citrus, all with varying degrees of documentation.

Eponymous Foods: Fruits

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This 2019 episode covers Hatshepsut, who sent a huge expedition to Punt in the 15th century B.C.E. The expedition to Punt is also an important and illustrative part of Hatshepsut’s reign.

This 2019 episode covers Hatshepsut, who sent a huge expedition to Punt in the 15th century B.C.E. The expedition to Punt is also an important and illustrative part of Hatshepsut&rsquo;s reign.

SYMHC Classics: Hatshepsut

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