Spears family papers, 1930-1986.

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Spears family papers, 1930-1986.

Correspondence and other papers of Spears and her husband, John Holliday Spears, papers relating to the education and singing career of Spears's daughter, Claudia Anne Polley, and other papers relating to family church and civic activities, including its involvement with Witherspoon United Presbyterian Church, all collected as part of the Black Women in the Middle West Project. Includes material relating to a summer resort for blacks at Fox Lake, Ind.

3 boxes and 3 oversize folders.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6969536

Indiana Historical Society Library

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