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March 13, 1953

P.S. My letter is very general and brief. The suggested volume could be large or small -- either a large monograph or a fully developed book. But, whether large or small, it should be beautifully done. The pictorial editor would need to have the help, from time to time, of an artist and artists are costly. The whole picture taking business is expensive. If I were given the assignment, I would suggest a present-day sampling of outstanding improvements, activities, and the like throughout the institution. You have so many things that should be included -- your new schools and departments, significant activities now being carried on in these, researches in progress, closeup studies of special products and applications, views in the George Washington Carver Museum, etc., etc. When one considers the variety, extent, and importance of the current things going on at Tuskegee, one sees the possibility of a large monograph having to do entirely with the present and immediate past. The accomplishments of your own administration -- pictorially presented -- would fill a large volume. Perhaps this is the type of volume I should have suggested first. As I "think out loud" on this subject, my "big idea" becomes bigger. If given the assignment, I should want a [[strikethrough]] working [[/strikethrough]] ^[[advisory]] committee, familiar with all interesting aspects of the situation, to cooperate with me ^[[in]] determining what should be included in our presentation.

Cordially,
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W.Hardin Hughes
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