| Repository: | Western Reserve Historical Society |
| Creator: | Summons, Theresa Edwards |
| Title: | Theresa Edwards Summons Papers |
| Dates: | 1921-1958 |
| Dates: | 1921-1935 |
| Extent: | 0.20 linear feet (1 container) |
| Abstract: | Theresa Edwards Summons moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1932 to live and work out of the Phillis Wheatley Association residence. She was employed as a maid, servant, and laborer. In 1934, she married Berton Summons. He worked as a bellman, and later as a real estate broker with an office in the Lee-Harvard community of Cleveland. The collection consists of personal letters, correspondence, telegraphs, a booklet, newspaper clippings, and notes. |
| MS Number | MS 4742 |
| Location: | closed stacks |
| Language: | The records are in English |
Theresa Edwards Summons (1903-1985) was born in Canton, Ohio, and was a graduate of Canton McKinley High School. Her parents were William and Grace Edwards. She moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1932 to live and work out of the Phillis Wheatley Association, a residence organization that provided homes and employment for single African American women. Summons was employed as a maid and servant for several private homes in and around Cleveland from 1932 to 1933, and later worked as a laborer. She met Berton Summons (1907-1992) in 1931 and began a courtship for three years prior to their marriage in 1934. Berton Summons was born in Plain City, Madison County, Ohio. His parents were James Summons and Maude Ellen Calloway. He was a Cleveland Public School graduate. During his courtship with Theresa, Berton Summons worked as a bellman at the Conneaut Lake Hotel Resort in Pennsylvania. He later worked as a real estate broker with an office in the Lee-Harvard community of Cleveland, Ohio.
The Theresa Edwards Summons Papers, 1921-1958 (1921-1935), consist primarily of personal letters, correspondence, telegraphs, a booklet, newspaper clippings, and notes.
This collection is of value to researchers studying African American life during the Great Depression, particularly in Cleveland, Ohio, and the experiences of a resident of the Phillis Wheatley Association during the early 1930s.
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Separated MaterialPhotographic negatives and one photograph have been removed to the photograph and print collection.
The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.
[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 4742 Theresa Edwards Summons Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio
Anita Peebles, 1995
Processed by Samuel W. Black in 1997
Theresa Edwards Summons Papers 1921-1958 undated |
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| Box | Folder | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1-3 | Correspondence 1929-1935 1958 | |||||||||
| 1 | 4 | Telegrams 1930-1933 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Cards 1921 1926 1930 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Invitations, Canton McKinley High graduation 1932 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Invitations, Massillon Washington High graduation 1932 | |||||||||
| 1 | 5 | Postcards 1922 1925 undated | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Newspaper clippings 1921 1926 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Phillis Wheatley Association booklet 1928-1929 | |||||||||
| 1 | 6 | Receipts 1930-1931 undated | |||||||||