Letter from William I. Gosnell to Rev. Volley Stokes
date: label: Date
content: May 3, 1935
name: label: Created by
content: William I. Gosnell, American, died 1978
label: Subject of
content: Rev. Volley V. K. Stokes, American, ca. 1889 - 1961
label: Subject of
content: Howard Wilkinson Jackson, American, 1877 - 1960
notes: label: Caption
content: This letter is likely referring to the 1935 Baltimore mayoral election encouraging support for the Democratic candidate, Howard W. Jackson. Jackson supported integration efforts, particularly in Baltimore City Public Schools. He focused on supporting welfare programs and limiting unemployment during the Great Depression. Jackson served as mayor from 1923-1927 and from 1931-1943.
label: Caption
content: "Howard W. Jackson (1877-1960)." Archives of Maryland (Biographical Series). May 20, 2002. http://msa.maryland.gov/megafile/msa/speccol/sc3500/sc3520/012400/012487/html/12487bio.html.
label: Description
content: Letter from William Gosnell to Rev. Volley Stokes. The letter is typed in black ink and the paper has a letterhead [WILLIAM I. GOSNELL / ATTORNEY AT LAW / 220 ST. PAUL STREET / BALTIMORE, MD.]. The text to Rev. Volley Stokes begins [My dear Sir: / We are sending you a representative to your church in the person of Mrs. Mable Locke, to urge and insist upon the people coming out to vote Tuesday…]. The letter was signed by Gosnell. The paper is creased from being folded. The reverse is blank.
place: label: Place used
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
label: Place made
content: Baltimore, Maryland, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Communication
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Politics
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Suffrage
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1933-1945
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
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: 2017.14.17
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
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)