Summer 2016 DIG3152

Title

Summer 2016 DIG3152

Description

The documents in this collection were edited by students in the Summer 2016 course co-taught by Dr. Clayton McCarl and Dr. Aisha Johnson-Jones.

Date

2016

Contributor

Jennifer Bibb
Joseph Fricks
Chad Germany
Lyn Hemmingway
Bethany Jerger
Aisha Johnson-Jones
Aislinn Kelly
Clayton McCarl
Courtenay McLeland
John Pello-Wasko
Michael "Dean" Rice
Lauren Kelley Winters

Collection Items

Letter from Dena Snodgrass to Dr. Daniel Schafer, October 11, 1975, Jacksonville, Florida
The author writes to Dr. Daniel Schafer regarding materials related to James Weldon Johnson to be donated to the University of North Florida. Final review for this item is pending (see our phased publication model).

A History of the Afro-American Life Insurance Company
This brochure addresses the Afro-American Life Insurance Company's history and describes its services. Final review for this item is pending (see our phased publication model).

"Facts About James Weldon Johnson"
Item provides brief biographical sketch of James Weldon Johnson. Item presents a brief reminiscence of James Weldon Johnson at some point after his death. Final review for this item is pending (see our phased publication model).

Advertisement for Christmas Savings Accounts for 1932
This document is a pamphlet advertising savings accounts. Final review for this item is pending (see our phased publication model).

Letter from Mary B. Talbert to Eartha M.M. White, July 14, 1922, Buffalo, New York
The author asks White to serve as the Florida state director for a new N.A.A.C.P campaign against lynching. Final review for this item is pending (see our phased publication model).

"Indigent Hospital Patients Admitted for Treatment in Duval County during Year Ending June 30th, 1915” and "Standing Committees, City Council, June 1932"
This item contains two apparently unrelated documents: 1) a statistical table of indigent hospital patients admitted in Duval County in 1915, with a narrative regarding inefficiencies and inadequate hospital funding at the county level; and 2) a list…

Letter from E.B. De Lany, July 21, 1922, East Orange, New Jersey/Fernandina, Florida
The author solicits financial support for establishing mission stations in Liberia, as part of "Africa for Christ" campaign. The letter was presumably directed to Eartha M.M. White, but does not bear her name as recipient and may be a generic letter…

“Housewives League is Organized,” July 13, 1958
This newspaper article discusses efforts by White to compile a directory of local business and professional people and to form a league of housewives. Final review for this item is pending (see our phased publication model).

Program from Event Featuring Address by Mrs. Booker T. Washington, March 24, 1913, Jacksonville, Florida
This is the program from an event, held at Bethel Baptist Institutional Church on March 24, 1913, that featured a presentation by Mrs. Booker T. Washington. Eartha M.M. White is listed as "Chairman of Committee of Arrangements." Final review for…

Letter from J. Henderson (?) to Eartha M.M. White, May 3, 1954, Tallahassee, Florida
The author, an administrator at Florida A&M University, remits to White a photograph of Thomas Van Gibbs, with a brief biographical note. Final review for this item is pending (see our phased publication model).
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