Correspondence: Joseph F. Wall to Foster

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US US-store MS/MS 01.78-1-5

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Correspondence: Joseph F. Wall to Foster

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  • 1957 (Creation)

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(At one point in 1957, Wall and Foster had planned to collaborate on abook on the Abolitionist movement. The 1957 letters were written while Wall was on leave researching Andrew Carnegie and NY Senator Lehman, two projects that ultimately precluded the Abolitionist project.) Letter dated March 21, 1957 Letter dated February 19, 1957 Letter dated May 1, 1957 Letter dated June 12, 1957 Letter dated July 15, 1957 with attached transcript of an item Wall found in the Carnegie papers in the Library of Congress Letter dated August 15, 1957 Letter dated September 3, 1957? Letter dated October 27, 1957 Letter dated December 8, 1957 Letter dated March 4, 1961 with a March 9 response from Foster Wall’s Andrew Carnegie’s Hogmanay, 1970 with Christmas greeting from Joe and Bea Letter dated July 10, 1980

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