Diaries and Notebooks of Marian Anderson

[Ickes, Harold L., 1939: Ickes to Hurok]

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The Secretary of the Interior Washington April 17, 1939

My dear Mr. Hurok:

This will acknowledge receipt of your letter of April 10, expressing your appreciation for the part that I and other members of my staff took in making the Marian Anderson Easter concert possible. I consider it a privilege to have been in a position to help. It was a truly great occasion, and I am confident that it will encourage the just recognition of talent without regard to race or color.

Sincerely yours,

Harold L. Ickes Secretary of the Interior

Mr. S. Hurok, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York.

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