ALS, 1937 March 27 : to Mrs. Max Adler, Beverly Hills, California.

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ALS, 1937 March 27 : to Mrs. Max Adler, Beverly Hills, California.

A tribute of appreciation for a donation sent by Mr. and Mrs. Adler. "I will use in a way that I hope will go on growing and blessing unborn generations as long as Tuskegee Institute shall last. I have fully three carloads of commercial and educational possibilities already worked out ..." He also praises her brother, Julius Rosenwald, for his generous support of Tuskegee.

3 p. ; 23 x 16 cm.

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Copley Press, J S Copley Library

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