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
Special CollectionsEarl Gregg Swem Library
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Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
Collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
Before reproducing or quoting from any materials, in whole or in part, 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: <a href="http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Obelia "Bee" Graves ">http://scrc.swem.wm.edu/wiki/index.php/Obelia "Bee" Graves </a>.
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
- Winston-Salem State University
- Winston-Salem Teachers College
- Correspondence
- Photographs
- Education--North Carolina.
- African American women--Education.
- African Americans.
- Report cards
- Women college students
- World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area
Corporate Name:
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
- Folder: 2
Letters from Sallie Graves (Mother)1937-1939
- Folder: 3
Letters from Cleonis Graves (Sister)1937
- Folder: 4
Letters from Melba Graves (Sister)1937-1938
- Folder: 5
Letter from Ella Graves (Sister)1938
- Folder: 6
Letter from Lois Long (Cousin)1937
- Folder: 7
Letters from Auntie Madie1937
- Folder: 8
Letters from Uncle Henry1937, 1939
- Folder: 9
Postcards from Friends1936-1939
- Folder: 10
Letters from Female Friends1936
- Folder: 11
Letters from Elbert Swann1936-1938
- Folder: 12
Letters from Elbert Swannundated
- Folder: 13
Letters from Louise Moore1937
- 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. Saunders1936, 1938
- Folder: 18
Letters from Male Friends1939