Letter from Catherine Mayo for the NCNW Baltimore Branch
date: label: Date
content: May 29, 1952
name: label: Created by
content: National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935
label: Subject of
content: Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, American, 1898 - 1980
label: Subject of
content: Catherine Mayo, American, died 1963
label: Signed by
content: Catherine Mayo, American, died 1963
notes: label: Description
content: Form letter invitation for a talk by Dorothy Boulding Ferebee on “New Horizons for Women” in Baltimore. The letterhead reads [BALTIMORE BRANCH / NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN / 3448 AUCHENTOROLY TERRACE / BALTIMORE, MARYLAND]. The invitation begins [Dear Friends: / We are happy to extend to you a most cordial invitation to / hear and meet in person our national president DR. DOROTHY BOULDING FERREBEE [sic] of Washington, D.C. on next Sunday June 8th, 4 p.m. at the Madison Street Presbyterian Church, Madison near North.] The second paragraph names Ferebee’s achievements and appointments in medicine and activism. The Baltimore Girls Sextette is listed as performers for the event. The letter is signed by Catherine Mayo, president of the NCNW Baltimore branch. The paper is creased and the reverse is blank.
place: label: Place made
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: Societies
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Women's organizations
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Movement
content: Women's Club Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.14.7
objectType: label: Type
content: form letters
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)