BIB_ID
445202
Accession number
MA 4733.28:1
Creator
Geismar, Maxwell, 1909-1979, sender.
Display Date
Harrison, New York, 1953 September 29
Credit line
Gift of Herbert Cahoon, 1993.
Description
1 item (1 page) ; 24.1 x 15.2 cm
Notes
Note written in unknown hand at top right reads: "ans'd / Dec 16, 1953"
Provenance
Herbert Cahoon.
Summary
Noting that he saw Herbert's summary of his recently released book "Rebels and Ancestors" [published in 1953], noting, "It is nice to think that the New York Public Library thinks well of this book"; inquiring if Herbert noticed that the book "came out in the upper brackets of the Saturday Review national poll of book reviewers," calling the incident "an encouraging sign"; specifying why he appreciated Herbert's review, saying "I am glad ... that you were not one of those who resented the psychological aspects of these studies".
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