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Biographical Family History of Opal Florence Seabrook Dodery, 23 March 1993

 File — Box: 10, Folder: 5

Collection Overview

From the Collection:

The collection includes correspondence, certificates, photographs, and other materials related to Miriam DeCosta Seabrook's education at Avery Institute and elsewhere, teaching career, and civic involvement; correspondence, speeches, and reports related to Dr. Herbert Seabrook, Sr.'s community and fraternal affiliations and to his medical career as a private practitioner and director of the Hospital and Training School for Nurses; and correspondence, memorabilia, and financial documents related to the marriage of Miriam and Herbert Seabrook. The collection contains correspondence, photographs, and other materials related to their son, Dr. Herbert Seabrook, Jr., his son, Kenneth Seabrook, Seabrook, Sr.'s mother, Amerintha Alston Seabrook, and other Seabrook family members are represented. The collection also contains scrapbooks and photographs of Miriam DeCosta Seabrook's relatives, the DeCosta family of Charleston, South Carolina.

Dates

  • Creation: 23 March 1993

Creator

Full Extent

From the Collection: 6.0 linear feet (10 archival boxes, 2 oversize boxes, 1 banker box )

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Materials Specific Details

Daughter of Lewis Seabrook. Handwritten and photocopied. Included typed correspondence between Miriam DeCosta-Willis and cousin Mark G. Barksdale imparting additional family history.

Repository Details

Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository

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