Fauset, Crystal Dreda Bird, 1893-1965
Variant namesCivic leader and state legislator, of Philadelphia, Pa.
From the description of Crystal Bird Fauset papers, 1946-1965. (Moorland-Spingarn Resource Center). WorldCat record id: 742706100
Sources of biographical data: Moorland-Spingarn Vertical File.
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1893, June 11:
Born in Princess Anne, Maryland -
1931:
Married Arthur Huff Fauset -
1933 -1935 :Acted as the Executive Secretary of the Institute of Race Relations, Swarthmore College -
1938:
First Black woman elected to the House of Representatives in Pennsylvania -
1939:
Resigned post in the State Legislature Appointed Assistant State Director of Education and Recreation Program, Work Program Administration Cited by Pennsylvania Governor, George H. Earle, as recipient of Meritorious Service Medal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania -
1940:
Appointed Director of the Colored Women's Division of the Democratic National Committee for the re-election of Franklin Roosevelt -
1941:
Appointed Special Assistant to Eloise Davison, Assistant Director in charge of women's activities in the Office of Civilian Defense -
1950:
Trip to India & Pakistan -
1955:
Awarded the Meritorious Service Medal of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by Governor John S. Fine for her leadership in the American - Korean Foundation -
1965, March 28:
Died in Philadelphia.
From the guide to the Crystal Bird Fauset Papers, Bulk, 1946-1950, 1944-1959, (Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Cumming, Adelaide Fish Hawley, 1905-. Papers, 1922-1967 (inclusive). | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| referencedIn | Lincoln University (Pa.). Office of the President. Horace Mann Bond records, 1853-1960 (bulk 1945-1957). | Lincoln University, Langston Hughes Memorial Library, Langston Hughes Memorial Library | |
| referencedIn | Papers, 1922-1967 | Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America | |
| creatorOf | Crystal Bird Fauset Papers, Bulk, 1946-1950, 1944-1959 | Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University | |
| creatorOf | Klaiss, Mathilda M. Mathilda M. Klaiss papers, 1929-1935. | Pennsylvania State University Libraries | |
| creatorOf | Fauset, Crystal Dreda Bird, 1893-1965. Crystal Bird Fauset papers, 1946-1965. | Moorland-Spingarn Research Center, Howard University | |
| creatorOf | Democratic National Committee (U.S.). Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1940-1982. | University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library | |
| referencedIn | Horace Mann Bond Papers, 1830-1979, 1926-1972 | Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries |
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| associatedWith | Adelaide Fish Hawley Cumming | person |
| associatedWith | Bond, Horace Mann, 1904-1972 | person |
| associatedWith | Cumming, Adelaide Fish Hawley, 1905- | person |
| associatedWith | Democratic National Committee (U.S.). | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Gandhi, Indira, 1917-1984. | person |
| associatedWith | Klaiss, Mathilda M. | person |
| correspondedWith | Lincoln University (Pa.). Office of the President. | corporateBody |
| associatedWith | Nehru, Jawaharlal, 1889-1964. | person |
| associatedWith | United Nations Council of Philadelphia. | corporateBody |
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