Letter, 1947 Nov. 8, Death Valley, Calif., to [W.H.] Hobbs [Ann Arbor].

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Letter, 1947 Nov. 8, Death Valley, Calif., to [W.H.] Hobbs [Ann Arbor].

Concerns truth of [the Eskimo] Koodlookto[o]'s story [of R.G. Marvin's death on the Peary expedition]; promises copy of "Wide margins"; and tells of operating a hotel and writing a novel.

1 p. Typescript signed.

eng, Latn

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