Guide to Reading Letter Transcriptions
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| Textual Feature | Appearance |
|---|---|
| passage deleted with a strikethrough mark | |
| passage deleted by overwritten added letters | |
| passage added above the line | passage with added text above |
| passage added on the line | passage with added text inline |
| passage added in the margin | passage with text added in margin |
| handwritten addition to a typewritten letter | typed passage with added handwritten text |
| missing or unreadable text | missing text noted with "[illegible]" |
| uncertain transcriptions | word[?] |
| notes written by someone other than Willa Cather | Note in another's hand |
| printed letterhead text | printed text |
| text printed on postcards, envelopes, etc. | printed text |
| text of date and place stamps | stamped text |
| passage written by Cather on separate enclosure. | written text |
American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Gentlemen:
I disapprove3 of the amendment passed by the Board of Directors of the American Academy of Arts and Letters on April 12, 1940 which reads as follows: "RESOLVED that ARTICLE IV of the By-laws be amended by striking out Section 2 and renumbering the following sections of that Article, and by amending ARTICLE IV, Section 10 by striking out the words 'from among the members of the National Institute of Arts and Letters.'"
I sincerely hope that this amendment will be rescinded.
Very truly yours, Willa Cather Member of the American Academy ofArts and Letters
