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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0169 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008 Place Written: Brooklyn, New York Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 20 February 1944 Pagination: 4 p. : Height: 23 cm, Width: 15 cm Order a Copy

Sylvia's guests have just left and she recounts what their routine was whenever they had company. This was a Sunday and she plans all week what she will get done on Sundays and then does nothing. Got up late and re-packed a package for Moe; because she is afraid of losing film again. Reports on friends and family. Tells him some "off color" jokes, including one about Mrs. Roosevelt.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962

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