| Title | Date Created | Description | Subject | Collection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Correspondence from the Young Women's Christian Association, March 18, 1955 | 3/18/1955 | A thank you note sent to Elizabeth McDuffie. Written on the verso is a brief account of the life and death of Edgar G. Brown. | African Americans--Politics and government, African Americans--Employment, Household employees, African American women | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Correspondence from the Butler Street YMCA to Elizabeth McDuffie, December 20, 1962 | 1962-12-20 | A letter from W. L. Calloway wishing all members of the YMCA a merry Christmas. | Associations, institutions, etc., African American women, Household employees | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Correspondence from the Butler Street YMCA to Elizabeth McDuffie, September 13, 1962 | 1962-09-13 | A telegram from Warren Cochran wishing Elizabeth McDuffie a happy birthday. | Associations, institutions, etc., African American women, Household employees | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Correspondence from Lois and Joe to Elizabeth McDuffie, August 26, 1962 | 1962-08-26 | A letter to Elizabeth McDuffie regarding the death of a woman named Mamie. | Funeral rites and ceremonies, Household employees, African American women | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| "Mrs. McDuffie Recalls Her White House Days", July 7, 1962 | 1962-07-07 | Photocopy of a newspaper clipping about the life of Elizabeth McDuffie. | Household employees, African American women, African Americans--Politics and government | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Annual Woman's Day, Liberty Baptist Church, November 19, 1961 | 1961-11-19 | Postcard announcing the Annual Woman's Day at Liberty Baptist Church. | African American women, African American churches | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Correspondence from Mabel Staupers to Elizabeth McDuffie, October 24, 1961 | 1961-10-24 | A letter to Elizabeth McDuffie from Mabel Staupers describing her trip to Atlanta. | Nursing, African American women, World War (1939-1945), African Americans--Employment | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Money Order Sender's Stub, October 3, 1961 | 1961-10-03 | A stub receipt for a money order. | Household employees, African American women | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Postcard from Bill and Sophia to Elizabeth McDuffie, July 7, 1961 | 1961-07-07 | A postcard to Elizabeth McDuffie about a vacation. | Travel, African American women, Household employees | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Correspondence from Billy to Elizabeth McDuffie, December 27, 1960 | 1960-12-27 | A letter to Elizabeth McDuffie recounting a family gathering at Christmas. | African American women, Household employees | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Correspondence from Billy to Elizabeth McDuffie, December 5, 1960 | 1960-12-05 | A letter to Elizabeth McDuffie regarding her health. | African Americans--Health and hygiene, African American women, Household employees | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Correspondence from the National Council of Negro Women to Elizabeth McDuffie, December 31, 1958 | 1958-12-31 | A letter to Elizabeth McDuffie regarding a donation she made. | Associations, institutions, etc., Household employees, African American women | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Funeral Program for Lauvinia Franklin Berry, July 15, 1958 | 1958-07-15 | A funeral program for Lauvinia Franklin Berry. | Funeral rites and ceremonies, African American women | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Correspondence from Doris to Elizabeth McDuffie, June 18, 1958 | 1958-06-18 | A postcard to Elizabeth McDuffie replying to an earlier correspondence. | African American women, Household employees | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Correspondence from Louis Byles to Elizabeth McDuffie, 1958 | 1958 | A letter from Louis Byles wishing Elizabeth McDuffie a happy Christmas. | African American women, Household employees | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Envelope from Eleanor Roosevelt, December 12, 1956 | 1956-12-12 | An envelope addressed to Elizabeth McDuffie sent from Eleanor Roosevelt. | Presidents' spouses, Household employees, African American women | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Correspondence from Sisty Seagraves to Elizabeth McDuffie, December 1956 | 1956-12 | A letter to Elizabeth McDuffie updating her on the birth of Sisty Seagraves' daughter. | Children, Teachers, Household employees, African American women | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| "Mattiwilda Dobbs, First Negro Lead at Met, Scores in 'Rigoletto,'" November 10, 1956 | 1956-11-10 | Photocopy of newspaper clippings announcing the debut performance of Mattiwilda Dobbs at the Metropolitan opera. | African American singers, African American women, African American pioneers | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Correspondence from Marguerite to Elizabeth McDuffie, circa 1960 | 1955/1965 | A letter to Elizabeth McDuffie regarding a trip to Africa and Europe. | Travel, Household employees, African American women | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
| Correspondence from Essie Martin to Elizabeth McDuffie, circa 1960 | 1955/1965 | A Christmas card sent to Elizabeth McDuffie. | Household employees, African American women | Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers |
Nov 21, 2022
Elizabeth and Irvin McDuffie Papers
Irvin "Mac" Henry McDuffie and his wife Elizabeth "Lizzie" Hall McDuffie were domestics in their hometown of Atlanta and later in the employ of Franklin Delano Roosevelt during his presidency. Born in Elberton, Georgia, Irvin moved to Atlanta to be a barber and eventually manage the McDuffie-Herndon Barbershop financed by Alonzo Herndon of the Atlanta Life Insurance Company. Upon the recommendation of a customer, Roosevelt interviewed McDuffie to be his valet at his retreat at Warm Springs, Georgia. McDuffie continued on with Roosevelt through his governorship in New York and his presidency, until McDuffie suffered a nervous breakdown in 1939. Elizabeth worked for 23 years as a maid with the prominent Atlanta family of Edward H. Inman. In 1933 she moved to Washington, D.C. to join her husband and became a maid in the White House where she remained until Roosevelt's death in 1945.
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