Walter F. White to Charles Chesnutt, 2 March 1931 Walter F. White Browner, Stephanie P. Price, Kenneth M. Cohen, Matt Scanning, Transcription, Encoding, Proofreading, Annotation Swift, Bianca Gilmore, Samantha Weakly, Laura K. Barney, Brett Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The New School University of Nebraska-Lincoln UCARE Program 2022 The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive
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 Walter F. White to Charles Chesnutt, 2 March 1931 March 2, 1931 Transcription derived from scan of photocopied original. Western Reserve Historical Society Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers 1889-1932 MS 3370 Correspondence Harrison, Richard B. Lehman, Herbert H. New York, New York typed letter signed White, Walter F. Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell) Unknown Brett Barney changed note ref for Harrison to point to new note that Stephanie wanted. Laura K. Weaklyletterhead encoding Laura K. Weaklyproofed Samantha Gilmoreannotation Bianca Swifttranscribed, encoded
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE 69 FIFTH AVENUE, NEW YORK (AT FOURTEENTH STREET) TELEPHONE: ALGONQUIN 4-6548
March 2, 1931 My dear Mr. ChestnuttChesnutt

On the evening of Sunday, March 22, at the Mansfield Theatre, the Seventeenth Spingarn Medal will be presented to Mr. Richard B. Harrison. The presentation will be made by Hon. Herbert H. Lehman, Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York.

This will be a public ceremony and the admission is free.

A limited number of orchestra seats will be reserved until 8:30 o'clock, after which time the house will be thrown open to all. Mezzanine and balcony seats will be unreserved.

We would esteem it an honor to have you witness the presentation of the Spingarn Medal to Mr. Harrison whose long career as dramatic reader and entertainer is well known and whose crowning achievement is his fine and reverent characterization of the Lord in "The Green Pastures".

We will be happy to send you reserved seats without charge if you will let us know on the attached blank how many you would like.

Ever sincerely, Walter White Acting Secretary

Please send me reserved seats for the Presenation of the Seventeenth Spingarn Medal to Mr. Richard B. Harrison, at the Mansfield Theatre (256 West 47th Street, New York City), Sunday evening, March 22.

(Name)____________ (Address)__________ ENDORSED BY THE NATIONAL INFORMATION BUREAU. 215 FOURTH AVENUE, NEW YORK TWENTY-SECOND ANNUAL CONFERENCE — Pittsburgh Pa. — June 30 - July 5, 1931