Letter from Jimmy Davis about "You Are My Sunshine"

Description

A typed letter dated December 3, 1962 on State of Louisiana letterhead from Jimmie Davis, the governor of Louisiana, to Charles Sullivan of Sullivan's Enterprises regarding Ray Charles' version of the song "You are My Sunshine".

Data Source

National Museum of African American History and Culture

Written by

Jimmie Davis, American, 1899 - 2000

Subject of

Ray Charles, American, 1930 - 2004

Date

December 3, 1962

Credit Line

Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

Medium

ink on paper

Dimensions

H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)

Type

letters (correspondence)