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BLACK ACADEMY OF ARTS AND LETTER, INC.

September 13, 1971

Mr. Hale Woodruff
22 East Eighth Street
New York, New York 10003

It is my pleasure to add to the welcome extended by Dr. Lincoln and the members of the Academy upon your election to membership.

I sincerely hope that you were able to set aside the days of the Annual meeting as was suggested in our original correspondence, particularly because we suffered delay in our elective process. 

We have enclosed a copy of the schedule for September 18th and 19th, as well as an address and reservations form which was recently sent to members. Because of the lack of time, we would appreciate your telephoning us to indicate whether you will be bringing a guest to lunch and dinner on Saturday, and to the Banquet on Sunday evening.

We look forward to hearing from you, and extend our best wishes.

Sincerely,
Julia Prettyman (Mrs.)
Executive Director

JP/JJ
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475 RIVERSIDE DRIVE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10027
TELEPHONE: 212-663-4740

BOARD OF DIRECTORS
C. Eric Lincoln, President
John O. Killens, Vice President
Doris E. Saunders, Secretary
Alvin R. Poussaint, Treasurer
Charles V. Hamilton
Vincent Harding
Robert Hooks
Charles White
John A. Williams

MEMBERS
Julian Adderley
Alvin Ailey
Margaret W. Alexander
Imamu Baraka
Etta Moten Barnett
Romare Bearden
Harry Belafonte
Lerone Bennett
Arna W. Bontemps
John H. Clarke
Floyd Coleman
Oliver Cromwell Cox
Ernest Crichlow
John A. Davis
Ossie Davis
St. Clair Drake
Ernest Dunbar
Lonne Elder, III
Duke Ellington
John Hope Franklin
Alex Haley
Charles V. Hamilton
Vincent Harding
Inge Hardison
Vertis C. Hayes
Vivian Henderson
Adelaide Cromwell Hill
Chester Himes
Robert Hooks
Jean Hutson
John O. Killens
Martin Kilson
Jacob Lawrence
Elma Lewis
Henry Lewis
C. Eric Lincoln
Paule Marshall
Benjamin E. Mays
Donald McKayle
Arthur Mitchell
Frederick O'Neal
Gordon Parks
Sidney Poitier
Dorothy B. Porter
Alvin F. Poussaint
Benjamin Quarles
Lawrence Reddick
(Jay) Saunders Redding
Lloyd Richards
Lucille D. Roberts
Paul LeRoy Robeson
Carl T. Rowan
Doris E. Saunders
Nina Simone
Chuck Stone
Charles H. Wesley
Charles White
John A. Williams

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, Julia Prettyman