New City, July 22, 1947

Dear Langston,

thanks a lot for your letter and postcard. It is nice
to hear that you are back in New York and I hope we will
get together so that I can tell you about my trip to Europe
and Palestine. I am staying out here in the country most
of the time now, working on some concert music (I have
written some new Whitman songs) and getting ready to start
work on a new show, probably with Max Anderson. I will call
you some time when I am in town and make a date, and at that
time I will bring the music and records along.

Yes, Dick Huey can use the Blues for recording if he
makes sure that the rights are cleared through Chappell's.
He can get a copy at Chappell's.

If that revue of the National Council of Christians
and Jews is to be a really professional show, we might
consider giving them the "Kids in School". Otherwise we'd
better hold on to it.

I am glad you like the album. The question of how the
lyric-writers' share of the royalties are to be distributed
between you and Elmer is still unsolved, and Chappell's
don't know what to do with those royalties when they will
come in. Personally, I don't want to have anything to do
with this because I had enough trouble with it. So, you'll
have to make up your mind if you want to take all the royalties
for yourself or what you want to do.

We'll also have to talk over the question of what sort
of credit we can give Elmer in the piano score. I know he
will insist on that because it might get him an admission
to ASCAP.

Hope to see you soon. All best from Lenya and me,
as ever,