This collection contains two letters from Effie Ward to Josephine Heyman (1901-1993), the president of the DeKalb County League of Women Voters. In the first letter, Ward expresses her gratitude to the League for promoting equal education and services for Black children and briefly comments on the welfare of the Black community. She also offers to sew a dress for Heyman’s daughter. In the second letter, Ward writes about social conditions and challenges facing Atlanta’s Black community from personal experience. She specifically expresses the need for increased public restrooms and seating in and around Atlanta department stores Rich’s, Davison’s, and Kress, as well as the need for a municipal park for African Americans.