Box 25 - Gray, President William H.

This file contains administrative, financial, legal, and operational records related to President William H. Gray’s involvement with Bethune–Volusia Beach, Inc. between 1943 and 1949. Materials document corporate governance, land acquisition efforts, stockholder relations, financial reporting, and development planning associated with the organization.

Included within the file is correspondence exchanged between President Gray and key associates and stakeholders of Bethune–Volusia Beach, Inc., including Secretary L. G. Hale, land investor Leonard R. Levy, attorney and land investor L. E. Thomas, attorney Andrew O. Wittreich, real estate brokers George W. Powell and J. W. Robinson, contractor F. E. Watson, businessman Elmer A. Yelvington, and insurance executive G. D. Rogers of Central Life Insurance Company. The correspondence reflects discussions regarding land purchases, stock distribution, financial obligations, loan proposals, corporate structuring, and development strategy.

The file also includes financial reports (auditor’s reports and loan proposals), land purchase agreements and contracts, operating information, stationery and business forms, maps, magazine coverage (including a February 1948 issue of Ebony), and black-and-white photographs documenting aspects of the organization’s activities.

Materials are arranged alphabetically by subject and correspondent, and chronologically within each file where applicable. Collectively, these records provide insight into President Gray’s leadership role in supporting the development, financial management, and legal coordination of Bethune–Volusia Beach, Inc., reflecting broader efforts toward African American land ownership, investment, and economic empowerment during the mid-twentieth century.

• correspondences
• University Presidents
• FAMU, FAMC, History, Presidents

• texto

29 Folders

• inglés

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