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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0029 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 9 May 1943 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 23.5 cm, Width: 15.6 cm Order a Copy

Written at 9:30 PM. Sylvia says she had funny dreams about him running after a trolley; like something out of a Dali painting. Delivered the respective Mother's Day gifts. Speaks of how many Sundays she spent with him.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
Dali, Salvador, 1904-1989

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