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Beshears, Rufus P., D.D.S: Veterans Administration Dental Contract Documents, 1947-1951Entry/Object ID
AM2018.8.43Scope and Content
Beshears, Rufus P., D.D.S: Veterans Administration Dental Contract Documents, 1947-1951 File folder containing dental records, dental x-rays, correspondence between Dr. Beshears & Veterans Administration, vouchers for payment. Poor condition, documents fragile.
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.Lexicon
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Francis Street, 411½", Beshears Family, Black History in St. Joseph, Black Dentists, Francis Street, World War I, Veterans AdministrationRelationships
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