A typescript outlining the opening of the York W. Bailey Museum

A typescript outlining the opening of the York W. Bailey Museum

A community announcement typed by Jane W. Sapp and Agnes C. Sherman

A typescript outlining the opening of the York W. Bailey Museum, typed by Jane W. Sapp and Agnes C. Sherman

Penn Center, Inc.

Penn Center of the Sea Islands Records

UNC Libraries Wilson Special Collections Library

January 31, 1972

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English

NOTICE NOTICE NOTICE

January 31, 1972

Dear Friends:

The Cultural Program at Penn Community Services, Inc., would like to invite you to the opening and dedication ceremony of its museum to take place the second Sunday in February (which is February 13, 1972) at 6 P.M. We are naming the museum in honor of our late Dr. York W. Bailey for his dedicated work on the Island. We feel that this museum, unlike any other in this country, truly represents and reflects the history, like style, and artistic skills of a Black Community, in this case St. Helena Island.

Many times researchers and scholars come into a community, collect their material and leave. Though we have collected much of our material from the Island, we feel we have gone a step further by establishing this museum in the St. Helena Island Community. We would like to make this museum, with your help, a place where much that is beautiful and interesting about the way of life on this Island will be preserved and taken care of.

We look forward to your attendance.

Peace and Unity,

Jane W. Sapp [signature]
(Mrs.) Jane W. Sapp, Director
Cultural Program

Agnes C. Sherman [signature]
(Mrs.) Agnes C. Sherman
Director of Museum

 

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