Typed letter signed : Garden City, New York, to John Steinbeck, 1965 Aug. 12.

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Typed letter signed : Garden City, New York, to John Steinbeck, 1965 Aug. 12.

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Assuring him that contributing a once-a-week column to Newsday would not be "like the chore that is given to most columnists who write three or five a week" and reminding him that his column would be on any topic he liked; remarking that a weekly column by Steinbeck would not only bring prestige to Newsday, but also give him "the greatest personal pleasure" since his wife Alicia so cherished Steinbeck's earlier contributions to the paper. Outlining the usual financial arrangements with syndicate contributors.

1 item1 (2 p.) ; 28 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

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