Carbon copy of a letter sent to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from Louis Tate
date: label: Date
content: January 10, 1964
name: label: Written by
content: Louis Tate, American, 1911 - 1964
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: St. Augustine Presbyterian Church, American
label: Subject of
content: Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
notes: label: Description
content: Carbon copy of a typewritten letter from Louis Tate to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tate wrote to ask King to speak at an event at the St. Augustine Presbyterian Church of Paterson, NJ. Two separate pages. Both pages have a red stamp in the center, with a diagonal orientation. It reads "COPY." The letter begins with "Dear Dr. King: As Chairmen of the Trustee Board of the St. Augustine Presbyterian Church of Paterson, N.J. I am responsible for one outstanding program a year in relation to raising funds for a new church which we hope will be completed by early spring..." The back of both pages of the document are blank.
place: label: Place made
content: Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
label: Place depicted
content: Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Presbyterian
label: Topic
content: Religion
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jyl C. Woolfolk
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2012.166.3ab
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
label: Type
content: carbon copies
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (page 1): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (page 2): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)