Beshears, Rufus P., D.D.S: Dental Practice Receipts & Purchase Orders, 1949-1950. File folder containing invoices from various dental suppliers to Dr. R.P. Beshears.
Dr. Beshears (1888-1961) was a local black dentist with offices at 411½ Francis St., St. Joseph, MO. He served as a dentist during World War I and in his post-war practice served as contract dentist for the Veterans Administration. A widower, he married Kelsy Beshears, a noted female black activist, who became important in St. Joseph's struggle for civil right.
He was a leader in the black community and a Director of Laurence Jones' Piney Woods Country Life School in Mississippi.
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