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[[pencil]] reg letter [[printed]] [[shield- image]] Saint Augustine's College Raleigh, North Carolina OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT [[/printed]] March 24, 1953 Dr. F. D. Patterson Tuskegee Institute Tuskegee Institute, Alabama Dear Dr. Patterson: On a recent trip to New York I learned that you had resigned your position as President of Tuskegee Institute to accept a position with the Phelps-Stokes Fund. I can sincerely say that Tuskegee experiences a great loss and the Phelps-Stokes Fund experiences a tremendous gain. You have done a magnificent job as President of Tuskegee Institute. It is an Institution that deserves an executive head of highest caliber and you have been just this. I regret that you are leaving Tuskegee but congratulate the Phelps-Stokes Fund on securing your service. I trust that the College Fund will still have enough of your time and effort to tide it over the transition from one President to the other. With kindest good wishes, I remain Yours very sincerely, [[signature]] Harlod L. Trigg [[signature]] Harold L. Trigg President HLT:mbw