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Dent Family papers
Collection
Identifier: 116
Scope and Contents
The Dent Family papers are comprised of the personal, professional and collected papers of Albert Walter Dent (1904-1984) and Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent (1904-2001), as well as a small amount of material related to their son, Tom Dent (1932-1996) and other family members. The collection has six series of files, three of which deal specifically with Albert W. Dent while the remainder deals with Jessie C. Dent and members of the Covington-Dent family. The correspondence (1908-1985)...
Dates:
Created: 1897-1985; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1976
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Dent Family papers addendum
Collection
Identifier: 116-01
Scope and Contents
The addendum to the papers of Albert Walter Dent (1904-1984) and Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent (1904-2001) provides a rich source of documentation of a prominent African American family, and covers topics such as education, healthcare, musical traditions and culture in New Orleans, Louisiana, and Houston, Texas. The papers consist of 38 linear feet of personal and collected papers of both individuals and other Covington-Dent family members. The addition to the papers is comprised of...
Dates:
1890-2001, undated
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
Dent Family papers addendum
Collection
Identifier: 116-2
Scope and Contents
This project was made possible in part by the Institute of Museum and Library Services award MH-245560-OMS-20. Content Description The Dent Family papers addendum include the personal, professional, and collected papers of Albert Walter Dent (1904-1984) and Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent (1904-2001). The papers break down into six series: the papers of Albert Walter Dent, the papers of Ernestine Jessie Covington Dent, images, ephemera,...
Dates:
Other: 1948-2010
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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- Names: Dent, Albert W., Dr. (Albert Walter), 1904-1984 X
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- African American educators 2
- African American musicians 2
- African Americans -- Hospitals -- Louisiana -- New Orleans 2
- African American families -- Louisiana 1
- African American universities and colleges -- Faculty -- History -- 20th century 1
- African American women 1
- African American women educators 1
- African Americans -- Civil rights 1
- African Americans -- Education -- Louisiana 1
- American poetry -- African American authors 1
- Community activists 1
- Diaries 1
- Education -- Louisiana -- Bogalusa 1
- Family history 1
- Journals 1
- New Orleans (La.) -- History 1
- Photographs 1
- School buildings -- Southern States -- History -- 20th century 1
- Sound recordings 1
- Studies in African American history and culture 1
- Women -- Societies and clubs 1 ∧ less
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- Flint-Goodridge Hospital (New Orleans, La.) 2
- Straight College (New Orleans, La.) 1
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