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635 East 1st South Salt Lake City, Utah 84102 February 17, 1968
Mr. Julian Bond 162 Euharlee St., S. W. Atlanta, Georgia
Dear Mr. Bond:
The Challenge Committee at the University of Utah has agreed to have you speak here at the University on April 2. There are other groups and organizations on campus which would like to extend this invitation to last for a full three days.
If the money which the Challenge Committee has appropriated for your transportation, lodging, and food, is insufficient to cover you staying the full three days, there are other groups on campus which will raise the additional money needed.
If you were to decide to stay the extra two days, there are several organizations on campus and throughout the city, including my own, which would be more than willing to set up speaking engagements on any of the days that you will be here. In addition, there are several other school and community groups (Westminster College, West High School, to name some) that would like to have you speak to them. The local chapter of the NAACP meets at 8:00 p.m. on April 1 for their monthly meeting, also.
If it is possible financially and timewise for you to stay the extra day or two, would you please send us a reply as soon as possible? Once again, the dates that we would like you are April 1, 2, and 3, or April 2, 3, and 4.
Sincerely yours,
[signed]
Grover Thompson President, SOUL
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Dear ----:
Excuse my lateness in replying. I would have to choose April 1, 2nd + 3rd as the dates I could be in Utah, with the understanding between me, your group and the Challenge Committee, that I would arrive on March 31 and be able to leave on the morning of the 4th.
Secondly, the arrangement that I have with the Challenge Committee with reference to hotel or motel accomodations as opposed to on-campus housing.
Thirdly, I should like to have it understood that while I can speak 2 or more times a day, I can't give a brand-new speech each time, and will more than likely repeat myself on each occasion.
Finally, in order to adopt a schedule as grueling as the one you propose, I would have to have some financial renumeration above that offered by the Challange Committee.
Sincerely
cc to: John Kinkham Challenge Committee 318 Union Bldg. Univ of Utah Salt Lake City Utah, 84112