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Field name | Value |
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Title | Correspondence Between Mary S Johnson and Nora E Hulings Siegel |
Author | Hulings Siegel, Nora E |
Date | 17 Apr 1911 - 30 Sep 1914 |
Document Type | Correspondence; Manuscript |
Reference | MSS 12, Box 2, Folder 23 |
Library / Archive | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |
Collection Name | James Samuel Stemons Papers, 1894-1922 |
Description | Letters sent by Nora E Hulings Siegel to Mary S Johnson, in which she encourages Mary through her trials and tribulations, offers Mary employment advice and discusses religion, her family, her interest in science, and the passing of her father. |
Series Description | The collection documents Stemons' personal and professional life, and includes correspondence, printed materials, writings, clippings, a photocopy of a marriage licence to Arizona L. Cleaver, and the manuscript of his unpublished autobiographical novel. |
Biographical Note / History | James Samuel Stemons was born in Clarksville, Tennessee, and settled in Philadelphia c.1900. A postal worker, journalist and writer, he served as the editor of two short-lived African American newspapers: The Philadelphia Courant and The Pilot. He was also active in several civic organizations. An outspoken advocate for equal industrial opportunities for blacks, he lectured and published extensively on race relations. He served as field secretary of the Joint Organization of the Association for Equalizing Industrial Opportunities and the League of Civic and Political Reform. |
Theme(s) | Religion, Ethnic Identity and Community Relations; Permanent Settlement and Successive Generations |
Places | Los Angeles, United States |
Nationality | African American |
People | Hulings Siegel, Nora E; Johnson, Mary Stemons |
Keywords | religion, money, science, Christian Science, family |
Additional Information | Please note: Some of the metadata for this document has been taken from the Historical Society of Pennsylvania catalogue. |
Language | English |
Document(s) linked to |
Correspondence From Mamie Whaley Stemons to Mary S Johnson |
Copyright | Historical Society of Pennsylvania |