Letter, 1940 April 5, Boston, Mass., to Edward Larocque Tinker.

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Letter, 1940 April 5, Boston, Mass., to Edward Larocque Tinker.

Thanks for a letter and an article from the Times Book review received from Tinker. Thanks Tinker for the excellent review a recent Updike show had gotten. Holograph note appended that he is still hunting for "Orpheus."

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Updike, Daniel Berkeley, 1860-1941

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