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Before the ink was dry.

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Notes, drafts & letters

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Notes & Correspondence — introduction — Notes & Correspondence — introductionPage 01 / 25

Handwritten observation with doodle — Handwritten observation with doodlePage 02 / 25

Typed observations with handwritten revisions — Typed observations with handwritten revisionsPage 03 / 25

Draft observations and revisions — Draft observations and revisionsPage 04 / 25

Handwritten ideas — Handwritten ideasPage 05 / 25

Notes written in several directions — Notes written in several directionsPage 06 / 25

Typed draft with annotations — Typed draft with annotationsPage 07 / 25

Handwritten observations — Handwritten observationsPage 08 / 25

A small handwritten note — A small handwritten notePage 09 / 25

A short typed observation — A short typed observationPage 10 / 25

Memo from Adolph Strauss — Memo from Adolph StraussPage 11 / 25

Handwritten draft fragment — Handwritten draft fragmentPage 12 / 25

Annotated paper fragment — Annotated paper fragmentPage 13 / 25

Notes on lined paper — Notes on lined paperPage 14 / 25

Draft with sketches in the margin — Draft with sketches in the marginPage 15 / 25

Handwritten paper strip — Handwritten paper stripPage 16 / 25

Letter on publisher’s stationery — Letter on publisher’s stationeryPage 17 / 25

Typed letter — page one — Typed letter — page onePage 18 / 25

Typed letter — page two — Typed letter — page twoPage 19 / 25

Typed letter with handwritten addition — Typed letter with handwritten additionPage 20 / 25

Letter on advertising stationery — Letter on advertising stationeryPage 21 / 25

Ray Thompson Studios — list with annotations — Ray Thompson Studios — list with annotationsPage 22 / 25

Ray Thompson Studios — annotated list — Ray Thompson Studios — annotated listPage 23 / 25

Note on Roosevelt Hotel stationery — Note on Roosevelt Hotel stationeryPage 24 / 25

Larry Feldman — collection note — Larry Feldman — collection notePage 25 / 25