Williams. Rutherford, June 11, 1960
Scope and Contents
To Tomlinson "Charles," Brook Cottage.Your trip to America: Indigenous peoples and specifically Mesa Verde [uses patriarchal language]; passport trouble. Your family.
Slovenly garbage-men: only artists can now be craftsmen. Glad that Cotswold shops still exist, though I believe in American progress. "We can never turn back the clock, the dominance of the iambic pentameter is lost to us forever. Whitman was a clumsy artist but he was the first to hold the bridgehead." My Leaves of Grass photographs book will be important.
Dates
- Creation: June 11, 1960
Physical Description
Typed letter, signed 1p (air-letter). Signed "Bill." With corrections.
Repository Details
Part of the University of Kansas. Kenneth Spencer Research Library Repository