Letter from Viola Ford Turner, president of the Metropolitan Council for Negro Women in Charleston, to Margaret Carter, chief of division of public liaison with the Department of State. The letter discusses the event the group held in Charleston for the United Nations' anniversary on October 23, and thanks Carter for sending Mr. Strong to the event.
Letter from the co-chairpersons of the Charleston section of the National Council of Negro Women to Mamie Fields. It invites Fields to attend a program honoring Mary McLeod Bethune.
Letter from Mamie Fields to Marion Wilkinson, discussing potential speakers for a youth meeting. It mentions that a Miss Johnson may be in a legal tangle for something she said while employed by the government.
An outline of a meeting planning for the continuance of the day care center and nursery at Zion Olivet Presbyterian Church. It mentions Reverend Perry Metz offering space in the church for the center.
A manuscript with details about the beautification work of the Junior Federation under their leader, Miss Murray. It also has a description of dinner at Mamie Fields' home that the officers of the southeast clubs attended, possibly before their convention.
A written piece by Mamie Fields about an unsuccessful vote taken on May 19, 1967 to segregate YWCA clubs. It also mentions potential improvements she wants to add to their YWCA chapter.
A manuscript about the Junior Federation's Father's Day and Mother's Day activities, their work beautifying Charleston, and their status as the largest junior chapter in the Southeast. It also mentions holding the 1969 convention in Charleston at the Jack Tar Hotel, now the Francis Marion Hotel.
A manuscript, possibly a draft, of an idea to ask local sororities and fraternities to help with beautification of the city, with suggestions for specific activities they could do.
Invitation from Mamie Fields to members of the Charleston Federation of Colored Women's Clubs for a fundraising event at Buist Elementary School for the Wilkinson Home for Girls.
Letter from Mamie Fields to Reverend DuBose at Wesley Methodist Church in Columbia, South Carolina, asking for his help to get girls from the Wilkinson Home for Girls involved in his church.
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