Letter and Accompanying Envelope and Clipping from Jesse Thomas Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, August 4, 1955
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Title
Letter and Accompanying Envelope and Clipping from Jesse Thomas Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, August 4, 1955
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Type
Text
Creator
Dunson, Jesse Thomas (Correspondent)
Gorham, Thelma Thurston, 1913-1991 (Correspondent)
Date
1955-08-04
Description
A letter penned by Jesse Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, accompanied by several newspaper clippings. In Dunson's letter, he discusses his recent writing project and follows up with a note on Bryant Bowles. Dunson makes mention of the included clippings on desegregation and closes with an enquiry into Gorham's departure from the Methodist faith.
Genre
Personal correspondence
Newspapers
Language
English
Place
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Oklahoma City (Okla.)
Physical Description
5 pages
Identifier
JGRCMA-MSS2004-1108-B008C-F051-I009
Topics
Race discrimination
Gorham, Thelma Thurston
African American professional employees
African American journalists
Time Period
Jim Crow (1877-1964)
Physical Location
Thelma T. Gorham Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.