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{"value"=>"<p>Subseries contains letters from well-known individuals and friends, primarily concerning professional matters. A sampling of his correspondents are: Frank Alexander (playwright), Thomas Anderson (announcer for \"We Are Men of the U. S. Navy\"), Richard and Robert Condon (producers and directors), Noel Coward (writer and actor), Oscar Hammerstein II (lyricist), Philip Huston (actor), Daniel James (Lee's publicity representative), Bertha Klausner (International Literary Agency), Mark Marvin (co-producer of <em>On Whitman Avenue</em>), Jack Pomeroy (motion picture artists manager), and L. Arnold Weisberg (Lee's personal manager and attorney). The subject matter of the correspondence includes various productions Lee was considering or those in which he performed, benefit performances and appearances (some of these organizations are represented in this series alphabetically by name), and his blacklisting in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Correspondence with Daniel James concerns Lee's performance in <em>Othello</em> and responses to Lee's advertisement for radio scripts by African-American authors, among other topics. There is also correspondence pertaining to his membership in professional organizations.</p>"}
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  1. Adler, Richard
  2. African Academy of Arts and Research
  3. Alexander, Frank - The Gentle Folks
  4. American Negro Theater - Leslie Jones
  5. American Negro Spiritual Festival
  6. Anderson, Thomas C
  7. "A"
  8. Baker, Josephine
  9. Bartholomew, Freddie
  10. Blankfort, Henry
  11. Bradford, Robert, Script - Toward the Star
  12. Brown, James Oliver
  13. Buckles, Harold H
  14. "B"
  15. Cartwright, Marguerite
  16. Chudnow, David
  17. Condon, Richard and Robert
  18. Coward, Noel
  19. Cullen, Countee
  20. "C"
  21. Dannen, Rene
  22. Dona, Sarah B
  23. "D"
  24. "E"
  25. Fairbanks, Douglas Jr
  26. "F"
  27. "G"
  28. Hammerstein, Oscar, II
  29. Handy, W. C
  30. Hellman, Lillian
  31. Hughes, Langston
  32. Huston, Philip
  33. "H"
  34. Independent Citizens' Committee of the Arts, Sciences and Professions
  35. James, Daniel [2/1]
  36. "J"
  37. Klaussner, Bertha
  38. Kline, Herb
  39. Kneeland, Paul F. and Lorraine
  40. Kohn, Arlene
  41. Korda, Zoltan
  42. Koven, Leonard
  43. Lehman, Mrs. Robert (Kitty)
  44. Lowe, David
  45. "L"
  46. "Mc"
  47. Marvin, Mark
  48. Mays, George
  49. Memberships [5/1]
  50. Mero, Bruhs
  51. Miller, Lucile
  52. Moseley, John E
  53. Muller, Sara
  54. "M"
  55. National Conference of Christians and Jews
  56. Negro Newspaper Publishers Association -National Negro Newspaper Week
  57. National Urban League
  58. "N"
  59. Ottley, Roi
  60. "O"
  61. Perl, Arnold re Script Blind Spot
  62. Pierce, Ted
  63. Pomeroy, Jack - Othello
  64. "P"
  65. Publicity
  66. Quinton, Peter
  67. Rally for Israel
  68. RCA
  69. Reveaux, Edward
  70. Richards, Stanley
  71. Rivers, Francis E
  72. Robeson, Flora
  73. Rowan, Meyer
  74. "R"
  75. Sabin, Oliver
  76. Schwartz, Alex
  77. "S"
  78. Taub, Sam
  79. "T"
  80. V-Z
  81. Webster, Margaret, circa 1944
  82. White, Walter
  83. Weisberg, L. Arnold
  84. WINS - Radio Station
  85. Witt, Peter
  86. WNEW Radio Station - New World A-Coming, Canada Lee Show