Reevin, Sam E.United States, Georgia, Bibb County, Macon, 32.84069, -83.6324Theatre Owners Booking Association1925-07-21Partial letter from the Theatre Owners Booking Association (T.O.B.A.), a Tennessee-based booking agency from 1920 to the 1930s for African American vaudeville acts, probably written by manager Sam E. Reevin, to Charles Henry Douglass, Jr., African American entrepreneur and owner of the Douglass Theatre, dated July 21, 1925, regarding several business matters. The writer notes that he encloses a copy of a letter (not included with this document) that he sent to Indianapolis. He relates that nothing of importance was transacted at the last meeting, and that the matters of declaring dividends and purchasing stock were referred to the next annual meeting in January, which he hopes Douglass will be able to attend. The writer conveys that the matters that were transacted will be published in the "colored newspapers." He asks Douglass to let him know whether or not Harry Clark returned his tickets. Finally, the writer reminds Douglass of the twenty-five dollar commission due to blueswoman Bessie Smith and asks Douglass to mail a check for the week of July 27. The letter appears to be incomplete, lacking a signature.Digital image and encoded transcription of an original manuscript, scanned, transcribed and encoded by the Digital Library of Georgia in 2005, as part of Georgia HomePLACE. This project is supported with federal LSTA funds administered by the Institute of Museum and Library Services through the Georgia Public Library Service, a unit of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia.image/jpegtext/htmldbr064Blues, Black vaudeville, and the silver screen, 1912-1930s (Digital Library of Georgia) GAGALhttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Theatre Owners Booking AssociationContracts for work and labor--Georgia--MaconNegotiation--Georgia--MaconAfrican American musicians--Employment--Georgia--MaconWomen blues musicians--United StatesBlues musicians--United StatesBlues (Music)--GeorgiaBlues (Music)--To 1931African Americans--MusicTheaters--Georgia--MaconEntertainment events--Georgia--MaconCommercial agents--Tennessee--NashvilleMeetings--Tennessee--NashvilleDouglass Theatre (Macon, Ga.)Douglass, Charles Henry, 1870-1940Smith, Bessie, 1894-1937Letter: Chattanooga, Tennessee to Charles Henry Douglass, Jr., Macon, Georgia, 1925 July 21Text