Ada DeBlanc Simond Papers 1892-1979, undated

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Ada DeBlanc Simond Papers 1892-1979, undated

http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/aushc/00222/00222-P.html

This collection highlights the work of long-time Austinite Ada DeBlanc Simond, educator, author, historian and community activist. It contains manuscripts, narration scripts, correspondence, notes, printed material, legal material, illustrations, biographical information, photographs and negatives. The majority of the collection is related to , a series of six children's books written by Simond about a young African-American girl growing up in Austin during the early twentieth century. A small portion of material concerns the Meroney family. Let's Pretend

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Austin History Center , Austin Public Library, 810 Guadalupe Street, Austin, Texas, 78701.

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