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"The want-list as you have it is, yes, essentially of items required (though not necessarily affordable!) to complete my collection. Which leaves its bibliographical relevance unclear, as a comment from Mrs. Jackson has already made me see. So far as compilation of the bibliography is concerned, no item on the wants-list need hold us up, so long as we can locate an examinable copy of it somewhere, in dust-wrapper if called for."

Scope and Contents Letter 1, Jacobs to Woolmer: "We, my wife and I, are most grateful to you, Mr. Woolmer, for your kindness in your offer to us, through Mrs. Laura (Riding) Jackson, of possible assistance to us in our attempt to establish a living for ourselves in the second-hand book business. Your voluntering to help where there is a feasible way of helping is extraordinarily kind, and we thank you for it. It is good to have the friendship of Mrs. Jackson, and good to have the acquaintance of her friends...

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"I'm sorting some more ms material. I have found these pages, which cover parts of the book on language- pages from the first typed version, with revision material some of it is new ms. draft."

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Letter dated 1978-04-9: "This is just to thank you for your letter of March 27th. I do understand that you will wait until a further (third) batch of ms. comes to you before..."

Letter dated 1978-04-10: "I have decided not to try to pack more into a box that would hold more. I think my decision is on the side of safety." This letter also contains an itimized list of material referenced in the body of the letter.

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Letter 1: "It would be helpful to me at this time, when I am in need of working some plans involving..."

Letter 2: "Something as to possible arrangement, for reprint, of earlier writings of mine..."

Letter 3: "Since I am sending you a couple of communications, I thought it would be of general convenience if I sent you a note on an idea I presented tentatively..."

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From Note to Woolmer: "Portion of a letter sent to Mr. Clark on June 8, 1978- in copy, for your interest." From Letter to Clark: "I am writing, now, Alan, on your Wanted-List proposal. I am sending a copy of this letter to Mr. Woolmer and to J.F.M, to whom you have told me, you have asl sent a copy of this Wanted-List."

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Correspondence and manuscripts of the American poet. Handwritten and carbon copy typescripts.

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"Thanks for your of Jan. 26, and the useful/appreciated [writings]. I'm making some source-listings for L.J. to check on/enlarge;..."

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"Your sendings of 15 March just arrived - many thanks for such full-filment of my requests. (Some over-fulfilment, indeed, which I regret for you - bu thanks for that equally)."

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"Posts in confusion here because of a London P.O. overtime-law, but your 20th March letter has made it! Especially good to have that rare poem from Classic to show for all your searching."