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Leete Stone Correspondence

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STOHE, Leete

leete Stone Free lance Writer

Pleasant Hill Camp,

Freeport, Maine. November 7, 1934.

Dear Mr. Dunnack:

I'm mailing you this little announcement at Mr. Houston's request, be­ cause; this being such a fine and represent­ ative literary feature of the year, he is most anxious to have it laid on the desksof important Librarians before the edition is exhausted.

For my part, naturally, I'd be deeply pleased to think that even this small sample of my work as a writer in Maine for four years was represented in such a fine collection of books as yours.

You will note that the volume contains a record section which cannot help being invaluable to students of this branch

of story writing which has grown so in public favor during the last few years.

Thanking you sincerely for any attention you may give the leaflet, I am:

Respectfully,

December 10, 193 4 Mr. Leete Stone

Pleasant Hill Camp Freeport, Maine Dear Mr. Stone:

Some time ago you wrote to us concerning the recently published AMERICAN S-ORT SHORT STORY 1934', edited by Kenneth Houston.

We are considering purchasing this book, and wish to know about your work in this item. For some years we have been collecting the works of Maine authors, and we have now a valuable and in­ teresting exhibit. Naturally we will want to in­ clude this book in our special collection, apart from the library books which circulate, if you fare a Maine author.

Will you kindly write us, telling us i f you were born in Maine. You see, we are anxious to have every contemporary Maine author represented here.

Very truly yours MAINE STATE LIBRARY By

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Miss Hilda Mc leod: Maine State Library:

Dear Miss McLeod:

Thank you a lot for your letter. I was not borne in Maine; but have made it my home for the past 4 years, and so far as I can tell, expect to make it my home permanently be­ cause I've grown to like the State.

I'd take it as a real honor if you could include this book in your collection.

My story in the book is entitled "Underworld Pythias" and appears on page 398.

For over a year I ran a special Sunday feature in the Portland Sunday Telegram,

as well as numerous feature length stories on topics and towns of Maine, and for several months past I've been reading one of my stories a week over the air fromWCSH each Tuesday afternoon at 4:15, so I believe I can say that my name is more or less known throughout the State.

If you've saved the little pamphlet I sent it will describe the nature of the volume, which contains 150 of these 1000

to 1200 word short stories.

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l 11 be glad to, and hope I can Qualify as a Maine author even though I was not born here.

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Mr. Leete Stone Pleasant Hill Camp ifreeport, Maine Dear Mr Stone:

Your booklet, Serene; a Maine Fishing Romance, has been received at the Library; and we wish to

express our thanks for your kindness both in sending and inscribing this little 5volume.

We are very glad to include you in o\ir author collection representing the works of authors who have lived or are living in bur State of Maine. Among these are Marie Peary Stafford, Louise Lamprey, Laura E. Richards, and Ben Ames Williams.

We are pleased to inform you that already we have ordered a copy of the American Short Short Story of 193^> and that this will be placed in our colleic-tion. We will, of course, want your autograph in this book, and will therefore send it to you when we

receive it, hoping that you will be so kind as to in­ scribe this volume.

In some leisure moment, wont you please write for us a few biographical paragraphs - a little more personal than a Who^s Who itsm, if possible. We are always grateful for such information.

May we extend to you the wishes of the season, and also the promise of a cordial welcome should you make the mentioned visit to the Library a reality.

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Pleasant Hill Oamp Freeport, Maine Dear Mr. St one

-Your letter which arrived this morning i s most interesting and enlightening. We are filing i t in our "biographical f i l e and in the volumes of corres­ pondence from our Maine authors. We appreciate your kindness in writing, with such satisfying detail, this biographical material.

As soon as the American Short Short Story of 193'- i s received, we will mail i t to you for your

inscription. Thank you for your interest in our collection; we would be very glad to have you visit the Library and see these books.

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Mr. Leete Stone Pleasant Hill Camp Freeport, Maine Dear Mr. Stone:

The American Short Short Story - 193^> which you have so generously inscribed, arrived at the Library. We are taking great pleasure and pride in adding i t to our collection. We are, of course, extremely interested in Underworld Pythias, and consider i t worthy of inclusion in such an admirable collection.

Thank you for inscribing the volume, and for cooperating so gratifyingly with our requests for bio­ graphical material. We appreciate your interest.

Very truly yours MAIHE STATE LIBRARY By

Leete Stone Free Lance Writer Pleasant Hill Camp,

Freeport, Maine. January 9, 1935.

Dear Miss McLeod:

Thanks for your letter this morning. I want you all there to feel that if there's ever anything I oan do in any way for you, I will try to do it. Until I can get another oar I'm rather handicapped; but I hope that day will be soon.

It is perhaps, foolish to plan too greatly on the future; but I do, and one dream of mine is to know that some fine

library like yours has in it's possession as' nearly as possible a complete list of my G' Father's & G G'Father's Americana, which now

bring quite high prices at Goodspeed's & other dealers handling that branch. Mr. Deering, of Saeo, whoa I interviewed onoe, & who has the largest collection "extant"

of Amerioana, prizes those he has a lot. Thus it is entirely out Tl*aif£eling of resPeet for their work that I d like to see that you had some; needless to say without expense to you. My Mother;

Srandmother have practically com­ plete collections, I think between 35 & 50 volumes; the rarest one of which is

"Thav-endanega; or the Life of Joseph Brant." A sJe®ial edition of that is in the royal

, If I'm spared to work, I'll try and get you some of them.

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Dear Mr. Stone:

We were indeed delighted when your splendid contribution to our Maine Author Collection ar­ rived this morning. What a pleasure it is to

discover so cooperative an author !

We are of course extremely grateful for your kindness in mentioning the set of Americana; and

should you, at any future time, present us with a set, we assure you it wo^ild be received with the thanks due such an honor.

We are particularly glad to have your picture; we do not consider our biographical files quite complete until we have added some picture of the author.

Thank you for your interest, for your frequent ; interesting letters, and for your stories which you h a v e s o k i n d l y p r e s e n t e d u s .

Very truly yours

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Mr. Leete 8tone Pleasant Hill Camp Freeport, Maine

Dear Mr. Stone:

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Very truly yours Maine State Library

COPY May 26, 1935-Mr. Leete Stone Freeport Maine Dear Mr. Stone:

Thank you for sending us EXILE'S END, which was published in the Freeport Press.

We are adding it to the material in your name in our collection.

Of course we do not presume to

criticize the works of our Maine authors, but to

us this seems to contain all the elements necessary

for a successful story, especially the opportunity

for imagination to supply previous and succeeding

events. We are very glad to include it with your

other material, and hope you will continue to

remember us with such generous interest.

Very truly yours,

Maine State Library

Leete Stone Free Lance Writer Pleasant Hill Camp,

Freeport, Maine. May 99, 1955

Dear Miss McLeod::

I do thank you for the favorable reaction to Exile's End noted in your letter. It was "because I myself; my own severest critic, believed, and do believe thoroughly in the appeal of this story that I had it published in this little sheet which pays nothing. Be­ cause I wished to copyright it myself; thus enabling me personally to protect it from any infringement when I get the opportunity to break it nationally.

Thus I felt you might be interested in it's initial bow in print, though it has been read on the radio, and before an audience of teachers in lisbon Falls.

As for me, I'm very pleased you like the material and feel honored in having it there; likewise will send things as they come to mind. If my hopes are fulfilled, and I believe they will be, it will not be so many months before you can obtain my first novel; Golden Fleece. Thanks a lot.

Sincerely,

( j Leete Stone \

Leete Stone Free Lance Writer

Pleasant Hill Camp,

Freeport, -Maine• June 7th, 1935.

Miss Mcleod::

State Library-Augusta, Me.

Dear Miss MeLeod::

I want to broach a matter on which I hardly know how to begin so I have to ask pardon if this note seems vague.

Point is:: I have a few fairly valuable & interesting relics of Grandfather's work and life—and the thought reours often that I'm careless in having them here in this shack subject to fires or thieves. Refer particularly to his old Muzzle Loading shotgun made in Germany for which he paid 100. in gold & to the authentic Indian Peace Pipe which was pre­ sented to him by a tribe. And a. copy of his "Redjacket " one of his rarer vols of Americana, f'hich I believe was started by G.G-'father &

finished by his son. I'd like to feel that there was a remnant at least of his work in safekeeping because his very valuable library & Indian ^elic collection which was sold at his

death to the State Capitol Museum in Albany. N.Y. was, I've understood, burned in a fire they

had.

It's just a thought that came & you can be perfectly frank about your reaction. I thought when I get a ear I could drag them up there if you were willing to "mind them" so to speak in some corner of the basement or some­ thing—well, I'd feel a lot safer about them.

Sincerely, ^ \ Leete (s4<i<(e

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June g, 1935

Mr. Leete Stone Pleasant Hill Gamp Freeport, Maine

Dear Mr. Stone:

We appreciate your kindness in

suggesting the Library as a guardian of the relics which were your grandfather's. We wish we com­

manded the necessary space to accept all such gifts, as all these historical treasures are greatly valued.

The entire State House haJ»e very

limited space at its disposal. Occasionally we have been able to enter such gifts in the museum in our special collection. When adequate room be­ comes available, which we hope will be in the not too distant future, we will be able to care for more relics of this nature.

Those that you mention, the muzzle loading shotgun, the peace pipe, and the volume of Americana, are indeed valuable, and any histori­ cal society would be proud to own them. We feel

pardonably proud that you wish to present them to the State, and we sincerely thank you for this gesture, and hope that some arrangement may be

satisfactorily made whereby they will receive the care due them.

We are at all times interested in such valuable historical items, and would be glad to learn of your decision in regard to their dis­ posal.

Very truly yours, Maine State Library

February 16, 1942

Mr. William Leete Stone Freeport

Maine

Dear Mr. Stone:

You are indeed kind to remember the Maine Author Collection with inscribed copies of your books, SERENE and GOLDEN FLEECE.

We are glad to add them to the collection, and we send you our sincere appreciation for the generous gift.

Very truly yours MAINE STATS LIBRARY BY

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June 5, 1946

Mr. William Leet Stone Freeport

Maine

Dear Mr. Stone:

Under such unfortunate circumstances, how could we decline to help youl You sent the collection two copies of SERENE, one paper bound, one cloth bound. We do not know which you prefer to have — possibly both — so we are returning them for your decision.

We are very glad to be able to help a little toward re-establishing your library.

Very truly yours MAINE STATE LIBRARY BY

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(6:30 a.m.-Thurs.-Jan.l8th.l951). To CHIEF LIBRARIAH, or HMIAGEB,

Maine State Library, Augusta, Maine. Dear SIR:

Herewith please find 2 copies Spinster's Dilemma, respectfully submitted to the possession of your valuable Library. It is my latest published writing since the fire in 1945 which destroyed ray hone and writing business in Freeport , Maine,

If I am not mistaken you do hare some of publish­ ed writings. At various tines I sent sane to you and had correspondence with the gentleman then in authority with you. Unfortunately ray files wei?e all burned, so I am \ unable to address him, or you, by name, mere memory being inadequate*

I now send you 2 copies in hope you will file one with other matter of mine, and let one get about among readers through a circulation department which I presume you hare. Since it is barely possible that such proceed-ure might result in a few orders coming my way, I shall be happy if you will do this.

I am, believe me, with kindest personal regards, lours faithfully,

January 23, 1951

Mr". William Leet Stone, 4th Hotel America

145-155 West 47th Street New York 19, New York

Dear Mr. Stone:

The gift of your new book, SPINSTER'S DILEMMA, is acknowledged. We recall that when you were

living in Maine you presented some of your writing to the Maine Author Collection, and we shall b e glad to add these to the other material. Thank you for your thought of the collection.

Sincerely yours

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