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Highlander Folk School — Part 1

132 pages · May 10, 2026 · Broad topic: Civil Rights · Topic: Highlander Folk School · 132 pages OCR'd
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_—. -_ = ( : f ae a eel tot ee . re a ce a a tn em a er . yi 1 | . x ' . . Federal Burrau of Investigai United States Department of Justice Knoxville, Tennessee November 16, 1940 Director Federal Bureau of Investigation . iashington, D. C. - SS Dear Sir: “ un Reference is made to Bureau letter of November 4, 1940 af ' (£7 FLV addeewcce da ta ye \osL fede J GUUL GOST wi v —_— Nashville, Tennessee. ae As will be noted from my letter of November 8, 1940 to the ‘ ’ Memphis Office, QQ added a number of extensive comments on =f, the original of the Bureau's letter to her and transmitted it tome. << / Because of the rambling nature of her communication, it was not ack- nowledged and no copy of it was retained at this office. Today I am in receipt of a long two-page communication from . The communication is on two sheets of paper and is | iully covered on both sides. The first sheet is on the letter head Lye of Nashville, while the second is on the letter head of Nashville. While parts of her communication are undecipherable, it ap- me pears that is dissatisfied with almost everything in the ee world, and besides expressing her views on the present world situation, £7 _ she gives an extensive genealogical outline of her own ancestry. En- aN closed with the letter was a newspaper clipping pertaining to the High- lander Folk School and the first couple pages of the September issue of the Reader's Digest, ell of which appear to be auch ado about noth- ing in particular. It appears from the rambling context of QB ctter bre that she is carrying the burdens of the world on her shoulders because she touches generally on comnunistic tendencies, religious proclivities, her own genealogy, the recent election, etcetera, etcetera. No acknowledgment is being made to QMMB-omunication é Fe by this office end it is suggested that in the event er COVIES BDESFRAYER RECORDED & INDEXED . LNG Jeol Sf fern an es ‘ EDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION. ( re a0 ALL INFORMATION CONTAINED | 6 NOV 28 1940 HERTIAN IS Ui ICL ASSIF i| 9) “A. DATE spoy ed BY. a nae mm ee etter rapes cms mmc ye man marae ma metas
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