Letter from James Ivory, New York, New York, to Ruth Prawer Jhabvala, Delhi, India, 1971 November 18 : typescript signed.

Describing in detail his recent activities shepherding Nirad Chaudhuri and his wife during part of their visit to the United States; describing his impressions of Austin during his recent trip, and the surprising result of Nirad Chaudhuri receiving an offer of a temporary position at the University of Texas; asking for her help in finding Chaudhuri in time to accept the offer before it expires; asking, 'Do you have any idea what the hell Ismail is doing in India now? He said he's embarking on a two week trip to Rajastan [sic] with Tony"; hoping "everything was ok with Jhab finally"; saying he was at a loss as to what to do when her cable arrived just before he was about to leave, "But luckily Dick Weismann [sic] was around."