The City College

CONVENT AVENUE AND 139TH STREET
NEW YORK 31, N. Y.

DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH

April 9, 1956

Dear Miss Moore:

I am sorry to trouble you with the matter of your letters which Mr. Warlow would like to use, but scholarship must be encouraged by us all. Your originals are either in Bill's hands or in Yale or Buffalo. I should appreciate the return of these copies when you have done with them (no hurry, of course), for they will be invaluable when I come to the relationship of Wow with Others and the Dial. If at any time you are interested in copies of your past letters, let me know and I shall be glad to have copies made. The two last were taken by Contoura, an electric copying device: held to the light they come clear.

It is always a pleasure to listen to you, whether at your apartment or at a public assembly. I trust that you will be up and ready for another appearance.

260 CUMBERLAND STREET
BROOKLYN 5, NEW YORK

March 18, 1954

Dear Mr. Thirlwall, I have the letters and thank you
for your scruple to return them as soon as practicable.

I have been wishing I could help William and Florence
Williams and you seem to suggest a way - what is in a
sense a service - but I must not try a commentary.
I have been blundering, and know am warned not to
try to do what I can't do, Mr. Thirlwall. A bad winter.
I hope yours has been good.

MARIANNE MOORE
260 CUMBERLAND STREET
BROOKLYN 5, NEW YORK

Dear Mr. Thirlwall:

This week I have tentative engagements which keep me from planning to talk with you, but I hope toward the end of the week to write you about next week.

Please don't be anticipating major light on this project(of the Williams biography);I am wondering what I might be able to tell you that you don't know or would find a help. I shall do my best, however.

260 CUMBERLAND STREET, BROOKLYN 5, NEW YORK

June 5, 1953

Dear Mr. Thirlwall:

If I can help you, I should like to; am greatly
hampered at present; certainly there should be a time, however, when
I could talk with you. About two weeks from now, I must come to
New York and could see you then at the Gotham Book Mart if that is
convenient for you? of in Bryant Park at the rear of the Public
library? or in the Library; or if you prefer, come here though the
trip takes a good while and I see that you are out of town yourself.

I have letters from William Carlos Williams and
as I recall a number of them are of technical interest. In the matter
of letters, I always submit to the writer anything I am showing to
someone else for use. First of all, I must produce the letters, and
can not really look for them till I get past some undertakings that
that are pressing me too hard just now.

Could you give me on a post-card, say, a telephone-
number? and let me ask you when it would be convenient for you to see
me? Could it be in the morning, I wonder? or early afternoon?

June 1, 1953

Dear Miss Moore

At the suggestion of William Carlos Williams I am writing to ask your assistance. He says that you know more about his poetry than most people and that you have corresponded about poetry and other matters. I am projecting a critical biography of Dr. Williams and desire to see as many letters and other documents about his life and works as possible.

Whatever material you lend me will be well taken care of and returned as soon as possible. I should like also to talk with you. I could come to you or, if you would like, you might lunch with me where and when you like.

For myself, I am associate professor of English and the City College and have done a fair amount of biographical and critical writing

I trust that we may meet in the near future

Sincerely yours