Douglass HS, Dedication, Southern Education Foundation
letter, May 9, 1942, Emmett J. Scott, Southern Education Foundation, William T. Smith, Douglass High School, Loudoun County, Virginia, dedication, regret, African American community, importance, facility, credibility, education, promotion.
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1867—George Peabody Fund
1907—Anna T. Jeanes Fund
1938—Virginia Randolph Fund ~
SOUTHERN EDUCATION FOUNDATION
(Incorporated 1937)
Office of the President President
726 Jackson Place, N. W. ARTHUR D. WRIGHT
ROBERT OGDEN PURVES
Secretary of the Board
EMMETT J. SCOTT
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A/ /
1882—John F. Slater Fund
\ Washington, D. C. Chairman of the Board
6} May 9, 1942
Mr., William T. Smith,
Leesburg, Virginia.
My dear Mr. Smith:
I am in receipt of an invitation to the
dedication of the Douglass High School on Friday, May 15th,
and regret more than I can say that an engagement of long
standing makes it necessary for me to be in New York on that
daye I am sorry to miss this ocecasion.
At the same time, I want to congratulate
you and the other members of the Board on the erection of a
new high school building for the Negroes of Loudoun County.
I have known Loudoun County and its general situation for
many years, since I was State Supervisor of Negro Schools
in Virginia more than twenty years ago, and I know that this
building has been greatly needed and that its final attain-
ment will mean a great deal to the colored people of Loudoun
County.
Again expressing my regret at not being
able to be with you, and with best wishes, I am
