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Letter to Mary M. Edwards

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Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1979-10-08
A letter from A. Leon Higginbotham, Jr., Chief Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, declining an invitation to participate in a Media NAACP panel program scheduled for Sunday November 4, 1979. He declined not out of…

Media-Upper Providence Free Library, story hour

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Date: 1980
Possibly a Halloween-themed craft workshop.

Media-Upper Providence Free Library, story hour

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Date: 1980
Possibly a Halloween-themed craft workshop.

Media-Upper Providence Free Library, story hour

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Date: 1980
Possibly a Halloween-themed craft workshop.

Shriners Parade reviewing stand on State Street , looking south on Veterans Square

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Date: 1980 (circa)
The Shriners, now (2019) called Shriners International, are a fraternal organization once known as the Ancient Arabic Order of the Nobles of the Mystic Shrine for North America.

Mary M. Edwards and Dr. Dorothy Height

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Address: Not known
Date: 1980 ca.
Mary M. Edwards and Dr. Dorothy Height at the National Council of Negro Women Convention

Mary M. Edwards, newspaper profile

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Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1980 ca.
Bonnie Healey column in Delaware County Daily Times about Mary Edwards and her long-time work to end racism.

Mary M. Edwards and Hamilton Jordan

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Address: Not known
Date: 1980 ca.
On reverse: "Hamilton Jordan, Chief of Staff for Jimmy Carter, and Mary Edwards"

National Council of Negro Women, Delaware County Section, banquet program

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Date: 1980-06-27
Mary M. Edwards was the honoree at this banquet, which was held at the Towne House restaurant in Media.

White stucco aparrtments and Beauty shop

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Date: 1980s ca.
Rental buildings owned by Eva Winter. Properties include apartments and a barber/beauty shop

Three story house

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Date: 1980s ca.
455 Washington Avenue property owned by Mrs Winters

Two story house

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Date: 1980s ca.
496 Washington Avenue property owned by Mrs Winters

Manchester Avenue renovation

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Date: 1980s ca.
Mrs Winters renovated her home to create 6 rental units and a new business office.

Winchester Apartments sign

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Address: Media, Pa.
Date: 1980s ca.
Sign in front of new all-electric apartment units at 313 East Jefferson Street built by Eva Winters.

Winchester Apartments building

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Address: Media, Pa.
Date: 1980s ca.
Winchester apartments building

Maud Ray Ridley Ortiga

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Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1981
She was about 90 years old when this picture was taken.

Newspaper article about hate crime

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Address: Media (Pa.)
Date: 1981-03-20
Article by Trisha Cofiell about the 1979-1981 Atlanta Child Murders. A memorium, organized by the Delaware County chapter of the National Council of Negro Women, was to be held Saturday at 2 p.m. on the steps of the County Court House. Mary Edwards…