Circular letter from Paul Robeson to W. E. B. Du Bois

Item Information

Title:
Circular letter from Paul Robeson to W. E. B. Du Bois
Description:
Addressed "Dear Friend"; regarding a matter "most important to me as an artist," namely, the years of "vicious efforts made to destroy my career"; describing its origin and impact; and bidding recipients subscribe immediately to an advance sale of his new album.
Creator:
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976
Addressee:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Date:
December 1952
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Genre:
Circular letters
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 138 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. Correspondence
Subjects:
African American musicians
African American singers
Discrimination against African Americans
Extent:
1 p.
Link to Item:
http://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b138-i128
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-b138-i128