- Written by
- Cullen, Countee, American, 1903 - 1946
- Signed by
- Cullen, Countee, American, 1903 - 1946
- Received by
- Wilson, Carroll Atwood, American, 1887 - 1947
- Subject of
- National Urban League, American, founded 1910
- Date
- April, 25 1928
- Medium
- ink on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 in. (21.6 x 14 cm)
- Description
- A single page letter from Countee Cullen to Carroll Wilson regarding books and a fellowship application sent to the Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. The letter is composed of typewritten text in black ink on off-white paper. It is printed on Opportunity: A Journal of Negro Life letterhead, which reads: [Opportunity / Journal of Negro Life / Published by the National Urban League / 127 East 23rd Street, New York City / Charles S. Johnson / Editor]. Below the letterhead, at left is [COUNTEE CULLEN / Assistant Editor] and at center is [April / 25 / 1928]. It is signed at bottom right, by hand, in black ink: [Countee Cullen].
- Transcription Center Status
- Transcription Available
- Place made
- New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
- Classification
- Documents and Manuscripts
- Movement
- Harlem Renaissance (New Negro Movement)
- Type
- letters (correspondence)
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
- Object number
- 2011.31.3
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




