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Rev. James L. Anderson
5328 So. Ellis Ave
Chicago 15, Il

Mr. Langston Hughes
20 East 127th Street
New York City N.Y.

November 17, 1959

Rev. James L. Anderson
5328 South Ellis Avenue
Chicago 15, Illinois

Dear Rev. Anderson:

This is to acknowledge the receipt of your letter
of November 10, in which you inquired as to the
possibility of Mr. Hughes speaking for your Church's
11th Anniversary. Mr. Hughes is now on a lecture
in Trinidad and is not scheduled to return until
December 1. However, I will call your letter to
his attention on his return.

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In transit,
December 30, 1959.

Dear Anderson:

"Little Rock" I am sorry to so long in answering your kind letter of invitation to be a guest at the 11th Anniversary of your church. But I was in Trinidad when it came, and stopped at three or four other islands on the way back, had a few days in New York, then to California. With so much travelling, my correspondance has suffered.

Unfortunately, I have been booked up mostly since last Spring for another heavy lecture schedule this year, so couldn't accept your second invitation to speak for you. So sorry. On the date you mention I'll be at a college in upstate New York, then to Ohio, Kentucky State, and other places. And in Chicago for the Afro-American Heritage group on, I believe, February 7 for a Negro History Week program, but only for the day, as I think my next stop is Grand Rapids. (Haven't schedule here with me).

Ethel Waters, I hear is in Los Angeles. And I am sure, could be reached through a friend of hers, so try: Miss Ethel Waters, c/o Frances Williams, 3692 Fifth Avenue, Los Angeles, California.

Cordial regards, and a Very Happy New Year to you! As ever,

Sincerely,

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