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Protocols for the University Archives and Records Center.
PROVENANCE
Gift of the Alexander family, 1987.
BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCH
Sadie Tanner Mossell Alexander's
elder sister, Elizabeth Mossell Anderson (B.S. in Ed., 1939) (called
variously "Beth," "Babs," or "Babo" in
correspondence) served as Dean of Women at Virginia State College and
later at Wilburforce University (Central State College), Ohio. Upon
her retirement in 1964, she came to live with the Alexanders in Philadelphia
and resided with them until her death in 1975.
SCOPE AND CONTENT NOTES
Personal Correspondence: with family, mostly STMA (approx. 2/3 cu.
ft.; 1938-51); general and unsorted (approx. 1 cu. ft.; 1930-1971).
Financial Records (1933-74): bank records (approx. 1.5 cu. ft.); other
financial records (approx. 2 cu. ft.). Papers relating to Central State
College, Wilburforce University, Ohio (1 cu. ft., scattered; 1938-68).
The record group also contains a small series of photographs.
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