George C. Anderson to Charles W. Chesnutt, 27 July 1920 George C. Anderson Stephanie P. Browner Kenneth M. Price Matt Cohen Transcription, encoding, and annotation Ballard, Chaun Anderson, Antje Weakly, Laura K. McMullen, Kevin Center for Digital Research in the Humanities, University of Nebraska-Lincoln The New School 2024 The Charles W. Chesnutt Archive
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 George C. Anderson to Charles W. Chesnutt, 27 July 1920 July 27, 1920 Transcription derived from scan of microfilmed original. Western Reserve Historical Society Charles Waddell Chesnutt Papers MS 3370 1 1 Correspondence typed letter signed Anderson, George C. Chicago, Illinois Chesnutt, Charles W. (Waddell) Cleveland, Ohio Unknown Kevin McMullen proofed Laura K. Weaklyreview Antje Andersonannotated; further corrections Chaun Ballard transcribed, encoded
Oscar Micheaux's Within Our Gates A Story of the Negro
Micheax Book & Film Company (INCORPORATED) SUITE 807 - 808, 538 S. DEARBORN ST. CHICAGO
ALSO PRODUCER OF THE GREAT SUCCESS "THE HOMESTEADER"
July 27, 1920;
Mr. Chas. W. ChestnutChesnutt, Cleveland, Ohio.
Dear Sir:

It is the purpose of the Micheaux Film Corporation to film stories by famous colored authors in the near future whenever the right can be secured to use such stories.

You have written several stories which we would like very much to use, and I am writing this to you for the purpose of arranging an interview with you to discuss terms, etc.

Mr. Oscar Michaeux will be passing through your city within the next three weeks en route to New York and we would like to have him stop over in your city to interview you personally if it will be agreeable to you.

Will you please inform us by return mail if such an interview may be had?

Thanking you in dvanceadvance, I am,

Yours sincerely, Geo. C. Anderson Geo. C. Anderson, Assistant Manager.