Letter from Jimmie Davis about the song "You Are My Sunshine"
date: label: Date
content: December 3, 1962
name: label: Written by
content: Jimmie Davis, American, 1899 - 2000
label: Subject of
content: Ray Charles, American, 1930 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: A typed letter dated December 3, 1962 on State of Louisiana letterhead from Jimmie Davis, the governor of Louisiana, to Charles Sullivan of Sullivan's Enterprises regarding Ray Charles' version of the song "You are My Sunshine".
place: label: Place made
content: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana, United States, North and Central America
label: Place used
content: San Francisco, California, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Business
label: Topic
content: Correspondence
label: Topic
content: Musicians
label: Topic
content: Rhythm and blues (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture 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: 2011.68.1.2
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: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)