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Letter from Catherine Mayo for the NCNW Baltimore Branch
May 29, 1952
National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935, Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, American, 1898 - 1980, Catherine Mayo, American, died 1963
Form letter invitation for a talk by Dorothy Boulding Ferebee on “New Horizons for Women” in Baltimore. The letterhead reads [BALTIMORE BRANCH / NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN / 3448 AUCHENTOROLY TERRACE / BALTIMORE, MARYLAND]. The invitation begins [Dear Friends: / We are happy to extend to you a most cordial invitation to / hear and meet in person our national president DR. DOROTHY BOULDING FERREBEE [sic] of Washington, D.C. on next Sunday June 8th, 4 p.m. at the Madison Street Presbyterian Church, Madison near North.] The second paragraph names Ferebee’s achievements and appointments in medicine and activism. The Baltimore Girls Sextette is listed as performers for the event. The letter is signed by Catherine Mayo, president of the NCNW Baltimore branch. The paper is creased and the reverse is blank.
- Title:
- Letter from Catherine Mayo for the NCNW Baltimore Branch
- Creator:
- National Council of Negro Women, founded 1935, Dorothy Boulding Ferebee, American, 1898 - 1980, Catherine Mayo, American, died 1963
- Date Created:
- May 29, 1952
- Description:
Form letter invitation for a talk by Dorothy Boulding Ferebee on “New Horizons for Women” in Baltimore. The letterhead reads [BALTIMORE BRANCH / NATIONAL COUNCIL OF NEGRO WOMEN / 3448 AUCHENTOROLY TERRACE / BALTIMORE, MARYLAND]. The invitation begins [Dear Friends: / We are happy to extend to you a most cordial invitation to / hear and meet in person our national president DR. DOROTHY BOULDING FERREBEE [sic] of Washington, D.C. on next Sunday June 8th, 4 p.m. at the Madison Street Presbyterian Church, Madison near North.] The second paragraph names Ferebee’s achievements and appointments in medicine and activism. The Baltimore Girls Sextette is listed as performers for the event. The letter is signed by Catherine Mayo, president of the NCNW Baltimore branch. The paper is creased and the reverse is blank.
Item details
- Partner:
- Smithsonian Institution
- Contributing Institution:
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Subjects:
- Women
Women's organizations
Social reform
Women's Club Movement
Correspondence
Associations and institutions
Societies
National Council of Negro Women
Mayo, Catherine
Ferebee, Dorothy Boulding
African Americans
African American - Format:
- Ink on paper
- Rights:
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family