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Bertha Edwards included this photo of Marian Anderson in her scrapbook, and added the following note: "I spent a quiet evening with Miss Anderson".

Program from a 1940 performance of Marian Anderson at Ogden Hall, located on the campus of Hampton Institute (now Hampton University). The program is contained in the scrapbook of Bertha Edwards.

Text: During a time when many African Americans lived their lives without electricity, indoor bathrooms and running water, Bertha Mae Winborne, an honor graduate of I.C. Norcom High School, was enrolled as a student at Hampton Institute. Winborne…

Text: Bertha Edwards worked for the Portsmouth Public Library System for 35 years. A portion of this time she worked solely for the Portsmouth Community Library. Edwards graduated from Hampton Institute with a degree in library science. She remained…