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Letter from Pearl Thompson to Eartha M.M. White, July 8, 1930, Vero Beach, Florida

Pearl Thompson of Vero Beach, Florida, writes to Eartha M.M. White to request her help in adopting an orphaned child. Thompson sent another, longer…

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 Nathan W. Collier, January 26, 1930, St. Augustine, Florida

Nathan W. Collier, principal of the Florida Normal and Industrial Institute in St. Augustine, writes a letter authorizing Eartha M.M. White as a…

Letter from Mrs. R.B. Lane to Mrs. Robert S. Abott, December 7, 1929, Martin, Florida

Mrs. R.B. Lane writes to Mrs. Robert S. Abott in response to an ad in the Chicago Defender about a boy being put up for adoption. Lane tells the…

Letter from the Educational Committee of Bethel Baptist Institutional Church to co-workers, March 5, 1932, Jacksonville, Florida

The Educational Committee of Bethel Baptist Institutional Church writes to co-workers encouraging them to help raise $1,000, an amount that the church…

"Only the Absolute," a poem by Jas H. Gordon, Jr., May 18, 1930

A poem by Jas H. Gordon, perhaps written as part of a Sunday School assignment. The back of the paper contains a list of names and activities, with…

Letter from Eartha M.M. White, February 9, 1972, Jacksonville, Florida

Eartha M.M. White writes to an unnamed agency or organization with a list of funding priorities related to community needs. Final review for this…

Letter from William J. Bolena to Eartha M.M. White, April 23, 1958, Jacksonville, Florida

William J. Bolena writes to Clara White with an estimate for the costs of the various building repairs needed by the Clara White Mission. Final…

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…