Name/Title
Correspondence Sent and Received, (24 folders, 1879-1923)Description
The letter, dated July 10, 1915, from the African American physician and activist Dr. Monroe Alpheus Majors to Lewis Latimer, discusses a National Association of Negro Authors event in Chicago and acknowledges a previous meeting in Indianapolis. Majors mentions that Latimer’s friend Richard T. Greener had recommended that Latimer be approached to participate. It references participation of both Black and white distinguished figures and seeks the recipient’s support for a future gathering. Notably, Majors’s letter is on the official letterhead of the Lincoln Jubilee, a Chicago festival held in 1915 marking the fiftieth anniversary of the end of slavery.Subject
Letter from the Illinois Commission on the Half-Century Anniversary of Negro FreedomContext
Correspondence dated July 10, 1915, from the Illinois Commission on the Half-Century Anniversary of Negro Freedom. Written on official letterhead of The Lincoln Jubilee, which commemorated 50 years since the abolition of slavery.Collection
Latimer Family Papers (1870-1996 ) [QPL Full Collection], Items 1880 ca., (1910, 1990-1995)[ Sub-Series]Location
Folder
376/16Box
376Archival Collection
Latimer Family Papers (1870-1996 ) QPL CollectionLibrary
Queens Borough Public LibraryCity
Jamaica, QueensState
New York, USAContinent
North AmericaCountry
United States