Ethel Grace Davis papers, 1939-1994 (inclusive), 1939-1940 (bulk).

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Ethel Grace Davis papers, 1939-1994 (inclusive), 1939-1940 (bulk).

The papers consist of correspondence from Ethel Grace "Billie" Shutter Davis to her mother, G. W. Shutter documenting Ethel Davis's trip to and life in New Haven and Woodmont, Connecticut while her husband was an Alfred Sloan Fellow in traffic engineering at Yale University. Topics include daily life in New Haven and Woodmont, social life at Yale for the fellows and their wives, and trips the family took around Connecticut and New York, including observations of the 1939 World's Fair in New York City.

.25 linear ft. (1 box)

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SNAC Resource ID: 8011734

Yale University Library

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New York World's Fair (1939-1940 : New York, N.Y.)

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"Negro Week" was a program on the contributions of blacks to American culture held at the New York World's Fair in July 1940, and consisted of festivals, exhibitions, song and dance recitals, choral and symphonic music, concerts, religious services, guest speakers, and a children's program. From the description of New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 122580393 From the guide to the New York World's Fair Negro Week records, 1940, (The...

Davis, Ethel Grace.

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Yale University.

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