Papers, 1854-1988

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Papers, 1854-1988

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Correspondence, financial documents, photographs, etc., of Ozeline Barret Wise and Satyra Pearson Bennett, active members of St. Paul A.M.E. Church (Cambridge, MA).

4 cartons, 1 file box, 1 folio+ folder, 1 oversize folder

Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America‏

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