[Letters to Fred Rogers] 2001 Aug. 29-2001 Nov. 14.

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[Letters to Fred Rogers] 2001 Aug. 29-2001 Nov. 14.

These two letters concern the birth and naming of a male alpaca at Soft Hearts Alpaca Farm in Ohio. In the first letter, Bergmann, the breeder, requests permission to name the new alpaca "Bravo Mister Rogers." She enclosed a photo of the one-day-old alpaca. In the second letter, Bergmann provides details about Bravo Mister Rogers' breeding. She enclosed a photo of Bravo Mister Rogers with his dam (mother). She thanks Fred Rogers for allowing her to name the alpaca after him.

2 p., 2 color photographs.

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Rogers, Fred, 1928-2003

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Fred Rogers (March 20, 1928 – February 27, 2003), also known as Mister Rogers, was the creator, showrunner, and host of the preschool television series Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, which ran from 1968 to 2001. Born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, Rogers earned a bachelor's degree in music from Rollins College in 1951. He began his television career at NBC in New York, returning to Pittsburgh in 1953 to work for children's programming at NET (later PBS) television station WQED. He graduated from Pittsb...

Bergmann, Deb.

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