Letter from Bryn Mawr College to W. E. B. Du Bois, January 19, 1931

Letter from Bryn Mawr College to W. E. B. Du Bois, January 19, 1931

Bryn Mawr College; W.E.B. Du Bois

Letter from Annamae Virginia Grant to W.E.B. Du Bois, January 19, 1931, inviting him to speak at a conference scheduled for February 28, 1931. The team has also replaced the original description

W. E. B. Du Bois Papers (MS 312). Special Collections and University Archives, UMass Amherst Libraries.

1931-01-19

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Bryn Mawr, PA
1931

Rockefeller Hall
Bryn Mawr,Penn.
January 19,1931

Mr.W.E.B.Dubois [sic]
69 5th Avenue
New York City
Dear Mr. Dubois [sic]:
The Liberal Club of Bryn Mawr College is planning a conference for Saturday February 28,on the Economic Status of the American Negro. The proposed program is:

• Morning
  • Walter White
  • Alain Locke
  • Will Alexander
• Afternoon
  • Phillip Randolph
  • Frank Crosswaits
• Evening
  • J.B. Matthews
  • Moredcai Johnson

Would you be willing to be the last speakeron [sic] the evening program.We should like you to give a general summary of the conference and add anything you wish to what remedies Mr.Matthews and Mr.Johnson will offer. As a student organization we shall be able to provide accommodations and pay expenses but not a speakers fee. We should appreciate an immediate reply.
Very sincerely,
Annamae V. Grant [handsigned]
Annamae V.Grant
Chairman Conference Committee

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