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RUSSELL W. BAKER - TYPED LETTER SIGNED 02/25/1969 - HFSID 167709

Sends letter of consent to include a letter in an upcoming book TLS: "Russell Baker", ¼p, 7¼x10½. Washington, D.C., 1969 February 25. On letterhead of "The New York Times" to Mrs. Stella K. Hershan, Forest Hills, New York.

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Condition: Fine condition
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RUSSELL BAKER
Sends letter of consent to include a letter in an upcoming book
TLS: "Russell Baker", ¼p, 7¼x10½. Washington, D.C., 1969 February 25. On letterhead of "The New York Times" to Mrs. Stella K. Hershan, Forest Hills, New York. In full: "You are welcome to use the 1967 letter in your book if you wish. I'm looking forward to your book. Nice to hear from you again." American satirist and humorist RUSSELL BAKER (1925-2019) wrote his "Observer" column for "The New York Times" from 1962-1998. He won a Pulitzer Prize for Commentary in 1979 and the 1983 Pulitzer for Biography or Autobiography for his autobiography, Growing Up. STELLA K. HERSHAN, born in Vienna, Austria, the author of a number of books and articles, wrote two biographies of Eleanor Roosevelt: A Woman of Quality - Eleanor Roosevelt (1970, likely the book mentioned in this letter) and The Candles She Lit: The Legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt (1993). Stray ink mark above the "r" in Baker. Light paper clip impression at upper left blank margin. Fine condition.            
 

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