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Descriptive Summary

Biographical Note

Restrictions

Index Terms

Administrative Information

Detailed Description

Houston Public Library, Houston Metropolitan Research Center

Anna Dupree Collection:

An Inventory of Records at the Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library



Descriptive Summary

CreatorDupree, Anna Johnson
TitleAnna Dupree Collection
Inclusive Date1900?-1952?
IdentificationMSS 110
Extent1 document box.
LanguageMaterials are in English.
RepositoryHouston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library

Biographical Note

Prominent black philanthropist Anna Johnson Dupree began life in Carthage, Texas in 1891. As a young woman, she worked as a domestic in Galveston, where her family moved in 1904, and later in Houston. In Houston she learned hairdressing, eventually building a clientele among well-to-do white Houstonians. In the 1940's, Anna and her husband, Clarence, donated funds to build the Negro Child Center. In 1952 they opened the Eliza Johnson Home for Aged Negroes. The Duprees also raised funds for Camp Robinhood, the first Girl Scout camp for blacks. They contributed funds to the Houston College of Negroes, now Texas Southern University, and the United Negro College Fund, among other charities.

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Restrictions

Access Restrictions

None.

Use Restrictions

Permission to publish or reproduce materials from the Anna Dupree Collection must be obtained from the Houston Metropolitan Research Center or the appropriate copyright holder.

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Index Terms

Subjects
African Americans--Texas--Houston
Philanthropists--Texas--Houston
Subjects (Persons)
Dupree, Anna Johnson

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Anna Dupree Collection. MSS 110. Houston Metropolitan Research Center, Houston Public Library.

Processing Information

Processed by Suzanne Summers, 1990.

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Detailed Description

 
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11Biographical sketch; copy of sermon

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12Awards; list of child care institutions

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13Brochures on the Eliza Johnson Home for Aged Negroes, Our African American Community Council, the Negro Child Care Center

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14Correspondence to Anna Dupree

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15Newspaper clippings

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16Telegrams

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17Pamphlets for the Eliza Johnson home, Netro Community Council, etc.

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18Papers on the Eliza Johnson home

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19Biographical information

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