Inventory of the Obelia "Bee" Graves Papers 1936-1945 Graves, Obelia "Bee", Papers Mss. Acc. 2008.123

Inventory of the Obelia "Bee" Graves Papers 1936-1945

A Collection in the
Special Collections Research Center
Accession Number Mss. Acc. 2008.123


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Repository:
Special Collections Research Center
Identification:
01/Mss. Acc. 2008.123
Title:
Obelia "Bee" Graves Papers 1936-1945 1937-1939
Quantity:
0.50
Creator:
Graves, Obelia "Bee" arrangement
Language of Materials
The papers are in: English
Abstract:
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.

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

    Corporate Name:

  • Winston-Salem State University
  • Winston-Salem Teachers College
  • Genre/Form of Material:

  • Correspondence
  • Photographs
  • Personal Name:

  • Education--North Carolina.
  • Topical Term:

  • African American women--Education.
  • African Americans.
  • Report cards
  • Women college students
  • World War, 1939-1945--Pacific Area

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Education--North Carolina.
  • Graves, Obelia "Bee"

Detailed Description of the Collection

Letters from Family
1937-1939
  • 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 Madie
    1937
  • Folder: 8
    Letters from Uncle Henry
    1937, 1939
Letters from Friends
1936-1939
  • Folder: 9
    Postcards from Friends
    1936-1939
  • Folder: 10
    Letters from Female Friends
    1936
  • Folder: 11
    Letters from Elbert Swann
    1936-1938
  • Folder: 12
    Letters from Elbert Swann
    undated
  • 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
Miscellaneous
1936-1945
  • Folder: 19
    Letters from soldiers to Cleonis Graves (Sister)
    1945
  • Folder: 20
    Miscellaneous Items
  • Folder: 21
    College Documents
    1936-1940
  • Folder: 22
    College Documents
    1936-1940