A Guide to the Letter to Herbert Kingsley April 2, 1947 Kingsley, Herbert, Letter to 8870-j

A Guide to the Letter to Herbert Kingsley April 2, 1947

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Accession Number 8870-j


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Repository
Special Collections, University of Virginia Library
Accession number
8870-j
Title
Letter to Herbert Kingsley, April 2, 1947
Physical Characteristics
This collection consists of 1 page, TLS.
Collector
Sharon Defibaugh
Language
English

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Preferred Citation

Letter to Herbert Kingsley, April 2, 1947, Accession #8870-j , Special Collections Dept., University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, Va.

Acquisition Information

This collection was purchased from the Galley of History, Las Vegas, Nevada, July 13, 1998.

Scope and Content Information

Langston Hughes, Atlanta University, Atlanta University, Atlanta, Georgia, to Herbert Kingsley, New York City, writes that he was unable to contact him while in New York last weekend. He also expresses delight to have their song Little Old Letter made into a movie short, agreeing to any necessary lyric changes, and asking him if he needed an additional verse. He asks what is happening with their songs currently at the Decca recording studio intended for album, and says it took him fourteen months to complete the lyrics for the show Street Scene" .