Letters to Claire Reis, 1926-1961.

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Letters to Claire Reis, 1926-1961.

Letters to Claire R. Reis consists primarily of notes from scenic designer Robert Edmond Jones (1887-1954).

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SNAC Resource ID: 6730236

New York Public Library System, NYPL

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