Daily Journal of Mrs. Clara Anderson, 1950

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IdentifierCH_CA_2024_SC_056_001
CategoryCommunity Archive
Description This 1950 daily journal from Mrs. Clara Anderson, wife of Mr. Perry Anderson, details the events of her life in the Still Pond area of Kent County. The Andersons were domestic workers for aristocratic white patrons in the Delaware and Tri-state areas.. Mr. Perry Anderson was a teacher in the Still Pond one-room schoolhouse.  He was also a traveling domestic worker.  The journals detail births, deaths and burials of local residents, relatives, and persons of note, as well as describing daily activities, animal husbandry, and the weather.  Contributed from the Bertha Cotton Collection. Date Created1950

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LanguageEnglish
Original Object Formatdocuments (object genre)
KeywordsBlack Communities - Worton, Black Families - Anderson, One-Room Schoolhouses, Segregated schools, Domestic Workers, Slice of life - African Americans
Library of Congress Subject HeadingsAfrican American women teachers, African American women, African American teachers, African American women household employeesLibrary of Congress Name Authority FileMaryland--Kent County