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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0363 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Typed letter signed Date: 25 August 1944 Pagination: 6 p. ; 15 x 23.5 cm. Order a Copy

Sylvia describes the Schomburg collection. She also reports trouble with the ration board, and says Mad is moving into a bungalow. Half the letter is handwritten.

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

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