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Miscellaneous Letters — Other Correspondence

1873-1991

African American history · place not specified

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Source catalog description

This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Includes letters sent from and received by Bessye Bearden, Amelia Lewis, Charlotte Davage, and Harrell S. Spruill. Many of the letters have no envelope or are signed without a surname. One envelope, addressed to "Miss Yearling" contains two locks of hair, but no letter.

Collection
Charlene Hodges Byrd collection
Archival grouping
Charlene Hodges Byrd collection / Series 2: Correspondence / 2.9: Other Correspondence
Catalog date
1873-1991
Cataloged creator or photographer
Byrd, Charlene Hodges, 1929-2009
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Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture — original record ↗

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Catalog metadata · CC0 · Source checked 2026-10-20

Catalog reference: sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref410

Collection: Charlene Hodges Byrd collection

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