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Maine State Library

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Entries include brief biographical information, a typed letter from the Maine State Library concerning Wayman's biography of Maine scientist and zoologist, Edward Morse, in hopes of a gift of Wayman's book for the Maine Author Collection, a typed letter on personal stationery from Wayman in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, suggesting items like "holograph letters of Morse" for the collection and late notice that she had donated some items to the Widener Library at Harvard University, a typed letter of regret from the Maine State Library concerning a lack of exhibit space, a typed letter on Wayman's personal stationery describing a copy of her biography of Morse sent with an inserted page from Morse's diary for the Maine Author Collection, the contact information of Morse's son, and a clipping (missing) from the monthly journal of the Boston Public Library, a handwritten letter from John G. Morse on personal stationery presenting a photograph of his father, a typed letter thanking John G. Morse for the gift of his father's photograph (missing from this file), a typed transcript of a letter without a date sent to Dorothy Wayman in April of 1943 from the Maine State Library thanking her for the gift of her book (possibly missing) for the Maine Author Collection, and a typed letter from the Maine State Library to Harvard University Press director, Dumas Malone, thanking him for the gift of Edward Sylvester Morse. Date Range:1943-03/1943-04

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Entries include brief biographical information, a typed letter from the Maine State Library concerning Wayman's biography of Maine scientist and zoologist, Edward Morse, in hopes of a gift of Wayman's book for the Maine Author Collection, a typed letter on personal stationery from Wayman in Jamaica Plain, Massachusetts, suggesting items like "holograph letters of Morse" for the collection and late notice that she had donated some items to the Widener Library at Harvard University, a typed letter of regret from the Maine State Library concerning a lack of exhibit space, a typed letter on Wayman's personal stationery describing a copy of her biography of Morse sent with an inserted page from Morse's diary for the Maine Author Collection, the contact information of Morse's son, and a clipping (missing) from the monthly journal of the Boston Public Library, a handwritten letter from John G. Morse on personal stationery presenting a photograph of his father, a typed letter thanking John G. Morse for the gift of his father's photograph (missing from this file), a typed transcript of a letter without a date sent to Dorothy Wayman in April of 1943 from the Maine State Library thanking her for the gift of her book (possibly missing) for the Maine Author Collection, and a typed letter from the Maine State Library to Harvard University Press director, Dumas Malone, thanking him for the gift of Edward Sylvester Morse.

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