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Hughes, Estella Evans, 1887-1971

 Person

Biography

Estella Hughes (1887-1971) was born Estella Evans on May 12, 1887, in Illinois. Estella married Thomas Hughes (1884-1940) on November 2, 1907. Both Estella and Thomas worked at the Kalamazoo State Hospital, Estella as a psychiatric social worker.

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Estella Evans Hughes Collection

 Collection
Identifier: RH-A-1757
Scope and Contents The collection consists of 6 diaries, 2 appointment books, and papers written between 1928 and 1956 by Estella Hughes (1887-1971) of Kalamazoo, Michigan, psychiatric social worker and Director of Social Services at Kalamazoo State Hospital.Estella Hughes's diary entries occasionally mention her work at the Kalamazoo State Hospital. Many of the diary entries detail her life with her husband, as well as her life after his passing in 1940. Estella kept up on current events...
Dates: 1928-1956