Copy of Letter

Letter

Gulfport History Museum

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Name/Title

Copy of Letter

Entry/Object ID

2025.0.76

Description

A copy of a letter from Mrs. William H. McCall to Eloise L. Robeson, dated May 11, 1974, regarding the Boca Ciega Inn in the 1940s. Also includes information regarding a black employee of the Inn, "Major," and sundown curfews.

Subject Person/Organization

Boca Ciega Inn

Collection

Boca Ciega Inn

Acquisition

Source (if not Accessioned)

Unknown

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Facsimile

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Letter

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Reproduction

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Correspondence

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Hotels--Florida--Gulfport--1940-1950, Inns, Tourism, Segregation, Racism, Sundown towns

Letter Details

Letter Date

May 11, 1974

Sender

Name

Mrs. William H. McCall

Address

RD #2, Cambridge, NY 12816

Addressee

Name

Eloise L. Robeson

Address

5025 28th Ave S, Gulfport, FL 33707

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Height

10-1/2 in

Width

8-1/2 in

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