Guide to the Booker T. Washington letter to Miss E.M. Tappan, 1905 December 5
Special Collections, James P. Adams Library.
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Ave
Providence, RI, 02908
Tel: 401-456-8380
email:digitalcommons@ric.edu
Published in 2023
Collection Overview
| Title: | Booker T. Washington letter to Miss E.M. Tappan |
| Date range: | 1905 December 5 |
| Creator: | Washington, Booker T., 1856-1915 |
| Extent: | 0.01 cubic feet. |
| Abstract: | The collection contains one letter from Booker T. Washington to Miss E.M. Tappan in 1905 regarding Christmas cards. |
| Language of materials: | English |
| Repository: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. |
| Collection number: | MSS-0104 |
Scope & content
The collection includes one response letter from Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama to Miss E.M. Tappan (presumably Eva March Tappan) in Worcester, Massachusetts on December 5, 1905. Washington apologizes for his late response and writes that he would be glad to receive the Christmas cards Tappan mentioned in a previous letter.Access Points
Subject Names Subject Organizations Geographical Names Document TypesArrangement
The collection is arranged in the order in which it arrived in the Rhode Island College Special Collections.
Biographical/Historical Note
Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) founded and served as principal of the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute in Tuskegee, Alabama, from 1881 until his death in 1915.Access & Use
| Access to the collection: | The collection is open for research. |
| Use of the materials: | Researchers are advised to contact Rhode Island College Special Collections for questions regarding permissions to reproduce, distribute, or otherwise publish material from this collection. Although Rhode Island College has physical ownership of the collection, it does not necessarily hold literary rights. It is up to the researcher to determine the owners of the literary rights and to obtain any necessary permissions from them. |
| Alternate form: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |
| Preferred citation: | Booker T. Washington letter to Miss E.M. Tappan, MSS-0104, Special Collections, James P. Adams Library, Rhode Island College. |
| Contact information: | Special Collections, James P. Adams Library. Rhode Island College 600 Mount Pleasant Ave Providence, RI, 02908 Tel: 401-456-8380 email:digitalcommons@ric.edu |
Administrative Information
| ABOUT THE COLLECTION | |
| Acquisition: | Provenance of the collection is unknown. It was in the holdings of Special Collections prior to 2023. |
| Processing information: | The collection was described by Special Collections intern, Melissa Moniz, in 2023 under the supervision of Digital Archivist and Special Collections Librarian, Veronica L. Denison. |
| ABOUT THE FINDING AID | |
| Author: | Finding aid prepared by Melissa Moniz and Veronica L. Denison. |
| Encoding: | This finding aid was encoded by Veronica L. Denison, 2023. |
| Descriptive rules: | Finding aid based on Describing Archives: A Content Standard (DACS) |
Additional Information
| Location/Existence of copies: | This collection has not been digitized. For information about obtaining digital copies, please contact the Rhode Island College Special Collections. |