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Letterhead reads:

New Directions Norfolk, Conn.

Personal names mentioned in the letter:

Erskine

Ray Eluard

Ray (Man)

Lorca

Mallam

Alberti

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Letterhead reads:

New Directions Norfolk, Connecticut

Neiman's address listed as:

"Between Worlds" Inter American University San German, Puerto Rico

Personal names mentioned in the letter:

Larry Ferlinghetti

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Letterhead reads:

New Directions Norfolk, Connecticut

Neiman's address listed as:

Between Worlds Inter American University San German, Puerto Rico

Personal names mentioned in the letter:

Henry Miller

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Neiman's address listed as:

805 Royal Street New Orleans, LA

Letterhead reads:

Russell and Volkening, Inc. Literary Agents 522 Fifth Avenue New York

Personal names mentioned in the letter:

James Laughlin

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Return address listed as:

190 Bleecker Street New York 12, NY

Personal names mentioned in the letter:

Bierne

Anne

James Laughlin

Scope and Contents This letter contains no signature line but is believed to be authored by Gilbert Neiman.Return address listed as:1644 Lincoln St. Denver, ColoradoLandy's address listed as:240 South Beverly Dr. Beverly Hills, CaliforniaPersonal names mentioned in the letter:Eileen BarrettHenry MillerLambert DavisLarry PowellAllan SwallowJames LaughlinHarry Crosby...

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The letter is signed only as, "J." Based on previous correspondence between Neiman and Laughlin, it can be surmised that this letter was probably authored by Laughlin. The letterhead is from New Directions, Norfolk, Connecticut.

Laughlin mentions Man Ray, and Neiman's wife in the letter.

Scope and Contents Letter is signed only as "JL," but is believed to be written by James Laughlin, because the letter speaks of the Lorca play that Neiman had published through "New Directions", and the accompanying mailing envelope is from "New Directions." Included with the letter is a waiver form regarding the Lorca play, "Blood Wedding."Man Ray's "Mains Libres" is mentioned in the letter.Letter dated only as "August 18," but the accompanying mailing envelope is...

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Return address listed as:

Meeker

Personal names mentioned in the letter:

Hart Crane

Winters

Tate

Wanda Landowska

Jim

Wagner

Fishkin

Onis

Lorca

Federico

Hortons

Woodburn (probably John)

Laughlin (probably James)

La Motta

Scope and Contents From the Sub-Series: Note: There is also a piece of correspondence in the folder titled, "The American and The Frenchman, Folder 2, 1955," found in the "Gilbert Neiman Writings / Publications" sub-series. That correspondence is to Neiman from Byron R. Bryant of "Pacifica Foundation" regarding publishing.Note: There is also a piece of correspondence in the folder titled, "Essays - Artists," found in the "Other Papers" sub-series. That correspondence is a hand-written letter from an unknown author...