Letter from Henry A. Merchant to Spingarn Medal Award Committee

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Henry A. Merchant to Spingarn Medal Award Committee
Description:
Urges nomination of Matthew Alexander Henson, explorer, for the Spingarn Medal. Letter describing Henson's experiences quotes extensively from article by J. A. Rogers.
Creator:
Merchant, Henry A.
Addressee:
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Spingarn Medal Award Committee
Date:
January 1, 1933
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Genre:
Transcripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 066 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1. Correspondence
Subjects:
North Pole--Discovery and exploration
Spingarn Medal
Henson, Matthew Alexander, 1866-1955
Extent:
4 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b066-i253
Terms of Use:
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Place of origin:
Lexington (Ky.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b066-i253