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Size | 27 items |
Abstract | Laura Randolph Daly was an instructor in the 1910s through the 1930s at Snow Hill Institute in Snow Hill, Ala., and at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Tuskegee, Ala. She later worked for the United States government in the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply (OPACS). The collection consists of letters to Laura Randolph Daly and her daughters, Mildred Daly and Lillie Daly, from family members, friends, and colleagues. Most of the early letters deal with financial matters, including requests from Laura Randolph Daly's mother that Daly move from Alabama to New Jersey and help her purchase property. Letters, 1920s-1930s, mostly relate to Daly's work as an instructor at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute and consist of donations to the Institute, an update about former students, and a woman inventor's appeal to George Washington Carver for a "word of approval" for a new hair preparation. Later letters, dating from 1941, deal with Daly's OPACS work. These letters include discussions of the formation of consumer committees in Alabama; instructions on which community leaders Daly should contact to ensure community involvement in OPACS projects; and suggestions about how she should deal with racism in the Birmingham office of the Social Security Board, where she was to work. |
Creator | Daly, Laura Randolph. |
Curatorial Unit | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection. |
Language | English |
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Laura Randolph Daly was an instructor in the 1910s through the 1930s at Snow Hill Institute in Snow Hill, Ala., and at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Tuskegee, Ala. She later worked for the United States government in the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply.
Back to TopThe collection includes letters to Laura Randolph Daly and her daughters, Mildred Daly and Lillie Daly, from family members, friends, and colleagues. Most of the early letters deal with financial matters, including requests by Laura Randolph Daly's mother, Mildred Randolph, to move to New Jersey and help her purchase property. The letters, 1924-1940 are mostly related to Laura Randolph Daly's work as an instructor at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute and consist of donations to the Institute, an update about former students, and an appeal from an inventor for a "word of approval" from George Washington Carver concerning a hair preparation she had invented. Later letters, dating from 1941, deal with Laura Randolph Daly's work with the Office of Price Administration and Civilian Supply (OPACS) of the United States government. These letters include discussions on the formation of consumer committees in the state of Alabama; instructions on which community leaders she should contact to ensure community involvement in OPACS projects; and suggestions on how she should deal with racism in the Birmingham office of the Social Security Board, where she was to report to work.
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