April 29, 1926

Mrs. Blanche Knopf,
730 Fifth Avenue,
New York City

My dear Blanche:

I am sending you herewith the contract
for the Autobiography signed and witnessed. I
shall, of course, assign the copyright to
Knopf. If you will have the assignment drawn
I will sign it at any time.

I should like very much to see the
book included in the Blue Jade Library. I
think it would go best there as a reprint. I
will talk that over with you, as well as the
probable date of publication, when I see you.

I am sending you at the same time the
musical setting of one of my poems called
"The Creation." I thought you might be in-
terested in seeing it. The score is by Louis
Gruenberg. Perhaps you know him. It was
published in Vienna.

Sincerely yours,

December 1, 1926

My dear Blanche:

Answering your note of November 26, I shall have the manuscript of the autobiography complete and in your hands by December 15.

Sincerely yours,

Mrs. Blanche Knopf
730 Fifth Avenue
New York City

December 16, 1926

My dear Blanche:

I am sending you enclosed the
revisions and corrections for the copy
of the Autobiography.

Sincerely yours,

December 23, 1927

My dear Blanche:

I am sending you enclosed
a copy of a letter written by
Clarence Darrow regarding The Auto-
biography of An Ex-Colored Man. I
thought you would be interested in
seeing it.

Sincerely yours,

March 2, 1928

My dear Blanche:

I want to come in and talk with you about "The Story of the Negro in New York." When you get back in the office won't you give me a ring so that we can make an appointment.

With kind regards,

Sincerely yours,

February 14, 1929

My dear Blanche:

Here is a letter which came
to me and which I am sending to you
for your consideration.

Sincerely yours,

(Letter from

Agence Litteraire Internationale
Paris, France

ALFRED·A·KNOPF·Inc

730 FIFTH AVENUE
New York

Office of the Vice-President

February 18, 1930

Dear Jim,

Thanks for your letter. The title
then is BLACK MANHATTAN. I note what you say
about the foreword and that we are not to set
it until you give us a revised draft. I also
note that you are revising the dedication.

Do come down on Thursday and see
Miss Aaron when you come as I am leaving
tomorrow for ten days and will not be back
until the first and I would sooner not have
you wait until I return so that we can go
straight ahead with the setting.

With regards, I am

Yours always,

James Weldon Johnson Esq.
69 Fifth Avenue
New York

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ALFRED·A·KNOPF·Inc

730 FIFTH AVENUE
New York

Office of the Vice-President

April 4, 1930

Dear Jim,

Thanks so much for your letter.
I am delighted that the manuscript has
come along so well. Saturday will be
fine.

which
I can't tell you/Ulmann picture
I want as they have gone down to the
printer, so I'll leave it to you to select
any that you like.

Mr. Stimson tells me that the
Florence Mills picture that we're using
is a full length so you had better get
in touch with him if you want to change
it.

With kind regards,

James Weldon Johnson Esq.
187 W. 135 Street
New York, N. Y.

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ALFRED·A·KNOPF·Inc

730 FIFTH AVENUE
New York

Office of the Vice-President

June 27, 1930

Dear Jim,

I hope you can make it on the
eighth as Alfred is engaged on the ninth
but I am free so that if you can't come to
lunch on the eighth, do lunch with me on
the ninth.

I am sorry but they must have over-
looked sending you sheets of BLACK MANHATTAN
which went forward to you yesterday. The
copies are ready and yours are going to you
today.

Our publicity man, Mr. Smith, wants
to see you when you come down and I think
he will sew you down for some interviews.
Anyway I told him to communicate direct with
you.

James Weldon Johnson Esq.
Five Acres
Seekonk Road
Great Barrington, Mass.

bwk s

ALFRED·A·KNOPF·Inc

730 FIFTH AVENUE
New York

Office of the Vice-President

June 30, 1930

Dear Jim,

I will hope that you can
arrange to lunch on the eighth but
I will keep both days open. In
case you can't make it then I will
see you on the ninth.

Mr. Smith is expecting to
make some appointments for you on
the ninth. He is writing you
regarding the papers you suggested.

With regards, I am

James Weldon Johnson Esq.
Seekonk Road
Great Barrington, Mass.

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ALFRED·A·KNOPF·Inc

730 FIFTH AVENUE
New York

Office of the Vice-President

July 23, 1930

Dear Jim,

I am glad to hear from you and to have
the enclosure from Paul Green. We are not asking
permission to use this as from your letter I
assume that we may do so.

The book business is still in its
hellish condition and we have sold the shocking
number of 1088 copies of BLACK MANHATTAN so far.
However, better luck is coming.

With regards to Grace and hopes that
you are having a pleasant time, I am

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