Inventory of the Obelia "Bee" Graves Papers 1936-1945
A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2008.123
Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary
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Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from the Special Collections Research Center, and the holder of the copyright, if not Swem Library.
Preferred Citation
Obelia "Bee" Graves Papers, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary.
Acquisition Information
The materials were acquired by Special Collections Research Center on 11/25/2008.
Biographical Note
Obelia "Bee" Graves attended Winston-Salem Teachers College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, the first historically black college to grant bachelor degrees in elementary school education. Her family lived in Blance, North Carolina.
Her parents were Vester and Sallie Graves. Further information about this individual or organization may be available in the Special Collections Research Center Wiki
Scope and Contents
This collection contains letters to Obelia "Bee" Graves, from her family and friends, while she attended Winston-Salem Teachers College in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. The institution is presently known as Winston-Salem State University. Winston-Salem Teachers College was the first historically black college to grant bachelors degrees in elementary school education. The collection also includes college documents from her time at college such as report cards and her admission acceptance. The collection also contains letters from two soldiers to Bee Graves' sister, Cleonis. The soldiers served during World War II in the Philippines.
Index Terms
- Correspondence
- Education--North Carolina.
- African Americans
- Women college students
- World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Front
Genre/Form of Material:
Personal Name:
Topical Term:
Significant Persons Associated With the Collection
- Education--North Carolina.
- Graves, Obelia "Bee"
Detailed Description of the Collection
- Folder 1
Letters from Vester Graves (Father), 1937-1938 ,
3 letters
- Folder 2
Letters from Sallie Graves (Mother), 1937-1939 ,
4 letters
- Folder 3
Letters from Cleonis Graves (Sister), 1937 ,
2 letters
- Folder 4
Letters from Melba Graves (Sister), 1937-1938 ,
4 letters
- Folder 5
Letter from Ella Graves (Sister), 1938 ,
- Folder 6
Letter from Lois Long (Cousin), 1937 ,
- Folder 7
Letters from Auntie Madie, 1937 ,
- Folder 8
Letters from Uncle Henry, 1937, 1939 ,
- Folder 9
Postcards from Friends, 1936-1939 ,
- Folder 10
Letters from Female Friends, 1936 ,
- Folder 11
Letters from Elbert Swann, 1936-1938 ,
1 of 2 folders; Elbert Swann appeared to have a crush on Bee Graves. He wrote ten letters to her, the most from one person in the collection.
- Folder 12
Letters from Elbert Swann, undated ,
2 of 2 folders; Elbert Swann appeared to have a crush on Bee Graves. He wrote ten letters to her, the most from one person in the collection.
- Folder 13
Letters from Louise Moore, 1937 ,
- Folder 14
Letters from Helen B., 1939 ,
- Folder 15
Letter from Walter (Boyfriend), 1938 ,
- Folder 16
Letters from C.L.B., Jr., 1936 ,
- Folder 17
Letters from J.B. Saunders, 1936, 1938 ,
- Folder 18
Letters from Male Friends, 1939 ,
These are friends from New York City.
Includes letters to Bee Graves's sister, Cleonis Graves, college documents, photographs
- Folder 19
Letters from soldiers to Cleonis Graves (Sister), 1945 ,
This folder contains letters from two soldiers to Bee Graves' sister, Cleonis. The soldiers served during World War II in the Philippines.
- Folder 20
Miscellaneous Items,
This folder contains portrait photographs of unidentified people and letters.
- Folder 21
College Documents, 1936-1940 ,
This folder contains documents relating to Bee Graves' tenure at Teachers College: room and board receipts, a report card, and insurance receipts. This is 1 of 2 folders.
- Folder 22
College Documents, 1936-1940 ,
This folder contains an acceptance letter, a letter to Bee Graves' parents about Bee's progress and report cards. This is 2 of 2 folders.