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 |
HOTEL SEYMOUR
FIFTY WEST FORTY-FIFTH STREET
NEW YORK2 RECEIVED BY _____
JAN 10 1922
ANSWERED BY _____
FILED BY _____ Monday Dear Mr. Spier1:
Where When you send the
copy3 to the printers4 please
write them clearly to put proper spacing before and after all dashes — you
remember I showed you on the galleys5
how they had run dashes up against the last letter of words. If they set it right
in
the first part
place, it will save trouble. There are lots of dashes in the last part! I'm delighted with the
double-leaded6 page.
