Waring Letters,, 1954

Letters with photocopied newspaper clippings from August to December 1954. Topics include thoughts on meeting author [Jay] Sauders Redding; anticipation re Charleston NAACP testimonial dinner held in the Waring's honor; author Emily Kimbrough; Marion Anderson performing at the Metropolitan Opera House; journalist [William] Hodding Carter [II]; requesting John Hammond to Charleston NAACP testimonial; Alan Paton's article in Collier's ["The Negro in America Today"]; hosting party for Jay Saunders Redding with newspaper clipping listing guests; thoughts on NAACP testimonial and John McCray; writing letters in attempts to meet Eartha Kitt; entertaining Judge Jane Bolin; and mentions of Thurgood Marshall and Kenneth Clark. Also, includes program from forum "Progress of Freedom in the United States," [18 Oct 1954] with Elizabeth's written comments regarding presenters.