BIB_ID
415012
Accession number
MA 5802.21
Creator
Snyder, Gary, 1930- sender.
Display Date
Nevada City, California, 1973 December 17.
Credit line
The Carter Burden Collection of American Literature.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 28 x 21.8 cm + envelope
Notes
Letter written upside down on verso of typed letter signed from Deb Partington, Amherst, Massachusetts, to Merle Goodkind, 1973 December 10, saying that they are glad Gary Snyder can fit into their poetry festival schedule, but they are tentatively thinking of moving it to the fall semester of 1974 due to other projects arising. Typed on letterhead stationery printed "dvp Distinguished Visitors Program / ... University of Massachusetts. Amherst, Massachusetts."
Date of writing from postmark.
Postmarked and stamped.
Envelope addressed to: "Gary and Masa Snyder / Kitkitdizze / Allegheny Star Route / Nevada City / California 95959 (crossed out in green marker)." Returned address "Brazell / 21 Colognial Lake Drive / Trenton, New Jersey 08638" also crossed out in green marker. "Fred Brunke" written in Gary Snyder's hand in ink on verso of envelope.
Date of writing from postmark.
Postmarked and stamped.
Envelope addressed to: "Gary and Masa Snyder / Kitkitdizze / Allegheny Star Route / Nevada City / California 95959 (crossed out in green marker)." Returned address "Brazell / 21 Colognial Lake Drive / Trenton, New Jersey 08638" also crossed out in green marker. "Fred Brunke" written in Gary Snyder's hand in ink on verso of envelope.
Provenance
Carter Burden.
Summary
Requesting that Brunke look for a mycology key to Northern California by "Largent" publisher Mai River Press; asking to order "Lore do Language of Children" (bullet point crossed out in pencil); saying that Joel Simon made a long distance call to New York on his phone and hopes to be billed for it; (in pencil) recommending that Brunke try and get a xerox of the Niseman article.
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