BIB_ID
428821
Accession number
MA 1602.12
Creator
Cather, Willa, 1873-1947, sender.
Display Date
Winslow, Arizona, 1912 April 20.
Credit line
Gift of Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant, 1954.
Description
1 item (12 pages) ; 17.2 x 13.5 cm + envelope
Notes
Written on letterhead stationery printed "W.S.C."
Envelope, postmarked and stamped, addressed to "Miss Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant / Mimosa Inn / Tryon" with "County" crossed out and "Polk County / North Carolina" written below.
Part of a collection of 76 letters from Willa Cather to Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant between 1910 and 1946. See related records for more information.
Envelope, postmarked and stamped, addressed to "Miss Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant / Mimosa Inn / Tryon" with "County" crossed out and "Polk County / North Carolina" written below.
Part of a collection of 76 letters from Willa Cather to Elizabeth Shepley Sergeant between 1910 and 1946. See related records for more information.
Summary
Stating that she has been exploring the West for two weeks and is sorry to hear that she is ill, but hopes she can rest and start writing soon; mentioning the impact of the West on her and the memories it brings back; praising the Bohemian girl's authenticity to Red Cloud; comparing Arizona to New Mexico; discussing how ugly Winslow is and what the houses look like, including her brother's; saying how she (Cather) thinks she could work in Albuquerque; requesting her to write in plain script so she can read her handwriting better.
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