BIB_ID
193442
Accession number
MA 4260
Creator
Jackson, C. D. (Charles Douglas), 1902-1964.
Display Date
New York, New York, undated.
Credit line
Bequest of Margaret Kelly Hughes (Mrs. John C. Hughes), 1980.
Description
1 item (2 pages) ; 17.7 x 13.3 cm
Notes
Dated "Monday."
On stationery: "Time and Life, / 9, Rockefeller Plaza."
Addressed to "Madame [Deleber?]."
Acquired as part of a large collection of letters from statesmen, politicians, authors, and others involved in the arts to Margaret Kelly Hughes.
Margaret Kelly Hughes, known as "Mardi", was the wife of John Chambers Hughes (1891-1971), the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO from 1953-1955. Margaret Hughes lived in France during World War II and volunteered to help French prisoners of war held in Meaux. She was decorated three times by the French Government for her service to the country and wrote "Les Lauriers sont Coupés" about her experiences during the war.
On stationery: "Time and Life, / 9, Rockefeller Plaza."
Addressed to "Madame [Deleber?]."
Acquired as part of a large collection of letters from statesmen, politicians, authors, and others involved in the arts to Margaret Kelly Hughes.
Margaret Kelly Hughes, known as "Mardi", was the wife of John Chambers Hughes (1891-1971), the U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO from 1953-1955. Margaret Hughes lived in France during World War II and volunteered to help French prisoners of war held in Meaux. She was decorated three times by the French Government for her service to the country and wrote "Les Lauriers sont Coupés" about her experiences during the war.
Summary
Thanking her for congratulations on his talk; writing "I am sorry I missed your 'clutch' of Poles [...] May I suggest the following for subsequent weeks: a 'scratch' of Czechs; a 'growl' of Bulgarians; a ['pomade'] of Romanians."
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