Correspondence, 1946, from Lewis Mumford.

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Correspondence, 1946, from Lewis Mumford.

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Correspondence from Lewis Mumford to David E. Lilienthal, T.V.A.

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University of Pennsylvania Libraries, Van Pelt Library

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