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1 100-25776 Ths Wy 20, l9lli, issus of the Pittsburgh Courier carried an article which. was captionod *LANGSTON HUGHES CLOSES MUSIC WE3K PROGRAM AT 'y'.- Under. this caption, 1t w&s reflected that LANGSTON EUGhES, a poet and author, closed - sucoessful musie week progrgn at the Centr. Avenne ICA, Thursday May ll. Te theme of this progrea was *wusic for Jo onsey 'shet 'ot krenaqog on og onrny pogou sem aI ydyqsnoned the Pittsburgh Courier carried s photograph of the subject, indicating that be was the most popular living negro poet, novelist, playwright, colwnist, and contributor to leading national magazines. It further stated that he had won the HARON.AWARD for Literature in l93l.(U) Te "Daily Worier" issue of warch 6, l9h5, pege 1l, colwn 2, carried an artiele oaptioned *ASCH RECORDS POETRy OF LANGSTON BUG:ES. This artiele reflected that an albu. of the poens written by Langston HUG:ES was being released by ASCH REcORDINS. It is noted tbat these recordings were to includs several varieties of blnes, lyrical verse, work baliads, cpic posns and rhynes. Among these recorded poeas are: "Good Worning Stalingred,- -Worry Blues,- -In Tim, of Silwr Rain,- and - number of additional previously publisbed poems. (u It is to be noted that at a dinner given by the Spanish Refugee Appeal of tbs Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Cozaittee tbat tbe subject was listed on ths dinner invitation for the date of March 22, l9h5, as one of the sponsors of that partioular occasion. It is to be noted slso that ths subjeot was listed as Contributing Editor to *sporLighr", ths former American Iouth for Democracy publication which was discontinued around May l945. It is to be noted from the literature distriluted .that the, subject was a guest lecturer at the George Kashington-Carver School.(u Confidential Informant T-2 advised that the subject was listed as a oontact for JessicajSllt, Editor of -Soviet Russis Today" and was listed as being affiliated with the National Jegro Congress, Megro Labor Confidential informant whose'identity is known to the. 3e prey sen Srrey wopoaty orer ag Io Sunoe s ry pospape 'meerng Madison Square Garden, New York City, Jume 25, l9l5, and that a pageant was presented entitled "Carry on Aneriea, Victory Is What Iou Make It.- It is to bo noted that tbe subject, along with NORuAn*CORnIN and HOWARD