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Founded by General O. O. Howard
Howard University
Washington D.C.
Incorporated by Act of Congress March 2 1867
[Howard Unversity seal]

Trustees
Louise C. Ball
George E. Bell
Jacob Billikopf
Sara W. Brown
W. Justin Carter
George W. Coleman
George W. Crawford
Walter G. Crump
Victor B. Deyber
Lloyd K. Garrison
Charles H. Garvin
Albert Bushnell Hart

Trustees
John R. Hawkins
T.L. Hungate
Guy B. Johnson
Mordecai W. Johnson
Thomas Jesse Jones
Jesse E. Moorland
Peter M. Murray
James C. Napier
Ulysses G.B. Pierce
C.C. Spaulding
Channing H. Tobias
P.B. Young

Treasurers Office

January 12 1939

The Editor
The Washington Herald
1317 H Street N.W. [Northwest]
Washington D.C.

Sir

For several years Howard University has presented Miss Marian Anderson
in recital in Washington. For two years the Armstrong High School was
used. Last year we were successful in securing the Rialto Theatre. To
be sure of meeting expenses the University need some auditorium that
will seat 1500 people or more. our experience proves that there is
sufficient demand from the general public to fill an auditorium seat-
ing [seating] 1500.

Persons in charge of the concert for Howard University have attempted
to secure Constitution Hall. The Management has advised that the
Daughters of the American Revolution have required restrictions to
put in all contracts that no Negro artists may be presented in Consti-
tution [Constitution] Hall.

Howard University has enough to do without engaging in extra-curricu-
lar [extra-curricular] reform activities. The question arises personally however whether
there are not a sufficient number of persons in Washington and vicinity
interested in Miss Marian Anderson and what she represents to impress
upon the Daughters of the American Revolution that this restriction
may not represent public opinion in Washington. Or does this restrict-
ion [restriction] represent public opinion in Washington?

Respectfully

(Signed) V.D. Johnston
V.D. Johnston

A similar letter went to the following papers with the same date

The Washington Times
The Washington Daily News
The Washington Evening Star
The Washington Post

Communications should be addressed to [quote] The Treasurer Howard University [end quote] and not to individuals

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