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  • Carbon copy of a letter sent to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. from Louis Tate

    Written by
    Louis Tate, American, 1911 - 1964
    Subject of
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    St. Augustine Presbyterian Church, American
    Ebenezer Baptist Church, American, founded 1886
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W (page 1): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    H x W (page 2): 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    carbon copies
    Place made
    Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Place depicted
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    January 10, 1964
    Description
    Carbon copy of a typewritten letter from Louis Tate to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Tate wrote to ask King to speak at an event at the St. Augustine Presbyterian Church of Paterson, NJ. Two separate pages. Both pages have a red stamp in the center, with a diagonal orientation. It reads "COPY." The letter begins with "Dear Dr. King: As Chairmen of the Trustee Board of the St. Augustine Presbyterian Church of Paterson, N.J. I am responsible for one outstanding program a year in relation to raising funds for a new church which we hope will be completed by early spring..." The back of both pages of the document are blank.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil rights
    Correspondence
    Religious groups
    Social reform
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jyl C. Woolfolk
    Object number
    2012.166.3ab
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
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    Documents and Published Materials
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    National Museum of African American History and Culture
  • Letter to Louis Tate from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

    Written by
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Received by
    Louis Tate, American, 1911 - 1964
    Subject of
    Southern Christian Leadership Conference, American, founded 1957
    Rev. Abernathy, Ralph David, American, 1926 - 1990
    Rev. Dr. Walker, Wyatt Tee, American, 1929 - 2018
    Signed by
    Dr. King, Martin Luther Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
    Medium
    ink on paper
    Dimensions
    H x W: 11 x 8 7/16 in. (27.9 x 21.4 cm)
    Type
    letters (correspondence)
    Place used
    Passaic, Passaic County, New Jersey, United States, North and Central America
    Place made
    Atlanta, Fulton County, Georgia, United States, North and Central America
    Date
    February 12, 1964
    Description
    Typewritten letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to Louis Tate. The letter is signed by King in blue ink. The letter is written on SCLS letterhead and dated February 12, 1964. The letterhead is printed in black at the top. The letter begins "This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of recent date inviting me to speak in Paterson under the auspices of the Trustee Board of St. Augustine Presbyterian Church sometime in March or April..." The back of the document is blank.
    Topic
    African American
    Civil rights
    Correspondence
    Religious groups
    Social reform
    United States--History--1961-1969
    Credit Line
    Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Jyl C. Woolfolk
    Object number
    2012.166.4
    Restrictions & Rights
    No Known Copyright Restrictions
    See more items in
    National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
    Classification
    Documents and Published Materials
    Data Source
    National Museum of African American History and Culture
National Museum of African American History and Culture
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