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Letter from Dr. J.R.E. Lee to Zora Neale Hurston, 1942

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State Archives of Florida, Series S419

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Letter from Dr. J.R.E. Lee, president of the Florida Agricultural & Mechanical College, to novelist and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston. Dr. Lee asks Hurston to be a member of the Florida State Defense Council's Advisory Committee on Negro Participation.

Date

1942-09-21

Creator

Lee, John Robert Edward, 1864-1944

Format

Letters (correspondence)

Coverage

Florida during World War II (1939-1945)

Topic

Health And Safety

Subjects

Advisory boards
Civil defense
Committees
Emergency preparedness
Florida. State Defense Council.
Hurston, Zora Neale, 1891-1960

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Letter from Dr. J.R.E. Lee to Zora Neale Hurston, 1942

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Committees

Advisory boards

Emergency preparedness

Civil defense

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Lee, John Robert Edward, 1864-1944

Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S419

Date

1942-09-21

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letters (correspondence)

Language

eng-US

Type

Text

Identifier

s419_b019_f15_01

Coverage

Florida during World War II (1939-1945)

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Health And Safety

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Florida. State Defense Council.

Subject - Person

Hurston, Zora Neale, 1891-1960

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Lee, John Robert Edward, 1864-1944. Letter from Dr. J.R.E. Lee to Zora Neale Hurston, 1942. 1942-09-21. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. <https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/343123>, accessed 25 December 2024.

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Lee, John Robert Edward, 1864-1944. Letter from Dr. J.R.E. Lee to Zora Neale Hurston, 1942. 1942-09-21. State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory. Accessed 25 Dec. 2024.<https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/343123>

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