Dr. Ida Mae Johnson Hiram papers, 1910-1965.

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Dr. Ida Mae Johnson Hiram papers, 1910-1965.

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The collection consists of handwritten articles by Dr. Hiram, the first colored woman dentist in Georgia. Dr. Hiram practiced dentistry in Athens, Georgia, from 1910 until 1965. Some of the articles by Dr. Hiram have pages missing. The articles concern dentistry, Christianity, and certain individuals. The collection also contains a Christian play, an obituary of Willie David Bell, and seven photographs.

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African Methodist Episcopal Church. Seventh Episcopal District

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Organized in 1816 from a congregation formed by a group of blacks who withdrew in 1787 from St. George's Methodist Episcopal Church in Philadelphia because of discrimination; Richard Allen was consecrated the first bishop in 1816. From the description of African Methodist Episcopal Church collection, 1914-1971 (bulk 1950-1971). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 70962830 ...

Bell, Willie David, 1903-1938.

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Hiram, Ida Mae Johnson.

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Ida Mae Hiram graduated from the Knox Institute in 1905, and received her Doctor of Dentistry Degree from Meharry Medical College in 1910. She became the first black woman to pass the Georgia Dental Board exam, at a time when there were only seven black dentists in the state ... Ida Mae and her husband practiced dentistry in their house on Hancock, as well as in the Morton building. The marriage did not last, although they had a daughter, Alice, who would remain in the home with her...