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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.255.03 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1940s-1960s |
| Title | First day issue stamp of Booker T. Washington |
| Date | 07 April 1940 |
| Author | Pittman, Portia Washington (1883-1978) |
| Document Type | Miscellany |
| Content Description | First day issue envelope with stamp from the "Famous Americans Series." Both stamp and envelope feature the printed likeness of Booker T. Washington. Envelope cancelled at Tuskegee on 7 April 1940. Sent to Alice J. Cutright Kaine from Portia Washington, 21 July 1940. |
| Subjects | Post Office African American History Patriotic Stationery |
| People | Kaine, Alice J. Cutright (1864-1947) Pittman, Portia Marshall Washington (1883-1978) Washington, Booker T. (1856-1915) |
| Place written | Tuskegee, Alabama |
| Theme | African Americans |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1860-1945 |
| Additional Information | Booker T. Washington founded the Tuskegee Institute in 1881. Kaine worked at the Institute during the 1890s, and developed close ties to the Washington family, including Washington's daughter Portia. |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Civil War, Reconstruction and the Modern Era: 1860-1945 |