Automobile Transactions related to the Julius Rosenwald Fund

This collection contains correspondence, documents, and reports related to the purchase, sale, insurance, repairs, and general management of automobiles associated with the Julius Rosenwald Fund. It includes communications with private individuals and insurance companies such as Allstate Insurance Company regarding policy agreements, claims, and vehicle transactions. Notable records include Correspondence involving Mr. James F. Simon, Miss Allie B. Cheney, Miss Ruth Lockman, and Mr. Buford H. Junker, particularly about Cheney’s resignation and the transfer of her Fund-owned car, which was placed in storage at Mr. J. T. Swann’s Garage while awaiting sale. Discussions with the Motor Vehicle Division of the State Revenue Commission regarding its sale are also documented. Additionally, the collection includes records related to Juanitta Reddick, a Red Oak School teacher, who is set to receive a car from the Fund for transportation assistance. Subsequently, the collection also has Records of Rosenwald Fund using the Biltmore Garage and the 7th Avenue Garage and Motors for storage of its vehicles.

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Title
Automobile Transactions related to the Julius Rosenwald Fund
Description
This collection contains correspondence, documents, and reports related to the purchase, sale, insurance, repairs, and general management of automobiles associated with the Julius Rosenwald Fund. It includes communications with private individuals and insurance companies such as Allstate Insurance Company regarding policy agreements, claims, and vehicle transactions. Notable records include Correspondence involving Mr. James F. Simon, Miss Allie B. Cheney, Miss Ruth Lockman, and Mr. Buford H. Junker, particularly about Cheney’s resignation and the transfer of her Fund-owned car, which was placed in storage at Mr. J. T. Swann’s Garage while awaiting sale. Discussions with the Motor Vehicle Division of the State Revenue Commission regarding its sale are also documented. Additionally, the collection includes records related to Juanitta Reddick, a Red Oak School teacher, who is set to receive a car from the Fund for transportation assistance. Subsequently, the collection also has Records of Rosenwald Fund using the Biltmore Garage and the 7th Avenue Garage and Motors for storage of its vehicles.
Identifier
fisk_rf_sf_323_00008
Subject
Julius Rosenwald Fund, 20th Century—History, African American history, Embree, Edwin R. (Edwin Rogers), 1883-1950, Elvidge, Dorothy A., 1906-1994, Devereux, Edwina Rogers Embree, 1911-2010, Alexander, Gilbert, 1874-, Bond, Horace Mann, 1904-1972
Date
1936-01-31/1941-12-12
Format
pdf
Type
text
Rights
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Source
School Fund, Box 323, Julius Rosenwald Fund Archives, 1917-1948, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library
Publisher
John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library
Item sets
School Fund