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[[preprinted]] UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE Production and Marketing Administration [[/preprinted]] 802 W. 9th Street Little Rock, Arkansas March 12, 1953 Dr. F.D. Patterson, President Tuskegee Institute Tuskegee Institute, Alabama Dear Sir: I note through Associated Press (with much regret) that you will soon sever your connections with Tuskegee to accept a position with Phelps-Stokes fund. Your leaving Tuskegee will be a distinct loss to all Americans and especially those living in the deep South. Yours very truly [[signed]] James P. Davis [[/signed]] James P. Davis Administrative Officer jpd/bt