Mary Prince
Mary Prince was a writer, domestic worker, abolitionist and slave (1788–1833). She was born at Bermuda.
Mary Prince in brief
- Born
- 1788
- Died
- 1833
- Known for
- writer, domestic worker, abolitionist and slave
- Place of birth
- Bermuda
Contents
Catalogued works
24 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1845 to 2000.
The History of Mary Prince. Three Narratives of Slavery. Slave Narrative Six Pack 4. The History of Mary Prince (Warbler Classics Annotated Edition). History of Mary Prince. History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave (an African American Heritage Book). The history of Mary Prince, a West Indian slave. Sara's Turn of the Century. The history of Mary Prince, a West Indian slave, related by herself. Are We Not Sisters & Brothers? Six Women's Slave Narratives. History of Mary Prince, a West Indian Slave. Related by Herself. with a Supplement by the Editor. to Which Is Added, the Narrative of Asa-Asa, a Captured African (1831). Untitled (girlfriend), dated 2000, chromogenic print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2015.153. Untitled (fashion), dated 1982–84, chromogenic print; unique, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2015.148. Untitled (Fashion Helmet), dated 1982, chromogenic print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1992.708. Untitled (cowboy), dated 1986, chromogenic print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2015.149. Calcutta, India: King George V and Queen Mary (then the Prince and Princess of Wales) at the Calcutta Races, presenting the Prince's Cup. Photograph, 1906., dated 1906, held by Wellcome Collection. St Mary's Hospital, Paddington, London: the Prince Consort laying the foundation stone. Wood engraving, 1845., dated 1845, held by Wellcome Collection. Prinsep Ghat, Calcutta, India: the Prince and Princess of Wales (later King George V and Queen Mary) seated beneath a canopy, behind a crowd of onlookers. Photograph, 1906., dated 1906, held by Wellcome Collection. Calcutta, India: King George V and Queen Mary (then the Prince and Princess of Wales), watching entertainment given in their honour at the pandal (function hall). Photograph, 1906., dated 1906, held by Wellcome Collection. The Maidan park, Calcutta, India: traditional Sikkim Devil dancers performing for King George V and Queen Mary (then the Prince and Princess of Wales) on their visit in 1906. Photograph, 1906., dated 1906, held by Wellcome Collection. The first fifty years : a history of nursing at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney from 1882 to 1932 / written and compiled by Dorothy Mary Armstrong with contributions from other graduate nurses of the Hospital: Mrs. E.A. Cottee (née Annie Dyne Morgan) [and others., dated 1965, held by Wellcome Collection. Calcutta, India: King George V and Queen Mary (then the Prince and Princess of Wales), (seated in the background), with musicians and spectators, watching entertainment given in their honour at the pandal (function hall). Photograph, 1906., dated 1906, held by Wellcome Collection. The Royal visit to Calcutta in 1906, of the then Prince and Princess of Wales (later King George V and Queen Mary). Photographs, 1906., dated 1906, held by Wellcome Collection.
In public collections
Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.
The Art Institute of Chicago: 6 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 419 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.
Literature
13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.
Prince, Mary, African American Studies Center, 2016. Prince, Mary, African American Studies Center, 2007. Prince, Mary, African American Studies Center, 2005. Prince, Mary, African American Studies Center, 2001. Mary Prince, The History of Mary Prince (1831), Oxford Bibliographies in Atlantic History, 2025. Introduction: Teaching <i>The History of Mary Prince</i> (1831), guest edited by Kerry Sinanan, ABO : Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts 1640-1830, 2023. Mary Prince’s Undisciplining Lessons: Counter-Narrative and Testimonio in <i>The History</i>, ABO : Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts 1640-1830, 2023. Secondhand smoke exposure during pregnancy and its effect on birth outcomes: Evidence from a retrospective cohort study in a tertiary care hospital in Bengaluru, Indian Journal of Community Medicine, 2021. The Black Wanderer: Reading the Black Diaspora, Resistance, and Becoming in <i>The History of Mary Prince</i> in the Classroom, ABO : Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts 1640-1830, 2023. Treatment Patterns and Outcomes of Acthar Gel in Ankylosing Spondylitis and Psoriatic Arthritis: A Physician-Reported Chart Review, Open Access Rheumatology: Research and Reviews, 2025. Plotting the Plantationocene with <i>The History of Mary Prince</i>, ABO : Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts 1640-1830, 2023. Voices of Reticence, Desire, and Resistance in The History of Mary Prince, A West Indian Slave Related by Herself (1831), Le Simplegadi, 2022. Knowledge Networks: Contested Geographies in The History of Mary Prince, ABO : Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts 1640-1830, 2019.
Digitised editions and texts
3 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.
En Son nom; Pierre Valdo et les "Pauvres de Lyon" (1903) — Internet Archive. The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave (1831) — Internet Archive. The History of Mary Prince (2018) — Internet Archive.
Scholarly footprint
Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.
Evidence base
This article draws on 7 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 7 means 7 genuinely separate publishers of record. 11 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.
Chronology
- 1788Mary Prince born at Bermuda.
- 1831The History of Mary Prince: A West Indian Slave digitised by Internet Archive.
- 1833Mary Prince died.
Sources
Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.
- 1.
Mary Prince, The History of Mary Prince (1831), Oxford Bibliographies in Atlantic History, 2025
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Open Library author record for Mary Prince (Internet Archive), 12 catalogued works.
Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive
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Prince, Mary, African American Studies Center, 2001
scholarly publication · Scholarly
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Prince, Mary, African American Studies Center, 2005
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 5.
Prince, Mary, African American Studies Center, 2007
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 6.
Prince, Mary, African American Studies Center, 2016
scholarly publication · Scholarly
Consult the source - 7.
Directory of Open Access Journals lists 16 articles naming Mary Prince.
open access index · Unverified
Consult the source - 8.
Gemeinsame Normdatei 4562960-2, The history of Mary Prince, a West Indian slave.
authority file · Unverified · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
Consult the source - 9.
Internet Archive, 5 digitised items catalogued under Mary Prince as creator.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 10.
Project Gutenberg holds 1 full text attributed to Mary Prince.
digital repository · Unverified
Consult the source - 11.
The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Mary Prince.
museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago
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Wellcome Collection catalogue records 419 works naming Mary Prince.
museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection
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Wikidata, structured authority record Q937246: Mary Prince
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation
Consult the source - 14.
“Mary Prince”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
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Elsewhere in Books
16,182 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Mary McCarthyAuthor
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- Mary ProctorAuthor
- Mary RenaultAuthor
- Mary RoachAuthor
- Mary RowlandsonAuthor
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