[Letter of recommendation for Francois Clemmons].

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[Letter of recommendation for Francois Clemmons].

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Recommendation letter for Francois Clemmons for a summer residential program in China. He would like to study the relationship between Chinese folk singing and American spirituals. Clemmons played "Officer Clemmons" on "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" and went on to form the Harlem Spiritual Ensemble.

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Saint Vincent College, Saint Vincent Library

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Saint Vincent College, Saint Vincent Library

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