![Negro Digest 1820 SOUTH MICHIGAN AVENUE Chicago 16, Ill.
CALUMET 5-1000
February 17, 1969
Dear Mr. Emanuel:
We are returning your check.
The copies of the magazine
were sent to you courtesy of the company.
Yes, I know the atmosphere around
the American community in France. I once wrote a piece about it for
a "little" magazine. I spent half an evening in Germain des Pres
"putting on" an agent from the CIAO He wasn't even cool enough to
conceal his identity.
I wouldn't recommend your sending
your manuscript (collection of poems) to the Johnson Publishing Company.
They still are not interested in general publishing, and they would be
terrified of a collection of poems. I will use your poems (the ones
Dudley sent) during the summer.
Addison just surfaced from a great
deal of work (books, anthologies, articles) and got off a long letter
to me. His book of essays is due at the end of this month, called,
Black Expression: Essays in the Creative Arts By and About Black
Americans.
Best wishes,
[signature]
Hoyt W. Fuller
Managing Editor
M. James Manuel
Chez Mme. E. Disdier
Les Fenouilleres
38, Seyssins
FRANCE
A JOHNSON PUBLICATION
HWF/pb
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Letter to Hoyt Fuller January 1969
![BRIGADIER GENERAL BENJAMIN O. DAVIS
U. S. A. (RET.)
1721 S STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON 9, D. C.
22 July 1962
Dear Mr. Emanual:
I want to acknowledge with thanks your very
kind note extending good wishes re my birthday.
I feel rather flattered that you not only remembered
it but that you took time out to let me know that
you thought of it.
Mrs. Davis joins me in thanking you and and
extending our congratulations on your success in
your chosen field. We both always felt that you
would go places in your chosen field. In addition
to thanking you we extend to you our wishes for
your continued success. Mrs. Savis as an old school
teacher is greatly pleased with the news of your success
up to date and wish for you further advancees in your
field. With kindest regards and thanks from both of
us and good wishes, I am,
Sincerely,
[signature]
B. 0. Davis.](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/1/3/7/1377cccb-fe7a-4594-a790-ed92cb74fa79/attachment/7a2487b6af21529948f7a7ea6b31cbf1.jpg)
Letter to James Emanuel from Benjamin O. Davis
![HEADQUARTERS
EUROPEAN THEATER OF OPERATIONS
UNITED STATES ARMY
A.P.O 887
BOD/br
10 January 1945
Mr. J. A. Emanuel
Fort Devens, Mass.
Dear Mr. Emanuel:-
Your letter on the 6th of December, 1944, has just reached
me. On the 17th of November I was relieved from duty with the
Inspector General’s Department, and I am now serving in an ad-
visory capacity to the Theater Commander.
I have gotten around quite a bit since I have been over
here. In fact, I have visited nearly all of the fronts. I
had the pleasure of spending some little time during the month
of September with Colonel Davis and his Fighter Group.
I did welcome the opportunity to get away from Washington.
I am sorry that this brings about a separation from Mrs. Davis,
but that is one of the fortunes of war, and as an Army wife, she
is taking it in stride. She knows that she really has a claim on
me at this time because he had every reason to expect my society
after I reached the retirement age, and I am afraid if she were
too insistent, I might ask to be relieved from active duty.
However, I think you will agree that she is still a good sport.
I am very glad to know that you are getting along nicely,
and I would have been greatly disappointed had you not finished
the Administration School at the top of your class. I would like
to remind you of General Peterson’s request that you advise him
when you finish your basic training. That is, of course, if you
would like to work in that office. It was always a comfort and
pleasure to me to hear the good things said about you by all the
people who worked with us; not only the officers of the department,
but the civilian employees as well.
I did receive from you a long time ago a “V...-“ mail letter.
I did not reply to it because at that time I figured you would
complete your basic training before a reply could reach you. It
was nice to hear from you, and I hope that you will be good enough to let me keep in touch with you. Again thanking you for your
letter, and good wishes, I am,
Very sincerely yours,
[signature]
B.O. DAVIS,
Brigadier General, U.S.A.](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/3/e/d/3ed26f67-637b-4376-8b7d-79f37a9c798d/attachment/25f957994870de4bb89b0dedb3ebb6b3.jpg)
Letter from Benjamin O. Davis
![Oklahoma
Baptist
University
ABU
December 3, 1981
Dr. James A Emanuel
201, Rue de Vaugirard, A7
75015 Paris
France
Dear Dr. Emanuel:
Several weeks ago, I received a letter requesting me to assist a group of scholars
at the University of North Carolina by writing one or more essays for a forth—
coming edition of The Dictionary of Literary Biography, a three volume work
focussing on Afro—American literary artists. I agreed to help if I could, and
was promptly assigned an essay of approximately four thousand words on your
life and literary work.
Now, obviously, I am not the person in the world most qualified to write a purely
biographical piece about James AO Emanuel. But my background in the study of
American poetry and my interest in the poetry and fiction of Black Americans
(especially the work of Langston Hughes and Richard Wright) does, I think, make
me a fairly suitable compiler and evaluator of the data of your poetic and
critical achievements. Since, however, the essay I shall write will be, so far
as I can determine, one of the more extensive biographical—critical overviews
of your work to date, I am quite concerned that it be accurate in its presenta—
tion and representative in its perceptions. To achieve that, I am anxious to
correspond with you about your work and some of your specific intentions for it.
With your permission, I would like to submit a series of inquiries which, if
you would be go kind as to respond to them, might help to fill in gaps in my
research. In general, I would be curious to know what forces shaped your poetic
work, what is your perception of your roles as scholar and poet (and whether
these have supported or handicapped each other), does the fairly recent publica—
tion of Black Man Abroad and A Chisel in the Dark suggest a major shift in your
activity from scholar—educator to poet (and, thus, more books to come), and does
your present stay in France reflect such a shift or more a desire to return to
the country where you were earlier a Fulbright fellow?
Professors Davis and Harris at North Carolina have requested a January 30
submission deadline for my essay, so it is possible that you may receive further
and more specific requests from me in a subsequent letter (which may arrive
before there is time for me to get a response to this letter). I hope that you
will understand that my intention is not to shift the burden of my essay to you
but to help assure the essay’s accuracy. I would deeply appreciate your help.
Respectfully yours,
[signature]
Douglas Watson
Department of English (405) 275-2850 Shawnee, 0K 74801](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/a/1/6/a1684aa7-b2b3-4874-94fd-e8bd3e8995e9/attachment/bc93bccd95f22cee055a29ff5b993fbc.jpg)
Letter from Douglas Watson December 1981
James Emanuel at Michel Fabre's home (early 1970s) Photo
Letter to Leroy Hart Bibbs October 1992
Letter from Leroy Hart Bibbs January 19, 1994
![405 Nuber Avenue
Mount Vernon, New York 10553
February 17, 1971
Mrs. Gwendolyn Brooks Blakely
7428 South Evans Avenue
Chicago, Illinois 60619
Dear Gwendolyn:
Since my author's copies of PANTHER MAN arrived yesterday
afternoon while I was at CCNY, I've spent much of this day--a
day off for me--sending copies to people who have been expect—
ine them. Along with the one that I'm sending to you comes
this wish that your various projects are moving along smoothly.
The current number of BLACK WORLD mentions your JUMP BAD, a
title that reminds me of my eighteen months in a CCC camp in
Kansas, a f e w years ago, when I was first thrown among large
numbers of strangers who would "jump bad" for the slightest
of reasons. I look forward, too, to seeing your A BROADSIDE
TREASURY. Just the other day I suggested to Therman B. O'Daniel
that he edit a "treasury" gleaned from Black critics' essays
on Black writers as found in his journal over the years.
I thought of your remarks last July when Ted Gross men—
tioned recently the possibility of getting you to take on sev—
eral students a couple of days a week in our creative writing
program developing at CCNY. In fact, mentioned your probable
reluctance to him. But there are good aspects, especially for
a writer of your eminence. Probably if you could make it clear that
your main concern was saving time for working on projects of
importance to you and to Black readers (which is my own case),
you could hold your on—campus duties to a few hours per week.
Your presence there, even for so short a time, would give a
large boost to the thrust of our Open Admissions program, which
may affect similar movements throughout America. And, should
you risk coming to marvelous New York City weekly, my wife and
I would be glad to provide you [*free, of course*]
with a hide—away room" in our
house whenever you need it, where you could work without being
disturbed by any living creature. Since Jimmy is away at Brown
University, it is very quiet around here (for his first—semester
grades be received A in history, B in French, "satisfactory"
[vs. "no credit" possibility] in anthropology, and "incomplete"--
which he disputes--in Black literature, a class in which he says
the teacher failed gave incompletes to [*left as it was*]
almost a third of the class).
Must write Don soon; It m sure he's hard at work on DYNAMITE
voices, book two. I might do some prose for his press.
Cordially ,
Encl: PM
[signature - Jim Emanuel]](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/4/4/0/440e9e2e-7398-42ca-b4cd-987e36118f10/attachment/989f657fd3dc2c850a5eab5ec259f5e0.jpg)
Letter to Mrs. Gwendolyn Brooks
![February 22, 1971
Dear Jim,
I appreciated so much your taking the time to write me
about this new job (which I have accepted.) Your letter
illuminated a good deal (Open Admissions, etc. )
Now I shall be able to get acquainted with you.
I thought I was truly through with teaching. But now I
look forward with some pleasure and curiosity to September.
Thank you for extending what I consider kindly assistance.
Sincerely ,
[signature - Gwen]
Although I also appreciate your mention of an accommodation
in your home, I certainly have to reject that. I'll manage!
I was glad to have a second copy (!) of the vigorous
PANTHER MAN (delectable title), and I am sending to
you a copy of my own just—out "Family Pictures."
______Yes! The anthologies are developing. JUMP BAD
may be out within a month.](https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/system/resource/f/5/7/f57e9baf-48b8-4ded-b790-a1be46240989/attachment/c5ea3e2467b1e09ba42c25b977f16594.jpg)
Letter to Jim from Gwendolyn Brooks