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Minnie E. Washington (1 of 2)

Notes on Minnie E. Washington, a home economics teacher who created apparel out of crocus bags and wrote a pamphlet titled How to Help Homemakers Solve the Clothing Problem in the Home

Tags: African American women in Jacksonville, Ashley Street, Biographical notes, Boylan Haven School, Clara White Mission, Crafts in African American communities of Jacksonville, East Jacksonville FL, Florida, Franklin Street, How to Help Homemakers Solve the Clothing Problem in the Home, Illinois Street, Jacksonville FL, Jessie Street, Minnie E. Washington, Red Cross, Stanton School/Stanton High School, State Board of Public Instruction, West Ashley Street

Thelma Livingston Roberts

Notes on work by the artist Thelma Livingston Roberts. The bottom half of the page corresponds to the document Smart P. Livingston (2 of 4).

Tags: African American women in Jacksonville, Art in African American communities of Jacksonville, Berth Livingston, Biographical notes, Jacksonville FL, Notes on artwork, Stuart Street, Thelma Livingston Roberts

Hattie Chisolm

A discussion of the life of Hattie Chisolm and her work making waxed flowers

"Waxed Paper Flowers for Funerals"

A discussion of Hattie Chisolm's creation of waxed paper flowers for funerals

Tags: African American women in Jacksonville, Art in African American communities of Jacksonville, Biographical notes, Crafts in African American communities of Jacksonville, Hattie Chisolm, Jacksonville FL, West Duval Street

Zora Neale Hurston

Notes regarding the education and professional achievements of Zora Neale Hurston

Pattie Louphelia Busby Green (1 of 5)

A discussion of poet and musician Pattie Louphelia Busby Green, with two of her poems

Tags: African American women in Jacksonville, African American writers of Jacksonville, Biographical notes, Broad Street, Haines City FL, Jacksonville FL, John Henry Titus, Pattie Louphelia Busby Green, Poetry, The Face on the Bar Room Floor, The Sunday School Publishing Board

Pattie Louphelia Busby Green (2 of 5)

A discussion of poet and musician Pattie Louphelia Busby Green, with two of her poems

Tags: 1882, African American women in Jacksonville, African American writers of Jacksonville, Biographical notes, Broad Street, Haines City FL, Jacksonville FL, John Henry Titus, Marietta GA, Pattie Louphelia Busby Green, Poetry, Reverend G.B. Green, The Face on the Bar Room Floor, The Sunday School Publishing Board

Pattie Louphelia Busby Green (3 of 5)

A discussion of poet and musician Pattie Louphelia Busby Green, with the beginning of one of her poems. This appears to be an incomplete copy of Pattie Louphelia Busby Green (1 of 5) or Pattie Louphelia Busby Green (2 of 5). Although, like those,…

Tags: African American women in Jacksonville, African American writers of Jacksonville, Biographical notes, Broad Street, Jacksonville FL, John Henry Titus, Pattie Louphelia Busby Green, Poetry, The Face on the Bar Room Floor, The Sunday School Publishing Board

Pattie Louphelia Busby Green (4 of 5)

A discussion of poet and musician Pattie Louphelia Busby Green, with two of her poems

Tags: 1935, African American women in Jacksonville, African American writers of Jacksonville, Biographical notes, Haines City FL, John Henry Titus, Marietta GA, Pattie Louphelia Busby Green, Poetry, The Face on the Bar Room Floor

"Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (1 of 3)

The beginning of an introduction to an early history of Jacksonville to be based, presumably, on the Irene Coates Interview Notes. This document appears to be identical to "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (2 of 3), with the exception of…

Tags: African American women in Jacksonville, Biographical notes, Development of Jacksonville, Experiences of former slaves, Historical notes, Irene Coates, Jacksonville FL

"Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (2 of 3)

The beginning of an introduction to an early history of Jacksonville to be based, presumably, on the Irene Coates Interview Notes. This document appears to be identical to "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (1 of 3), with the exception of…

Tags: African American women in Jacksonville, Biographical notes, Development of Jacksonville, Experiences of former slaves, Historical notes, Irene Coates, Jacksonville FL

"Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (3 of 3)

The beginning of an introduction to an early history of Jacksonville to be based, presumably, on the Irene Coates Interview Notes. This is a more complete version than than found in "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction" (1 of 3) and "Early…

Tags: Adams Street, African American women in Jacksonville, Bay Street, Beaver Street, Bedell family, Biographical notes, Black Bottom, Bridge Street, Broad Street, Broad Street Viaduct, Burbridge Cemetery, California, Caroline Street, Civil War, Clay Street, Cohen's Store, Colored Masonic Temple, Development of Jacksonville, Duval Street, Experiences of former slaves, Fernandina FL, Florida Central and Peninsular Railroad, Forsyth Street, Georgia, Grant's Memorial African Methodist Episcopal Church, Historical notes, Hogan Street, Hogan/Hogan's Creek, Irene Coates, Jacksonville FL, Jefferson Street, Jim Bedell, Joseph H. James Building, LaVilla, Lawton Pratt, Lawton Pratt's undertaking establishment, Lou Bedell, Main Street, Market Street, McCoy Creek, Mt. Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church, Nat Patterson, Oak and Peters Shoe Store, Old City Cemetery, Pine Street, Reconstruction, St. James Hotel, Stanton School/Stanton High School, State Street, Union Depot, Union Street, Ward Street, Windle Street

Alternate page 4 (2 of 2) of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4)

An incomplete alternate version of page 4 of Irene Coates Narrative (1 of 4).We have cataloged as a separate document (Material Related to "Early Jacksonville History: Introduction") the notes on this page that are written by hand with the paper…

Tags: African American women in Jacksonville, Bedell family, Biographical narrative, Experiences of former slaves, Historical narrative, Irene Coates, Jacksonville FL

Rebecca Fulton Narrative

A narrative based on the Rebecca Fulton Interview Notes

Tags: 1782, 1784, 1832, 1835, 1855, 1867, 1879, 1880, Ada Daniels, Ada Daniels Walden, African American family history, African American women in Jacksonville, Agnes Sams, American Bible Society, Angeline Daniels, Benjamin Sams, Bernie Daniels, Betty Sams, Biographical narrative, Broad Street, Cincinnati OH, Civil War, Cologne South America, Darien GA, Doctor William Sams, Elsie Sams, Emma Daniels, Felix Sams, Florida, Gardner Sams, Gardner Sams Jr., Georgia, Georgia Sams, Haiti, Hanibal Sams, Hannah (sister of Sally Sams), Henry Sams, Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Isabella Gardner, Jacksonville FL, John M. McIntosh, Joseph Sams, Josephus Daniels, Kings Road, Lady Island SC, Louisa (Sams) Belton, Louisa Sams, Louisa Sams Belton, Louise Vanderhorst, Lucius Sams, Luther Walden, Luther Walden Jr., Mary Felix Sams, Mary Sams, McIntosh County Courthouse Darien GA, McIntosh County GA, Moore Wilstach Keys and Overend, Mount Vernon FL, Mr. Fulton, Myrtle Avenue, Nanny (Bailey) Sams, Nelson Spaulding, Nelson Spaulding Jr., Rebecca Fulton, Rebecca Sams, Richard Sams, Robert Sams, Sally (Sams) Daniels, Sally Sams, Sams family, Sapelo Island GA, Sarah Daniels, South Carolina, Susan Sams, Union Street, United States, United States Patent Office, Virgil Walden, Vivian Sams, Vivian Sams Spaulding-Chavious, William Sams

Incomplete Page 6 of Rebecca Fulton Narrative (1 of 2)

An incomplete version of page 6 of the Rebecca Fulton Narrative. This document appears to be identical to Incomplete Page 6 of Rebecca Fulton Narrative (2 of 2).

Tags: African American family history, African American women in Jacksonville, Biographical narrative, Doctor William Sams, Rebecca Fulton

Incomplete Page 6 of Rebecca Fulton Narrative (2 of 2)

A second incomplete version of page 6 of the Rebecca Fulton Narrative. This document appears to be identical to Incomplete Page 6 of Rebecca Fulton Narrative (1 of 2)

Tags: African American family history, African American women in Jacksonville, Biographical narrative, Doctor William Sams, Rebecca Fulton

Draft Reference List for Rebecca Fulton Narrative

A draft of the reference list for the Rebecca Fulton Narrative

Tags: African American family history, African American women in Jacksonville, Biographical narrative, Broad Street, Florida, Jacksonville FL, Rebecca M. Fulton, Union Street

Anna Scott Narrative (1 of 3)

An incomplete narrative based on the experiences of Anna Scott

Tags: 1846, Abigail Dove, Abraham Lincoln, African American women in Jacksonville, Anna Scott, Biographical narrative, Daniel Dove, Dove City SC, Emancipation, Experiences of former slaves, Georgia, Sarah Dove, South Carolina, United States, William Tecumseh Sherman

Portia Thorington

An incomplete note regarding Portia Thorington's belief in a bad omen.Thorington is mentioned on the first page of a program for the Women's Day activities held at Bethel Baptist Institutional Church in 1957 that is found in the Eartha MM White…

Tags: African American folklore and stories in Jacksonville, African American women in Jacksonville, Biographical notes, Mars Avenue, Portia Thorington

Irene Coates Narrative (3 of 4)

An incomplete narrative based on the Irene Coates Interview Notes.Pages 3-6 of this document are missing. We have numbered the pages and images leaving a corresponding gap (1-2, 7-10).

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