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Volume 1: Autobiographical Writings Volume 2: 1860-1889 Volume 3: 1889-1895 Volume 4: 1895-1898 Volume 5: 1899-1900 Volume 6: 1901-1902 Volume 7: 1903-1904 Volume 8: 1904-1906 Volume 9: 1906-8 Volume 10: 1909-11 Volume 11: 1911-12 Volume 12: 1912-14 Volume 13: 1914-15 Volume 14: Cumulative Index   BTWP Vol.11 Linked Table of Contents Front Matter, pp. i-vi Contents, pp. vii-xviii Introduction, pp. xix-xxii Symbols and Abbreviations, pp. xxiii-xxiv Documents, 1911-12, pp. 1-2 Mar. 1911, pp. 3-73 Apr. 1911, pp. 73-119 May 1911, pp. 119-176 June 1911, pp. 177-248 July 1911, pp. 248-288 Aug. 1911, pp. 288-299 Sept. 1911, pp. 299-320 Oct. 1911, pp. 320-353 Nov. 1911, pp. 353-379 Dec. 1911, pp. 379-449 Jan. 1912, pp. 449-460 Feb. 1912, pp. 461-481 Mar. 1912, pp. 482-509 Apr. 1912, pp. 509-531 May 1912, pp. 531-547 June 1912, pp. 548-555 July 1912, pp. 555-569 Aug. 1912, pp. 569-588 Bibliography, pp. 589-590 The page presentation framework of the Booker T. Washington papers is designed to provide researchers worldwide with searchable access to the thousands of pages comprising the fourteen volumes, most of which are out of print. Adapted from the National Academy Press's Open Book framework, this framework allows searching down to the page level, provides sorting of search results chronologically, enables easy navigation across multiple volumes, and allows page-by-page local printing (via PDF) of every page.

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The BOOKER T. WASHINGTON Papers A News Item in the New York Times New York, April 2, 19 LONG ISLAND HOME FOR DR. WASHINGTON FAMOUS NEGRO EDUCATOR BUYS AN ESTATE IN ONE OF THE MOST ARISTOCRATIC SECTIONS WHO HIS NEIGHBORS WILL BE THE PROPERTY PASSES INTO HIS POSSESSION AFTER A SERIES OF TRANSFERS OF TITLE Dr. Booker T. Washington wiD spend his Summers hereafter, it is expected, in one of the finest sections of Tong Island—a neighborhood where many wealthy New Yorkers have large estates. He has just purchased the J. Cornell Brown property overlooking Long Island Sound at Fort Salonga, In the Town of Huntington. The sale to Dr. Washington was made through William I. FaDon of Manhattan after several transfers of the property. First it was bought by Judson Snycler of Northport, At., then transferred to Benjamin Courts of Manhattan, and by him, in turn, to the famous negro educator. The property consists of two and one-half acres, with 250 feet of shore front on the Sound. The land Is on a knob and commands a fine view of the Sound and surrounding country, including Sm~thtown Bay and Crane Neck Point. On the property is a new tweIve-room house. The price that Dr. Washington paid for the place is not known. For near neighbors Dr. Washington wiD have Francis B. Swayne, a prominent Manhattan lawyer; Miss Farman, a niece of the late B~shop Potter; Dr. KiDette, a New York physician; C. O. Wetmore, and H. D. Tremor. Adjoining is a piece of property owned by Willard N. Baylis, another prominent lawyer. Not far away Is a tract formerly owned by the late Duchess of Marlborough and maintained as her American home. There she resided during a certain part of each year in order to retain her property rights in America. Dr. Washington's purchase is also near the famous Indian Head Farm, owned for many years by Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Brown. This farm was well known for the extensive horse breeding that was carried on on it. 74