pettawayfamily Preliminary Inventory of the Pettaway Family Papers, 1944-1953 Processed by: Don Sechler; machine-readable finding aid created by: Walt Evans

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Aleph Number: 002510137

Machine-readable finding aid derived from automated markup system. Date of source: May 12, 1998 Processed by Don Sechler May 12, 1998; Finding Aid encoded by Walt Evans, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University, May 17, 2001 Description is in English. 12-31-2005 PUBLIC "-//David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library//TEXT (US::NDD::::Pettaway Family Papers)//EN" "pettawayfamily.xml" converted from EAD 1.0 to 2002 by v1to02.xsl (sy2003-10-15). Also, the top level of the finding aid (above the dsc) changed to conform to current Rubenstein Library and NC EAD standards as laid out in the Inventory Style Guide and in the NCEAD Best Practice Guidelines. Within the dsc, dates for series were normalized. These changes were made by Michelle Belden. Also, container TYPE and LABEL attribute values were standardized according to the Rubenstein Library EAD 2002 manual and the NCEAD eadlocal.ent by Ruth E. Bryan.The tag list inside index was changed to indexentry by Ruth E. Bryan. November 19, 2002 Electronic finding aid edited and updated by Cat Saleeby to conform to current Rubenstein Library practices and formats as found in the ENCODING MANUAL for EAD Version 1. Preliminary Inventory of the Pettaway Family Papers, 1944-1953 David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library Duke University Durham, North Carolina 27708-0185 USA

Descriptive Summary Pettaway Family Papers, 1944-1953 Pettaway Family 1.00 Linear Feet 335 Items David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University For current information on the location of these materials, please consult the Library's online catalog. English. Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is open for research.

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Also, all or portions of this collection may be housed off-site in Duke University's Library Service Center. Consequently, there may be a 24-hour delay in obtaining these materials.

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The copyright interests in this collection have not been transferred to Duke University. For more information, consult the copyright section of the Regulations and Procedures of the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Pettaway Family Papers, David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Duke University.

Provenance

The Pettaway Family Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library as a purchase in 1998.

Processing Information

Processed by Don Sechler

Completed May 12, 1998

Last updated November 19, 2002

Encoded by Walt Evans

This finding aid is NCEAD compliant.

This collection is unprocessed: materials may not have been ordered and described beyond their original condition.

Biographical Note

African American family from Waterbury, Conn. Grace and Winifred Pettaway are siblings; Grace attended Chaney State Teachers College. Winifred served in the military during the Korean War and attended North Carolina Central College in Durham (later North Carolina Central University).

Collection Overview

Collection contains letters to Grace and Winifred Pettaway from family members and their girl and boy friends during the years 1944-1953. They provide a glimpse of college and military life for African Americans during the 1940s and 1950s. The collection also includes photographs, event programs, greeting cards, newspaper clippings, certificates, and speeches.

Subject Headings

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Pettaway family. Pettaway, Grace. Pettaway, Winifred. North Carolina Central University-- History--20th century. Chaney State Teachers College. United States. Army--Military life--History--20th century. African Americans--Correspondence. African Americans--Education. African Americans--Education--North Carolina-- Durham. African American college students. African American college students--North Carolina--Durham. United States--Armed Forces--African Americans. Photographs. Contents of Collection Accession #1998-0233 1 Correspondence Grace Pettaway with Norris Rhinehart, 1944-1950 (4 folders) Grace Pettaway with Inez, 1944-1945 Grace Pettaway with Winifred Pettaway, 1947-1948 Grace Pettaway with "Mom", 1947 Grace Pettaway with "Sis", 1947 Grace Pettaway with Others, 1945-1948 (3 folders) Greeting cards and postcards, undated James Pettaway with Elks and Masons 2 Correspondence Winifred Pettaway - Military Papers Winifred Pettaway with Others, 1948 Winifred Pettaway with Others, 1952 (10 folders) 3 Correspondence Winifred Pettaway with Others, 1953 (7 folders) Photographs, undated Speech, undated Programs, Misc. North Carolina Central College, Misc. (Programs, Clippings, Invitations)