Invitations, 2002-2003

These items provide contextual information about the political climate during and after Mary Church Terrell’s life, and chronicle the organizations and events in which she was involved. The programs give insight into the number of events in which Terrell was involved and the many ceremonies honoring her work. The booklets and magazines include information printed by organizations such as The National Committee on Segregation in the Capital, The Philadelphia Cotillion Society, and Ransdell Incorporated Publishers. Also included are copies of lecture and meeting notices featuring Mary Church Terrell, and informational fliers printed by The National Committee to Free the Ingram Family. Invitations filed in this series relate to ceremonies commemorating her life and work. Terrell collected stationary during her travels throughout the country and world; these blank pages are included in the series. Finally, there is a facsimile of the discharge papers of Brister Baker, an African-American soldier who fought during the Civil War, though it is not clear where the facsimile originated.