Collection ID: Mss. B79-4

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Talbert family
Abstract:
The records of personal papers of Anna Maria Talbert and family between 1881 and 1938, and legal documents of the inheritance issues between 1872 and 1927.
Extent:
2 boxes and (1 linear foot)
Language:
Collection material in English .

Background

Scope and Content:

Correspondence, 1923-1933, of Sarah May Talbert Keelan, concerning her musical compositions and family matters; letters, 1893-1898, to William H. Talbert, her father, concerning Grand Island property; letters, 1918, to Mrs. [Mary?] Talbert from Frederick and Archibald Grimké, concerning the Frederick Douglass home; ms. and printed musical scores by Sarah Talbert Keelan; and legal papers concerning the estates of Robert Talbert and Anna Maria Talbert.

Biographical / Historical:

Mary B. Talbert (1866-1923) was an early African American leader, graduate of Oberlin College and the University of Buffalo, co-founder of the Niagara Movement of Colored People (later to become the N.A.A.C.P.) and president of the Federated Negro Women's Clubs of the United States.

Acquisition information:
Please see Research Library staff for information.
Arrangement:

This collection is arranged in six series:

  • I. "In the Matter of the Probate of the Will of Anna Maria Talbert" -- Transcripts of Testimony
  • II. "In the Matter of the Judicial Settlement of the Accounts of Anna Maria Talbert, as Administratrix, etc., of Robert Talbert, Deceased" -- Proceedings in Surrogate's Court, Erie County
  • III. Miscellaneous Legal Documents
  • IV. Family Correspondence
  • V. Miscellaneous Family Materials

Rules or conventions:
Finding aid prepared using local best practices.

Access

LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
1 Museum Court
Bufalo, NY 14216, United States
CONTACT:
716-873-9644 ex
library@buffalohistory.org