Letter, 1967 July 1, Hempstead, N.Y., to Edmund Wilson, Wellfleet, Mass.

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Letter, 1967 July 1, Hempstead, N.Y., to Edmund Wilson, Wellfleet, Mass.

Concerns Wilson's suggestion that a good biography of Cabell is needed.

1 p. Typescript (carbon copy)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7356788

University of Michigan

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