Papers, 1841-1956.

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Papers, 1841-1956.

Correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and newspaper clippings documenting the Gordon, Steagall, and Lightfoot families and their involvement in local and state politics, economy, and government. Also contains deed signed by Booker T. Washington.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7436736

Ralph Brown Draughon Library

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Sanders family.

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The Sanders were inhabitants of various towns in Madison County, Florida. The materials reveal that family members and correspondents lived in Ebb, Quitman, Mosley Hall, and Greenville. Edward B. Sanders (1848-1923) and his wife Almera E. Sanders (1855-1941) were parents to a daughter who died in infancy. Also included is the correspondence of Mamie Sanders, who was a young girl at the time the letters were written. Mamie Sanders is the sister of Mabel Sanders (1870-1955). The Sanders were invol...

Gordon (Family : Alabama)

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Tuskegee Institute

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Lightfoot family.

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Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915

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Booker T. Washington was an African American educator and public figure. Born a slave on a small farm in Hale's Ford, Virginia, he worked his way through the Hampton Institute and became an instructor there. He was the first principal of the Tuskegee Institute, and under his management it became a successful center for practical education. A forceful and charismatic personality, he became a national figure through his books and lectures. Although his conservative views concerned many critics, he...

Johnston, Joseph S.

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Steagall family.

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