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Letter from George Avakian (as Walter Mitty) to James Thurber

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COLLECTION
George Avakian and Anahid Ajemian papers

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SUB-COLLECTION
Series I: George Avakian Papers

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SUB-COLLECTION
Subseries I.A. Personal Papers

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SUB-COLLECTION
Army Files

SUB-COLLECTION
1944-1953, 1998

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Title
Letter from George Avakian (as Walter Mitty) to James Thurber
Names
Avakian, George (Correspondent)
Thurber, James, 1894-1961 (Addressee)
Collection

George Avakian and Anahid Ajemian papers

Series I: George Avakian Papers

Subseries I.A. Personal Papers

Army Files

1944-1953, 1998

Dates / Origin
Date Created: 1945-08-22
Library locations
Music Division
Shelf locator: JPB 14-28
Genres
Correspondence
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b20513910
MSS Unit ID: 22589
Archives EAD ID: 2020256
NYPL Exhibition ID: LPA 16.506.189
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): d5ceadc0-c159-0133-bb20-00505686a51c
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Item timeline of events

  • 1945: Created
  • 2016: Digitized
  • 2024: Found by you!
  • 2025

MLA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter from George Avakian (as Walter Mitty) to James Thurber" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1945. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d68c9f40-c159-0133-3fc1-00505686a51c

Chicago/Turabian Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. "Letter from George Avakian (as Walter Mitty) to James Thurber" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d68c9f40-c159-0133-3fc1-00505686a51c

APA Format

Music Division, The New York Public Library. (1945). Letter from George Avakian (as Walter Mitty) to James Thurber Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/d68c9f40-c159-0133-3fc1-00505686a51c

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Letter from George Avakian (as Walter Mitty) to James Thurber