ENGRAM, ARIZONA.
Arizona Engram papers,
1922-1925
Arizona Engram papers, 1922-1925
Emory University
Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library
Atlanta, GA 30322
404-727-6887
rose.library@emory.edu
Permanent link: http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8z8mh
Table of Contents
Descriptive Summary
| Creator: | Engram, Arizona. |
|---|---|
| Title: | Arizona Engram papers, 1922-1925 |
| Call Number: | Manuscript Collection No. 1106 |
| Extent: | .25 linear feet (1 box) and 1 oversized papers box (OP) |
| Abstract: | Papers of African American teacher Arizona Engram, including correspondence, personal papers and printed material. |
| Language: | Materials entirely in English. |
Administrative Information
Restrictions on Access
Unrestricted access.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Source
Purchase, 2009.
Citation
[after identification of item(s)], Arizona Engram papers, Stuart A. Rose Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library, Emory University.
Processing
Processed by Laura L. Carroll, May 2009.
Collection Description
Biographical Note
Arizona Engram (b. 1887?) was an African American teacher in Montezuma, Georgia. She and her husband, George S. Engram, had eight children, including William J. Engram (b. 1907?), who attended The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama in the early 1920s. In addition to teaching at the county school, Arizona Engram was active in the in the Georgia Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, an affiliate of the National Association of Colored Women.
Scope and Content Note
The collection consists of the papers of Arizona Engram from 1922-1925, including correspondence, personal papers and printed material. The correspondence is from various administrators at The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Alabama, regarding her son's education. The collection also includes a register for the school at which she taught, Travel Rest School, in addition to various printed material from the Georgia Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, the Southeastern Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, and one newsletter from the National Association of Colored Women.
Arrangement Note
Arranged by record type.
Selected Search Terms
Personal Names
Corporate Names
- Georgia Federation of Colored Women's Clubs.
- National Association of Colored Women (U.S.)
- Southeastern Federation of Colored Women's Clubs.
- Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute.
Topical Terms
- African American schools--Alabama.
- African American women--Georgia--Societies and clubs.
- African American women teachers--Georgia.
- African Americans--Georgia--Societies and clubs.
Form/Genre Terms
Container List
| Correspondence | ||
| Box | Folder | Content |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1922-1925 |
| Personal papers | ||
| 1 | 2 | Engram, Arizona, Travel Rest School register, 1921-1922 |
| 1 | 3 | Engram, William, report card, The Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, 1923-1924 |
| Photographs | ||
| OP1 | 1 | "A Summer School Group, 1921" Tuskegee Institute, Alabama |
| Printed material | ||
| 1 | 4 | Georgia Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, various printed material, circa 1920s |
| 1 | 5 | "A Message to Mothers from a Mother," The National Congress of Mothers and Parent-Teacher Associations, undated |
| 1 | 6 | The National Notes, Volume 25, Number 9, June 1923 [Official organ of the National Association of Colored Women] |
| 1 | 7 | Southeastern Federation of Colored Women's Clubs, Second Biennial Meeting, Memphis, Tennessee, July 3-5, 1923, program and announcements |
| 1 | 8 | The Young Men's Christian Association of Tuskegee Institute, brochure, circa 1922 |
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