Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Mr. & Mrs. John Somerville

Item Information

Title:
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to Mr. & Mrs. John Somerville
Description:
Warning them of his granddaughter Du Bois Williams's possible trip to L.A. and the notion of them hosting and looking after her, though "I do not think that she would be troublesome"; requesting they write "and do be frank about the whole matter"; and describing his travel plans for the next few months.
Creator:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Addressee:
Somerville, John A.
Addressee:
Somerville, Vada
Date:
May 12, 1948
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 122 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. Correspondence
Subjects:
Williams, Y. Du Bois
Extent:
2 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b122-i210
Terms of Use:
All rights for this document are held by the David Graham Du Bois Trust. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Place of origin:
New York (N.Y.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b122-i210