December 29, 1950

President H. COUNCILL TRENholm
Alabama State College For Negroes
Montgomery, Alabama

Dear President Trenholm:

Thank you very much indeed for your letter of December 21st regarding
the possibility of my lecturing on your campus.

According to my schedule at present, I can definitely offer you the
date of Tuesday, February 13th. I had hoped to offer you the later
date of Friday, February 16th—and still may be able to do so. How-
ever, I have already tentatively confirmed an engagement at another
institution for that date. But due to the absence of my correspondent
during the Christmas Holiday, I have as yet received no definite con-
firmation for this date. At any rate, as soon as I receive a reply, I
shall write or wire you immediately as to whether or not the date will
still be open for you. I hope this slight delay will in no way conflict
with any other programs you may wish to plan or schedule at this time.

Under separate cover I am sending to you various photographs, newspaper
cuts and biographical material for publicity purposes.

Usually at my programs there are persons who wish to secure autographed
copies of my books. And, with your permission, of course, I shall ask
my publishers to send ahead of me a dozen or so of my books, including
my latest, SIMPLE SPEAKS HIS MIND. At that time, I shall also have
several copies of my forthcoming volume of poems, MONTAGE OF A DREAM DE-
FERRED, which Henry Holt is publishing in January. I shall incooperate
several selections from the volume in my program.

Again, my thanks to you, and best wishes for a Happy New Year!

LH/nvw

December 29, 1950

President H. Councill Trenholm
Alabama State College for Negroes
Montgomery, Alabama

Dear President Trenholm:

I wrote you yesterday saying that I hoped I might be able to offer
you, as you suggested, the slightly later date of February 16th for
an appearance on your campus, but that I was awaiting confirmation
from another college to whom the date had already been proffered.
I have just received a wire from Dean R. A. Carter at Normal, Alabama,
confirming their acceptance of the 16th. Therefore, I can only sug-
gest that we permit Tuesday, February 13th to stand as the day on which
I will come to Alabama State. I am sorry that it is impossible now to
fit another day into my schedule since my Negro History Week itinerary
has been entirely filled.

Would you kindly let me know the hour of your program, I shall be com-
ing to you from Southern University at Baton Rouge where I have a day-
time assembly on Monday, the 12th.

My continued good wishes to you.

LH/nvw

The Alabama State College for Negroes
—AT—
Montgomery, Alabama

FOUNDED IN 1874

H. COUNCILL TRENHOLM, PRESIDENT

January 20, 1951

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

Dear Mr. Hughes:

You have probably received a letter recently from me
respecting the suggestion for your travel schedule and the
program here on Tuesday evening, February 13.

Upon my return from an absence of some days from my
office, I note your letter of January 3 to which I make this
supplementary and confirmatory reply.

We will look forward to your arrival on the L & N Hummingbird at 5:30 on Tuesday, February 13, from New Orleans. This train leaves New Orleans around eleven o'clock in the morning. You can check for the correct departure time from New Orleans so that you can plan your trip from that point accordingly.

The program here will be at 8:15 in the evening. We
will anticipate the possibility of some contact opportunity
with a possible group from the faculty and English department
for a brief period after the program. We also will anticipate
accommodations for you over the evening and for such period as
you finally desire to be here at the college.

Pleased to look forward to your coming and to the oppor-
tunity to greet you before I leave at 9:00 o'clock that even-
ing for a meeting in Washington the next morning of February 14,
I am

HCT:S

cc: Mr. J. T. Brooks
    Miss L. M. Barlow

February 3, 1951

President H. Councill Trenholm
Alabama State College
Montgomery, Alabama

Dear President Trenholm:

I am leaving New York tomorrow for the south and I wanted to let you know before my departure how my train schedule runs in relation to our engagement.

I will be leaving New Orleans at 10:55 A.M. on the L. & N., to arrive at Montgomery at 5:30 P.M. on Tuesday, February 13th.

I am sorry that I must leave at the early hour of 5:45 A.M., Wednesday, the 14th, but I must be at Fisk on that day.

Visiting Alabama State College again will be a great pleasure for me and I am looking forward to seeing you.

LH/nvv