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Sent to :	NORrH & SOUTH CAROLINA ‚ GEORGIA ‚ AlABAMA LOUISIANA ‚ TEXAß ‚ ARL~INSAS ‚ ~NNESSEE,
KP~NTUcKr, MISSOURI, MISSISSIPPI, OKLA.



April 1, 193‘?



Mrs. Eudora R. Richardson, Acting State Director
Federal Writers‘ Project, WPA
Rooms 321-4, Atnerlcan Bank Building
Richmond, Virginia
Subj:	Folklore

Dear Mrs. Richardson:

	We have received fron Florida a remarkably interesting collection of autobiographical. stories by ex-slaves. Such docuiner~tary records by the survivors of a historic period in America are invaluable, both to the student of history arid to creative writers.

	If a volume of ~èuch importance can be assembled we will endeavor to secure its publication. There undoubtedly is material of this sort to be found in your State by making the proper contact through tactful interviewers. While it is desirable to give a running story of the life of each subject, the color and human interest will be greatly enhanced if it is told largely in the words of the person interviewed. The pécu— liar idiom is often more expressive than a literary account.

	We shall be very glad to know 1f you have undertaken any research of this sort, or plan to do so.

Very truly yours,



George Cronyn
Associate Director
Federal Writers‘ Project
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