February 14, 1961

Mr. Douglas Haskell
Editor
Architectural Forum
Time-Life Building
New York, New York

Dear Doug:

My very sincere thanks for your gracious letter about the
University of Pennsylvania mix-up. I guess I too was in a
Kafka-like position of being a villain all around because
everyone has blamed me for everything. As I told you on
the telephone, Eero was very pleased with the text of the
Pennsylvania story and really flattered by it. I hope I made
that clear as well as the fact that none of us, of course,
would want ever to question your editorial judgement. It
was only on the darned priority business that I got in a mess.

I think your suggestion about finished jobs and previews is a
good one. Also, thank you for having Walter McQuade call
us on the embassy job. I think your choice of criticisms is
both interesting and fair, and Eero was pleased that he had a
chance to make the statement.

The last paragraph of your letter is terribly nice and certainly
you have been more than fair in giving Eero every chance.

Best to Helen and we hope to see you soon.

MEMORANDUM

TO: Aline
FM: Warren
DATE: July 7, 1961

Dean Bornhold has already left the University of Pennsylvania and is now Dean of the College at Wellesley. However, I talked with her and she is enthusiastic about interior coverage (she says if we have any doubts about the success of the interiors to take a look at the new Sarah Lawrence dorms done by Philip Johnson -- I don't think he did the interiors -- which she says are atrocious).

There will be students living in the building all summer except August 28, 29 and 30. However, the population will be sparse the last three weeks of August. She suggests writing Mrs. Murphy with a copy to Dr. Constance Dint, the new Dean of Women. You can mention Miss Bornhold's enthusiasm for the publication project.

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