BUSINESS ADDRESS
2902 SD. WESTERN AVENUE
PARKWAY 8746

2265 W. 22ND STREET

NEGRO
ART
THEATRE

LOS ANGELES 7, CALIFORNIA

26268 outer 111Anholt on
August 9, 1951

OFFICERS
JOEL FLUELLEN
CHAIRMAN
ROBERT DAVIS
EXECUTIVE SECRETARY
CAMILLE CANNADY
TREASURER

ADVISORY BOARD
RALPH VAUGHN
ATTY. GEORGE CANNADY
HATTIE McDANIEL
CARLTON MOSS
LOUISE BEAVERS
ATTY. LEO BRANTON
LIBBY CLARK
CHARLOTTA BASS
DR. C. W. HILL
LAURA BOWMAN
ASSOCIATE MEMBERS

Dear Langston:

It has been quite a long time since you have received a letter from me. I am still working Hollywood. And believe it is quite a struggle on my part - but nevertheless I feel quite a bit to gain from here.

I'm writing to ask a favor of you. At present I am working on a project with an independent producer. We are trying to secure rights to Anne Petry's books "The Street".

I have written to a couple of people concerning this matter and would appreciate very much if you could possibly help to convince Miss Petry to negotiate with us.

BUSINESS ADDRESS
2902 50. WESTERN AVENUE
PARKWAY 8746

NEGRO
ART

2265 W. 22ND STREET

LOS ANGELES 7, CALIFORNIA

OFFICERS

JOEL FLUELLEN
CHAIRMAN

CAMILLE CANNADY
TREASURER

ADVISORY BOARD

THEATRE

we have not contracted with Mr. Petry directly as yet. I felt that due to the failure of the past negotiations and Mr. Petry's offer by independent producers who wanted to make "The Street" as a low-budget prod. it would be more effective to have someone who is acquainted with her, acting in my behalf, to present the facts to her in a fashion that would stimulate her interest enough to give us the necessary encouragement to contact her directly.

I hope that you have sufficient respect for my honesty and judgement to realize that I would not be involved in this unless I was thoroughly convinced that the matter involved are phone reproach.

It would mean a great deal to me if you will consent to do whatever you see possible in

Play list sent.

August 16, 1951

Mr. Joel Fluellen,
Negro Art Theatre,
2626 South Manhattan Place,
Los Angeles 18, California.

Dear Joel,

I've been up in the country most of the summer working on a new musical with the composer, but came in town for a couple of days to look at the mail, and find your letter.

Unfortunately, I can be of no help to you in relation to *The Street* since I haven't seen Anne PetryNN for years, never knew her very well, and, although I know she lives up in Conn., I don't have her address. Anyway, knowing her so slightly, I would hardly be the person to engage in the negotiations you desire. But if she were here in New York and I knew where, I would phone her the contents of your letter---but as far as I know she is seldom in Harlem. At least, no one I've asked since I got your note has seen her lately. So I'm sorry, but don't see how I can be of any help.

What's the Negro Art Theatre doing? And how is Bob? I hear that his sister is in New York but haven't seen her.

Here's the address of a good young Negro playwright who just graduated from the Yale Drama School;

Mr. Frederick Lights,
448 West 54th Street,
New York 19, N. Y.

He might have some interesting scripts to show you. And this Phillis Wheatley Play Contest coming up might interest some of your members.

Regards and all good wishes,

Tuesday, October 9th

Dear Mr. Hughes,

We all thought your poem in the Interracialist
was especially fine, and we appreciate your per-
mission to publish it.

I was away the other day when your secretary
came in for some copies of the paper. The fellow
who talked to him had been here only a few days -
and I learned that he charged your secretary for
the papers. We are certainly sorry this happened.

If you would like more copies of the paper,
we would be more than happy to send them to you.

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UNITED STATES
FREEDOM FROM HUNGER

Mr. Langston Hughes
20 E. 127th St.
New York 35
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Mr. Langston Hughes,
20 East 27th St
New York 36, N.Y.

March 3, 1954

Mrs. Myra Davis,
Fontainebleau Association,
122 East 58th Street,
New York 22, New York.

Dear Mrs. Davis,

I have your communication of March 1st in reference
to Mr. Gregory Simms as a Fontainebleau applicant.
My acquaintance with him is of fairly recent date
and so I regret that I do not know much about him,
but I understand from others that he is a conscien-
tious and reliable young man of considerable vocal
talents. From personal observation I have just
about no information to give. Sorry I cannot be
more helpful.

FOOD, TOBACCO, AGRICULTURAL AND ALLIED WORKERS UNION OF AMERICA
Formerly the UNITED CANNERY, AGRICULTURAL, PACKING AND ALLIED WORKERS OF AMERICA

AFFILIATED TO THE CONGRESS
OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS

TWENTIETH AND RACE STS.
Rittenhouse 6-6757 PHILADELPHIA 3, PA.
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July 30, 1947

Langston Hughes
c/o Peoples' Voice
210 W. 125th St.
New York, N.Y.

Dear Mr. Hughes:

The enclosed pamphlet, "Who's unAmerican" deals with the anti-union, anti-Negro, anti-liberal history of the House Committee on unAmerican Activities.

As you know, this committee undertook to smear our union during a strike of some 8,000 Negro and white members of FTA-CIO at the R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. (Camel cigarettes) in Winston-Salem, N.C. Hearings last week in Washington continued the attack. Committee Chairman Thomas has already asked the Natl. Labor Relations Board to deprive our union of all bargaining rights under the Taft-Hartley act, and it is obvious that a real drive is under way to do so.

As part of the campaign to counteract this employer inspired drive, we are trying to secure as wide distribution of the pamphlet as possible. As you will see from a glance at it, it is not confined to FTA alone, but surveys the experience of other unions and liberal groups under the committee as well.

Please feel free to make any use of the material in the pamphlet you wish.

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enclosure
uopwa/2

DONALD HENDERSON, International President

International Vice-Presidents: Lewis Bentzley, John Mack Dyson, Luisa Moreno, Otis Nation,* Armando Ramirez, Robbie Mae Riddick, Dixie Tiller, Armando Valdes, Owen H. Whitfield, Louis F. Jedlicka.

HAROLD J. LANE, International Secretary-Treasurer

Alternate Vice-Presidents: Cornelia Briones, Jacob Clady, Paul Gardner, Barney Henley, Etta Hobson, Charles Law, Sybil Neff, Theodosia Simpson. (* in military service)

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