Created by
Apex News and Hair Company, American, founded 1919
Subject of
Washington, Sara Spencer, American, 1889 - 1953
Cosmopolitan Community Church, American, founded 1925
Signed by
Washington, Sara Spencer, American, 1889 - 1953
Date
September 11, 1933
Medium
ink on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 11 × 8 1/2 in. (27.9 × 21.6 cm)
Description
Form letter from the Apex News and Hair Co., Inc. to support its new beauty school. The paper has the Apex letterhead. The letter is dated in the upper right. The form text begins [Dear Friend and Co-worker: / A very cordial invitation is extended to our Professional / and Business men and women to co-operate with the Apex News / and Hair Company, Inc. in the opening of its new and / modernly equipped Beauty School, located at 900 N. Eutaw / Street, Baltimore, Maryland.] The second paragraph includes an invitation to a Monster Mass Meeting on September 14th at the Cosmopolitan Community Church. The letter is signed by Sara S. Washington, the president of Apex. The back of the letter has two columns of handwritten names and monetary amounts.
Place made
Atlantic City, Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Documents and Manuscripts
Type
form letters
Topic
Beauty culture
Beauty schools
Business
Communication
Religion
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of the Stokes/Washington Family
Object number
2017.14.14
Restrictions & Rights
Public domain
Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5a8db22d1-9eb0-4c01-8b69-af7defa3d17e

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