Letter from John L. Lewis regarding Maxine Sullivan
date: label: Date
content: May 19, 1983
name: label: Written by
content: John L. Lewis
label: Received by
content: Unidentified
label: Subject of
content: Maxine Sullivan, American, 1911 - 1987
label: Subject of
content: Ted Easton's Jazz Band
notes: label: Description
content: A letter from John L. Lewis to an unidentified "Sir" on lined sheets. The two-page letter (2013.46.29.98a) was written in regard to the album titled "Maxine Sullivan with Ted Easton's Jazz Band." In the letter Lewis praises both Sullivan and Easton's band. The envelope (2013.46.29.98b) has a return address that looks like letterhead [JAZZology Records/3008 WADSWORTH MILLS PLACE/DECATUR, GEORGIA 30032/U.S.A]. At the center is the recipient written in ink [Mrs. Maxine Sullivan/818 Ritter Place/Bronx, N.Y. 10459]. In the upper right corner is a cancelled twenty (20) cent stamp. The cancellation stamp is from Atlanta, Georgia [ATLANTA, GA 303/PM/24 MAY/1983].
place: label: Place made
content: Reno, Washoe County, Nevada, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Collection title
content: Maxine Sullivan Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.46.29.98ab
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (letter): 9 1/16 × 6 in. (23 × 15.2 cm)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W (envelope): 4 1/8 × 9 1/2 in. (10.5 × 24.1 cm)