Papers, 1945, 1950.

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Papers, 1945, 1950.

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Detroit dealer in lumber. Letter, April 11, 1950, to Ray K. Hummel, Detroit, concerning signed copy of book by E. C. Beck sent under separate cover and reminiscing about boyhood days among lumberjacks. Also encloses a mimeographed copy of his 1945 poem, "Mighty Hank: St. Louis Browns vs Detroit Tigers, Sept. 30th, 1945," written in mock Swedish-English dialect and based upon Longfellow's "Paul Revere's Ride."

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