Letter and Accompanying Envelope from Jess Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, September 23, 1944
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Title
Letter and Accompanying Envelope from Jess Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, September 23, 1944
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Type
Text
Creator
Dunson, Jesse Thomas (Correspondent)
Gorham, Thelma Thurston, 1913-1991 (Correspondent)
Date
1944-09-23
Description
Correspondence from Jess Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham in which Dunson makes mention of Mrs. Crystal Bird Fauset, who, despite her being "baptised a democrat," now supports Thomas E. Dewey. He goes on to discuss his day, which consisted of a nap, a warm bath, listening to FDR's Fireside Chat, and a hearty dinner. Dunson closes with a note on the current edition of 'The Afro' referencing a "white slave" movement, noting he wishes the weeklies would mention good things like Gorham's "wonderful set-up" (possibly alluding to The Apache Sentinel).
Genre
Personal correspondence
Language
English
Place
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Fort Huachuca (Ariz.)
Physical Description
4 pages
Identifier
JGRCMA-MSS2004-1108-B008C-F050-I009
Topics
Fauset, Crystal Dreda Bird, 1893-1965
Dewey, Thomas E. (Thomas Edmund), 1902-1971
Fireside chats (Roosevelt, Franklin D.)
Gorham, Thelma Thurston
African American professional employees
African American journalists
African American women educators
Time Period
World War II (1939-1945)
Physical Location
Thelma T. Gorham Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.