Letter from Elizabeth Murphy Oliver to Dr. & Mrs. Du Bois

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Title:
Letter from Elizabeth Murphy Oliver to Dr. & Mrs. Du Bois
Description:
Describing her grief over Yolande Du Bois's recent death -- "I spent the night in tears..."; commenting on the tragedy of her sudden passing, and praising how she lived her life: "Cultured, refined, standing for all that is good and gracious."
Creator:
Oliver, Elizabeth Murphy
Addressee:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Addressee:
Du Bois, Shirley Graham, 1896-1977
Date:
March 17, 1961
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 154 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. Correspondence
Subjects:
Du Bois, Yolande--Death and burial
Extent:
1 p.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b154-i086
Terms of Use:
All rights for this document are held by the David Graham Du Bois Trust. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Place of origin:
Baltimore (Md.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b154-i086