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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC05508.255.02 |
| From Archive Folder | Documents Relating to the 1940s-1960s |
| Title | Portia Pittman to Alice J. Cutright Kaine discussing family news and transmitting a stamp commemorating her father |
| Date | 21 July 1940 |
| Author | Pittman, Portia Washington (1883-1978) |
| Recipient | Kaine, Alice J. Cutright |
| Document Type | Correspondence |
| Content Description | Washington writes to Kaine to forward a first day issue stamp promised in an earlier letter (see GLC05508.255.01). Her brother, Booker T. Washington, Jr., has been in the hospital and is about to be released. He is still weak and jobless, however, and Washington comments, "the school's attitude has been most unfriendly to us all, since my father's death. It is truly a tragic situation for us all." Includes first day issue stamp and envelope cancelled at Tuskegee (see GLC05508.255.03). |
| Subjects | Death Health and Medical African American History African American Author Woman Author Women's History Children and Family Post Office Education |
| People | Kaine, Alice J. Cutright (1864-1947) Pittman, Portia Marshall Washington (1883-1978) Washington, Booker T. (1856-1915) Washington, Booker (fl. 1940) |
| Place written | Tuskegee, Alabama |
| Theme | World War II; African Americans; Education; Women in American History |
| 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 |