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This collection consists primarily of the diary of Esther Popel Shaw (Class of 1919), the first African American woman to graduate from Dickinson College. Esther kept this diary between the conclusion of her junior year in high school on June 10, 1914 and April 30, 1915 of her...
Location: MC 2013.4
Subject: Education, Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life
Format: Diaries and Journals
Time Period: 1900-1919
Collection Inventory: 
mc2013.04.pdf
Esther Popel Shaw, Class of 1919, was the first African American woman to graduate from Dickinson College. This diary from Esther's senior year of high school documents her daily activities, particularly her interactions with family, friends, and neighbors. Esther routinely listed the names of...
Location: MC 2013.4, B1, F1 (Diary) ; MC 2013.4, B1, F3 (Transcript of Diary)
Subject: Education, Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life
Format: Diaries and Journals
Time Period: 1900-1919
Publisher: Washington, DC: Privately Printed
A selection of Esther Popel's poetry.
Location: DC 1919 S534fo
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life
Format: Poetry and Lyrics
Time Period: 1920-1939
Esther Popel Shaw's poem "Flag Salute" on the cover of Crisis Magazine.
Location: I-Friends-2012-2
Subject: Literary Pursuits
Format: Newspapers and Magazines
Time Period: 1940-1959
Publisher: New York: The Woman's Press
Esther Popel discusses some of her experience regarding race in the United States.
Location: DC 1919 S534p
Subject: Literary Pursuits, Personal and Family Life
Format: Books and Pamphlets
Time Period: 1940-1959
