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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

(INCORPORATED)

OFFICE OF
PRESIDENT
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON, D. C.

October 17, 1944

Mr. Langston Hughes
634 St. Nicholas Avenue
New York 30, New York

My dear Mr. Hughes:

You have undoubtedly received your copies of *What the Negro Wants*. It looks to me like a handsome job and a worthwhile contribution to American literature and toward the solution of America's most difficult problem. I wish to express to you again my sincere thanks for your whole-hearted cooperation. Perhaps we shall be again united in a joint undertaking.

The Negro Must Share in the Post-War Society

March 21, 1959

Dear Mrs. Furbert:

Thank you for your recent letter. A combination concert-poetry reading is quite agreeable to me. What I suggest is a group of songs to open the program, then my portion reading and talking about my poems, and a closing group of songs. That is how the program at COMMUNITY CHURCH in New York was arranged, with Fannie Hurst to introduce me. Betty Allen and Lawrence Watson were the soloists with Margaret Bonds at the piano, and the entire musical program consisted of songs of mine. I have posted you some of my songs, and will send a few more along, in case any are suitable to Miss Gann or other soloists you may have. But, of course, you may have other songs on the program, if you wish, not just my own---although it might be interesting if the music were all that of Negro composers, then it would be an evening of Negro poetry and music, as was the Community Church night---which is an annual program there, previous ones having been devoted to the songs and poems of Countee Cullen, etc.

If you have available a good jazz-blues pianist, or a jazz combo, I could do a sequence of two of my poems to jazz---as I've been doing a lot lately---Stratford Festival, Vancouver, and next month in Toronto. They poems can be read either with just a piano, or combo, or full jazz band. But it takes some rehearsing---two to four hours---two rehearsals preferably, a day or so before the program. If, for the concert, a poetry-jazz program sounds feasible to you, let me know and I'll send the poems and my musical suggestions ahead. The music I work out with the musicians, but some standard tunes are needed: WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN, a traditional BLUES and a BOOGIE-WOOGIE, MOOD INDIGO, and a couple of be-bopish tunes like ROUND ABOUT MIDNIGHT or TUNISIA or SALT PEANUTS, which most jazz musicians know. If we do this, I will plan to arrive in Bermuda at least two days before the program.

And if desired, we can later have a straight poetry-lecture program. In any case, my poetry programs seem enjoyable to both children and adults, and are not "high-brow" but intended to be entertaining, as well as of some cultural value.

I'd suggest that we have our programs well ahead of the Duke's arrival so as not to compete too much with the festivities then. At the moment I don't know what dates you'll choose, but the likelihood is I'd have to come back to the states before the 25th if our programs are earlier in the month....I'll be leaving New York April 2 for two weeks, so if you need to contact me about details, do so before then, or I won't be able to answer you until after April 15th, since I won't be receiving my mail on tour.

Again with thanks for your interest, and cordial regards,

Sincerely,

The Berkeley Institute,
Pembroke West,
Bermuda.

14th April, 1959.

Dear Mr. Hughes,

Thank you very much for the "Sweet Flypaper of Life",
graciously autographed by yourself. It was a very happy
introduction to other books by you belonging to Mrs. Minors
which I am now reading.

I want to acknowledge also, on behalf of the Berkeley,
the six attractive books you sent for the students. We
appreciate your kindness immensely. The senior group is
presently reading them. We are doing a school publicity
board on you with some of the material you sent.

The music you forwarded has arrived. Miss Cann and
her accompanist have tried them out, but as she is a soprano,
she wondered if you had any songs published for high voice.
If so, she would be pleased to receive them. Otherwise,
she will make adjustments in her choice, and transpose what
she can.

Your evening recital on the 18th May will be held in
the auditorium of the Berkeley Institute High School.
You will also meet the students there in the afternoon of
Wednesday, 20th. Mrs. Minors is willing to arrange an in-
formal meeting with a literary group she knows if you do not
find your schedule too heavily charged.

The Auxiliary was saddened by the sudden death of one
of its members, Mrs. Muriel Robinson, on Easter Sunday.
"Vixit", as the Romans would say.

We look forward to seeing you soon in Bermuda. The
time is going very quickly. With best wishes, I remain

sent: (18 April 1959)
Negro Speaks (Bonds)
2 Songs from "Street Scene" (Weill)
"Boy Like You"
"What Good the Moon"

May 12, 1959

Dear Mrs. Furbert,

Mrs Hughes has asked me to let you know
that his plane ticket to and from Bermuda arrived today
in the morning mail.

He will leave New York on Flight 102 at
2:30p.m. on Friday, May 15th and will arrive in Bermuda
at 5:20p.m.

He is looking forward to his stay at
Pembroke West very much.

407 Struyvesant Avenue
Brooklyn 33, New York 18

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Mr. Langston Hughes
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New York 35, New York

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I will attend the Randolph - Javits Testimonial Dinner, on Sunday, October 14th, 1962, at 6:00 P.M. at the Hotel Roosevelt, Madison Avenue and Forty-Fifth Street.

Enclosed is my check for $.................. for ..................
reservations at $15.00 per person
and/or $.................... as a contribution to the
Alpha Scholarship Fund.

Name ....................................

Address ....................................

Please make check payable to Randolph-Javits Dinner Committee. (All reservations are to be paid for by Oct, 10th)

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MR. A. PHILIP RANDOLPH is president of the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Vice-President of the AFL-CIO. Mr. Randolph's recent leadership in mobilizing citizen support behind the efforts of non-professional workers to improve their status, is well known. So is his unswerving record in the past to aid all races.

UNITED STATES SENATOR JACOBS K. JAVITS can always be found in the thick of the battle for human rights. Last Spring, Senator Javits spoke out courageously to welcome to our State the first so-called 'reverse freedom riders,' thus thwarting the efforts of the White Citizen Council of New Orleans to create confusion on the issue of the right of Negroes to migrate freely within our country.

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Song Writer - Lyricist
Composer of "Jamaica Farewell"
and music for "Island In The Sun"

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Nu Chapter

Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity

Lincoln University

Pennsylvania

March 19, 1963

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

Dear Mr. Hughes:

The members of my fraternity, and I feel safe in saying the
entire Lincoln University student body also, would like to extend
an invitation to you to come to Lincoln this spring and entertain
us in a chapel program.

The members of my fraternity wish that you would read us (the
student body) some of your poetry in a one hour long evening as-
sembly. Personally, I enjoy your Simple series, and I can sit for
three hours listening to you read from them.

We would suggest the week of April 15. But the University
officials have assured us that they will cooperate with us on any
night, or Sunday afternoon, you can come in April or May.

Our finances are low but we are sure that we can pay your expenses.

March 24, 1963

Mr. Sylvester Murray, President
Nu Chapter, Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity
Lincoln University, Pennsylvania

Dear Mr. Murray:

I am very sorry to inform you that Langston Hughes cannot accept your kind invitation to speak at one of your chapel programs this Spring. He has a series of book deadlines to meet which prevent his accepting public engagements of any nature to which he is not already committed.

Mr. Hughes is now in Cleveland and will go from there to the West Coast where he will complete his work. However, I will inform him of your invite which I know will delight him since Lincoln is his Alma Mater.