Homegoing Celebration of Mother Dorothy Nash Tookes
Item
Title
Homegoing Celebration of Mother Dorothy Nash Tookes
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Type
Text
Creator
NuDay Graphics (Printer)
Date
1988-12-17
Description
The obituary and funeral program for Dorothy Nash Tookes, who died on December 12th, 1988. Mrs. Tookes was, among other things, the operator of Tallahassee's Tookes Hotel, which provided lodging for African Americans in the mid-1900s when no other hotels would. Her guests included James Brown, James Baldwin, and Duke Ellington.
Genre
Obituaries
Language
English
Place
Tallahassee (Fla.)
Physical Description
2 pages
Identifier
JGRCMA-OOC-B004-F005-I017
Topics
Obituaries
Black people--Funeral customs and rites
African American churches
African American cemeteries
African American professional employees
African American women educators
African American nurses
Business enterprises, Black
Physical Location
Obituaries and Obsequies Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.