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Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 to Morris "Moe" Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0016 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: 30 April 1943 Pagination: 2 p. : Height: 21.6 cm, Width: 14 cm Order a Copy

Written 4:30 PM at the office. Sylvia filled in at the Intake Department at work and enjoyed it. Describes working in the field as endless work, that makes you always think you've forgotten something. Describes a new 42 year old woman at work as a "girl" who is a lot of fun and to whom she told some of Moe's dirty limericks. Tells a dirty (sexual) joke in the letter.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

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