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Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1873-1942 to R.P. Wunder

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC06343.372 Author/Creator: Vanderbilt, Cornelius, 1873-1942 Place Written: New York, New York Type: Typed letter signed Date: December 11, 1965 Pagination: 1 p. : docket ; 28 x 21.5 cm. Order a Copy

One letter addressed to R.P. Wunder from Karl H. Gruppe dated December 11, 1965. Inquires if the Smithsonian would be interested in acquiring additional items that originally belonged to John Q.A. Ward.

Gruppe, Karl H., fl. 1965
Wunder, R.P., fl. 1965
Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830-1910

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