Alice Holmes Washington oral history interview, 1993 Apr. 15.

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Alice Holmes Washington oral history interview, 1993 Apr. 15.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38726933

The collection consists of an oral history interview with Alice Holmes Washington on April 15, 1993 in which she discusses her family background; move to Spelman; education of brothers; family name sources; Alice Duggett Cary; Mrs. Cary as first black librarian in Atlanta; visiting the Auburn Avenue library; background of parents; settling in Atlanta; father's medical practice; memories of mother; National Association of Black Professional Nurses; father celebrates Christmas; mother's sewing circle; YWCA; Donna Greene; involvement with YWCA; becoming a teacher; moving through Georgia; teaching career; work in media; college courses; high school counselor; South Fulton High School; teachers as professionals; PTA at South Fulton High School; Colored Congress of PTA; Haightville High School; and evolution of PTA.

2 audiotapes ; cassette.Transcript (57 p.)

Georgia State University

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SNAC Resource ID: 7406222

Georgia State University

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Alice Holmes Washington, educator and leader in the Atlanta, Georgia African American community during the 1950s and 1960s. From the description of Alice Holmes Washington oral history interview, 1993 Apr. 15. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38726933 ...

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