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

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0517 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 16 February 1945 Pagination: 3 p. ; 21 x 27 cm. Order a Copy

Sylvia writes about how on the way to the lecture she stopped at a bar and read a book on the psycho. While there she was approached by a strange woman who talked about her mother's impact on her.

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

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