Papers. 1930-1940.

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Papers. 1930-1940.

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Photocopy of Flipper's notebook, 1930-1940. This includes recipes, addresses copied from magazine or newspaper ads; notes on books of interest; house hold repairs; deaths of friends and relatives; vocabulary lists; reminders about haircuts; receipt of clothing; comments on personal health and the weather, and Bishop Flipper's trips to Florida and elsewhere; business correspondence in English and Spanish, 1930-1939.

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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United States Military Academy, USMA Library

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Flipper, Bishop.

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Flipper, Henry Ossian, 1856-1940

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Henry Ossian Flipper (b. March 21, 1856, Thomasville, GA-d. April 26, 1940, Atlanta, GA) was a soldier, engineer, and author. In 1873 he received an appointment to the U.S. Military Academy, where he became the first African American graduate. Flipper served in the all-Negro 10th Cavalry Regiment in the Southwest and was accused of embezzling funds in 1881. He was cleared of this charge, but found guilty of conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman, and dismissed. Flipper went on t...