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Yale University Exercises marking the opening of the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: JB00005 Author/Creator: Yale University Place Written: s.l. Type: Pamphlet Date: 7 January 1950 Pagination: Order a Copy

This pamphlet is a transcript of the ceremony for the opening of the James Weldon Johnson Memorial Collection of Negro Arts and Letters. This collection was founded by Carl Van Vechten and the ceremony took place at Sprague Memorial Hall.

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