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American Federation of the Arts, Charles L. Hutchinson correspondence, 1911-1924

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Title American Federation of the Arts, Charles L. Hutchinson correspondence, 1911-1924

Date 1911-1924

Language English

Description Charles L. Hutchinson was a Chicago financier, trustee, and philanthropist.

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User-Contributed Transcription [letterhead of The American Federation of Arts, Office of Secretary, 1741 New York Avenue, N. W. Washington, D. C.]
July 31 1911
My dear Mr Hutchinson:-
Thanks for your letterette and the cheque from the Post which I have acknowledged with a regular Treasurer's receipt and my own personal thanks.
There was once a cotton planter who had a theory that monkeys could pick cotton and he calculated that one negro could manage nine monkeys. When he landed a cargo of monkeys and set them to work he found that it took nine negroes to manage one monkey.
If you think one man can manage one woman in business you may be mistaken. It will take the whole Board of Directors to manage my assistant Secretary. Since I have taken over the office here she has ordered the Post Office to readdress all Federation letters to her at East Gloucester. Consequently there is no mail, not even my private letters, coming to the office. I have today quoted to her the decision of the Executive Committee made the second time that it is prejudicial to the interests of the Federation to change the business address of the Federation temporarily.
Meanwhile I have gone over the whole list, segregated the mailing list of the A & P made numberless corrections in addresses, spelling etc and and getting it ready as fast as possible for the stencil maker as we can use the Institute machine and do

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Archival Collection Title Charles L. Hutchinson papers

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Call Number Midwest MS Hutchinson Box 1 Folder 1

BibID 998343628805867

Projects Tag Gilded Age (Adam Matthew Digital)

Contributing Institution Newberry Library

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