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Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992; to Dearest

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09662.527 Author/Creator: Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992; Place Written: England Type: Typed letter signed Date: 23 January 1944 Pagination: 4 p. ; envelope Order a Copy

One letter addressed to Naomi Hurwitz from Warren Schwartz dated January 23, 1944. Related to attending a G.I. dance in a town near the base. Underlined with and stamped by a censor is a where he requests a copy of Lillian Smith's "Strange Fruit."

Schwartz, Warren Harold, 1914-1992
Hurwitz, Naomi, fl. 1941-1944
Smith, Lillian E., 1897-1966

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