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Advertisement for "An Aerial Frolic," an Event in Honor of Bessie Coleman

This item is an advertisement for an event in honor of Bessie Coleman, programmed for May 1, 1926, at the Pythian Auditorium (Knights of Pythias Hall)…

Notice of Appointment of Pauline Lloyd as Canning Manager for the City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs of Jacksonville

This item is a short notice about the appointment of Pauline Lloyd as canning manager for the City Federation of Colored Women's Clubs of…

Letter from Roylee Hayward to Eartha M.M. White, March 3, 1930, Tuskegee, Alabama

This item is a letter from Roylee Hayward to Eartha M.M. White from the Veteran's Hospital in Tuskegee, Alabama. The letter is written on American Red…

Letter from James Lloyd Jordan to Eartha M.M. White, August 31, 1895, Jacksonville, Florida

In this letter, James Lloyd Jordan, financée of Eartha M.M. White, recounts his recent activities, explains his delay in writing, and comments on a…

Notes on African American Worship During Slavery

This item contains notes regarding the reilgious meetings held by African Americans in Jacksonville in the 1820s.The document explains how slaves…

Announcement Regarding a Performance by the Silas Green Company in Benefit of the Old Folks' Home

This document is a handwritten anouncement about a performance by the Silas Green Company on Feburary 10, 1930, in benefit of the Old Folks' Home. The…

Poem (1944) by Robert Hughes Bennett in Celebration of Simuel Decatur McGill's Victory in the 1942 "Little Scottsbury [Scottsboro] Case"

This poem celebrates the 1942 victory of Jacksonville-based African American lawyer Simuel Decatur McGill (1877-1951) in his successful defense of…

Letter from Eartha M.M. White to the Metropolitan Life Insurance Company, January 3, 1929

In her role as president of the Old Folks' Home, Eartha M.M. White writes a letter to the Metropolitan Insurance Company seeking payment for a…

Letter from George W. Caldwell to Eartha M.M. White, January 19, 1911, Conner, Florida

George Caldwell writes to Eartha M.M. White to request her assistance in clearing his name in order to carry out a real estate purchase. Final review…

Letter from Archdeacon Henry Brown to Eartha M.M. White, July 22, 1920, Savannah, Georgia

Henry Brown, archdeacon of Georgia, writes to express his sympathies upon the passing of Clara White, Eartha M.M. White's mother. Final review for…