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"Golden Agers Had Festive Thanksgiving Dinner Nov. 21", 1972

 Item — Box: 1, Folder: 6
Identifier: 017.01.06.2a

Scope and Contents

An excerpt from the newspaper clipping reads as follows:

The Golden Agers of the Hallie Q. Brown Community Center had their 20th Annual Thanksgiving dinner Tuesday, November 21 at Martin Luther King Center. Enjoying the event were members and their guests and also the Senior Citizens of Dayton Presbyterian Church as guests. About 250 attended with the Royal Party of the Senior Citizens Winter Carnival in full color regalia.

...Mrs. Patton presented corsages to the ladies who have been so helpful down through the years in some way with the Thanksgiving dinner; namely, Miss Dorothy Nicol, Mrs. Mattie Eskridge, M.K. McKnight, Ida Bell Covington, Corine Few, Maceo Moody, James Hughes, Clara Johnson, Janebelle Taylor, Dorothy Burns, John A. Fisher, Evelyn Robinson, Edward Nichols, and Mrs. Marion Stone.

Dates

  • 1972

Conditions Governing Access

Restrictions regarding access to the physcial materials are in place due to COVID precautions.

Extent

From the Collection: 1 Volumes (33 pages, front and back.) : his spineless scrapbook is bound together with a singular brown cord. The scrapbook has a white front and back cover with gold-color detailing. The front cover has the words "Scrap Book" printed in gold-color lettering in the lower right corner. There are three strips of adhesives located on the outside of the scrapbook, where a plastic covering was attached. The plastic cover has been removed, due to discoloration. The pages of the scrapbook are plain, thick construction-type paper. To this paper, photographs and other graphic materials have been attached through various methods, such as tape, glue, staples and clips. Photographs have some fading and discoloration, otherwise the condition is good. General condition of the scrapbook is good. There are 33 pages in total. ; Outer-most dimensions are approx. 12.25 inches x 12.25 inches x 1.25 inches.

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Repository Details

Part of the Hallie Q. Brown Community Archives Repository

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