CORRESPONDENCE June-July 1948 SOUTHERN CONFERENCE EDUCATIONAL FUND 808 PERDIDO STREET NEW ORLEANS 12, LOUISIANA June 2, 1948 Dear Mrs. Terrell: You have undoubtedly read about the arrest of Senator Glen Taylor and four others, including Mr. James A. Dombrowski, Director of the Southern Conference Educational Fund, at Birmingham, Alabama, for violating the segregation laws. The enclosed copy of the Southern Patriot will give you some of the details. We intend to carry this case to the Supreme Court of the United States. It may be a means of cracking legal segregation in this country. This fight is but one aspect of our intensive campaign against racial and religious segregation. At the moment we do not have the funds to carry this fight on either the legal or educational level at a time when this emergency calls for the outlay of considerable sums. Thus we are forced to appeal to you and others who have assisted us in the past to come to our aid in this emergency. Mr. Dombrowski's trial is set for June 11th. Will you take your stand with us against segregation? A check from you now will be of very great help. Sincerely yours, Alva W. Taylor Alva W. Taylor Secretary-Treasurer –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– SOUTHERN CONFERENCE EDUCATIONAL FUND, Inc. 808 Perdido Street, New Orleans 12, Louisiana I want to help you in your fight against segregation. I enclose my contribution of $____________ NAME_______________________________________________________________ ADDRESS___________________________________________________________ Gifts to the SCEF are deductible for Federal tax purposes. OBERLIN COLLEGE OBERLIN, OHIO June 4, 1948 OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, 1615 S Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. Dear Mrs. Terrell: Since President Stevenson wrote you on May 25, Mr. Carr has brought in your letter to him of that same date, which apparently crossed the President's, saying that your daughter would be coming with you. The room which I had reserved for you at the Inn is a double room, which can be occupied by both of you. Can you now let me know exactly when you are coming on Friday so that Miss Hibbard can make her plans to meet you? Sincerely yours, Ruth J. Forsythe RF Secretary to the President P.S. Your letter of yesterday has just come. When and where would you like to have Miss Hibbard meet you and your daughter? Will you please let me know within the next day or two? [6-5-48] CLASS OF SERVICE WESTERN 1220 SYMBOLS _____________________ UNION (42) ______________ This is a full-rate JOSEPH L. EGAN. 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Md June 5, 1948 Dear Miss Bugg: Your letter stating that the Washington and Vicinity Federation wishes me to speak at the First One Day Conference on June 12th at Langston Recreation Center has been received. I thank you very much for honoring me and wish I could accept the invitation But on that day I shall not be in Washington. I shall be filling an engagement with a college many miles away. You will read about it, I am sure, and will understand the circumstances which will make you glad I am not in Washington at that time even though I can not accept your kind invitation. I shall leave Washington Friday, June 11. At another time I shall be glad to serve [ ] the Washington and Vicinity Federation OBERLIN COLLEGE OBERLIN, OHIO PUBLICITY BUREAU Ella C. Parmenter, Secretary June 5, 1948 Dear Mrs. Terrell: Thank you for sending the cut to us so promptly. We are asking one more favor, however. The photo-engraver says that the cut is "too fine screen" for making newspaper mats. Will you please send us, by return mail if possible, the photograph from which the enclosed picture (from February 1946 Alumni magazine) was made? Or any other picture you wish used? I suggest that you send it "first class" mail and special delivery, since other methods are too uncertain and slow, sometimes taking a week to come even such a short distance as that between Cleveland and Oberlin. I am very sorry to bother you with this additional request, but we need to share the cut among at least four newspapers, some of them with the same publication days and hours! We will have newspaper mats made of the picture you send us. To what Washington, D.C., newspapers would you like to have us send the commencement story that will include you? My favorite is the Post. We rarely try to send to any other paper there, but will be grateful for your suggestions. Cordially, Ella C. Parmenter (signature) Ella C. Parmenter Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1758 T Street, N.W. Washington 9, D.C. Perptuating The Memory of our Forbears ––––––––––– William H. Carney Camp No. 31 Sons of Union Veterans HEADQUARTERS 1727 13th Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. June 6, 1948 Dr. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S Street, N.W. Washington 9, D.C. Dear Friend: My family and I are happy to congratulate you. We regard you as one of the world's most distinguished citizens, one who has advanced human progress by removing barriers of race, creed, and sex. Very sincerely yours, Haley G. Douglass Haley G. Douglass, Past Commander. 1531 10th St. NW. [Ca 6-8-48] My dear Mrs Terrell: Just want to say Hello, and tell you how proud I am of you. I want to congratulate you for honor conferred upon you Friday by Howard University; an honor so splendidly earned and so richly deserved. You were a delightful picture when you awaited and received your honorary degree Doctor of Humane Letters For me that was the highspot in the afternoon commencement exercises. Very best wishes for you always. Yours Lottie Ridgley 2617 Georgia Avenue Washington, D.C. June 9, 1948 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, Washington, D.C. My dear Mrs. Terrell: I would be very glad to have you attend a meeting of the Political Study Club Sunday afternoon, 5 O'clk., at 221 Florida Avenue N.W. Very sincerely Jeannette Carter Jeannette Carter. June 10, 1948 Dear Mrs. Terrell, I was sorry not to find you at home when I came to see you. But concluded to follow the program I had launched rather than to seek you on T street. That was just a visit Now I am wondering if you can give me some information. Today while looking at a photograph of the Colored Woman's League taken at the Frederick Douglass Homestead, I think I recognize you sitting near Mrs. Charles Douglass. I think, it is you but I am not sure because it is not handsome enough tho' -good looking. - However, if it is you, I guess you can give me the facts I want. Edith Fleetwood Ad 6941 Apt 204 - 1111 Lamont St N.W June 10. Thanking you in advance for any help you can give me, sincerely, Edith P.S. I am usually in mornings and from dinner time on. - [* 6-14-48*] [*763*] CONGRATULATIONS by Western Union CT. WA 48 PD= WASHINGTON DC 14 913A 1948 JUN 14 AM 9 30 MRS MARY CHURCH TERRELL= OBERLIN INN SORRY TO BE SO LATE JOINING THE OTHERS IN WARM CONGRATULATIONS= KATHARINE E BRAND. [* 6-14-48*] [*763*] CONGRATULATIONS by Western Union CTA84 WM34 1948 JUN 14 AM 8 59 W. RT 10 PD=RT WASHINGTON DC 14 852A MRS MARY CHURCH TERRELL= OBERLIN INN OBERLIN OHIO= HEARTY CONGRATULATIONS ON RECEIPT OF WELL DESERVED HONOR= JANET H M SWIFT STELLA CLEMENCE HELEN HOFFMAN RUTH LYONS MIRIAM NOLL HELEN STRONG DOROTHY SWIFT. HOWARD UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON 1, D. C. JACOB BILLIKOPF CHAIRMAN OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE 805 BANKERS SECURITY BUILDING PHILADELPHIA 7. PA. TRUSTEES HOWARD S. ANDERSON JACOB BILLIKOPF SARA W. BROWN HARRY J. CAPEHART GEORGE W. COLEMAN GEORGE W. CRAWFORD FABURNE E. DEFRANTZ VICTOR B. DEYBER DOROTHY CANFIELD FISHER LLOYD K. GARRISON CHARLES H. GARVIN RICHARD W. HALE, JR. MORDECAI W. JOHNSON, PRESIDENT GUY B. JOHNSON MORDECAI W. JOHNSON THOMAS JESSE JONES LORIMER D. MILTON PETER MARSHALL MURRAY MYLES A. PAIGE JAMES W. PARKER ELEANOR ROOSEVELT FLOYD W. REEVES C. C. SPAULDING CHANNING H. TOBIAS P. B. YOUNG, CHAIRMAN JAMES M. NABRIT, JR., SECRETARY June 15, 1948 Dear Mrs. Terrell: I want you to know how thrilled I was that Howard University conferred to you a richly merited honorary degree. Your informal talk at the dinner given to the recipients of degrees was superb. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Henry F. Pringle. He is a distinguished journalist and author of THE LIFE AND TIMES OF WILLIAM HOWARD TAFT. The Pringles, too, were enormously delighted with your stirring speech. Apropos the valiant fight you have been putting up for admission as a member of the Washington Chapter of the American Association of Washington Women, you will be interested to read the following letter from Mrs. Althea Kratz Hottel, Dean of Women, University of Pennsylvania and President of the American Association of University Women: "Membership in the American Association of University Women by virtue of our by-laws can be based on one qualification only, and that is educational. The National Board of this Association is prepared to carry this matter as fas as necessary until this problem is clarified in any of the Branches which may be using discriminatory policies in membership. We are also setting up educational programs throughout the country in our Branches to help the membership face these issues forthrightly and honestly. "You may be very certain that we are proud to know that Howard University is conferring an honorary degree on Mrs. Terrell. I know her and feel that she is one of the most outstanding women in this country." I hope you will have a restful summer and with kindest regards. Cordially yours, Jacob Billikopf Jacob Billikopf PUBLIC SCHOOLS OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA TERRELL JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL M STREET BETWEEN NEW JERSEY AVENUE AND FIRST STREET NW. WASHINGTON 1, D. C. June 15, 1948 OFFICE OF THE PRINCIPAL VALERIE E. CHASE PRINCIPAL HARRY J. ROBINSON ASSISTANT PRINCIPAL Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. My dear Mrs. Terrell: The Graduation Exercises of the Terrell Junior High School will be held on Tuesday, June 22, 1948 at 1:30 p.m., at the Armstrong High School Auditorium. The teachers and students are anxious to have you as a stage guest and to make a few remarks. Our theme is "Terrell, Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. We hope that you will find it convenient to be our guest. Very truly yours, Valerie E Chase Principal s Trustees Charles F. Weller, Founder-President Eugenia Winston Weller, Secretary The two (unpaid) General Executives Conway, N. H. Amy Woods, 1673 Beacon St., Brookline 46, Mass. Sidney A. Teller, Rm. 429, 222 W. Adams St., Chicago, Ill. Our Observer at UNESCO Conferences, Mexico City, 1947 Clarence V. Howell Succeeding Kedarnath Das Gupta, deceased 417 West 121st St., New York City Ramkrishna Shahu Modak, of India Georgia Lloyd, Campaign for World Government, 334 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois Rev. Norris E. Woodbury, Madison, N. H. Laurence C. Jones, Piney Woods, Miss. Eleanor Wood Whitman, Tamworth, N. H. Rev. George Hibbert Driver, 407 Boston Rd., Billerica, Mass. Dr. Jay Holmes Smith, The Harlem Ashram, 2013 5th Ave., New York City Helen Abbott Sutton, 31 Waldron St., Marblehead, Mass. William S. Felton, Center Ossipee, N. H. Prof. Raymond F. Piper, Syracuse University, Syracuse 10, N. Y. Rt. Rev. Paul Keen (a bishop of the Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church), Mr. Eugene L. Belisle 55 Kilby St., Boston 9, Mass. American Council (Endorsers) comprising 151 Individuals living in 83 Cities in 30 States - and Canada Charles Davis, Bass River, Cape Cod, Mass. Sheldon Shepard, Secretary, Western Division of World Fellowship, Inc., Hollywood, Calif. Edward M. Winston, Chicago, Ill. in charge of Chicago Office, Room 901, 155 N. Clark St. Louis A. Bowman, Treasurer, Chicago Clarence K. Streit, Washington, D. C. Hon. Harry P. Smart, Center Ossipee, N. H. Prof. Glenn Clark, St. Paul, Minn. Dr. Rufus M. Jones, Haverford, Pa. Devere Allen, Wilton, Conn. Dr. Jerome Davis, West Haven, Conn. Mary Pickford, Beverly Hills, Calif. Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes, Cooperstown, N.Y. Frederick J. Libby, Washington, D. C. Bishop Ralph S. Cushman, St. Paul, Minn. The Rev. E. Tallmadge Root, Somerville, Mass. Rev. Alvin C. Bacon, Northwood, N. H. William T. Frary, Boston, Mass. President H. M. Gage, St. Charles, Mo. Dean N. R. 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(Continued OVER) For 30 years, we have been diligently "Uniting the best inspirations of people of ALL Faiths, Races, Countries, Colors, Cultures, Classes, Conditions, and Convictions for the solution of man's Present Problems: War, antagonistic Nationalisms, Poverty-amidst-Plenty, Exploitation, Prejudice, Ignorance, Hatred, Fear." World Fellowship, Inc. Started in 1918 Incorporated in 1936 Centering (since May 21, 1941) in 274 acres, 6 buildings near Conway, N. H. In this new Atomic Age, we promote World-wide Fellowship, Brotherhood, Oneness, -- WORLD GOVERNMENT, of, for and by All of the World's PEOPLE. CONWAY, NEW HAMPSHIRE (Telephone: Madison 4-ring 4) 6/16/48 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S St NW Washington, DC Dear Friend - Colleague - Leader of Many Years: We are thrilled - grateful - joyous because you will come & speak here. When can you conveniently come? Your letter of June 5 (thank you for it) says: "It will be better for me to speak in August" Shall we say, Sunday August 22 at 2 p.m. & at 7:30 pm -- twice if you are willing. The day is yours -- and I believe it is the very best day in the whole summer. (My 78th birthday is Thurs 8/19) Please let me know -- by return mail, if practicable -- is this date satisfactory --also, please, do you want us to reserve a room for you, here (of course you do) -- for what dates? -- at the Lodge or our Farm House - Cottage Center? Reservations are rapidly taking up all our accommodations. So, please, tell me quickly. We want you to have the best we have. Heartily, Chas F. Weller ANY contribution makes ANYONE a MEMBER for a YEAR (Contributions are deductible from Income Tax returns) AMERICAN COUNCIL (continued) Rev. Richard. A. Dawson, Tucson, Ariz. E. P. Carbo, Baltimore, Md. Ida Oatley Howell, New York City Dr. Carl E. Grammer, Philadelphia Rev. Fred W. Helfer, Hiram, Ohio Dr. Edwin R. 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Marley, Dayton, Ohio Working for World-Wide Peace, Plenty, Progress, effective Brotherhood, World-Wide Fellowship-for ALL MANKIND ANY contribution makes ANYONE a MEMBER for a year (Contributions are deductible from Income Tax returns) 12 Lee Street Cambridge 34 Mass. June 16, 48 My dear Mrs. Terrell, Please accept my sincere congratulations on the honor Howard bestowed on you. It was truly fitting and I am very happy that they did it. You have made a great contribution. degrees among the number was Bishop Dun of the Washington Diocese, Trygve Lee, a Brazilian from the U.N. Govt. Bradford of Mass., Paul Hoffman and Charles S. Johnson of Fiske. It thrilled me to see the latter so honored with such distinguished guests. Roland Hayes received an honory degree from 2 to society and I felt it very fitting that you be so rewarded. I was sorry I would not have been present to have witnessed the ceremony. I attended the Harvard Commencement. My first experience and was much impressed. They had 2,367 graduates and awarded thirteen honorary Boston University also an honor. Earlier in the season I heard him in his 30th anniversary concert at Symphony Hall where the Lieut Gov of Mass paid him quite a compliment. I am beginning to get adjusted to my new home but miss D.C. so hope to return from time to time to see my friends with love. Yours sincerely Julia [?] Of the People, By the People, For the People The Will of the People Shall Be the Law of the Land The Only Thing We Have to Fear is Fear Itself Bluemont, VA. June 18 1948 Dear Mrs. Terrell I am pleased to see that you have been honored by a Degree from Oberlin. You surely deserved this distinction and all who know you will rejoice in it. I shall never forget your kindly aid in 1924 in getting a letter from a Minneapolis lawyer to whom Senator Shipstead had promised to vote for the confirmation of William Cohen as comptroller (collector) of the port of New Orleans. I made Shipstead vote for Cohen and got Senator Frazier of North Dakota (over) to go to his office and abstain from voting. The result was 39 to 38. Cohen was President of an insurance company and a good business man. He held the office with great success and popularity for six years and died while still in the office. Your brother from Memphis was in the group who came to Senator La Follette's office to back Cohen. The senator was at home sick in bed and I had to manage the affair. Medill McCormick's office had deceived Cohen's friends with false statements as to the number of Senators who would vote for Cohen They thought they had 54 votes. Republican Northern Senators were voting against Colored appointees to get help from Southern Senators on their own (Northern) patronage fights. LaFollette was delighted. With all good wishes Sincerely J.A. Truesdell [*I am now in my 95th year.*] June 18th, 1948 My dear Mrs Terrell; I was indeed happy to have the opportunity to visit with you again. You are always a source of inspiration. [?ucha] A. Alexander OBERLIN COLLEGE OBERLIN, OHIO PUBLICITY BUREAU June 21, 1948 Ella C. Parmenter, Secretary Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. Dear Mrs. Terrell: Since Miss Parmenter is now taking her vacation I shall try to answer your recent letter. First, before Miss Parmenter left, she asked me to write to thank you for your cooperation and prompt response to her requests for pictures. I hope that the photograph which you kindly lent us is now in your hands. It was mailed early last week. We mailed stories about the honorary degrees which Oberlin College conferred this year to all the Press Associations, to nearby radio stations and northern Ohio newspapers, to the education editors of the New York Times, Herald-Tribune, Chicago Tribune, and Christian Science Monitor, also to a list of education magazines such as U.S. Education News, School and Safety, etc., and to the cities where the honorary degree candidates live--a total of more than 50 releases. Mats went only to nearby papers, for the big city papers rarely have space for such pictures. I am enclosing a copy of the Oberlin Review, which, as you see, used your mat, and a clipping from the Oberlin News Tribune which used our college photographer's picture. The Cleveland Plain Dealer used the picture that their photographer took, and I am trying to secure a copy of that paper for you. It is impossible just now for me to tell you how many papers published the story about honorary degrees. We subscribe to a clipping service, but they usually lag about two weeks behind the event. I hope that they will pick up all the commencement stories, and I shall send you any clippings which they find. The President's Office will send a copy of Miss Hibbard's presentation speech and the President's citation along with the picture which Mr. Princehorn took on commencement day. You should receive them soon. You asked to have a letter to Miss Hibbard forwarded to the proper address, but I found no letter to Miss Hibbard enclosed. However, her summer address is: Box 386 Woods Hole, Massachusetts Thank you again for your cooperation with this office. Very truly yours, Martha Miller(signature) (Mrs.) Martha M. Miller Assistant, Publicity Bureau 1072 THOMAS JEFFERSON ST., N. W. WASHINGTON 7, D. C. 6-23-48 Dear Mrs. Terrell: Der tag! and probably you are down at court. My office situation made it impossible for me to go down, even though I am a plaintiff in one case. If they are still in session for this afternoon I shall try to make –– in that event I shall see you before you receive this note. I am counting on a favorable decision and praying that there will not be an appeal against it. I know you will be interested to hear that last Fridays session of the state presidents on racial relations and relation tensions was considered a great success in starting that group to working and thinking. Even though our local situation is uncomfortable, we can be proud of our success in stimulating the whole organization in such a way that I believe it will make much more of a contribution than it ever has before. I am so glad for you in your honors of this academic year. I am sure it has helped to compensate for the discomforts growing out of the Washington Branch situation. Thank you very much for your two cordial notes. I shall see you before long. Cordially Ruth Voris Lyons Washington Committee for Wallace 1722 CONNECTICUT AVENUE, NORTHWEST WASHINGTON, 9, D.C. DEcatur 5566 DEcatur 5567 ARTHUR FAWCETT Acting Chairman J. DANIEL WEITZMAN Treasurer ANNA BERENSON Executive Secretary June 23, 1948 Dear Mrs. Terrell: We should like you to honor us by sitting on the dais at the dinner for Henry A. Wallace on June 25th. Sincerely yours, Teresa K. Liss Chairman of Committee EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS P. L. Albright, Dr. Rollo Britten, Mrs. Edith Cohen, Mrs. Leslie Douglas, Dr. Donald H. Daugherty, Mrs. Elizabeth Dickerson, Mrs. Gertrude Evans, Dr. C. DeWitt Eldridge, Clark Foreman, Joseph Forer, Mrs. Rosalie B. Gerber. Mrs. John C. Gray, Rev. T. Ewell Hopkins, Henry T. Hunt, Mrs. Eugenia Hyde, Dr. Joseph L. Johnson, William Johnson, Harry Lamberton, Belford Lawson, Walter Marlowe, Dr. Ruth Moore, John T. McManus, Martin Popper, Mrs. Gertrude Rodman, Samuel J. Rodman, Allan R. Rosenberg, Mrs. Annie Stein, Mrs. Estar Taback, Dr. A. Langston Taylor, Luke Wilson, Dr. Irving Winik. Organized 1896 National Association of Colored Women, Inc. Incorporated 1904 Affiliated with the National Council of Women U. S. A. Inc. 1906 Maintains Frederick Douglass Memorial Home and Property-1916 Established National Scholarship Fund and National Headquarters 1114 O STREET, N. W. Telephone DEcatur 8160 Washington 5, D. C. President MRS. CHRISTINE S. SMITH 1114 O Street, Northwest Washington, D. C. Second Vice-President MRS. ANNETTE HARRIS OFFICER 2114 Missouri Avenue East St. Louis, Illinois First Recording Secretary MRS. POLLYANNA REED 57 Cherry Court, North Portland, Oregon Second Recording Secretary MRS IRENE GAINES 3262 Vernon Avenue Chicago, Illinois Treasurer MRS. ELLA P. STEWART 1008 City Park Avenue Toledo 2, Ohio Chairman, Executive Board MRS. H. M. GIBBS 230 West Jefferson Davis Avenue Montgomery, Alabama Secretary of Executive Board MRS. THELMA BURKE 103 Hill Street Forest City, Arkansas Parliamentarian MRS. LUCY HARTH SMITH 258 East 5th Street Lexington, Kentucky Statistician MRS. NANNIE M. REED 5211 Calumet Avenue Chicago, Illinois Auditor MRS. CARRIE SHARP 452A San Francisco St. Louis, Missouri Historian MRS. MARY CHURCH TERRELL 1615 'S' Street, Northwest Washington, D. C. Elective Members of the Administrative Committee MRS. LETHIA FLEMING 2342 East 40th Street Cleveland, Ohio MRS. RUBY E. LYELLS 1116 Montgomery Street Jackson, Mississippi MRS. SARAH LEE FLEMING 216 Dwight Street New Haven, Connecticut MRS. BESSIE H. PAYNE Box 20 Chatham, New York MRS. LILLIAN HORACE 1717 Benson Avenue Evanston, Illinois Executive Secretary MRS RUBY M. KENDRICK 1114 O Street, Northwest Washington, D. C. June 28, 1948 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. My dear Mrs. Terrell: We are now on the eve of the 24th biennial convention of the National Association of Colored Women. I am still improving and the last statement from my physician was to the effect that there was no reason why I should not attend the meeting in Seattle. I hope you, too, will be there, not only to attend the sessions but to give the organization the benefit of your experience and advice at this period in our history when we must decide whether to go forward or to close our doors completely. I have just received a communication from the National Office stating that more than 300 delegates have signed credentials indicating that they will be present. The women of the far Northwest are making excellent plans as hostesses for this meeting, and I am certain that your presence would add much to the conclusions reached as well as bring great happiness to the hostesses. You have been informed, I suppose, that I will not be a candidate for reelection. There are many in the field seeking election to this office. It is my earnest desire that you lend yourself to the proper guidance of our club women who are too easily swayed by those who have only personal advancement in mind when they seek national office. During the past two years we have been able to do so much to bring NACW back to its old standard. Our advice has been sought and accepted by many groups responsible for setting up a social pattern for the world in which we now live. We cannot afford to elect to any office any women who have not the training and desire to retain that standard. I shall depend upon you to do the things you consider best. Hoping that I will see you soon, I am Cordially and sincerely yours, Christine S Smith President Oberlin College Oberlin, Ohio Publicity Bureau Ella C. Parmenter, Secretary June 28, 1948 Mr. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S Street, N.W. Washington 9, D.C. Dear Mrs. Terrell: I am writing this letter with mixed feelings of embarrassment and joy. The joy stems from the fact that your photograph is not lost; the embarrassment from the fact that it was found right here in this office. I cannot explain why it was not mailed at the same time that pictures of the other honorary degree recipients were returned. However, I have today taken it to the Oberlin post office, have registered it, and have sent it First Class, Special Delivery. I hope that you will receive it within a day or two. I did not forward your letter to Miss Parmenter, for, when the picture was found, the need for it seemed to be past. However, if you wish to write to Miss Parmenter, her address, until the middle of July, will be: c/o Miss Emma McKean 534 27th Street, Oakland, California I am sincerely sorry that you were caused any worry about the disappearance of the picture. You were very kind to send it to us when we need it, and I deeply regret the distress we have caused you. Sincerely yours, Martha Miller 1020 19th St. NW. Washington 6, D.C. Wednesday, June 30, 1948 Dear Mrs. Terrell: I think I should expand a little on what we were talking about last night. The National's lawyers have been stressing strongly the very point that you spoke of, namely, that to permit branches of a national organization to apply different policies or standards of membership would cause intolerable confusion and might even destroy the national body. I don't know whether they have used the fact of your membership in the New York branch, as an illustration of [that] this point, but the general principle is one that they have been emphasizing right along; it has certainly not been overlooked. A weakness of the national association's position is that up to December 1946 they had been remiss about bringing this principle to the attention of branches, and in fact had overlooked some differences of practice among the branches. In the resolutions of December 1946, however, and still more in the committee report that was presented and approved in October 1947, the national position has been made perfectly clear. As you say, it doesn't seem possible that a court could decide against the national. Of course we must remember, however, that he has to decide according to the law as it is written, whether or not that agrees with the moral law; we can only hope that there are no technicalities or previous cases (you know they go a lot by them) that would hinder a decision according to the clear merits of the case. That is the only thing that makes me less than 100 per cent confident of the outcome; maybe 75 per cent! I will let you know, by phone if possible, just as soon as I hear. I hope you are having a pleasant time. As ever, Dorothy Remember me to Phyllis. National Association of College Women President ALICE G. TAYLOR 2556 McCulloh Street Baltimore 7, MD. Vice President INEZ B. BREWER 2143 Broadway Gary, Ind. Corresponding Secretary ESTHER POPEL SHAW 1111 Columbia Rd., N.W. Washington, D.C. Circulation Secretary MARGARET BUGG Box 1051 Raleigh, N.C. Recording Secretary CARRIE E. POWELL 347 N. 11th Street Newark, N.J. Financial Secretary CHARLOTTE B. GORDON 1122 Girard St., N.W. Washington, D.C. Treasurer JIMMIE BUGG MIDDLETON 2715 Georgia Ave., N.W. Washington 1, D.C. June 30, 1948 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S Street, NW Washington, D.C. My Dear Mrs. Terrell, It is my privilege and my pleasure to extend to you, in the name of the Executive Committee of the National Association of College Women, hearty and sincere congratulations for the honor accorded you recently by Howard University. The Committee learned, with deep gratification, at its regular June Meeting, of the award to you of the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters, and voted unanimously to extend this official greeting to you because of it. Your record of service to and for the education of all women everywhere is one to which we point with pride and genuine admiration. We are all proud of you, with you, and for you, and we feel ourselves honored by the fact that you are one of us. More power to you as you wage the good fight for right and for justice to all. Our congratulations are accompanied by our warm good wishes for your health and happiness for many years to come. Cordially yours, for the Executive Committee, National Association of College Women, Esther Popel Shaw, Corresponding Secretary. OBERLIN COLLEGE, ALUMNI FUND NORMAN R. SHAW, '26, Chairman June 30, 1948 Dear Mrs. Terrell: President Stevenson has asked me to convey his personal appreciation to you for your second gift to the 1948 Alumni Fund for dormitories for women. He is most grateful for your special effort in this important year. You will be happy to learn that a significant number of alumni have responded to the President's letter with an additional gift. This is most encouraging to all of us. The plans for the two new dormitories have been approved and construction will be started immediately. Sincerely yours, Norman Shaw Norman Shaw Mrs. Mary C. Terrell 1615 S St. N.W. Washington 9, D.C. OBERLIN COLLEGE FOUNDED 1833 The Board of Trustees of Oberlin College and the officers of the Alumni Association gratefully acknowledge your gift, just received. Your partnership in the development of the College is heartily welcomed. Mary Church Terrell, '84 $100.00 '48 Alumni Fund Wm. P. Davis Treasurer, Oberlin College Thomas E. Harris General Alumni Secretary 6-24-48 Hon. Armond W. Scott Louis R. Mehlinger, Secretary THE ROBERT H. TERRELL LAW SCHOOL 1922 Thirteenth Street, N.W. Washington D.C. Telephone: North 8843 George Arthur Parker: Dean July 1, 1948. To the Members of the Board of Trustees of The Robert H. Terrell Law School By direction of the President you are hereby notified of and requested to attend a special meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Law School on Wednesday July 7, 1948, at 7.00 P.M., in the Library Building, 1909 13th Street, N.W., for the purpose of taking urgent and immediate action on matters of vital importance to the continued existence and operation of the School. Very truly yours, Louis R Mehlinger Louis R. Menlinger Secretary. Copy mailed to: Mrs. Mary Church Terrell Judge Armond W. Scott and Messrs. Phillip W. Thomas, George A. Parker, Augustus W. Gray, Jesse H. Mitchell, Jacob N. Halper, James A. Cobb, Don Young, Melvin D. Hildreth. JAMES E. EDMUNDS Peoples National Bank Bldg Lynchburg, Virginia July 3, 1948 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. Dear Mrs. Terrell: I thank you for sending me a copy of the "Oberlin Review", with your picture, announcing that the Oberlin College has conferred upon you the degree of "Doctor of Humane Literature". This is truly a deserved honor, and I congratulate the College for recognizing your distinguished career. In my youth, Dr. Ovid Consolving was my pastor. He graduated from Oberlin College, a roommate of President Hayes. Two of his sons were Bishops of the Episcopal Church, and one grandson is now a Bishop in the State of Arizona. Again, I congratulate you, and with very best wishes. Sincerely yours, J E Edmunds J.E. Edmunds JEE:mhb For 30 years, we have been diligently "Uniting the best inspirations of people of ALL Faiths, Races, Countries, Colors, Cultures, Classes, Conditions, and Convictions for the solution of man's Present Problems; War, antagonistic Nationalisms, Poverty-amidst-Plenty, Exploitation, Prejudice, Ignorance, Hatred, Fear." WORLD FELLOWSHIP, Inc. Started in 1918 Incorporated in 1936 Centering (since May 21, 1941) in 274 acres, 6 buildings near Conway, N.H. In this new Atomic Age, we promote World-wide Fellowship, Brotherhood, Oneness, - WORLD GOVERNMENT, of, for and by All the World's PEOPLE. Trustees Charles F. Weller, Founder-President Eugenia Winston Weller, Secretary The two (unpaid) General Executives Conway, N. H. Amy Woods, 1673 Beacon St., Brookline 46, Mass. Sidney A. Teller, Rm. 429, 222 W. Adams St., Chicago, Ill. Our Observer at UNESCO Conferences, Mexico City, 1947 Clarence V. Howell Succeeding Kedarnath Das Gupta, deceased 417 West 121st St., New York City Ramkrishna Shahu Modak, of India Georgia Lloyd, Campaign for World Government, 334 S. Dearborn St., Chicago, Illinois Rev. Norris E. Woodbury, Madison, N. H. Laurence C. Jones, Piney Woods, Miss. Eleanor Wood Whitman, Tamworth, N. H. Rev. George Hibbert Driver, 407 Boston Rd., Billerica, Mass. Dr. Jay Holmes Smith, The Harlem Ashram, 2013 5th Ave., New York City Helen Abbott Sutton, 31 Waldron St., Marblehead, Mass. William S. Felton, Center Ossipee, N. H. Prof. Raymond F. Piper, Syracuse University, Syracuse 10, N. Y. Rt. Rev. Paul Keen (a bishop of the Eastern Orthodox Catholic Church), Mr. Eugene L. Belisle 55 Kilby St., Boston 9, Mass. American Council (Endorsers) comprising 151 Individuals living in 83 Cities in 30 States - and Canada Charles Davis, Bass River, Cape Cod, Mass. Sheldon Shepard, Secretary, Western Division of World Fellowship, Inc., Hollywood, Calif. Edward M. Winston, Chicago, Ill. in charge of Chicago Office, Room 901, 155 N. Clark St. Louis A. Bowman, Treasurer, Chicago Clarence K. Streit, Washington, D. C. Hon. Harry P. Smart, Center Ossipee, N. H. Prof. Glenn Clark, St. Paul, Minn. Dr. Rufus M. Jones, Haverford, Pa. Devere Allen, Wilton, Conn. Dr. Jerome Davis, West Haven, Conn. Mary Pickford, Beverly Hills, Calif. Dr. Harry Elmer Barnes, Cooperstown, N.Y. Frederick J. Libby, Washington, D. C. Bishop Ralph S. Cushman, St. Paul, Minn. The Rev. E. Tallmadge Root, Somerville, Mass. Rev. Alvin C. Bacon, Northwood, N. H. William T. Frary, Boston, Mass. President H. M. Gage, St. Charles, Mo. Dean N. R. High Moor, Pittsburgh, Pa President Harry Lee Upperman, Baxter, Tenn. E. Haldeman-Julius, Girard, Kans. Kate Crane-Gartz, Altadena, Calif. Rev. Alexander Paul, Indianapolis, Ind. Dr. John Haynes Holmes, N.Y.C. Harmonization Fellowship Foundation, Rev. Verona Hull, Portland, Ore. Prof. LeRoy E. Bowman, N.Y.C. Dr. Preston Bradley, Chicago, Ill. Elisabeth Gilman, Baltimore, Md. Prof. Arthur Evans Wood, Ann Arbor, Mich. Mrs. Fannie Fern Andrews, Ph.D. Boston, Mass. Rabbi Wm. H. Fineshriber, Philadelphia, Pa. William B. Lloyd, Jr., Winnetka, Ill. Cecil Williams, Hamilton, Ont., Can. Irene Grimwood Fender, Chicago, Ill. Mary Church Terrell, Washington, D. C. Rev. George E. O'Dell, N.Y.C. (Continued OVER) CONWAY, NEW HAMPSHIRE (Telephone: MAdison 4-ring 4) 7/5/48 Mrs Mary Church Terrell Annapolis Maryland: Dear Mrs Terrell - Friend and Colleague of Many Years Please, please do not fail to keep your promised engagement here. In good faith - following your kind and unconditional acceptance of our invitation - we have announced you, widely, in two circulars which have gone out in all our numerous letters - hundreds of them. Now we are mailing 500 or more of the new, 4 -page bit of 40 speakers. It was ordered from the NY printer before your card came saying that "something had happened which makes me fear it will not be possible for me to fill the engagement." It will make a very bad impression on hundreds of people concerned, if you fail to keep your pledged word. I never knew you to do that - and I hope you won't put us to that distress - and dishonor (for many critical people are likely to criticise us very severely!) Besides that, Mrs Weller and I are eager to have you with us, in our Paradise, we are 78 and 76 and you are "old enough to vote" and we may not have much time in ANY contribution makes ANYONE a MEMBER for a YEAR (Contributions are deductible from Income Tax returns) AMERICAN COUNCIL (continued) Rev. Richard. A. Dawson, Tucson, Ariz. E. P. Carbo, Baltimore, Md. Ida Oatley Howell, New York City Dr. Carl E. Grammer, Philadelphia Rev. Fred W. Helfer, Hiram, Ohio Dr. Edwin R. Embree, Chicago Mrs. Peter Dolese, Detroit, Mich. Dean Seth W. Slaughter, Des Moines, Ia. Katherine Devereaux Blake, N.Y.C. Dr. Raphael Herman, Reno, Nevada Miss Flora White, Buckland, Mass. Prof. Syud Hossain, Washington, D.C. Dr. Charles Snyder, Davenport, Ia. Rabbi Ferdinand M. Isserman, St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Jean S. Milner, Indianapolis, Ind. Dr. John G. Coffin, Columbus, Ohio Mrs. Lawrence Riggs Howard, Thompson, Conn. Dr. Henry S. Curtis, Ann Arbor, Mich. Prof. John Ise, Lawrence, Kan. Dr. Burris Jenkins, Kansas City, Mo. Rabbi Abram Nowak, New Rochelle, N.Y. Dr. Harold Cooke Phillips, Cleveland. O. Dr. John Curry Walker, Waterbury, Conn. Alice A. Winston, West Springfield, Mass. Mirza Ahmed Sohrab, New York City Rev. Ruth E. Chew, Calgary, Alberta, Can. Rev. Dr. Frederick W. Roman, Los Angeles, Calif. John Pratt Whitman, Tamworth, N.H. Ruth McWhorter Warren, Laconia, N.H. Rabbi Philip D. Bookstaber, Harrisburg Eugene T. Lies, Cleveland, OH Prof. Milton Wittler, Nyack, N.Y. Olive Cole Smith, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa Dr. George H. Combs, Kansas City, Mo. Prof. Edward Engson, St. Paul, Minn. Dr. Torrance Phelps, Sacramento, Cal. Prof. Frank J. Bruno, St. Louis, Mo. Mrs. Rueben Post Halleck, Louisville, Ky. Dr. Theodore A. Greene, New Britain, Conn. Rev. Eliot White, New York City Mrs. Lewis S. Chandler, New York City Rev. Donald M. Salmon, Eureka, Ill. Judge Ira W. Jayne, Detroit, Mich. Lillian Burkhart Goldsmith, Los Angeles, Cal. Rabbi Samuel Thurman, St. Louis, Mo. Dr. Frederick R. Griffin, Philadelphia Estelle M. Sternberger, New York City Marie A. Guengerich, Joplin, Mo. J.G. Berman, Beverly Hills, Calif. Rabbi David A. Goldstein, Omaha, Neb. Katherine E. Lucke, Baltimore, Md. Dr. Charles S. MacFarland, Mountain Lakes, N.J. Dr. Samuel Guy Inman, Bronxville, N.Y. Mrs. Alexander Kohut, New York City Prof. Ralph E. Blount, Oak Park, Ill. Mrs. Henry Reist Nissley, Denver, Col. Theodore H. Hammett, Tulsa, Okla. Mary Roberts Coolidge, Berkeley, Calif. Dr. Frank S.C. Wicks, Cleveland, Ohio Ida M. Gurley, Detroit, Mich. Rabbi David H. Wice, Omaha, Neb. Dr. Francis S. Onderdonk, Ann Arbor, Mich. Helen Patterson, Philadelphia Mrs. Edw. S. Allen, Ames, Iowa Prof. Charles H. Patterson, Lincoln, Neb. Eloise Mellor, Los Angeles Elizabeth Kuskulis, Denver, Col. Rev. Richard M. Trelease, Kansas City, Mo. Dr. John Seaman Garns, Minneapolis, Minn. Harriet Coolidge, Santa Barbara, Calif. Dr. Ralph W. Sockman, New York City Loraine Bliss, San Francisco, Calif. Dr. Jessie Wallace Hughan, N.Y.C. Dr. Lucius F. Reed, Boulder, Col. Mrs. Mabel W. Schlafer, Seattle, Wash. Mrs. Olga R. Steers, Lansing, MIch. Dr. Elma Guy Cutshall, Lincoln, Neb. Rabbi Samuel Teitelbaum, Fort Smith, Ark. Mrs. William Kent, Kentfield, Calif. Mrs. Alice F. Kiernan, Laguna Beach, Calif. Prof. E. Merrill Root, Earlham, Ind. Mrs. Jennie Adamson, Beulah, Mich. Ila Dixon Buntz, Los Angeles, Calif. Rev. Harold P. Marley, Dayton, Ohio Working for World-Wide Peace, PLenty, Progress, effective Brotherhood, World-wide Fellowship- for ALL MANKIND ANY contribution makes ANYONE a MEMBER for a YEAR (Contributions are deductible from Income Tax returns) which to get together - in an earthly Paradise! So, we do count upon you coming. Affectionately, with deep fraternal appreciation Chas F. Weller Washington Committee for Wallace 1722 CONNECTICUT AVENUE NORTHWEST WASHINGTON 9, D.C. DEcatur 5566 DEcatur 5567 ARTHUR FAWCETT Acting Chairman J. DANIEL WEITZMAN Treasurer ANNA BERENSON Executive Secretary Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. Dear Mrs. Terrell: As you know, the Washington Committee for Wallace has Issued the attached CALL to the supporters and friends of Henry Wallace in the District of Columbia for the purpose of organizing a new political party for the District, to be affiliated with the national new party. At the present time our Nominating Committee is gathering together a slate of officers and members of a District Committee of the new party to be submitted to the delegates at the Convention for their consideration. We are writing to ask you whether you would permit us to include your name for consideration by the Nominating Committee with the understanding that if elected by the Convention, you will serve as a vice-chairman of the District Committee of the new party. We shall appreciate it very much if you will write or phone the office by Friday, July 9, so that we can submit your name at the next meeting of our Nominating Committee before our Convention. Very Sincerely yours, Harry Lamberton Harry Lamberton Chairman, Nominating Committee uopwa #27 Enclosure: Call EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS P.L. Albright, Dr. Rollo Britten, Mrs. Edith Cohen, Mrs. Leslie Douglas, Dr. Donald H. Dougherty, Mrs. ELizabeth Dickerson, Mrs. Gertrude Evans, Dr. C. DeWitt Eldridge, Clark Foreman, Joseph Forer, Mrs. Rosalie B. Gerber, Mrs. John C. Gray, Rev. T. Ewell Hopkins, Henry T. Hunt, Mrs. Eugenia Hyde, Dr. Joseph L. Johnson, William Johnson, Harry Lamberton, Belford Lawson, Walter Marlowe, Dr. Ruth Moore, John T. McManus, Martin Popper, Mrs. Gertrude Rodman, Samuel J. Rodman, Allan R. Rosenberg, Mrs Annie Stein, Mrs. Estar Tayback, Dr. A. Langston Taylor, Luke Wilson, Dr. Irving Winik. Organized 1896 Incorporated 1904 National Association of Colored Women, Inc. Affiliated with the National Council of Women U. S. A. Inc. 1906 Maintains Frederick Douglass Memorial Home and Property-1916 Established National Scholarship Fund and National Headquarters 1114 O Street, N. W. Telephone DEcatur 8160 Washington 5, D. C. President Mrs. Christine S. Smith 1114 O Street, Northwest Washington, D. C. Second Vice-President Mrs. Annette harris Officer 2114 Missouri Avenue East St. Louis, Illinois First Recording Secretary Mrs. Pollyanna Reed 57 Cherry Court, North Portland, Oregon Second Recording Secretary Mrs Irene Gaines 3262 Vernon Avenue Chicago, Illinois Treasurer Mrs. Ella P. Stewart 1008 City Park Avenue Toledo 2, Ohio Chairman, Executive Board Mrs. H. M. Gibbs 230 West Jefferson Davis Avenue Montgomery, Alabama Secretary of Executive Board Mrs. Thelma Burke 103 Hill Street Forrest City, Arkansas Parliamentarian Mrs. Lucy Harth Smith 258 East 5th Street Lexington, Kentucky Statistician Mrs. Nannie M. Reed 5211 Calumet Avenue Chicago, Illinois Auditor Mrs. Carrie Sharp 452A Harding Street Petersburg, Virginia Field Representative Miss Arsania Williams 4318 San Francisco St. Louis, Missouri Historian Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 'S' Street, Northwest Washington, D. C. Elective Members of the Administrative Committee Mrs. Lethia Fleming 2342 East 40th Street Cleveland, Ohio Mrs. Ruby E. Lyells 1116 Montgomery Street Jackson, Mississippi Mrs. Sarah Lee Fleming 216 Dwight Street New Haven, Connecticut Mrs. Bessie H. Payne Box 20 Chatham, New York Mrs. Lillian Horace 1717 Benson Avenue Evanston, Illinois Executive Secretary Mrs. Ruby M. Kendrick 1114 O Street, Northwest Washington, D. C. July 7, 1948 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell Highland Beach Maryland My dear Mrs. Terrell: I have tried to telephone you recently but without success. I understand you are at the beach, so will write you. I have been informed by the planning committee at Seattle that they would like you to make the response at the Public Meeting held on Tuesday Evening August 3rd at which time the Pioneers of the National Association of Colored Women are being honored with a public program. Your address is being sent directly to the local committee chairman, but as the programs are to be printed here in Washington I would appreciate having a reply from you. Please accept congratulations for the honors you brought to women of color through the honors bestowed upon you. I hope you plan to attend the convention at Seattle. Yours truly, Ruby M. Kendrick RMK/jw PULSE MAGAZINE 2627 Bowen Road, S. E. ATlantic 4452 1937 Eleventh St., N. W. NOrth 2984 Washington 20, D. C. James C. Mason, Publisher Helen S. Mason, Editor July 8, 1948 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1744 S Street, N. W. Washington, D. C. Dear Mrs. Terrell: Pulse Magazine has been privileged to present an account of your recent work along the color line together with a photograph in the June issue., and is happy to send you the enclosed clipping. We would appreciate having any comment you care to make for our files. Sincerely, Helen S. Mason HSM/V Enclosure Trustees Howard S. Anderson Jacob Billikopf Sara W. Brown Harry J. Capehart George W. Coleman George W. Crawford Faburne E. DeFrantz Victor B. Deyber Dorothy Canfield Fisher Lloyd K. Garrison Charles H. Garvin Richard W. Hale, Jr. Mordecai W. Johnson, president Howard University Washington 1, D. C. Jacob Billikopf Chairman of The Executive Committee 805 Bankers Security Building Philadelphia 7, Pa. Trustees Guy B. Johnson Mordecai W. Johnson Thomas Jesse Jones Lorimer D. Milton Peter Marshall Murray Myles A. Paige James W. Parker Eleanor Roosevelt Floyd W. Reeves C. C. Spaulding Channing H. Tobias P. B. Young, chairman James M. Nabrit, Jr., secretary July 9, 1948 Dear Mrs. Terrell: Nor can I tell you how genuinely delighted I was to receive your beautiful letter. Yes, I knew that Oberlin was going to confer on you a richly merited honorary degree and I was thrilled for still another reason, namely, my daughter, Florence, graduated from Oberlin three years ago and naturally I have a sentimental attachment for this great institution. Then, too, my very dear friend, Henry J. Haskell, chief editorial writer and one of the publishers of the Kansas City Star is a Trustee of Oberlin as were his first wife, Isabel, and his second wife, Katharine, sister of Orville Wright. In front of the Art Museum in Oberlin there is a beautiful memorial which Haskell established in memory of Katharine. I do hope the Judge's decision in the case of the American Association of University Women will be favorable and I will be so grateful if you will inform me of the outcome. My wife joins me in sending fond regards to you. As ever Cordially yours, Jacob Billikopf Mrs. Mary Church Terrell William E. Cotter National Chairman Winthrop W. Aldrich National Treasurer John D. Rockefeller, Jr. Chairmain, National Council United Negro College Fund, Inc. DUpont 6100 - Ext. 434 1948 Washington Area Campaign Room 204 Founders Library, Howard University P.O. Box 136 College Presidents Dr. Mordecai W. Johnson Dr. Richard V. Moore Co-Chairman Mr. John L. Burling Dr. W. Montague Cobb Mrs. Robert Eichholz Dr. Dorothy B. Ferebee Campaign Treasurer Louis K. Lynn, Auditor Union Trust Co. SPONSORS Mrs. H. T. Austern Rev. J. C. Beckett Mr. Daniel W. Bell Mrs. Mary McLeod Bethune Mrs. Francis Biddle Mr. Lee D. Butler Mr. Rufus Byars Mr. Morris Cafritz Mr. Henry P. Chandler Mr. Edward O. Clark Mrs. William L. Clayton Mr. James A. Cobb Mr. Harry Cohen Mrs. Avery Coonley Dr. Clarence W. Cranford Dr. W. L. Darby Rt. Rev. Angus Dun Mr. Albert H. Ely Mr. James C. Evans Mrs. Felix Frankfurter Mrs. J. Borden Harriman Mrs. Leon Henderson Mr. J. Edgar Hoover Mr. James L. Houghtelling Mr. Charles Houston Mr. Coleman Jennings Dr. Joseph L. Johnson Mr. Joseph D. Kaufman Mrs. Milton W. King Dr. Howard H. Long Dr. C. Herbert Marshall, Jr. Mr. E. D. Merrill Dr. Jane E. McAllister Mrs. Gifford Pinchot Dr. John W. Rustin Dr. Hugo B. Schiff Mr. G. Howland Shaw Mr. Alfred Smith Mrs. L. Corrin Strong Mrs. Mary Church Terrell Mr. A. B. Trowbridge, Jr. Mr. Eliot Wadsworth Mr. George L. P. Weaver Mrs. Theodore O. Wedel Mrs. Dorothea C. Wells Mr. Richard Wilmer "As of May 28, 1948" COMMITTEE CO-CHAIRMEN ALUMNI Mr. Edgar C. Dawson Mr. H. M. Griffin BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS Atty. W. E. Leahy Mr. Jesse Mitchell GENERAL SOLICITATIONS Mrs. Robert Eichholz Dr. Dorothy Ferebee GOVERNMENT Hon. Oscar Chapman Dr. Frank S. Horne LABOR UNIONS Mr. Geo. L. P. Weaver Mr. Charles S. Hill PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANTS Mr. J. Stevenson Hill Mr. James E. Huger Mr. W. W. Blocker PUBLICITY COMMITTEE Mr. Carter T. Barron Mr. Otto McClarrin SPECIAL GIFTS Dr. Dorothy B. Ferebee Mrs. John Ferguson SUBURBAN Mrs. Joseph Fowler Mrs. Kenneth Crawford Mrs. Rathbone Smith Dr. Newman C. Taylor July 15, 1948 Dear Mrs. Terrell: May we ask you to take a moment or two to read the enclosed leaflet which deals with one of our critical problems -- inequality of educational opportunity for 10% of America's citizens. It is not too much to say that upon the 32 colleges represented in the United Negro College Fund rests the major responsibility for supplying wise and capable leadership--ministers, doctors, lawyers, nurses, teachers--from our 14,000,000 Negro citizens. These are not wealthy colleges; their students come mainly from low-income families. Tuition fees are necessarily low; endowments pitifully small; but their costs have increased just as yours and ours have. So it is necessary to provide funds to bridge the gap between income and operating expenses. The Fund was founded to meet that need, and for five years now has successfully kept these colleges operating at least at minimum efficiency. This money is used to provide increased faculty for the largest enrollment in the schools' history--31,000 students; for more books and library services; scholarship aid to deserving students; class-room and laboratory equipment, and other essentials. Without these things the colleges cannot serve their students well; without the aid of the Fund, these needs cannot be met. A gift to the Fund does immediate good for many, in many places. It will pay dividends in enriched individual lives and a more unified America. It will bring you the satisfaction of offering a helping hand to those who are striving eagerly to climb upward. Will you join the more than 50,000 Americans who now make the United Negro College Fun one of their regular philanthropies? Sincerely yours, J. L. Burling W. Montague Cobb Co-Chairmen NATIONAL COUNCIL John D. Rockefeller, Jr., Chairman Ernest G. Adams Providence, R.I. Nathan Adams Dallas, Tex. S.J. Anderson Albany, N.Y. B.F. Ashe Coral Gables, Fla. Bruce Barton New York, N.Y. Henry Bell Tyler, Tex. M.L. Benedum Pittsburgh, Pa. James E. Bennett Youngstown, Ohio Isaiah Bowman Baltimore, Md. Lindsay Bradford New York, N.Y. Wilson M. Brown Richmond, Va. Matthew W. Bullock Boston, Mass. W. Randolph Burgess New York, N.Y. Daniel L. Burrows New York, N.Y. Cummins Catherwood Philadelphia, Pa. Harry Woodburn Chase New York, N.Y. Mrs. William L. Clayton Washington, D.C. E.F. Creekmore New Orleans, La. Archbishop Richard J. Cushing Boston, Mass. Edmund E. Day Ithaca, N.Y. Walter A. Dew Wilmington, Del. Harold W. Dodds Princeton, N.J. David Dubinsky New York, N.Y. Thomas H. Eliot Boston, Mass. Edwin R. Embree Chicago, Ill. Harvey S. Firestone, Jr. Akron, Ohio Thomas Fitzgerald Pittsburgh, Pa. John B. Gage Kansas City, Mo. Frank Gannett Rochester, N.Y. Thomas M. Geoghegan Cincinnati, Ohio T.K. Gibson Chicago, Ill. Walter S. Gifford New York, N.Y. Randle R. Gilbert Dallas, Tex. T.M. Girdler Cleveland, Ohio Ellsworth S. Grant Hartford, Conn. William Green Washington, D.C. R.M. Hanes Winston-Salem, N.C. Harvey B. Harrison Buffalo, N.Y. W.T. Holliday Cleveland, Ohio Eugene Holman New York, N.Y. John Holmes Chicago, Ill. Charles R. Hook Middletown, Ohio Charles E. Hughes, Jr. New York, N.Y. Henry P. Irr Baltimore, Md. R.C. Johnson Birmingham, Ala. Eric Johnston Washington, D.C. Jesse Jones Houston, Tex. Rufus M. Jones Haverford, Pa. Abe Lastfogel Beverly Hills, Calif. Samuel D. Leidsesdorf New York, N.Y. Ira F. Lewis Pittsburgh, Pa. Henry R. Luce New York, N.Y. Lawrence J. MacGregor Summit, N.J. Charles H. Mahoney Detroit, Mich. Thomas W. Martin Birmingham, Ala. Harpo Marx Los Angeles, Calif. Fowler McCormick Chicago, Ill. Edwin B. Meissner St. Louis, Mo. Albert G. Milbank New York, N.Y. Jeremiah Milbank New York, N.Y. Spencer Miller, Jr. Trenton, N.J. T.E. Millsop Weirton, W. Va. Philip Murray Washington, D.C. Kenneth Parker Janesville, Wisc. Graham Patterson Philadelphia, Pa. Ernest E. Quantrell New York, N.Y. Owen J. Roberts Philadelphia, Pa. A.W. Robertson Pittsburgh, Pa. Lessing J. Rosenwald Jenkintown, Pa. T.J. Ross New York, N.Y. Alexander C. Ruthven Ann Arbor, Mich. Mrs. T.M. Sayman St. Louis, Mo. Charles Seymour New Haven, Conn. Henry D. Sharpe Providence, R.I. Robert G. Sproul Berkeley, Calif. Edgar B. Stern New Orleans, La. John R. Suman New York, N.Y. Channing H. Tobias New York, N.Y. J.E. Walker Memphis, Tenn. Willim H. Watkins Jackson, Miss. Thomas J. Watson New York, N.Y. Ernest T. Weir Pittsburgh, Pa. Harry C. Wiess Houston, Tex. Mrs. Ira S. Wile N. Bennington, Vt. L. Kemper Williams New Orleans, La. Ed H. Winton Fort Worth, Tex. (As of April first) PARTICIPATING COLLEGES Atlanta University Atlanta, Ga. Rufus E. Cleveland, President Benedict College Columbia, S.C. J.A. Bacoats, President Bethune-Cookman College Daytona Beach, Fla. Richard V. Moore, President Bennett College Greensboro, N.C. David D. Jones, President Bishop College Marshall, Tex. Joseph J. Rhoads, President Clark College Atlanta, Ga. James P. Brawley, President Dillard University New Orleans, La. A.W. Dent, President Fisk University Nashville, Tenn. Charles S. Johnson, President Gammon Theological Seminary Atlanta, Ga. John W. Haywood, President Hampton Institute Hampton, Va. Ralph P. Bridgman, President Howard University Washington, D.C. Mordecai W. Johnson, President Johnson C. Smith University Charlotte, N.C. Hardy Liston, President Knoxville College Knoxxville, Tenn. J. Reed Miller, President Lane College Jackson, Tenn. Dean S. Yarbrough, President LeMoyne College Memphis, Tenn. Hollis F. Price, President Lincoln University Chester County, Pa. Horace M. Bond, President Livingston College Salisbury, N.C. W.J. Trent, President Morehouse College Atlanta, Ga. Benjamin E. Mays, President Morris Brown College Atlanta, Ga. W.A. Fountain, Jr., President Paine College Augusta, Ga. E.C. Peters, President Philander Smith College Little Rock, Ark. M. LaFayette Harris, President Samuel Huston College Austin, Tex. Shaw University Raleigh, N.C. Robert P. Daniel, President Spelman College Atlanta, Ga. Florence M. Read, President Talladega College Talledega, Ala. A.D. Beittel, President Texas College Tyler, Tex. D.R. Glass, President Tillotson College Austin, Tex. Willian H. Jones, President Tougaloo College Tougaloo, Miss. Harold C. Warren, President Tuskegee Institute Tuskegee Institute, Ala. F.D. Patterson, President Virginia Union University Richmond, Va. J.M. Ellison, President WIley College Marshall, Tex. E.C. McLeod, President Xavier University New Orleans, La. Mother M. Agatha, President [*A.A.U.W.*] 1020 19th St. NW. Washington 6, D.C. July 16, 1948 Dear Mrs. terrell: If you get the Washington papers then, you already know that the decision went against us. I don't know any further details. Star clipping is enclosed. We understand that the National is going to appeal, so we do not consider things settled yet, but there will be another long wait. What we shall have to do, of course- and would have had to in any case- is to change the national by-laws in the convention at Seattle next June, so that there will be no question as to what they mean. Plans are well under way for that. Meanwhile the national people are going to do a lot of educational work in the branches. I could tell you some encouraging things in that connection, but of course we can't tell yet how it is likely to go. We aren't giving up the ship, and I know you won't. Love from Dorothy THE GRADUATE FACULTY OF POLITICAL AND SOCIAL SCIENCE ORGANIZED UNDER THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH 66 WEST 12th STREET - NEW YORK 11 - GRAMERCY 7-8465 July 20, 1948 Jacob Billikopf Associate Chairman, Finance Committee 805 Bankers Security Building Philadelphia 7, Pennsylvania Dear Mrs. Terrell: Many years ago that truly great American, one of the greatest of his generation, Charles Evans Hughes, said in a lecture: "The Law is what the Judge says it is." Though I am not a lawyer I cannot escape the conviction that Judge Bolitha A. Laws could have found precedents which would have compelled the Washington Chapter of the American Association of University Women to admit Negro members. I imagine that Justice William O. Douglas or a Judge Learned Hand would have take a position contrary to that of Judge Laws and fortified it with precedents and most sound reasoning. In your talk at Howard University you stated that during the past two years you have almost become a nervous wreck as a result of your right to admit Negro women in the Washington Chapter, but it may be a source of comfort - if there be any solace in it - that such great men as the late Louis D. Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, Julian W. Mack, Irving Lehman, my father-in-law, the late Louis Marshall and others would not have been admitted into any University Club because they were Jews. Recently a friend asked me to take luncheon with him at the University Club in Philadelphia. At an adjoining table sat one of the most notorious politicians in the country - a political Boss who has been indicted again and again for graft and other felonies, but who each time managed to escape through chicanery. This person is a member of the University Club because he was once a student in a nearby college. Ironical, is it not, to think that this man should be a member of the University Club whereas persons of my faith who have achieved great distinction are not admitted to membership. Often I wonder why it is that men and women who have had the benefit of college and university education; who have had extensive studies in the Liberal Arts should be so bigoted as to draw rigid lines of distinction in their chapters of the American Association of University Women, University Clubs and similar institutions. A very sad commentary on our educational system! However, we must -2- bear in mind that as Dr. Gunnar Myrdal pointed out in his great Commencement Address at Howard University, progress is being made. I am sending copy of this letter to Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt who, I am sure, is also one of your admirers and to Dean Althea Kratz Hottel. I hope you will have a restful summer and with warm personal regards. As ever Cordially yours, Jacob Billikopf Mrs. Mary Church Terrell Highland Beach Anne Arundel County, Md. 1020 19th St. NW. Washington 6, D.C. July 20, 1948 Dear Mrs. Terrell, Miss Smith, of the AAUW national staff, has just returned to me the documents which you lent them for the lawyers' use; namely, the letter of Oct. 10, 1946 from Mrs. Brubaker, with the money order; and the letter from Mrs. Wilhelm of January 6, 1947, with your receipts for your registered letter to her. What shall I do with them? I am leaving for vacation this Friday evening. Shall I send them to you at the beach, or will you be coming into town? If there is no good way of getting them to you, of course they are perfectly safe here in any desk drawer at home, but I shall be gone for nearly a month and should rather get them into your hands if possible. I'll do whatever you say. Mother seems to be feeling a little better physically. Of course she is much upset by the court decision, but seems to be keeping her chin up. Needless to say, we are all thoroughly disgusted. The procedures for appealing seem to be slow, like other things about the law, but we are assured that they are moving. good luck to you, Dorothy OBERLIN COLLEGE OBERLIN, OHIO PUBLICITY BUREAU Ella C. Parmenter, Secretary July 21, 1948 Mrs. Mary Church Terrell 1615 S Street, N.W. Washington 9, D.C. Dear Mrs. Terrell: Thank you for your note of July 8. I am glad that the picture arrived safely, and I appreciate your being so pleasant about the whole mix-up. I am enclosing some clippings which I thought might interest you. Miss Parmenter returned Monday, looking tanned and healthy, from a trip to California. She asks me to send you her best wishes. I hope that you are having a pleasant summer. Cordially yours, Martha Miller (Mrs.) Martha M. Miller Phone, Pennypacker 6045 Jacob Billikopf, Director LABOR STANDARDS ASSOCIATION 805 Bankers Securities Bldg. Philadelphia 7, PA. July 27, 1948 Dear Mrs. Terrell: I was genuinely delighted to receive your letter giving me a more complete picture than I had about your past membership the the American Association of University Women. One night last week my wife and I had at dinner Dr. Russel A. Dixon, Dean of the College of Dentistry, Howard University, also the Mordecai Johnson children. Caroline Seems to be ahppily married and her husband, a physician, is doing splendidly. I do hope Mrs. Terrell that you will have a restful vacation and looking forward to seeing you after Labor Day, I am, with kindest regards. Cordially yours, Jacob Billikopf P.S. When I sent Mrs. Roosevelt copy of the letter I had written you, I requested that she should not take the trouble to acknowledge because I know how fearfully busy she is. THE FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST IN BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS Literature Activities Department of The Mother Church 222 Massachusetts Avenue Distribution Committee Advertising Committee Circulation Committee July 30, 1948 Mrs. Mary C. Terrell C/o Anne Arundel Co., Highland Beach, Maryland Dear Mrs. Terrell: At the request of Mrs. Mary van Pelt Vucassovich, Librarian, Christian Science Reading Room, First Church of Christ, Scientist, Annapolis, Maryland, we are glad to send you, under separate cover, a copy of the May 26, 1948, issue of The Christian Science Monitor; we trust it reaches you before August 4. With all good wishes, Sincerely yours, LITERATURE ACTIVITIES DEPARTMENT OF THE MOTHER CHURCH (Miss) Mina C. Pedersen Manager Transcribed and reviewed by contributors participating in the By The People project at crowd.loc.gov.