An envelope (a) with enclosed letter (b) sent to midwife Amanda Carey Carter from an expectant mother regarding Carter potentially attending a birth at the woman's home. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on a single sheet of white paper, folded to form…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.15.3ab
A letter from a prospective patient to midwife Amanda Carey Carter regarding an upcoming birth. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on a single sheet of lined white paper, folded to make two pages. The letter is dated at top right [August 12-64] and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.23ab
A letter signed by Superintendent of Public Welfare, Carrie H. Bliss, RSW, to Amanda Carter referencing payment of $20.00 for midwife services. Typewritten in black ink on a single sheet of white paper with letterhead reads "BOARD OF PUBLIC WELFARE /…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.27
A letter from Alice S. Linyear, MD, director of the Virginia Bureau of Maternal and Child Health, to midwife Amanda Carey Carter. The two-page, typewritten letter is on Virginia Department of Health letterhead and is dated April 1, 1983. The letter…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.75.18.1
A four-page letter written by Karl Lagerfeld to André Leon Talley. The letter begins “Dearest André, Here are two polaroids of your cape…” In the letter, Lagerfeld tells Talley about the cape, issues happening at Dior, and mentions William Klein and…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2024.85.5.2a-d
A four page letter, with envelope, to Andy Stroud from Nina Simone. Simone is writing from Lagos, Nigeria, and comments on locals, accomodations, and her love for her husband. The letter is handwritten in blue ink on stationery from the Federal Palace…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.132.3a-e
Handwritten letter to Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt and his wife June Schmidt from her sister, Carol Ann Parssinen and her husband Terry Parssinen. The letter was written by Carol Parssinen. The four-page letter is written in blue ink on ruled paper. The pages…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2017.71.1
A letter to Bushrod Washington, George Washington's nephew, from James Henderson regarding the business of the Dismal Swamp Company. Letter is written on a single sheet of paper that was folded in a manner as to be its own envelope. Henderson offers to act…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2019.28.6
A letter to Reverend C.M. Long from S.S. Jones. Jones fills Long in on the family and what the National Baptist Convention is doing. He refers to Long as his son. The letter is typewritten on a National Baptist Convention letterhead.
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2011.79.14
Folded letter sent by Lt. Vernon O. Nicolls to his parents, Charles and Margaret Nicolls. The letter folds into an envelope. The front side of the folded letter has handwritten text in black ink with information for both sender and recipients. There is…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.142.10
Folded letter sent by Lt. Vernon O. Nicolls to his parents, Charles and Margaret Nicolls. The letter folds into an envelope. The front side of the folded letter has handwritten text in black ink with addresses for both sender and recipients. There is also…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.142.11
This letter was written in Richmond, Kentucky, on January 14, 1847, by Samuel Fox to Giles Saunders in Richmond, Virginia. The letter details the sale of enslaved people by Fox and his associates, including the recovery of one enslaved man who was loaned…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.174.3.3
This letter was written in Madison County, Kentucky, on April 17, 1848, by Samuel M. Fox to Giles Saunders in Richmond, Virginia. Fox writes of his success in selling several enslaved people and about concerns of the prices for enslaved people around…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.174.3.1
This letter was written on February 18, 1861, by Ann Hurst Copeland to her husband John H. Copeland. The letter details the recent betrothals of several friends and Ann, who signed the letter "Annuk," comments she has been ill. She also expresses her…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.174.7.3
This letter was written in Richmond, Virginia, on December 19, 1840 by T. Heatherly to Doctor M. C. Taylor in Richmond, Kentucky. The letter details Heatherly's trip by ship and rail from Charleston, South Carolina, to Richmond, Virginia. He speaks about…
Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2014.174.3.4
