Correspondence to Chaim Potok, 1985-1997.

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Correspondence to Chaim Potok, 1985-1997.

Regarding invitations for Potok to participate in the year of the Philadelphia writer, 1985; a luncheon honoring Philip and Muriel Berman, 1985; and the Marian Anderson Award selection committee, 1997; with correspondence from mayors W. Wilson Goode and Edward G. Rendell.

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