Typed letter signed with initials : Last House [Glen Ellen, California], to David Pleydell-Bouverie, 1983 Jan. 4.
Record ID:
294225
Accession number:
MA 4786.163
Credit:
Gift of David Pleydell-Bouverie, 1992.
Description:
1 item (2 p.) ; 28 cm
Notes:
Part of a collection of ca. 225 typed and autograph letters, postcards, and notes from M.F.K. Fisher to David Pleydell-Bouverie. Items in this collection are described in individual records; see MA 4786 for more information.
Summary:
Giving details of what happened at the Ranch over the holidays; asking if he thinks she should give money to Paul Ingle, a local man who helps her with various odd jobs; saying the holidays were "unusually pleasant"; mentioning shared acquaintances including Helen Frankenthaler and Herb Caen; describing Christmas presents she received, including truffles, pears, and "the ugliest biggest Protea blossom in the world."
Provenance:
David Pleydell-Bouverie.
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