Correspondence
name: label: Collection Creator
content: Jefferson, Yvonne Runtz
label: Collection Creator
content: Jefferson, Maceo
label: Collection Donor
content: Cargill, Thomas
label: Collection Donor
content: Cargill, Darlene Johnson
setName: label: See more items in
content: Maceo Jefferson Papers
unitdate: label: Date
content: 1909-1976, undated
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
identifier: label: Identifier
content: NMAH.AC.1370, Series 2
objectType: label: Type
content: Archival materials
scopecontent: label: Scope and Contents
content: Contains incoming and outgoing communication relating to personal and professional matters. Include letters from Jefferson to family members about life in Europe during his travels and residence there. Correspondence relating to business matters consist of invitations to collaborate on songs, and in some cases, lyrics are included with a request to create accompanying music. Correspondents include early blues singer Alberta Hunter; songwriter Andy Razaf; dancer Josephine Baker; and performers Ernie Ford, Peggy Lee, Tennessee Ernie Ford, and Liberace. Materials are arranged in chronological order.