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2007.161. Alzera Marshall Diggs Letters, 1896-1949
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Language: English
Collection Summary
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Mix of some originals and some copies.
letters
Courtesy of the Oklahoma Historical Society
Alzera Marshall Diggs Letters, Oklahoma Historical Society Research Division
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
format M2007.161. Manuscripts, 1894-1953
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General condition: Good.
All originals.
The collection consists of the papers of Alzera Marshall Diggs from 1894 - 1953. The collection is primarily composed of her personal correspondence with friends and relatives, but it also includes her husband's correspondence and various publications. The papers document the lives of African Americans during the period between slavery and the Civil Rights Movement and include items related to the Washington Conservatory of Music in Washington, D.C., of which Harriet Gibbs Marshall, Alzera's sister-in-law and frequent correspondent, was president. Although the collection contains few sources other than letters, Alzera M. Diggs' communications with various correspondents living across the United States, in areas including Washington, D.C., Sumter, South Carolina, Wilmington, Delaware, Boston, Chicago, and Los Angeles, reflect the character of the daily lives of African Americans across the country.
Unrestricted access.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2010-06-01.
box 1. Correspondence and Publications, 1894 - 1948
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 1. Personal correspondence
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General condition: Good.
Personal correspondence, including a letter from a friend whose brother died while serving as a Liberian soldier and an article regarding African American women's conferences in Washington, D.C., 1894 - 1896
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 2. Personal correspondence, 1903 - 1907
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 3. Personal correspondence, 1908 - 1910
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 4. Personal correspondence, 1912 - 1915
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 5. Personal correspondence, 1917 - 1919
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 6. Personal correspondence, 1920 - 1924
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 7. Personal correspondence, 1925 - 1929
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 8. Personal correspondence, 1930 - 1948
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 9. Diggs Family personal correspondence, 1895 - 1946
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 10. Diggs Family business correspondence, 1910 - 1947
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 11. Business correspondence, 1923
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General condition: Good.
Papers relating to her sale of J.E. McBrady and Company products (various creams and tonics)
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 12. Publications relating to the Washington Conservatory of Music, 1905 - 1937
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General condition: Good.
Publications relating to the Washington Conservatory of Music, of which Alzera M. Diggs' sister-in-law, Harriet Gibbs Marshall, was President, and at which Alzera's brother, Napoleon Marshall, was a professor
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 13. Various pamphlets
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General condition: Good.
Various pamphlets, including poems by Frances E. W. Harper, an essay on slavery, the constitution of the Supreme Tribe of Ben-Hur, and a Chicago Motor Coach Company map
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 14. Various household items
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 15. Correspondence from Kenneth Allison to his mother, 1943
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 16. Correspondence with Mr. and Mrs. John Holmes, 1932
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 17. Correspondence with Clara and Charley, 1914
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
box 2. Holiday cards, invitations, and announcements, 1894 - 1953
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 1. Holiday cards, 1917 - 1928
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 2. Holiday cards, 1931 - 1938
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 3. Holiday cards, 1941 - 1953
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 4. Holiday cards, undated
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 5. Invitations and Announcements, 1894 - 1920
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General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.
folder 6. Invitations and Announcements, 1924 - 1933
Administrative Information
General condition: Good.
Accession No. 2007.161.1. Acquired 2000-02-17
Released on 2007-08-02.