From Whence Cometh My Help – Smith – SIGNED – 2000 HC – African American History

From Whence Cometh My Help: The African American Community at Hollins College ✍️ Signed by the Author – Ethel Morgan Smith 🏛️ Published by University of Missouri Press, 2000 📘 ISBN: 9780826212603 📚 Hardcover with dust jacket A powerful and personal historical account, this book explores the role of Black women and men who worked at Hollins College in Virginia over generations — many of them domestic workers who helped shape the institution from behind the scenes. From Whence Cometh My Help blends memoir, oral history, and social commentary, offering a rare and respectful view into a lesser-documented community. Edition Details: Hardcover edition, 2000 Publisher: University of Missouri Press ISBN: 9780826212603 Signed by author on the title page (no inscription) 176 pages Condition: Good overall condition Dust jacket has visible wear, surface indents, and shelf marks Hardcover beneath jacket is clean and intact Interior pages are unmarked and clean 📸 See photos for cover, jacket wear, and signature Perfect for: Collectors of signed academic books Scholars in African American history, women's studies, or Southern studies Readers interested in Black oral history and community narratives Hollins College alumni or faculty