The letter is signed, but the signature is not legible. The return address is:

4221 Harwood Drive Des Moines, Iowa

The letter mentions a new serial publication titled "Generation."

Lowry was editor at The Little Man, 3747 Hutton Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Neiman's works, "The Decency of Decay" and "Nice Weather for Gas Masks" are mentioned in the letter. The letter also mentions that Neiman will be receiving author's copies of a book, and Lowry asks Neiman to send a short note about himself to appear in the rear of the book.

Decker was from "Compass: A Journal of Modern Verse" and "View, The only poet's paper in the world," Prairie City, Illinois.

Blair's address listed as:

Box 2035 Madison, Wisconsin

Neiman's address listed as:

805 Royal Street New Orleans, Louisiana

Neiman's Lorca translation in "New Directions 1939," and Neiman's Arthur Rimbaud translations are mentioned in the letter.

Slocum was secretary of Russell and Volkening, Inc. Literary Agents, 522 Fifth Avenue, New York.

Neiman's address listed as:

805 Royal Street New Orleans, LA

Neiman's work, "Young Man with a Career," is mentioned in the letter.

Lowry was editor at The Little Man, 3747 Hutton Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Lowry was editor at The Little Man, 3747 Hutton Street, Cincinnati, Ohio.

The need for Neiman to autograph 99 copies of a book (to which he contributed) is mentioned in the letter.

Andrews was editor at Accent - A Quarterly of New Literature, Box 102, University Station, Urbana, Illinois.

The letter makes mention of a check to Neiman and a story written by Neiman.

This letter contains no signature line, but is probably written by Gilbert Neiman, based on the return address that has been used on other Neiman correspondence of the time.

The salutation reads simply, "Dear Saroyan."

Return address listed as:

306 Georgina Avenue Santa Monica, California

Blair was from Diogenes: A Literary Bi-Monthly, Box 2035, Madison, Wisconsin.

Neiman's poems, "The Mighty Earl" and "Memorandum for a Mayor" are mentioned in the letter as being accepted for publication. "The Rimbauds" translation is also mentioned. Blair comments on Neiman's stories which appeared in "Accent" and "State of the Nation."