[Campbell, Eleanor- Early ALS Mentioning a Book Project] Four-page ALS, 1951

Philadelphia, 1951. Four-page (6 x 6 inches) ALS by Eleanor Campbell, noted illustrator of the Dick and Jane books, to her niece, Winifred Clifton, describing her portrait work and, among other things, a recent book project. Written on Campbell's personal letterhead (Bala Apartments, Philadelphia, etc.). "...Fred was good enough to write about the camera but I have had to put off any such purchases for some time... I am now about to take off on a book which will pin me down for the next two months- I will be on someone's pay roll again.... When I was in Connecticut I went to call on the man who collaborated with me on my first primers. He pulled out of the book work because it was such a poor paying affair... your mother [Elizabeth Warhanik, painter] would go nuts over his house... He has one big studio with fireplace canvas racks- closets etc & a big north window slanting so that one gets the sky light [rough drawing of house]... He has a smaller studio connected with this for his wife's hobbies & a mother studio for new Walt Disney rubber toys. He has bought a factory and is putting them on the market..." Much, much more. A fascinating letter, in its original envelope, postmarked Aug 15, 1951. (Inventory #: 6826)