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Letter from Ruth A. Sykes of the National Council of Negro Women Inviting Roxcy Bolton to Purchase a Life Membership, August 10, 1972

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State Archives of Florida, Collection M94-1

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Letter from Ruth A. Sykes, special assistant to the executive offices of the National Council of Negro Women, to Roxcy Bolton inviting her to purchase a life membership in the organization. Sykes describes the organization's mission, its rationale for soliciting funding from members and the pricing of a life membership.

Date

1972-08-10

Creator

Sykes, Ruth Anita, 1917-1997

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Letters (correspondence)

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Washington (D.C.)

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Letter from Ruth A. Sykes of the National Council of Negro Women Inviting Roxcy Bolton to Purchase a Life Membership, August 10, 1972

Subject

Women -- Societies and clubs

Women's rights -- Societies, etc.

African American women -- Societies and clubs--History -- 20th century

African American women -- Civil rights -- History -- 20th century

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Creator

Sykes, Ruth Anita, 1917-1997

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State Archives of Florida, Collection M94-1

Date

1972-08-10

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letters (correspondence)

Language

eng-US

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Text

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m94-1_b001_f05_x03

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Late 20th-Century Florida (1968-2000)

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Washington (D.C.)

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Civil Rights and Freedoms

Subject - Corporate

National Council of Negro Women

Subject - Person

Bolton, Roxcy O'Neal, 1926-2017

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Sykes, Ruth Anita, 1917-1997. Letter from Ruth A. Sykes of the National Council of Negro Women Inviting Roxcy Bolton to Purchase a Life Membership, August 10, 1972. 1972-08-10. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346041>, accessed 4 December 2024.

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Sykes, Ruth Anita, 1917-1997. Letter from Ruth A. Sykes of the National Council of Negro Women Inviting Roxcy Bolton to Purchase a Life Membership, August 10, 1972. 1972-08-10. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/346041>

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