Letter and Accompanying Clipping and Envelope from Jesse Thomas Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, July 8, 1953
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Title
Letter and Accompanying Clipping and Envelope from Jesse Thomas Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham, July 8, 1953
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Type
Text
Creator
Dunson, Jesse Thomas (Correspondent)
Gorham, Thelma Thurston, 1913-1991 (Correspondent)
Date
1953-07-08
Description
A letter penned by Jesse Dunson to Thelma T. Gorham and an accompanying newspaper clipping on Seretse Khama and his family dated April 14, 1952. Dunson begins his letter with a note on one "Andy," who Gorham presumably mentioned in her prior letter. Dunson notes that he met Andy when he was playing for Irvin C. Miller's "Brown-Skin Models" show, which Andy was the musical director of. Dunson also mentions a "Razaf" in his letter which possibly points to poet and composer, Andy Razaf. Dunson continues with thoughts on his life and career in response to "uplifting things" Gorham had to say about him in her last letter.
Genre
Personal correspondence
Newspapers
Language
English
Place
Philadelphia (Pa.)
Saint Louis (Mo.)
Physical Description
3 pages
Identifier
JGRCMA-MSS2004-1108-B008C-F051-I002
Topics
African American theater
Gorham, Thelma Thurston
African American professional employees
African American journalists
African American women educators
Physical Location
Thelma T. Gorham Collection, John G. Riley House Archives, Tallahassee Community College Library, Tallahassee, Florida.