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Letter from Cordelia Williams to her children. She had a good 87th birthday filled with love. She hopes that the Twitties and Kents will all be able to get together soon and have a birthday dinner. She is full of "apprciation for every kindness shown...

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to Children

Letter from Cordelia Williams to her children. She writes that there is not any important news to report. Harold Hamilton Williams called on Sunday. He is adding on rooms to the back of his home, including one like the family room she has. He says he...

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to Children

Letter from Cordelia Williams to her children. She writes that the rain is nice and welcomed. She talks about how her plants are doing. Wheaton called to say he would be there in the morning. The doctors had to take off Mrs. Jefferson's left leg. It...

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to Children

Letter from Cordelia Williams to her children. She writes that she hopes everyone is well and happy. Autumn is beginning tomorrow. She asks to be sent Juanita's address so she can thank her for remembering her birthday. She is having toilet and...

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to Children

Letter from Cordelia Williams to her children. She writes that she is missing everyone. Cordelia really appreciated everyone visiting. She signed a contract for an air conditioner on Monday evening. A plummer fixed something in the furnace that Don...

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to Children

Letter from Cordelia Williams to her children. She writes that she hopes all is going well and that she was happy to see rain and now wants to see some sunshine. She spends some time writing about how her plants are doing. She mentions that this time...

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to Children

Letter from Cordelia Williams to her children. She writes that she trusts everything is going well. She asks how someone's sinus trouble has been and says the weather has been nice. Also, six people died from a swine shot, but three people already...

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to Children

Letter from Cordelia Williams. She says she's been wondering about Geri and asks if she's beaten the flu. She updates them on the weather and says the only news lately is sickness. She says that Reverend Martin Luther King was in town for a church...

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to Children

Letter from Cordelia Williams. She tells Geri she is sorry she's not feeling well. She says she must speak to "that teacher" and tell him what is expected of him, or tell the head of the department to give him a written copy of his obligations. She...

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to Children

Letter from Cordelia Williams. She says she was listening to the news when "you" called and took her mind off of everything. She wonders why Harold and Mattie "did that." She talks about the weather and says that Carter is pardoning the draft evaders...

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to Children

Letter from Cordelia Williams. She asks Geri how her mouth is doing. She talks about her garden and says she is doing well. There is lots of sickness and death around. She says Carter will have a hard time with the Civil Rights programs. On the news...

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to Children

Letter from Cordelia Williams to her children. She asks how everyone is doing. She said she is enjoying a hot day. She has not been feeling too well the past couple of weeks. She has some tomatoes growing but has not done too much with the garden...

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to Geraldine Williams

Letter from Cordelia Williams to her daughter, Geraldine Williams. She writes that she hopes Don is comfortable and to keep her chin up and tell herself that "God is able and all power is in His Hand." The tomatoes in her garden are the only thing...

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[Income statement]

Document saying that Cordelia Williams was born on August 26th, 1889. It is most likely an income statement. It says she is a widowed mother, had $75.00 average month living expenses per month and made no monthly income. The document contains the...

GLC09587.370

[Christmas note]

Christmas note from the Tuskegee Williamses to Cordelia Williams wishing her "the merriest of Christmases." It says that the gift is to start paying for an automatic washer and that they will send the balance from time to time. They tell her to check...

GLC09587.371

Mothers Day Greetings

Note in Cordelia Williams' handwriting on a note titled "mothers day greetings." It appears to be a list of the people who sent her gifts and what they gave her. Reverse says that Cordelia just heard on the radio that someone in D.C, unspecified, was...

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to Cordelia Williams

Letter from Donald Twitty to Cordelia Williams written on a Tuesday. He writes that he hopes Cordelia and Aunt Nannie are well and that the cold weather has not negatively affected them. He says that "we are well and getting along fine," most likely...

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[Blank paper]

Blank piece of lined paper.

GLC09587.374

To Clerk of Circuit Court Prince Edward County, dr.

Check for $2.75 signed by J.H Harvey in payment to the Clerk of Circuit Court Prince Edward County for recording a deed and for the tax on the deed. Also signed by Jackson Glaze (the other party involved in the land deed) and the clerk (illegible)...

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Robinson & Brown Funeral Directors Fourth and South Streets Farmville, Virginia

Note on Robinson & Brown Funeral Directors stationary acknowledging that Mrs. Nannie Harvey paid the $170.00 due for the burial of her husband, Rev. James Harvey. It is signed by Chas. H. Robinson. At the top of the page, near the center, 1 is...

GLC09587.376

Commonwealth of Virginia Department of Taxation Notice of Assessment of Omitted Taxes on Intagible Personal Property and Incomes For the Year or Years Indicated Below.

Notice addressed to the Estate of James H. Harvey c/o Nannie Harvey 405 Grove Street Farmville Virginia listing tax values on the intagible personal property of James H. Harvey. Between the years 1933 and 1935 James Harvey did not pay the full taxes...

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Certificate Showing No Inheritance Tax Assessable.

Document certifying that no inheritance tax is assessable on the estate of James Henry Harvey of Prince Edward County, Virginia, who died May 31, 1936. It is from the Department of Taxation of the Commonwealth of Virginia and signed by Jessew Dillon...

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Rev. J. H. Harvey, Est. City

Document detailing the Prince Edward County taxes due on the estate of Rev. J. H. Harvey. It details the taxes due on Harvey's tangible persons/property, machinery and tools, merchants' capital, and real estate. The total local levies due is $31.90...

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Receipt for Taxes No. 899

Document detailing the value of the property of J. H. Harvey and the taxes due to the town of Farmville, Virginia on that property The taxes amount to $25.30. The document is stamped with the date and the words "Town of Farmville, Va. PAID" and the...

GLC09587.380

Rev. J. H. Harvey, Est. City

Document detailing the Prince Edward County taxes due on the estate of Rev. J. H. Harvey. It details the amount Harvey owes in State Capitation Taxes, taxes on Bonds Notices and Other Evidences of Debt, Money, and Capital Not Otherwise Taxed. The...

GLC09587.381

Commonwealth of Virginia Francisco District

Document detailing the State taxes and local levies due on the estate of Rev. J. H. Harvey. The total amount due is $11.39. The number 5 is written in pencil and circled near the top of the page. The document has been stamped with "H.E. Griffin, Tres...

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William' Florist Floral Pieces

Business card for Williams' Florist Floral Pieces at 221 Harrison Ave. N.E. Roanoke, Virginia. On the back is written "60-Nov 7-1940 Born 1880 Ins. Age" in blue ink.

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The People's National Bank

A check for fifty dollars to be cashed signed by Nannie J. Harvey. It is stamped with the words savings department near the bottom right hand corner. In the center of the document is a stamp with the logo of the People's National Bank. Accompanied...

GLC09587.384

[receipt for 1,081.44]

Receipt totalling 1081.44. Accompanied invoice in the same amount for the funeral of Nannie Harvey (GLC 09587.385.02).

GLC09587.385.01

Williams Funeral Home

Invoice from the Williams Funeral Home in Roanoke, Virginia for the funeral and burial of Nannie James Harvey, totalling 1081.44. Written near the center of the document is "Paid in full Elijah Williams Jr. 5/21/69." Accompanied GLC09587.385.01.

GLC09587.385.02

Williams Funeral Home

Notice of payment via check from Mrs. Cordelia S. Williams in the amount of $1081.44 for the burial of Mrs. Nannie J. Harvey. Signed by Elijah Williams Jr.

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[J. H. Harvey's will]

The last will and testament of J. H. Harvey, Nannie Harvey's husband and Cordelia Williams' uncle. He bequeaths all of his property to Nannie, appointing her executrix of his will. He bequeaths some additional land to their daughter, Aleas M. Snead...

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[Land deed between Jackson Glaze and J. H. Harvey]

A land deed between Jackson Glaze and J. H. Harvey stating that Glaze sold Harvey a portion of land in Farmville, Virginia for $220. It is signed by Jackson Glaze, A. M. M. Fallwell, and Horace Adams. The deed was folded in fourths and attached to a...

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[Land deed between Aleas Snead and Nannie Harvey]

A land deed between Aleas Snead and her husband, Nathan Snead, and Nannie Harvey stating that the Sneads are selling a plot of land in Farmville to Nannie Harvey for $1,000. It is signed by Aleas Snead, Nathan Snead, and John A. Lancaster. It is...

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Will of Nannie James Harvey

The last will and testament of Nannie Harvey. She bequeaths all of her property, personal and otherwise, to her niece, Cordelia Williams. She also declares Cordelia as her executrix. It is signed by Nannie James Harvey, as well as Henretta E...

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[Newspaper clipping]

A newspaper clipping discussing the real estate transfers recorded in the courts "yesterday and today." Two are listed: the George M. Jones Library association to the city of Roanoke, Virginia, and the Colonial American National Bank to Nannie J...

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[Aunt Nannie]

A black and white photograph of Nannie J. Harvey. She is posed and wears a pearl necklace, a bow on her lapel, a hat with decorative trim, and rimless glasses. On the reverse, "Aunt Nannie 1960" is written.

GLC09587.394

[Graduates of Lucy Addison High School]

Lucy Addison High School commencement exercises for the graduating class of 1934. One side of reverse is the program for the graduation. The other side of reverse is the list of graduates. Virginia Lucylle Williams is listed as one of the graduates.

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to Virginia Williams

Letter from a man named Burt for Virginia Williams. He writes that when Eunice told him he was as shocked as she was. He does not specify what he was shocked about. It is not difficult for him to imagine how she is feeling. He experienced something...

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to James T. Williams

Telegram from the members of headquarters detachment Camp Ellis to James T. Williams. They give sympathy "in this hour of sorrow" referring to the death of LeRoi Williams. They say that they stand ready to aid anyway they can and to contact Red Cross...

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to Cordelia Williams

Telegram from the Office of the Director of Fighter Training offering sympathies on the loss of LeRoi Williams written to Cordelia Williams.

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Mary Harris

A photograph of a young African American woman. She wears a long pearl necklace and stares seriously at the camera. On the reverse, "Mary Harris" is written. It is printed on postcard paper.

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Mary Harris

A photograph of a young African American woman. She wears a long pearl necklace, glasses, a white lace dress, and stares seriously at the camera. On the reverse, "Mary Harris" is written. It is printed on postcard paper.

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Mrs. Sue Fity and Aunt Lucy

A photograph of two African American women standing in front of the steps to a house. The one on the left wears a pearl necklace and earrings, holding a cane. The one on the right wears a patterned dress and holds a book. On the reverse, "Mrs. Sue...

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[Photograph of a young woman]

A photograph of a young African American girl. The photo is taken from slightly below and she looks off-camera to the left with a serious expression. On the reverse, "Jena" is handwritten.

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[Photograph of two women]

A photograph of two African American women. They are standing with their arms around each other in the backyard of a house in front of a globe on a post. The one on the left is older with graying hair. The one on the right is younger, with short dark...

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[Photograph of three women]

A photograph of three African American women. They are standing with their arms around each other in front of a house porch. Another woman stands on the porch, but her face is not visible. The woman on the left is identifiable from other photographs...

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Sophomore High class photo

A school photo of five rows of students. There are four rows of girls and one row of boys. Everyone is dressed nicely and most are smiling. They are all white, except for one female student in the top row on the far right. On the reverse, "Sophomore...

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[Tuskegee pilots]

A group photo of three rows African American pilots: the Tuskegee airmen. In the top row on the far right is Eugene Williams; he is identifiable by the name badge sewn onto his uniform: "Williams, E.W." They all wear jumpsuit uniforms and helmets...

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[Williams family photo]

A group photo of nine people. From left to right, there is James Williams Jr., his wife, Cordelia Williams, Geraldine Williams, Harold Hamilton Williams, Booker Kent, Virginia, an unknown woman, and Eugene Williams. These names are listed in...

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