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Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992; to Naomi

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09662.078 Author/Creator: Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992; Place Written: Fort Bragg, North Carolina Type: Letter signed Date: 4 September 1941 Pagination: 4 p. : envelope Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated September 4, 1941. Describes a fight breaking out in a train car while he was reading Richard Wright's "Native Son." Naomi recommended the book.

Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992
Hurwitz, Naomi, 1897-1973
Wright, Richard, 1908-1960

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