Scope and Contents Correspondence from Mabel Dodge Luhan to Robert McDonald (of the [M.A.] McDonald Gallery, New York), postmarked February 2, 1940. Composed on her personal letterhead, the text of this two-page, handwritten note by Luhan acknowledges her receipt of an unspecified "portfolio" apparently sent to her by McDonald. It also recounts her involvement with plans for an upcoming "artists' evening" that was slated to include painter and novelist Wyndham Lewis along with art...

Scope and Contents Correspondence from Aline Bernstein to Jose A. Pena, postmarked May 25, 1950. Composed on her personal letterhead, the text of this handwritten, two-page note by Bernstein acknowledges an apparently unsolicited "packet of writing" she received from Pena while he was pursuing a masters degree in English literature at Columbia University in New York. Citing demands imposed by projects of her own among the reasons she was opting to leave Pena's package unopened, Bernstein adds...

Scope and Contents Correspondence issued by James Crawford, an employee of Harris, Crawford & Co., "manufacturers of ladies' cloaks," located at 414 Broadway, New York. Dated December 11, 1886 and addressed "to whom it may concern," this handwritten note is composed on the HC & C letterhead and identifies the bearer of the document as David Vogel. It attests that, having supervised David Vogel "for the past 6 months," Crawford has found him to be "honest and...

Scope and Contents Handwritten letter from an unidentified correspondent to a "Mr. Richardson" [possibly William H. Richardson (1864-1937), city historian of Jersey City and a leading historical researcher for the Jersey City Board of Education in the 1930s]. Dated June 1st, 1933, with a return address that reads simply "66 E. 190th Street," this unsigned and perhaps incomplete four-page letter acknowledges receipt of a prior query...

Scope and Contents Typewritten correspondence from "Bill" [presumed to be Orville Prescott (1906-1996), a prominent book reviewer for The New York Times from 1942 to 1966] to "Kenneth" [presumed to be Charles Kenneth Eves (1888-1964), a professor of English literature at City College in New York]. Composed on The Times Company letterhead and dated October 6, 1958, this signed, single-page note appears to have accompanied the return of a book that had been...