Papers regarding Philip Alexander Bruce's historical writings and personal correspondence: [manuscript], 1889-1940.

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Papers regarding Philip Alexander Bruce's historical writings and personal correspondence: [manuscript], 1889-1940.

Papers regarding Bruce's historical writings and personal correspondence, including correspondence with A. Henderson, 1917 Jul 19 and 26 and 1925 Jan 15, Dunbar Rowland, 1933 Mar 18, Carter Woodson, 1921 Feb 3 and 1940 Jan 15. Includes family letters, papers on Stony Hill estate, correspondence of Mrs P. A. Bruce and of Raymond Gorges, 1889-1940. Included is a brief letter of thanks from Woodrow Wilson, 1912 July 23.

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Woodson, Carter Godwin, 1875-1950

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Carter Godwin Woodson, educator and historian, was considered the Father of Black History. He was born December 19, 1875, New Canton, Virginia. He was an African-American historian, author, and journalist who, in 1915, founded the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History. In 1926 he pioneered the concept of a "Negro History Week," which was later expanded into Black History Month. Woodson died at his home in the Shaw neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on April 3, 1950....

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