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Lynwood Jester papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS841f

Scope and Content

This collection contains documents from Lynwood Jester's personal and professional life. Included is an invitation to join the United Daughters of the Confederacy, programs from her children's junior high graduations, and a pamphlet from the Atlanta Ladies Memorial Association. There are also programs from Lynwood Jester School of Art recitals (typically held at the Georgia Masonic Temple), her pupils' performance events, a promotional brochure explaining her course offerings, and a letter of recommendation from her supervisor at the Atlanta School of Oratory and Expression.

Dates

  • 1911-1968

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Administrative/Biographical History

Lynwood Waters (1884-1975) was born in Atlanta, Georgia. She married Robert Charles Jester (1869-?), and they had a son Robert Charles Jester Jr. (1917-2000) and a daughter Carolyn Woodfin Jester (1918-2007). Jester was a dance teacher; she first worked as an instructor at the Atlanta School of Oratory and Expression and later opened her own school, the Lynwood Jester School of Dance. Further biographical information about Lynwood Jester has not been determined.

Extent

1 folder(s)

Language

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 2005

Related Archival Materials

Visual materials have been separated from the collection. Please contact an archivist for access to these materials.

Description Control

This collection was processed in 2019.

Title
Lynwood Jester papers
Author
Hallie Lonial
Date
March 2019
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid is written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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