Dated "Wednesday."
Typed on letterhead stationery printed "W.S.C."
Part of a collection of 32 letters from Willa Cather to Mr. and Mrs. George F. Whicher between 1922 and 1946. See related records for more information.
Writing how disappointed she was to not see her when she was in New York, but she was in Washington with her uncle who is very ill and when she came back to New York, she was with Mary Virginia's husband, Dick Mellen, in the hospital who had pneumonia; saying that last spring Alfred Knopf and she finally decided to let Houghton Mifflin bring out a subscription edition of all of her books; adding that she was given unlimited time to go over the books and correct errors, which she found many once she began the task, but was approached by Houghton Mifflin about the design and make up set by Bruce Rogers and was suddenly put on a strict schedule to get everything done, which forced her to not see anyone except Mary Virginia and Dick; complaining that Alfred Knopf has been in Europe since Christmas, so she has to deal with everything on her own, but luckily he will be home in a week; stating "Ever since Christmas I have had about six months' work and anxiety packed into six weeks"; explaining that this is why she has not written, but would love to have Stephen come down sometime when she gets back from vacation.