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Congratulations on THE WILD FLAG, to which we
 
Congratulations on THE WILD FLAG, to which we
 
look forward with unusually keen anticipation, and
 
look forward with unusually keen anticipation, and
which, f'rom its advance notices, certainly sounds~
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which, from its advance notices, certainly sounds~
 
like the sort of book which needed to be written.
 
like the sort of book which needed to be written.
 
ONE MAN' s MEAT is in the Maine Author Collection.
 
ONE MAN' s MEAT is in the Maine Author Collection.
 
You will recall inscribing it charmingly and presenting
 
You will recall inscribing it charmingly and presenting
it to this permanent exhibit. We have retrained from
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it to this permanent exhibit. We have refrained from
burdening y~ with additional requests, believing that
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burdening you with additional requests, believing that
perhaps we should mention this collection only when books
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perhaps we should mention this collection only when books undeniably Maine in background should appear.
undeniably Maine in background should appear.
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A letter from Mrs. White to Miss Stuart, however,
 
A letter from Mrs. White to Miss Stuart, however,
stoutly denied the tag "summer resident•, and gave us
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stoutly denied the tag "summer resident", and gave us
couragel Perhaps you, too, are not averse to complete
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courage ! Perhaps you, too, are not averse to complete
 
adoption? Nothing would give us greater pleasure than
 
adoption? Nothing would give us greater pleasure than
to adopt both you and Mrs. White and claim you as Maine
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to adopt both you and Mrs. White and claim you as Maine authors.
authors.
 
  
 
It you share our enthusiam for the idea, we hope
 
It you share our enthusiam for the idea, we hope
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the collection. We wish the classic, STUART LITTLE,
 
the collection. We wish the classic, STUART LITTLE,
 
were of Maine (though of course that's where he was
 
were of Maine (though of course that's where he was
beading, when be drove northl); but we console ourselves
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heading, when be drove north !); but we console ourselves that the book is in our traveling libraries as well as a number of personal libraries which members of this
that the book is in our traveling libraries as well as
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staff took care of last Christmas ! May Stuart go on
a number of personal libraries which members of this
 
staff took care of last Cbristmasl May Stuart go on
 
 
forever. He very likely will.
 
forever. He very likely will.
  
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hmj
 
hmj
  
In Cblrge of
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In Charge of
Maine Auth:>r Collection
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Maine Author Collection
  
 
 

Revision as of 20:44, 7 March 2017

September 20, 1946

Mr. E. B. White North Brooklin Maine Dear Mr. White: Congratulations on THE WILD FLAG, to which we look forward with unusually keen anticipation, and which, from its advance notices, certainly sounds~ like the sort of book which needed to be written. ONE MAN' s MEAT is in the Maine Author Collection. You will recall inscribing it charmingly and presenting it to this permanent exhibit. We have refrained from burdening you with additional requests, believing that perhaps we should mention this collection only when books undeniably Maine in background should appear.

A letter from Mrs. White to Miss Stuart, however, stoutly denied the tag "summer resident", and gave us courage ! Perhaps you, too, are not averse to complete adoption? Nothing would give us greater pleasure than to adopt both you and Mrs. White and claim you as Maine authors.

It you share our enthusiam for the idea, we hope you will want to inscribe a copy of THE WILD FLAG for the collection. We wish the classic, STUART LITTLE, were of Maine (though of course that's where he was heading, when be drove north !); but we console ourselves that the book is in our traveling libraries as well as a number of personal libraries which members of this staff took care of last Christmas ! May Stuart go on forever. He very likely will.

And all good wishes to THE WILD FLAG. Sincerely yours,

hmj

In Charge of Maine Author Collection