Letter : to [Frederick Samuel] Dellenbaugh, 1919 March 26.

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Letter : to [Frederick Samuel] Dellenbaugh, 1919 March 26.

ALS thanking Dellenbaugh for sending her a copy of his Memorial to John Wesley Powell and complimenting him on his writing ability.

2 p. ; 16 cm.

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