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[[preprinted]] NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE FOR EQUAL ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY [[image: insignia]] 1133 Broadway WAtkins 4-0505 New York 10, N.Y. [[left column]] BOARD OF TRUSTEES President Robert W. Dowling Vice-Presidents Mrs. Bennett Cerf Sophia Yarnall Jacobs John Paul Jones Irvin C. Mollison Secretary Thomas G. Young Treasurer Orin Lehman Consultant to the Board Eugene Kinckle Jones Walter H. Aiken Sadie T.M. Alexander Regina M. Andrews William H. Baldwin George A. Beavers, Jr. Lee H. Bristol Theodore Brown Benjamin J. Buttenwieser Mrs. Moise S. Cahn George D. Cannon May E. Chinn Kenneth B. Clark Mrs. George E. Cohron William Collins Joseph F. Cullman III Dowdal H. Davis Mrs. MacDonald S. Denman James Felt Dorothy B. Ferebee Lloyd K. Garrison Sidney Hollander Mrs. S. Foster Hunt Raymond E. Jackson Charles S. Johnson Aubre DeL. Maynard Howard H. McNeill John E. Moseley Dorothy Paley Gifford Phillips Ira DeA. Reid Roger William Riis James H. Robinson Winthrop Rockefeller Oren Root Elmo Roper Mrs. Samuel I. Rosenman David Rosenstein Clendenin J. Ryan Mrs. Alfred H. Schoellkopf John J. Sengstacke Louis Simon George W. Snowden John I. Snyder, Jr. Edward Stanley Mrs. Arthur Hays Sulzberger Harold Szold Mrs. Ronald Tree Beulah T. Whitby L. Hollingsworth Wood Lester B. Granger Executive Director R. Maurice Moss Asso. Executive Director ontributions are deductible or income tax purposes. [[/left column]] [[/preprinted]] March Sixteenth 1 9 5 3 ^[[Reg letter I wish to add something before the signature]] Dear Dr. Patterson:- My heartiest congratulations to you and the PHELPS-STOKES FUND on your choice and acceptance as Director of the FUND upon the retirement of Dr. Tobias. I can confess that it is hard for me to realize that Dr.Tobias has reached even the "mathematical" age of retirement, and it is no reflection on you for me to state that your change of post inspires me with very real regret -- for the regret is not over you assuming an important post, but over your leaving one which you have occupied with wisdom and dignity during a very critical period of Tuskegee's history and the history of Negro education. Your architect's role in building the United Negro College Fund would probably be referred to as a very grand achievement in the field of education, but I am convinced that this role is over-shadowed by the quiet, courageous, patient and effective leadership which you have given to Tuskegee over so many years. I repeat that I regret to see you leave Tuskegee, but I shall be proud to welcome you in New York City. Sincerely yours, [[signature]] Lester B. Granger Executive Director Dr. Frederick D. Patterson, President, TUSKEGEE INSTITUTE, Tuskegee, Alabama. [[preprinted]] Affiliated with National Social Welfare Assembly, National Conference of Social Work, United Community Defense Services, United Defense Fund [[/preprinted]] [[small stamp bottom right]]