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Dr. Bern Porter General Delivery Calais, Maine Dear Dr. Porter: You are kind to keep in mind the Maine Author Collection, and to send us from time to time material to be added. We acknowledge with thanks the recent mailing. Unfortunately, we cannot be encouraging about your problem of the umpublished manuscript, I'VE LEFT. We have no funds available to us for this kind of activity, and as far as we know, the state does not subsidize publication of anything, except of course· its own laws, statutes and court reports, or its own publicity material. If anyone wants to apply for state aid of this sort, the only way to do it is to have a bill introduced in the legislature by his representative. Such a bill will usually present the matter as an outright purchase -- say •to buy 200 copies at $5.00•, or whatever the figures may be. This presupposes the publication is available already, printed, bound, for sale at an established price. If you take up resicende in Maine, you may want to discuss the ma.tter with the representative from your town and district, for further information. · Sincerely yours

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In Charge of Ma.ine Author Collection

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