MS01.03.04.B01.F10.0006

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UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND AT COLLEGE PARK
DEPARTMENT OF ART

May 17, 1996

Dr. Ira Berlin, Acting Dean
College of Arts and Humanities
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742

Dear Dr. Berlin:

I want to thak [thank] you for taking the time away from your
busy schedule on Thursday, May 16, to talk with me about
future plans for my work at the University. Of the several
options that we talked about relating to the coming academic
year, I prefer the following:

I would begin work in the fall of this year cataloging
my books, films, tapes, photographs and negatives, slides,
correspondences and collected documents and parts of the
visual arts collection that center on the subject of African
American art (estimated to be 15,000-20,000 items as possible
resource materials for a center for the study of African
American art at the University of Maryland. A graduate student
is needed to devote 20 hours per week to the project under
my supervision. Having release time of one course each
semester from my current teaching schedule would enable me
pursue this endeavor. I would continue to teach graduate
students in both the Art Studio and Art History programs
through independent study and serve them in an advisory
capacity as I presently do.*

It is my understanding that I shall continue to work
with Dr. Carla Peterson and Ms. Juanita Holland and others
to strengthen the program in African diaspora studies at
the University as needed.

Best wishes for a safe journey to the East and I look
forward to hearing from you at your convenience.

*In the future, I would Sincerely,
want to teach one seminar [SIGNED]
each year and help expand David C. Driskell
the role of the center at Distinguished University Professor
the University

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