Genevieve Taggard letter to Francis Gahan, 1936 Dec. 7.

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Genevieve Taggard letter to Francis Gahan, 1936 Dec. 7.

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Genevieve Taggard writes to Francis Gahan, of the Federal Writers Local, postmarked 7 Dec. 1936, in support of writers fighting to withstand "retrenchment," and praising the intelligence of their stand.

3 p. + envelope.

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