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Edna S. Purcell Residence
also known as Lake Place
Purcell and Elmslie
Minneapolis, Minnesota  1913

Correspondence, 1914-1919: Artist Commissions and Sale of the House

Letter from William Gray Purcell to Gladys M. Hamblin (November 16, 1914)

Excerpt from letter:


My Dear Miss Hamblin:-

Permit me to epxress my surprise at the crisp and accurate account of Mr. Bull and his picture which I found in the "Tribune" yesterday morning.

I say "surprise" becasue practically all of the interviews which I have given with respect to my work or work in which I am interested have arrived in type practically unrecognizable... [remainder of letter proposes introduction of journalist to John Jager for possible article]

Very truly yours, W.P.
 


      Collection: William Gray Purcell Papers, Northwest Architectural Archives, University of Minnesota Libraries [Citation: AR:P&E 256]

 

research courtesy mark hammons