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Hattie McDaniel Perry papers

 Collection
Identifier: 294

Content Description

The papers include correspondence, photographs, financial records, and collected items. One group of letters are those written by Perry from New York where she attended one of Madame C. J. Walker's schools. Also of interest are letters written from Augusta, Georgia, when she was a teacher at Haines Institute, directed by Lucy Laney. Several items of correspondence relate to her work with the Race Relations Department at Fisk University. Correspondents include Thelma Allison, Lewis Copeland, Leona Copeland, Clifton Johnson, Beverley McGill, Carlynne Morrison, and Roy Wilkins.

Dates

  • Other: 1899-1976

Creator

Extent

2.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Condition Description

Good

Title
Hattie McDaniel Perry papers
Status
Unprocessed
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
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Repository Details

Part of the Amistad Research Center Repository

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