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Letter to Thomas Elsa Jones, President of Fisk University from Bijou Amusement Company President Alfred Starr
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Title
Letter
to
Thomas
Elsa
Jones
,
President
of
Fisk
University
from
Bijou
Amusement
Company
President
Alfred
Starr
Creator(s)
Starr
,
Alfred
Date created
1940
Theme
Claiming Space
Subtheme
Public Venues
Geographic Location
United States -- Tennessee -- Nashville
County Name
Davidson County
Description
Typed
letter
on
Bijou
Amusement
Company
letterhead
,
signed
by
Alfred
Starr
.
Historical Note
Alfred
Starr
was a
member
of a
prominent
Jewish
family
that
owned
theaters
in
primarily
African
American
neighborhoods
in
Nashville
and
New
Orleans
. His
brother
,
Milton
,
who
managed
Nashville's
Bijou
Theatre
, was the
first
president
of the
Theater
Owners
Booking
Association
,
which
booked
African
American
vaudeville
and
music
performers
. This
letter
accompanied
a
monetary
donation
to
Fisk
University
.
Genre
Correspondence
Manuscript
Contributing Institution
Fisk University, John Hope and Aurelia E. Franklin Library, Special Collections
Conditions for use
Reproduction permitted for non-profit educational and research purposes only. All reproductions require acknowledgement of the contributing institution. For research inquiries about specific objects, contact the
Digital Publisher
Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University
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