Rachel Boone Keith Papers

Posted March 21st, 2012 by drice
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Accession Number: 
UP002117
Extent: 
4.5 linear feet (7 MB, 1 SB)

Dr. Rachel Boone Keith came to Detroit from New York City in 1951 after receiving her medical degree from Boston University and was an internist in private practice from that point forward, practicing medicine at several Detroit area hospitals. Dr. Keith served on a number of professional commissions and committees and was active in civic, cultural, and educational organizations, including her work as a lifetime member of the NAACP. Dr. Keith’s papers document her education, professional career, and civic activities as well as containing information on her father’s and mother’s families, the Booths and Tharps, and their service as doctors, missionaries, and religious ministers.

Date: 
1937-2007, bulk 1970-2006
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