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Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) to Morris "Moe" Weiner

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09414.0136 Author/Creator: Weiner, Sylvia (1912-2008) Place Written: [Brooklyn, New York] Type: Autograph letter signed Date: 23 January 1944 Pagination: 6 p. ; 23 x 15 cm. Order a Copy

Written at 12:10 AM. Sylvia reports that everyone has praised her for her work on the Victory Party and that they made a $275 profit for the National War Fund. A friend brought her to a dress factory in Manhattan and she found a beautiful dress for the bargain price of $8.75. She visited Moe's old office and reports on people there.

National War Fund- Philanthropic federation supported by of all the Government agencies concerned with the management of the war.

Weiner, Morris "Moe," 1909-1988
Weiner, Sylvia, 1912-2008

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