Gordy family papers, 1928-1947.

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Gordy family papers, 1928-1947.

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Materials of Berry Gordy, Sr. and Bertha Fuller Gordy and their children largely relating to business, church and civic activities; include letters of daughter, Esther Gordy, written from Howard University, and letters from sons, Fuller and George Gordy, written while serving in the military during World War II; also assorted materials detailing activities with Church of God in Christ and Bethel A.M.E.; both in Detroit, Michigan; and miscellaneous records relating to the Booker T. Washington Grocery. Store, and the Booker T. Washington Trade Association; and other materials concerning interest in black organizations and individuals.

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Howard University

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Howard University is a private, federally chartered historically black research university in Washington, D.C. Tracing its history to 1867, from its outset Howard has been nonsectarian and open to people of all sexes and races. The institution was named for General Oliver Otis Howard, a Civil War hero who was both the founder of the university and, at the time, commissioner of the Freedmen's Bureau. The U.S. Congress chartered Howard on March 2, 1867 and much of its early funding came from endow...

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Gordy, George

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Gordy, Bertha Fuller.

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Gordy, Fuller.

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Gordy family.

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Residents of Detroit, Michigan. From the description of Gordy family papers, 1928-1947. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34420705 ...

Gordy, Berry.

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Booker T. Washington Grocery Store (Detroit, Mich.)

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Church of God in Christ (Detroit, Mich.)

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Booker T. Washington Trade Association (Detroit, Mich.)

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Bethel A.M.E. Church (Detroit, Mich.)

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Gordy, Esther.

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