Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1959-1974.

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Correspondence with Marian Anderson, 1959-1974.

Comprises letters and invitations from Nicholas Kelley, August Heckscher, Paul Fitz Gerald, Read Lewis, Ivan Veit, and others concerning the organization's Golden Door Awards to Leopold Stokowski (1966) and others. Anderson was invited to become a member of the Board of Directors.

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