Box 1

Scope and Contents note Includes correspondence to and from AMA officials (Fred Brownlee, Ruth Morton) and active and prospective Avery staff (Florence Clyde, Margaretta Poinsette, Charles Parker, Thelma Menchan, Thomas Bennett) regarding Avery Normal Institute and hiring and retiring faculty (including replacing Principal Frank DeCosta with Howard Bennett), garnering donations (including for restoring deteriorating building and improving teacher housing) and acquiring supplies. Enclosed materials include fact...