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Letter to Gwendolyn Brooks from a Library of Congress staffer, July 5, 1986

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Title
Letter to Gwendolyn Brooks from a Library of Congress staffer, July 5, 1986
Date
1986  
Geographical Location
Washington (D.C.)  
Topical Subject
  • Poets laureate  
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
Description
  • July 5, 1986.
  • First page of a letter from a D.C. acquaintance following the 1986 Gwendolyn Brooks trip to Washington, D.C. Handwritten in blue ink on fine paper.
Dimensions
25 x 16.9 cm
Extent
1 letter, 2 pages
Type
Correspondence  
Identifier
00086_04_01_03_22_001
Rights
In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
Repository
Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection Title
Gwendolyn Brooks Papers
Collection Number
MSS 00086
Collection Series
Series 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks
Collection Sub-series
Sub-series 1: Personal Photographs
Box Number
353
Folder Title
Letter from the Library of Congress staffer
Folder Number
22
Collection
Gwendolyn Brooks Digital Collection
TitleLetter to Gwendolyn Brooks from a Library of Congress staffer, July 5, 1986
Date1986  
Geographical LocationWashington (D.C.)  
Topical Subject
  • Poets laureate  
  • Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000  
Description
  • July 5, 1986.
  • First page of a letter from a D.C. acquaintance following the 1986 Gwendolyn Brooks trip to Washington, D.C. Handwritten in blue ink on fine paper.
Dimensions25 x 16.9 cm
Extent1 letter, 2 pages
TypeCorrespondence  
Identifier00086_04_01_03_22_001
RightsIn Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
RepositoryRare Book & Manuscript Library
Collection TitleGwendolyn Brooks Papers
Collection NumberMSS 00086
Collection SeriesSeries 4: Photographs and Scrapbooks
Collection Sub-seriesSub-series 1: Personal Photographs
Box Number353
Folder TitleLetter from the Library of Congress staffer
Folder Number22
CollectionGwendolyn Brooks Digital Collection

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