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Ida R. Cummings

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object Details

sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref16
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3a3f03cef-48f4-4f98-b58f-fb4333ca1876
Collection Creator
Byrd, Charlene Hodges, 1929-2009
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Charlene Hodges Byrd collection
Charlene Hodges Byrd collection / Series 2: Correspondence
Sponsor
This project received Federal support from the Smithsonian Collections Care and Preservation Fund, administered by the National Collections Program and the Smithsonian Collections Advisory Committee.
Date
1896-1925 and undated
Container
Box 5
Archival Repository
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Identifier
NMAAHC.A2010.26, Subseries 2.3
Type
Archival materials
Collection Citation
Charlene Hodges Byrd collection, circa 1750-2009. National Museum of African American History and Culture, Smithsonian Institution.
Collection Rights
This collection is subject to all copyright laws.
Scope and Contents
The bulk of the correspondence are letters from Grace E. Shimm Cummings. Topics include family illnesses, the declining health and death of Carroll [Cummings?], the weather, and religion. Other letters include a fragment of a letter from her friend Cattie, and a telegram announcing Cattie's death in 1925. Also Included are letters probably written to her friend Annie Crockett discussing the death of her niece Lucille Theresa, family news, travel plans, The Woman's Home Missionary Society, and her work as an educator.
Series Restrictions
Some items are in fragile condition. Please seek assistance with the following items of correspondence: Byrd, Charlene Hodges: General Correspondence, 1946 May 15; 1946 July. Cummings, Grace E. Shimm: Cummings, Charles Gilmor, 1907 May 13; 1907 May 20; John W, 1890 July 28. Shimm, Sarah A: General Correspondence, 1881 May 6. Other Correspondence: William P. Ryder, 1877.
NMAAHC.A2010.26_ref16
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io3a3f03cef-48f4-4f98-b58f-fb4333ca1876
NMAAHC.A2010.26
NMAAHC
Record ID
ebl-1628789459238-1628789459264-0

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