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Charlene Hodges Byrd

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Object Details

sova.nmaahc.a2010.26_ref382
GUID
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io31e02de86-c4a7-4fcd-9087-c7c3206921ca
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
1944-2008
Container
Box 3-4a
Archival Repository
National Museum of African American History and Culture
Identifier
NMAAHC.A2010.26, Subseries 2.1
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
Chiefly letters from Byrd's husband, Charles R. Byrd, written while they were apart because of school. The letters discuss his school, work, and social life. Other correspondence includes letters from friends and relatives; Byrd's father, Charles E. Hodges, written to her while she was traveling in Europe, 1950; a letter from Marian Anderson's secretary thanking Byrd for her letter and poem, 1940; scattered letters regarding Northfield School for Girls, Connecticut College, and other schools; Kanawha County Schools; a letter from Romare Bearden regarding Byrd's mother's death, 1971; and numerous greeting cards.
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_ref382
https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/io31e02de86-c4a7-4fcd-9087-c7c3206921ca
NMAAHC.A2010.26
NMAAHC
Record ID
ebl-1628789459238-1628789459260-2

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