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[[preprinted]] NEW YORK Amsterdam News Member Audit Bureau of Circulations C.B. POWELL PRESIDENT & EDITOR P.M.H. SAVORY SECRETARY & TREASURER 2340 EIGHTH AVENUE NEW YORK 27.N.Y. TELEPHONE.ACADEMY 2-7800 [[/preprinted]] March 16, 1953 Dr. Fred D. Patterson President Tuskegee Institute Tuskegee Institute, Alabama Dear Dr. Patterson: Many congratulations both to you and the Phelps Stokes Fund on your being elected its director. No one can question the rightness of the selection, although one must get himself accustomed to the idea of Tuskegee Institute without you. I hope your being in New York will give us many opportunities to see each other. With best wishes to you and Mrs. Patterson, I remain Sincerely yours, [[signature of G. James Fleming]] G. James Fleming Executive Editor GJF:GB