June 21, 1945

Dear Mrs. Drake: I am just back in New York from
my long lecture tour. I was very
sorry that I had to leave your home so early in the
morning without having a chance to say goodbye to you,
but I remember with pleasure my short stay with you.
and your husband, and I hope it will not be long be-
fore we meet again.

With all good wishes to you, I

am

Mrs. J. F. Drake
A. and M. Institute
Normal, Alabama

ALABAMA AGRICULTURAL AND MECHANICAL COLLEGE

Normal, Alabama

OFFICE OF THE DEAN

January 23, 1951

Mr. Langston Hughes
20 East 127th Street
New York 35, N. Y.

Dear Mr. Hughes:

The financial secretary of the college has requested me to obtain a contract covering the terms under which you are to come to the college. It seems as if the auditors expect him to have this filed whenever a check is made for a program of this type. If it does not inconvenience you we shall be happy to receive a copy as early as possible.

Please let me know the date and the time you expect to arrive so that we may plan to meet you. It will be necessary for you to purchase your ticket to Huntsville as there is not a city of Normal, Alabama.

d/

PLEASE SIGN AND RETURN THIS COPY TO: LANGSTON HUGHES
20 East 127th Street
New York 35, New York

January 25, 1951

TO: Dean R. A. Carter
Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical College
Normal, Alabama

This Contract, made and entered into this 25th day of January, 1951, by and between myself, LANGSTON HUGHES, and the Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College at Normal, Alabama, herein confirms that Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College engages, and LANGSTON HUGHES accepts, a commitment to appear in a lecture reading of his poems at Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical College on the evening of Friday, February 16th, 1951, for which LANGSTON HUGHES is to be paid $150.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Dollars) immediately after the program has been completed.

If for any reason not within the control of LANGSTON HUGHES, he is prevented from appearing, then this contract shall be deemed terminated.

For Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical College