Scope and arrangement
The Shivery Family papers document the life, history and relationships of the Smith, Shivery, and Blaze families in the South, from the Reconstruction to the present. The collection is divided into two family groups, the Smiths and the Shiverys. This collection consists of biographical material, correspondence, legal and financial documents, educational and professional papers, minutes of religious and civic organizations in Savannah, Georgia, and scrapbooks. Correspondence includes letters from W. E. B. Du Bois to members of the Shivery family and the love letters of Melinda Smith. Letters between family members, particularly the women in the Smith and Shivery families, chronicle African American middle class life.
The Shivery family papers are arranged in four series:
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1869-1975
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1865-1973
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1905-1962