Horton (Edom and Susie) Papers, 1940-1954

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Summary

Title:
Edom and Susie Horton papers
Dates:
1940-1954
Creators:
Horton, Edom. and Horton, Susie.
Abstract:
The Edom and Susie Horton papers consist of beauty school coursework, shipyard worker training materials, photographs, and employment records. The beauty school coursework materials include Susie Horton’s class notes, exams, and textbook attending the La Henri-Ana School of Beauty Culture in Monroe, Louisiana in 1941. The shipyard worker training materials include handwritten notes on various types of joints, shipyard terminology, a job analysis sheet, locating your job on the boat, and a sheet on payroll problems. The photograph series includes three photographs and two of Edom Horton's worker identification pins from Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyards and Paraffine Companies, Inc.
Extent:
.25 linear feet (2 boxes)
Language:
Languages represented in the collection: English
Preferred citation:

Edom and Susie Horton papers, MS 56, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Background

Scope and content:

The Edom and Susie Horton papers consist of beauty school coursework, shipyard worker training materials, photographs, and employment records. The beauty school coursework materials include Susie Horton’s class notes, exams, and textbook attending the La Henri-Ana School of Beauty Culture in Monroe, Louisiana in 1941. The shipyard worker training materials include handwritten notes on various types of joints, shipyard terminology, a job analysis sheet, locating your job on the boat, and an information sheet on common payroll problems. The photograph series includes three photographs and two of Edom Horton's worker identification pins from Bethlehem-Alameda Shipyards and Paraffine Companies, Inc.

Processing information:

Processed by Sean Heyliger, 09/07/2013.

Arrangement:

Series I. Beauty school coursework Series II. Shipyard worker training material Series III. Photographs Series IV. Employment records

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using Describing Archives: a Content Standard

About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Sean Heyliger
Date Prepared:
© 2013
Date Encoded:
Machine-readable finding aid created by Sean Heyliger. Machine-readable finding aid derived from MS Word. Date of source: September 7, 2013.

Access and use

Restrictions:

No access restrictions. Collection is open to the public.

Materials are for use in-library only, non-circulating.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish from the Edom and Susie Horton Papers must be obtained from the African American Museum & Library at Oakland.

Preferred citation:

Edom and Susie Horton papers, MS 56, African American Museum & Library at Oakland, Oakland Public Library. Oakland, California.

Location of this collection:
659 14th Street
Oakland, CA 94612, US
Contact:
(510) 637-0198
aamlo@oaklandlibrary.org
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