Letter to Mary Church Terrell from Joseph Douglass
date: label: Date
content: May 31, 1911
name: label: Written by
content: Joseph Henry Douglass, American, 1871 - 1935
label: Received by
content: Mary Church Terrell, American, 1863 - 1954
label: Subject of
content: Harriet Beecher Stowe, American, 1811 - 1896
label: Subject of
content: National Association of Colored Women's Clubs, American, founded 1896
notes: label: Description
content: Letter to Mrs. Terrell from Joseph H. Douglass, grandson of Frederick Douglass, dated May 31, 1911. Single page written on Douglass' personal stationary. Black ink on tan paper. Letter head at the top reads [JOSEPH H. DOUGLASS / Solo Violinist / ENGAGEMENTS ACCEPTED / FOR RECITALS / CONCERTS AND CHURCH / SERVICES / NOW TOURING AMERICA]. Along the left side of the page is a text box containing five quotes from newspapers titled [PRESS COMMENTS]. The handwritten letter reads [1644 Fla. ave N. W. / Wash. D.C. May 31st 1911 / My dear Mrs Terrell: / Replying to your esteemed / favor just received, will say / that it is my pleasure to / accept the invitation to the present / and render a violin selection / on the occasion of the one hun- / dredth anniversary of Harriet / Beecher Stowe. / I thank you for the oppor- / tunity and honor which enables / me to add my little mite / in the celebration of that noble / woman's birth as well as to appear / before such a body of honored women. / I am proud of the fact that / among those mentioned in your / letter, none will be more represen- / tative or distinguished among the / speakers of the meeting than your / honored self. / Yours most sincerely / Joseph H. Douglass / (P.S. / I have carefully / noted the date June 14")]
place: label: Place made
content: Washington, District of Columbia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Associations and institutions
label: Topic
content: Classical (Music)
label: Topic
content: Instrumentalists (Musicians)
label: Topic
content: Political organizations
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: Women
label: Topic
content: Women's organizations
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Movement
content: Women's Club Movement
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: 2013.46.22
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Public domain
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper (fiber product)
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 × 8 3/8 in. (27.9 × 21.3 cm)