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Call Number:
MSS 14
Creator:
Smith, Sam, 1908-
Title(s):
Letter to Max Wilk
Date:
before 1979
Classification:
Archives and Manuscripts
Series:
Series II: Edward and His Marvellous Telescope
Part of Collection:
1, folder 15
Provenance:
Gift of Max and Barbara Wilk.
Conditions Governing Access:
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use:
The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Archives Department.
Scope and Content:
Most of the letter discusses health issues (of Sam and Barbara Wilk), a farm, and farm animals. The final paragraph reads: "My gosh it will be good if <title render="italic">Ed and his Telescope</title> take off. I hope we can keep plenty of words. Surely up to ten thousand would be all right (12,000). Love to all, Sam"
Physical Description:
1 leaf ; 30 x 21 cm. Typescript letter to Max Wilk on light orange paper. Addressed and signed in black ink.
Genre:
Correspondence , Brochures, Clippings, Cut-out craft, Exhibition catalogs, Gouaches, Graphite drawings, Pen and ink drawings, Legal documents, Letters, Magazines (periodicals), Miniature theaters, Mock-ups, Models (representations), Photocopies, Postcards, Recreations, Toy theaters, Typescripts, Watercolors (paintings), and Wood engravings
Subject Terms:
Artists
Handicraft
Paper toys
Sculpture
Toymakers
Toys
Associated Places:
Great Britain
Associated People/Groups:
Smith, Sam, 1908-
Wilk, Max, 1920-
Finding Aid Title:
Sam Smith Collection
Archival Object:
https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/1157
Metadata Cloud URL:
https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/1157?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1