Jacob A. Riis letters, 1899-1904.

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Jacob A. Riis letters, 1899-1904.

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The collection contains four letters. Riis writes to Mr. [Hamilton] Holt, managing editor of the Independent (a New York magazine), 15 June 1899, explaining why he is too busy to write anything for the Independent; to Mr. Benjamin, 2 Nov. 1901, thanking him for his note about selling a manuscript and agreeing with his opinion of Keller; to Mrs. Whitcomb, 6 July 1904, about boys' clubs, and giving his opinion of Theodore Roosevelt; and to My dear Doctor, 17 Oct. 1904, about plans for a lecture.

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