Letter from Levy & Delany Funeral Home to W. E. B. Du Bois

Item Information

Title:
Letter from Levy & Delany Funeral Home to W. E. B. Du Bois
Description:
Signed Samuel R. Delany; acknowledging his letter of October 10 (mums312-b114-i159) and pledging to "carry out your instructions without any difficulty"; suggesting, for financial reasons, that he rephrase his request such that he orders a "dark" casket, rather than a "black one"; and offering to discuss related details with him at his convenience.
Creator:
Levy & Delany Funeral Home (New York, N.Y.)
Addressee:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Date:
October 14, 1947
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 114 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. General Correspondence
Subjects:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt)--1868-1963--Death and burial
Du Bois, Nina--Death and burial
Extent:
1 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b114-i160
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-b114-i160