Effie Ward letters to Josephine Heyman
Scope and Contents
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.
Dates
- 1946 February
Creator
- Ward, Effie, 1899- (Person)
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This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Biographical / Historical
Effie Ward (1899-?) was born in Atlanta, Georgia; she married Jefferson S. Ward (approximately 1896-?), and they had seven children. She worked as a dressmaker and housekeeper. Additional biographical information has not been determined.
Extent
1 folder(s)
Language
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 1979
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Processing Information
This collection was processed in 2024.
- African Americans -- Civil rights
- African Americans -- Segregation -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- African Americans -- Social life and customs
- Atlanta (Ga.) -- Race relations
- Black people -- Social conditions
- Heyman, Josephine, 1901-1993
- Housekeepers -- Georgia -- Atlanta
- League of Women Voters of DeKalb County
- Racism against Black people -- Georgia
- Title
- Effie Ward letters to Josephine Heyman
- Subtitle
- ahc.MSS969f
- Author
- Ben Conklin
- Date
- February 2024
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository