Shivery family papers, 1865-1974

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Description: The Shiverys, Smiths and Blazes were three branches of a southern African-American family. Papers consist of biographical material, correspondence, legal and financial documents, educational and professional papers, minutes of religious and civic organizations in Savannah, Ga., and scrapbooks. Correspondence includes letters from W. E. B. Du Bois to members of the Shivery family, and love letters of Melinda Smith. Letters between family members, particularly the women in the Smith and Shivery families, chronicle African-American middle class life.
Names: Shivery family (Author); Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963 (Author)
Dates / Origin: Date Created: 1865 - 1974
Library locations: Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, Manuscripts, Archives and Rare Books Division; Shelf locator: Sc MG 257
Topics: Love-letters; African American families; African Americans -- Social life and customs; Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877); Southern States
Genres: Documents; Correspondence; Scrapbooks
Notes: Ownership: 06/--/1986 Shivery, Veoria. Gift; Biographical/historical: The Shiverys, Smiths and Blazes were three branches of a southern African-American family.; Ownership: SCM 87-28
Physical Description: Extent: 3.6 lin. ft.
Type of Resource: Text
Identifiers: NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b11883948; MSS Unit ID: 20771; Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): a82bcb20-c6cd-012f-8fa6-3c075448cc4b