Box 7
Contains 55 Results:
Gov. George Wesley Atkinson, 1901–1987
Research materials about George Wesley Atkinson, tenth governor of WV who attended Howard University. Paper titled "West Virginia's Tenth Governor and the Black Community" and newspaper article by AB.
Turn Left at the Desert, Undated
Parts of Turn Left at the Desert: Verbal "Snapshots" from a Black Community.
Short Story, Undated
Handwritten beginning of a story
The Color Purple, 1984
Text of speech, one annotated, about The Color Purple for the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities; handwritten notes.
Black Culture, 1987
Text of two speeches about black culture with notes for accompanying slides. Note from Charles Davis. Langston Hughes poem with Alex Haley autograph. [No slides in file.]
Underground Railroad Partnership, 2003
Correspondence from Alicestyne Turley-Adams re: Underground Railroad Network Partnership.
Lucille Deberry Correspondence, 1985–2001
Correspondence with Lucille Deberry and other research materials re: the UGRR, some in West Virginia.
National Underground Commemorative, 1883–1994
Photograph slides, numbered and identified. Research materials mostly about Ohio. "Draft Proposal to Establish a National Underground Commemorative, Interpretive, and Research Center, City of Huntington, West Virginia" 1994. Itinerary for trip to Washington to meet with Interior Dept. officials and Robert C. Byrd's staff.
Bessie Yancey's Letters, 1947–1954
Letter from CGW to Bessie Woodson Yancey, CGW's sister, re: funding Joan's education. Text of the poem "The Forgotten Boys." Invitation to the dedication of the Carter G. Wooson School, New Orleans.
Belva Clark, 1982–1994
Research materials re: Belva Clark, Carter G. Woodson's niece and Nelson Bickley's mother; note of condolence; funeral program; handwritten [by Mrs. Clark?] obituary and instructions