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A letter from Andi Reynolds, Vice President of Women in Communications, Inc., to Thelma T. Gorham, presenting Mrs. Gorham with a certificate of membership to the organization. It is also mentioned that Mrs. Gorham is being presented with the organization's first Lifetime Achievement award. The certificate and award are not included here.
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A letter from Eugene Jacobson, the director of the African Language and Area Center at Michigan State University, in response to Thelma T. Gorham's request for more information on the Center's summer and regular academic season course offerings. Mr. Jacobson includes materials related to both program offerings.
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A pamphlet describing the origin, aims, and operations of the African Language and Area Center at Michigan State University. The pamphlet identifies the Center's course offerings, its geographical focus on Africa (and Nigeria in particular), the African material housed in the university's library, the Center's focus on teaching African languages, and more.
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A letter from Vincent K. Hines, Jr. of the Prudential Insurance Company of America to Thelma T. Gorham. In the letter, Mr. Hines asks Mrs. Gorham if she has received his letter from the 5th of October and to inform him if she has any questions about her policy.
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A letter from Jewelle and James L. Gibbs, Jr. to Thelma T. Gorham. Jewelle relays her husband's latest professional accomplishments, the family's social activities, and her work as part of various clubs and societies, including the Walker Museum Center Arts Council, where, as she points out, her and her husband are the only African American members. She ends the letter by requesting that Thelma's response come before the Bahá'í new year.
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A letter from James L. Gibbs, Jr., who was, at the time, an Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the University of Minnesota, to Thelma T. Gorham. The letter provides a brief summary of Dr. Gibbs' professional accolades and achievements in the academic world.
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A letter sent to Thelma T. Gorham from Bea Adams of Gardner Advertising Company concerning an idea Mrs. Gorham has for a column on product brands and advertising. Adams makes specific mention of "the Negro market."
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A letter sent to Allen D. Stein from G. S. Thompson, Assistant Advertising Manager of the Carnation Company, addressing Mr. Stein's request for the company's annual reports and information on their advertising programs.
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A letter sent to Thelma T. Gorham in which C. E. Brush, a deputy director within the Department of Commerce, assists Mrs. Gorham with an inquiry she has about operating a shopping service and travel bureau.
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A letter sent to Thelma T. Gorham in which George S. Schuyler, the New York editor of the Pittsburgh Courier, praises her journalism skills.