Letter: C.A. Thatcher to Paul Laurence Dunbar, Page 1 of 2

Creator

C. A. Thatcher
Ohio History Connection

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Identifier

MSS114_B01F03_027

Creation Date

12-9-1894

Keywords

Paul Laurence Dunbar, Ohio history, Poetry, dialect poetry, biography, black history, black poets, primary sources, prominent Ohioans

Description

Letter discusses planned correspondence with Mr. Shearer at Dunbar's request. Also gives details of an event at West End Club in Toledo Dec. 19, at which Dunbar will give a reading. Thatcher suggests having the publisher bind a few of Dunbar's books in a neat white and gold binding, which he thinks would sell well at this time of year. Full text of letter:

(Page 1)

Dec. 9th 1894

Mr. Paul Dunbar

Dayton Ohio– Dear Sir:

Will open correspondence with Mr. Shearer as requested. I do not know when the winter term opens at Delaware but suppose it is soon after Jan 1st.

Have arranged for you to give reading before the West End Club in Toledo on Wednesday evening Dec. 19th. The club is in a large house there when you were here before and the evening should be of profit. Will try to make engagements for you at two or three other places for 20th and 21st. You should arrange to spend two or three days here & bring a number of your books with you.

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If the publisher would bind a few in a neat white & gold binding think they would sell at this time of year. You should bring full dress suit with you.

Let me know at once if you can not come. If you can get the Y.M.C.A. to keep you it might be well to stop at _____ for Tuesday evening the 18th. I have friends there who would assist.

Very truly yours

CA Thatcher

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Primary Item Type

Business Correspondence

Rights

This item is part of the Paul Laurence Dunbar House collection at Ohio History Connection, Columbus, Ohio. The collection contains items from 219 N. Summit St., Dayton, Ohio (later 219 N. Paul Laurence Dunbar St.), the home Dunbar purchased for his mother, Matilda J. Dunbar, in 1904. Paul Laurence Dunbar lived there until his death in 1906; Matilda lived there until her death in 1934. It is now the Paul Laurence Dunbar House Historic Site, part of the National Park Service.