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Hampton Institute [Acceptance to Hampton Institute]

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09587.134 Author/Creator: Hampton Institute Place Written: Hampton, Virginia Type: Note Date: circa 1942 Pagination: 1 p. : Height: 7.6 cm, Width: 12.2 cm Order a Copy

Envelope and note documenting admission to the Hampton Institute. Envelope is addressed to Mr. Eugene W. Williams from the Student Personnel Services. The note within it asks Eugene to arrive on September 2, 1942.

Williams, Eugene W., 1925-1949

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