Sallie Louise Beavers (1886-1980)

Abstract/Description: She was the principal of Edgemont Graded School, and later of Morehead School from 1923 to 1948. This oil portrait, painted at "Reynolda, N. C." on February 17, 1949, was "presented by friends and patrons" in 1949. In 1920, the first year of woman suffrage (although not yet ratified by North Carolina), Sallie Beavers had been one of the few women chosen as a delegate to the state convention by the Durham County Democratic party.
Subject(s): Durham County (N.C.)
Date Created: 1949
Title: Sallie Louise Beavers (1886-1980).
Name(s): King, Joseph Wallace
Type of Resource: still image
Date Created: 1949
Physical Form: paintings (visual works)
Abstract/Description: She was the principal of Edgemont Graded School, and later of Morehead School from 1923 to 1948. This oil portrait, painted at "Reynolda, N. C." on February 17, 1949, was "presented by friends and patrons" in 1949. In 1920, the first year of woman suffrage (although not yet ratified by North Carolina), Sallie Beavers had been one of the few women chosen as a delegate to the state convention by the Durham County Democratic party.
Identifier(s): NCC.0055 (CollectionNumber)
NCC_0055_1347 (Identifier)
NCC_0055_1347.TIF (FileName)
G241 (Legacy)
Note(s):

Preferred Citation: Item description, identifier (if applicable), Box and Folder information. Durham historical photograph collection (NCC.0055). North Carolina Collection, Durham County Library, NC.
Subject(s): Durham County (N.C.)
Restrictions on Access: Copyright Not Evaluated
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