BRONX CENTRAL
ANNEX

March 13, 1947

Miss Fredi Washington
PEOPLE'S VOICE
210 W. 125th Street
New York 27, New York

Dear Fredi:

I am sending you under separate cover a new picture of
mine which was made here since the other ones the papers
have been using are all outdated.

Thank you very much for the kind words which you said
about my show, "Street Scene," a few weeks ago. You
probably have heard by now some of the recordings. Benny
Goodman and Johnny Mercer have recently released "Moon-
faced, Starry-eyed," which has also been made by Freddy
Martin and Teddy Wilson. There will be an album of show
songs shortly, and the entire score is being published
this spring in folic form.

This semester I am Visiting Professor of Creative Writing
at Atlanta University. I have always been aware of the
undeveloped writing talent among southern Negro youth,
and I am delighted to have this opportunity to help a nor-
tion of this talent, as evidenced on the Atlanta University
campus, to achieve development.

With all good wishes to your paper.

Lli:vmb