| | Manuscript Collection | Requires cookie* | | 1 | Title: | Theresa Edwards Summons Papers
| | | | Creator: | Summons, Theresa Edwards | | | | Dates: | 1921-1958 | | | | Abstract: | Theresa Edwards Summons moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1932 to live and work out of the Phillis Wheatley Association residence. She was employed as a maid, servant, and laborer. In 1934, she married Berton Summons. He worked as a bellman, and later as a real estate broker with an office in the Lee-Harvard community of Cleveland. The collection consists of personal letters, correspondence, telegraphs, a booklet, newspaper clippings, and notes. | | | | Call #: | MS 4742 | | | | Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) | | | | Subjects: | Summons, Theresa Edwards, 1903-1985. | Summons, Berton, 1907-1992. | Phillis Wheatley Association (Cleveland, Ohio) | African Americans -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Afro-American women -- Employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | African Americans -- Employment -- Ohio -- Cleveland. | Women -- Services for -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
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