Museum object · Documents and Manuscripts
Letter to Roberta Tate from Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
December 24, 1958
Montgomery, Montgomery County, Alabama, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
Typewritten letter from Martin Luther King Jr. to Roberta Tate. The letter is signed by King in black ink and is dated December 24, 1958. The letterhead is printed in black at the top in a gothic font. The letter begins with "Dear Miss Tate: This is just a note to acknowledge receipt of your very kind letter..." The back of the document is blank.
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Catalog reference: 2012.166.2
