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Inventory of the Obelia "Bee" Graves Papers 1936-1945 Graves, Obelia "Bee", Papers Mss. Acc. 2008.123

Inventory of the Obelia "Bee" Graves Papers 1936-1945

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Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2008.123


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Repository:
Special Collections Research Center
Identification:
01/Mss. Acc. 2008.123
Title:
Obelia "Bee" Graves Papers 1936-1945 1937-1939
Quantity:
0.50
Creator:
Graves, Obelia "Bee" arrangement
Language of Materials
The papers are in: English
Abstract:
This collection contains letters to Obelia "Bee" Graves, from her family and friends, while she attended Winston-Salem Teachers College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The institution is presently known as Winston-Salem State University. Winston-Salem Teachers College was the first historically black college to grant bachelors degrees in elementary school education. The collection also includes college documents from her time at college such as report cards and her admission acceptance. The collection also contains letters from two soldiers to Bee Graves' sister, Cleonis. The soldiers served during World War II in the Philippines.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to all researchers.

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.

Preferred Citation

Obelia "Bee" Graves Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.

Acquisition Information

The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 11/25/2008.

Biographical Note

Obelia "Bee" Graves attended Winston-Salem Teachers College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the first historically black college to grant bachelor degrees in elementary school education. Her family lived in Blance, North Carolina.

Her parents were Vester and Sallie Graves. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki

Scope and Contents

This collection contains letters to Obelia "Bee" Graves, from her family and friends, while she attended Winston-Salem Teachers College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The institution is presently known as Winston-Salem State University. Winston-Salem Teachers College was the first historically black college to grant bachelors degrees in elementary school education. The collection also includes college documents from her time at college such as report cards and her admission acceptance. The collection also contains letters from two soldiers to Bee Graves' sister, Cleonis. The soldiers served during World War II in the Philippines.

Index Terms

    Genre/Form of Material:

  • Correspondence

    • Personal Name:

  • Education--North Carolina.

    • Topical Term:

  • African Americans
  • Women college students
  • World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Front

Additional Information

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Education--North Carolina.
  • Graves, Obelia "Bee"
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Detailed Description of the Collection

Letters from Family, 1937-1939 ,
Series 1: Letters from Family
  • Folder 1
    Letters from Vester Graves (Father), 1937-1938 ,

    3 letters

  • Folder 2
    Letters from Sallie Graves (Mother), 1937-1939 ,

    4 letters

  • Folder 3
    Letters from Cleonis Graves (Sister), 1937 ,

    2 letters

  • Folder 4
    Letters from Melba Graves (Sister), 1937-1938 ,

    4 letters

  • Folder 5
    Letter from Ella Graves (Sister), 1938 ,
  • Folder 6
    Letter from Lois Long (Cousin), 1937 ,
  • Folder 7
    Letters from Auntie Madie, 1937 ,
  • Folder 8
    Letters from Uncle Henry, 1937, 1939 ,
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Letters from Friends, 1936-1939 ,
Series 2: Letters from Friends
  • Folder 9
    Postcards from Friends, 1936-1939 ,
  • Folder 10
    Letters from Female Friends, 1936 ,
  • Folder 11
    Letters from Elbert Swann, 1936-1938 ,

    1 of 2 folders; Elbert Swann appeared to have a crush on Bee Graves. He wrote ten letters to her, the most from one person in the collection.

  • Folder 12
    Letters from Elbert Swann, undated ,

    2 of 2 folders; Elbert Swann appeared to have a crush on Bee Graves. He wrote ten letters to her, the most from one person in the collection.

  • Folder 13
    Letters from Louise Moore, 1937 ,
  • Folder 14
    Letters from Helen B., 1939 ,
  • Folder 15
    Letter from Walter (Boyfriend), 1938 ,
  • Folder 16
    Letters from C.L.B., Jr., 1936 ,
  • Folder 17
    Letters from J.B. Saunders, 1936, 1938 ,
  • Folder 18
    Letters from Male Friends, 1939 ,

    These are friends from New York City.

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Miscellaneous,
Series 3: Miscellaneous

Includes letters to Bee Graves's sister, Cleonis Graves, college documents, photographs

  • Folder 19
    Letters from soldiers to Cleonis Graves (Sister), 1945 ,

    This folder contains letters from two soldiers to Bee Graves' sister, Cleonis. The soldiers served during World War II in the Philippines.

  • Folder 20
    Miscellaneous Items,

    This folder contains portrait photographs of unidentified people and letters.

  • Folder 21
    College Documents, 1936-1940 ,

    This folder contains documents relating to Bee Graves' tenure at Teachers College: room and board receipts, a report card, and insurance receipts. This is 1 of 2 folders.

  • Folder 22
    College Documents, 1936-1940 ,

    This folder contains an acceptance letter, a letter to Bee Graves' parents about Bee's progress and report cards. This is 2 of 2 folders.

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