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History of Old Folks' Home Community

This short history of the Old Folks' Home details the original idea for the project in the 1880s and the manner in which Eartha M.M. White implemented…

Letter from Mrs. Frank E. Jennings to Eartha M.M. White

Mrs. Frank E. Jennings writes to Eartha M.M. White thanking her for holiday presents, praising her kindness, and wishing her well during the holiday…

Letter from T.T. Pollard soliciting funds for the Community Chest, December 4, 1929, Jacksonville, Florida

A letter from the executive secretary of the Community Chest Association's Negro Division soliciting funds in order to support various…

Letter from A.L. Lewis to Community Chest Association Board members, January 24, 1930, Jacksonville, Florida

Abraham Lincoln Lewis writes to the members of the board of the Community Chest Association encouraging them to attend a meeting at which Jesse O.…

Letter from John T. Alsop, Jr., January 25, 1929, Jacksonville, Florida

John T. Alsop, Jr., mayor of Jacksonville, authorizes a performance by the variety show known as Silas Green from New Orleans at the Old Folks…

Old Folks' Home Card

A card with images of the Old Folks' Home and Eartha M.M. White Final review for this item is pending (see our phased publication model).

Letter from Henry N. Rodenbaugh to Eartha M.M. White, July 11, 1929, Jacksonville, Florida

Henry N. Rodenbaugh, a vice president of the Florida East Coast Railway Company, writes to Eartha M.M. White regarding her request for the…

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…

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 "Mother" Printed on a Contribution Form for the Old Folks Home

Author writes poem "Mother" to show gratitude to a mother.