Atwood, Jesse Howell
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Pages of notes taken from an interview with Mrs. Eva Solomon by Knox College Professor of Sociology, J. Howell Atwood. These notes concern the Phyllis Wheatley Club for African American women and girls in Galesburg, Illinois. The notes describe the historyand activities of the club and include a list of club members. Atwood conducted extensive research from 1930-1960 about the Galesburg African American community.
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Illinois Digital Heritage HubKeywords
- African American Women
- African Americans
- Allen, Glaze
- Brown, Dorothy
- Burgess, Florence
- Clubs
- Clubwomen
- Crawford, Ruth
- Crummer, Lola
- Fleming, Marguerite
- Fletcher, Florence
- Harvey, Irene
- Humphreys, Vera
- Lewis, Catherine
- Matthews, Blanch
- Matthews, Erline, Young, Anna May
- Matthews, Ora
- Milburn, Maggie, Cropp, Vivian Green
- National Association Of Colored Women
- Ogden, Alice
- Richardson, Lula Hooks
- Societies And Clubs
- Solomon, Eva
- Stewart, Gertrude
- Women
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