Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to President of Ghana

Item Information

Title:
Letter from W. E. B. Du Bois to President of Ghana
Description:
Addressed to Dr. Kwame Nkrumah; recommending Barrows Dunham as "a splendid man" and well-suited to the position of Vice-Chancellor at the University of Ghana; "I know of no one who would be more valuable in helping to reorganize and establish the University."
Creator:
Du Bois, W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt), 1868-1963
Addressee:
Ghana. President (1961-1966 : Nkrumah)
Date:
May 3, 1961
Format:
Letters/Correspondence
Manuscripts
Genre:
Letters of recommendation
Location:
Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries
Box 153 (shelf locator)
Collection (local):
W. E. B. Du Bois Papers
Series:
Series 1A. Correspondence
Subjects:
Dunham, Barrows, 1905-
Ghana Academy of Science
Extent:
1 p.
Link to Item:
https://credo.library.umass.edu/view/full/mums312-b153-i163
Terms of Use:
All rights for this document are held by the David Graham Du Bois Trust. Requests to publish, redistribute, or replicate this material should be addressed to Special Collections and University Archives, University of Massachusetts Amherst Libraries.
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Place of origin:
New York (N.Y.)
Language:
English
Identifier:
mums312-b153-i163