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Letter to Althea Gibson from Sheila Ann Hessler

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Sheila Ann Hessler, American

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An original 2-page typed letter dated 1959 to Althea Gibson from the Chairman of the Women's Tennis Committee, part of the U.S. Department of State. The letter is wirtten on Department of State letterhead.Transcribed by digital volunteers
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Ink On Paper (Fiber Product)
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Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. African American
  2. African Americans
  3. Athletes
  4. Correspondence
  5. Gibson, Althea
  6. Hessler, Sheila Ann
  7. Local And Regional
  8. Tennis

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