Letter and Accompanying Envelope and Clipping from Jesse Thomas Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, August 4, 1955

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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.

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