Autograph letter signed : New York, to "Alicia," [1966 Dec. 10].

  1. Resources
  2. View Resource

ArchivalResource

Autograph letter signed : New York, to "Alicia," [1966 Dec. 10].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/779937454

Discussing his reply to the public letter that Russian poet, Yevgeny Yevtushenko, published in a Russian literary magazine, chastising Steinbeck for not opposing the war in Vietnam; suggesting that it might help if both he and Yevtushenko, who became friends on a visit Steinbeck made to Moscow in 1963, both visited Vietnam together to see the situation first hand; discussing the role of governments, armies and poets in a time of war; saying that "governments are not about to let the two of us, Yevtushenko and me, just look around and write what we see. The south might let me and the north let him. And there we are, right back where we started....We both want peace and, you know, we're never going to have it until we bring in truth as a mediator."

1 item (3 p.) ; 31.9 cm

Pierpont Morgan Library.

Information

SNAC Resource ID: 8208340

Related Entities

There are 3 Entities related to this resource.

Patterson, Alicia, 1906-1963

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6697brf (person)

Steinbeck, John, 1902-1968

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6js9rqn (person)

Margaret Gemmell, later van Judah, was a friend of Steinbeck's during their stay at Stanford University, 1925-26. Included with the papers is a manuscript in her own hand describing her friendship with Steinbeck. From the description of John Steinbeck papers, 1925-1978. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754866392 This is the producer's copy, property of Oscar Serlin; the play ran from 7 Apr. to 6 June, 1942. From the description of The moon is down, a play in 3 acts...

Guggenheim, Harry Frank, 1890-1971

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6sp101p (person)

Harry Frank Guggenheim (b. August 23, 1890, West End, NJ–d. January 22, 1971, New York, NY) was the grandson of mining magnate Meyer Guggenheim and the son of Daniel Guggenheim, mining magnate and philanthropist. He recieved his BA and MA in 1913 from Pembroke College at Cambridge University. During World War I he was a member of US Navy Reservesand the First Yale Unit in WWI. He became the director and president of the Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation. In this role he provided ...