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Engargiola Paul] and a\n film [ \n The Forgotten Village ].]","[Discusses \"that silly thing\" getting to \n [Herb] Caen , his knife, Paul's\n hospitality and a new pen.]","[Discusses \"future leaks\" especially to \n [Leonard] Lyons , his knife, work\n on the second draft [of \n Sea of Cortez ], a possible trip to \n Los Angeles , [ \n MacIntosh and Otis Literary\n Agency ] and [ \n Pascal Covici ] liking the book,\n and plans to work on [\" \n God in the Pipes \"]; mentions \n Mary [P. 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briefly discusses Paul's\n rejected book, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Arnold] Gingrich\u003c/persname\u003e's request for\n stories for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEsquire\u003c/bibref\u003e, his new book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e], a possible visit\n by Paul, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerman Shumlin\u003c/persname\u003e's production of\n the play \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIn Dubious Battle\u003c/bibref\u003eand his problems\n getting published; mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCaesar's Commentaries\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003ePlato\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTortilla Flat\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Henry Jackson\u003c/persname\u003e, [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSan Francisco] Chronicle\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCovici [Friede]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen Abramson\u003c/persname\u003e, his agents [ \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMcIntosh and Otis Literary\n Agency\u003c/corpname\u003e] and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHollywood\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his current work [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e], \n \u003cpersname\u003e[William] Heineman\u003c/persname\u003e's publishing\n [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIn Dubious Battle\u003c/bibref\u003e], death of his\n British agent, Paul's coming west and weather;\n mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003e[William] Saroyan\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a new house in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLos Gatos\u003c/geogname\u003e, Paul's novel,\n difficulty with his new manuscript [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e] and the Republican\n Convention.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses rain water as a symbol of security;\n briefly discusses his wife's [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e]\n building a new house [in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLos Gatos\u003c/geogname\u003e], Paul's visit, [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Ernst Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e] and \"the\n new thing\" [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e]; mentions [ \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePacific Grove\u003c/geogname\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses an article for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Nation\u003c/bibref\u003e, a series [\" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Harvest Gypsies\u003c/bibref\u003e\"] for the [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSan Francisco] News\u003c/bibref\u003e, his new book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e], Paul's \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Horse in Arizona\u003c/bibref\u003e, discovering a\n book \"down the country\" [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e] and a story he\n wrote for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEsquire\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLos Gatos\u003c/geogname\u003e, a very long book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e], [Paul's \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Horse in Arizona\u003c/bibref\u003e], his new book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e] and a planned trip\n east; mentions his wife [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses happiness in his work on the book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e], a possible\n trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e, possible sources of a\n copy of \"the little book\" [? \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSaint Katy the Virgin\u003c/bibref\u003e], repair of a\n rain-damaged pool, a bad cold, drinking too much and\n the need to conserve money; mentions his sisters [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eElizabeth Steinbeck Ainsworth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEsther Steinbeck Rodgers\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary Steinbeck Dekker\u003c/persname\u003e], \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Arthur Burton] Rascoe\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry Hansen\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Pascal] Covici\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses unhappiness with his work [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e], a possible\n trip, his last book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e], the weather in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCalifornia\u003c/geogname\u003e, the sausage works [ \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMultch Sausage Manufacturing\n Co.\u003c/corpname\u003e] and the death of \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Arthur Burton] Rascoe\u003c/persname\u003e's son [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlbert Burton Rascoe\u003c/persname\u003e]; mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEsquire\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a review in [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNew York Herald Tribune\u003c/bibref\u003e], a trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York City\u003c/geogname\u003eand the sausage\n works [ \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMultch Sausage Manufacturing\n Co.\u003c/corpname\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a visit to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York City\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBedford Hotel\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses being in the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAtlantic Ocean\u003c/geogname\u003enear \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003e, plans upon landing in\n \u003cgeogname\u003eAlbany\u003c/geogname\u003e, expecting Paul on the\n West Coast and a visit to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York City\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a job [the script for the play \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e], a trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003eand a desire to see\n Paul.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a visit from Paul, his return from a\n trip, the house being a mess, Paul's hat, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e's need\n for a break, a planned Thanksgiving with the \n \u003cfamname\u003eJackson family\u003c/famname\u003e[ \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Henry Jackson\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharlotte E. Cobden Jackson\u003c/persname\u003e] and\n being too busy too spend an afternoon with Paul and [\n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Henry Jackson\u003c/persname\u003e]; mentions \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMonterey\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary [P. Engargiola Paul\u003c/persname\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a house warming party, Paul's hat,\n getting a phone and Paul's former job; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Joseph Henry] Jackson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharlotte [E. Cobden] Jackson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRitchie Lovejoy\u003c/persname\u003eand his wife [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eNatalya Lovejoy\u003c/persname\u003e], the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBengston family\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLong Island\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBurlingame\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMultch Sausage Manufacturing\n Co.\u003c/corpname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eElsa Maxwell\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a story by Paul [\" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Lucky Day for Private Smoot\u003c/bibref\u003e\"] in\n the January issue of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEsquire\u003c/bibref\u003e; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary [P. Engargiola Paul]\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a proposed trip with [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Henry Jackson\u003c/persname\u003e], a brief\n visit to the \n \u003cfamname\u003eJackson family\u003c/famname\u003eand his rewriting [?\n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his and \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e's praise\n for a manuscript by Paul; mentions \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHollywood\u003c/geogname\u003e, Blingham [ \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBurlingame\u003c/geogname\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses stopping by Paul's, a trip by \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003eand a\n manuscript by \n \u003cpersname\u003eRitch[ie Lovejoy\u003c/persname\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a razor, a lily and having a good\n time.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses things interfering with his work [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e], \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e's sore\n throat, \"the eastern matter,\" a visit from \n \u003cpersname\u003eBrod[erick] Crawford\u003c/persname\u003eand the\n ranch; mentions \n \u003ccorpname\u003e[Charles] Scribner's [Sons]\u003c/corpname\u003e.\n ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e(title source,\n method of work and typing by \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e);\n mentions \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBattle Hymn of the Republic\u003c/bibref\u003e. \"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses not wanting to hear criticism until he\n is finished [with \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e]; briefly\n discusses weariness.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a bad leg, his tonsillectomy and his\n unlisted phone number; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary [P. Engargiola Paul]\u003c/persname\u003e;\n includes pencilled poem in another hand.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his illness and not stopping by Paul's\n trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSanta Cruz\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a planned trip [to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003eto film \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Forgotten Village\u003c/bibref\u003e], the ranch, \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary [P. Engargiola Paul\u003c/persname\u003e's ]\n illness, Paul's garden and a trip to the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGulf [of California]\u003c/geogname\u003eto collect\n animals.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses sending both books to \n \u003ccorpname\u003eCarnahans\u003c/corpname\u003e; briefly discusses\n working on the \"marine book\" [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSea of Cortez\u003c/bibref\u003e], returning from\n filming [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Forgotten Village\u003c/bibref\u003e] in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003e, plans to work with \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Lewis] Milestone\u003c/persname\u003e[on the film \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Red Pony\u003c/bibref\u003e] and a dog for Paul;\n mentions \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMonterey\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses an invitation to Paul to visit, the\n return of \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003eand work\n on the book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSea Of Cortez\u003c/bibref\u003e], mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoe [Higashi\u003c/persname\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses [ \n \u003cpersname\u003ePascal Covici\u003c/persname\u003e's ] sale of the\n little Mexican book of pictures [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Forgotten Village\u003c/bibref\u003e]; briefly\n discusses a book Paul sent, a house in \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePacific Grove\u003c/geogname\u003e, sale of the\n ranch, working hard on the gulf book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSea of Cortez\u003c/bibref\u003e], himself as \"half bum\n and half voluptuary and half workman\" and his bad\n nerves; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eEd[ward Flanders Ricketts]\u003c/persname\u003e, his\n agents [ \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMcIntosh and Otis Literary\n Agency\u003c/corpname\u003e], \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary [P. Engargiola Paul]\u003c/persname\u003eand a\n film [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Forgotten Village\u003c/bibref\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \"that silly thing\" getting to \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Herb] Caen\u003c/persname\u003e, his knife, Paul's\n hospitality and a new pen.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \"future leaks\" especially to \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Leonard] Lyons\u003c/persname\u003e, his knife, work\n on the second draft [of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSea of Cortez\u003c/bibref\u003e], a possible trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLos Angeles\u003c/geogname\u003e, [ \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMacIntosh and Otis Literary\n Agency\u003c/corpname\u003e] and [ \n \u003cpersname\u003ePascal Covici\u003c/persname\u003e] liking the book,\n and plans to work on [\" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eGod in the Pipes\u003c/bibref\u003e\"]; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary [P. Engargiola Paul]\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eGwyndolyn Conger\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses Paul's book and [World War II].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses moving to an old house, a proposed\n visit from Paul, \n \u003cpersname\u003eGwyndolyn Conger Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e's\n pregnancy, another book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Wayward Bus\u003c/bibref\u003e] and a trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the return of some letters to Steinbeck\n and Steinbeck's Nobel Prize in Literature; mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his reasons for returning to Paul the\n letters Paul had returned to him, his fear of prizes,\n [Nobel Prize in Literature], the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSoviet Union\u003c/geogname\u003erewriting its\n history, Paul's inking out hurtful references to\n living persons (except \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary McCarthy\u003c/persname\u003e) in the letters\n and \n \u003cpersname\u003eWalt Whitman\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[\" \n \u003cpersname\u003eSonya Noskowiak\u003c/persname\u003e\" written below\n lower right corner; photo appeared in the \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNew York Herald Tribune\u003c/bibref\u003e, 1937 Feb\n 28.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses the rift between \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e,\n Steinbeck's relationship with [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eGwyndolyn Conger\u003c/persname\u003e] and other\n women, including \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Natalya] Lovejoy\u003c/persname\u003e, his\n reluctance to leave either \n \u003cpersname\u003ePacific Grove\u003c/persname\u003eor the first house\n in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLos Gatos\u003c/geogname\u003e, his health and poor\n diet, his sexual problems, Carol's discomfort with\n wealth and his becoming too \"rich\" non-monetarily;\n mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSea of Cortez\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Forgotten Village\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRitchie Lovejoy\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eLouis [Paul]\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e"],"scopecontent_tesim":["[Discusses \n Jedworth [ \n Jedwick ], publishers, publishing\n slowly, a planned trip to \n Mexico and lack of gift for\n money-making.]","[Discusses dislike for Hollywood, preparation for\n a trip to \n Mexico , prerequisites for fame;\n briefly discusses \n Jedwick , \n [Pascal] Covici 's reissuing two\n early books [ \n The Pastures of Heaven and \n To a God Unknown ] and availability\n of a copy of [ \n Tortilla Flat ]; mentions \n Carmel , \n Woodstock , \n Left Bank , \n Laguane Beach and [ \n San Francisco ].]","[Discusses \n Paramount [Pictures] purchase of\n a book [ \n Tortilla Flat ], his next book [ \n In Dubious Battle ], their stay in \n Mexico , his dislike of \n New York City , \n Ben Abramson , \n Frances [? Toor] , American\n tourists in \n Mexico and Mexican Indians;\n mentions \n Pacific Grove, California . ]","[Discusses dislike of Communists and difficulty\n publishing short stories; briefly discusses dislike\n of [David Herbert] Lawrence, not caring what the\n press will do, \n Esquire , \n [Arnold] Gingrich , \n McIntosh and Otis [Literary\n Agency] , \n [Arthur Burton] Rascoe ,\n ignorance of the theater, \n The North American Review and fear of\n getting down to work; mentions \n New Testament , \n New York City and \n Journey's End . ]","[Discusses a bad review [of \n In Dubious Battle ] by \n Mary Ann McCarthy [ \n Mary Theresa McCarthy ] in \n The Nation ; briefly discusses Paul's\n rejected book, \n [Arnold] Gingrich 's request for\n stories for \n Esquire , his new book [ \n Of Mice and Men ], a possible visit\n by Paul, \n Herman Shumlin 's production of\n the play \n In Dubious Battle and his problems\n getting published; mentions \n Caesar's Commentaries , \n Plato , \n Tortilla Flat , \n Joseph Henry Jackson , [ \n San Francisco] Chronicle , \n Covici [Friede] , \n Ben Abramson , his agents [ \n McIntosh and Otis Literary\n Agency ] and \n Hollywood . ]","[Discusses his current work [ \n Of Mice and Men ], \n [William] Heineman 's publishing\n [ \n In Dubious Battle ], death of his\n British agent, Paul's coming west and weather;\n mentions \n [William] Saroyan . ]","[Discusses a new house in \n Los Gatos , Paul's novel,\n difficulty with his new manuscript [ \n Of Mice and Men ] and the Republican\n Convention.]","[Discusses rain water as a symbol of security;\n briefly discusses his wife's [ \n Carol Henning Steinbeck ]\n building a new house [in \n Los Gatos ], Paul's visit, [ \n John Ernst Steinbeck ] and \"the\n new thing\" [ \n Of Mice and Men ]; mentions [ \n Pacific Grove ].]","[Discusses an article for \n The Nation , a series [\" \n The Harvest Gypsies \"] for the [ \n San Francisco] News , his new book [ \n Of Mice and Men ], Paul's \n A Horse in Arizona , discovering a\n book \"down the country\" [ \n The Grapes of Wrath ] and a story he\n wrote for \n Esquire . ]","[Discusses \n Los Gatos , a very long book [ \n The Grapes of Wrath ], [Paul's \n A Horse in Arizona ], his new book [ \n Of Mice and Men ] and a planned trip\n east; mentions his wife [ \n Carol Henning Steinbeck ].]","[Discusses happiness in his work on the book [ \n The Grapes of Wrath ], a possible\n trip to \n New York , possible sources of a\n copy of \"the little book\" [? \n Saint Katy the Virgin ], repair of a\n rain-damaged pool, a bad cold, drinking too much and\n the need to conserve money; mentions his sisters [ \n Elizabeth Steinbeck Ainsworth , \n Esther Steinbeck Rodgers , \n Mary Steinbeck Dekker ], \n [Arthur Burton] Rascoe , \n Harry Hansen and \n [Pascal] Covici . ]","[Discusses unhappiness with his work [ \n The Grapes of Wrath ], a possible\n trip, his last book [ \n Of Mice and Men ], the weather in \n California , the sausage works [ \n Multch Sausage Manufacturing\n Co. ] and the death of \n [Arthur Burton] Rascoe 's son [ \n Albert Burton Rascoe ]; mentions \n Esquire . ]","[Discusses a review in [ \n New York Herald Tribune ], a trip to \n New York City and the sausage\n works [ \n Multch Sausage Manufacturing\n Co. ].]","[Discusses a visit to \n New York City ; mentions \n Bedford Hotel . ]","[Discusses being in the \n Atlantic Ocean near \n Greenland , plans upon landing in\n Albany , expecting Paul on the\n West Coast and a visit to \n New York City . ]","[Discusses a job [the script for the play \n Of Mice and Men ], a trip to \n Europe and a desire to see\n Paul.]","[Discusses a visit from Paul, his return from a\n trip, the house being a mess, Paul's hat, \n Carol Henning Steinbeck 's need\n for a break, a planned Thanksgiving with the \n Jackson family [ \n Joseph Henry Jackson and \n Charlotte E. Cobden Jackson ] and\n being too busy too spend an afternoon with Paul and [\n Joseph Henry Jackson ]; mentions \n Monterey and \n Mary [P. Engargiola Paul ].]","[Discusses a house warming party, Paul's hat,\n getting a phone and Paul's former job; mentions \n [Joseph Henry] Jackson , \n Charlotte [E. Cobden] Jackson , \n Ritchie Lovejoy and his wife [ \n Natalya Lovejoy ], the \n Bengston family , \n Long Island , \n Burlingame , \n Multch Sausage Manufacturing\n Co. and \n Elsa Maxwell . ]","[Discusses a story by Paul [\" \n A Lucky Day for Private Smoot \"] in\n the January issue of \n Esquire ; mentions \n Mary [P. 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Engargiola Paul] . ]","[Discusses a proposed trip with [ \n Joseph Henry Jackson ], a brief\n visit to the \n Jackson family and his rewriting [?\n The Grapes of Wrath ].]","[Discusses his and \n Carol Henning Steinbeck 's praise\n for a manuscript by Paul; mentions \n Hollywood , Blingham [ \n Burlingame ].]","[Discusses stopping by Paul's, a trip by \n Carol Henning Steinbeck and a\n manuscript by \n Ritch[ie Lovejoy ].]","[Discusses a razor, a lily and having a good\n time.]","[Discusses things interfering with his work [ \n The Grapes of Wrath ], \n Carol Henning Steinbeck 's sore\n throat, \"the eastern matter,\" a visit from \n Brod[erick] Crawford and the\n ranch; mentions \n [Charles] Scribner's [Sons] .\n ]","[Discusses \n The Grapes of Wrath (title source,\n method of work and typing by \n Carol Henning Steinbeck );\n mentions \" \n Battle Hymn of the Republic . \"]","[Discusses not wanting to hear criticism until he\n is finished [with \n The Grapes of Wrath ]; briefly\n discusses weariness.]","[Discusses a bad leg, his tonsillectomy and his\n unlisted phone number; mentions \n Mary [P. Engargiola Paul] ;\n includes pencilled poem in another hand.]","[Discusses his illness and not stopping by Paul's\n trip to \n Santa Cruz . ]","[Discusses a planned trip [to \n Mexico to film \n The Forgotten Village ], the ranch, \n Mary [P. Engargiola Paul 's ]\n illness, Paul's garden and a trip to the \n Gulf [of California] to collect\n animals.]","[Discusses sending both books to \n Carnahans ; briefly discusses\n working on the \"marine book\" [ \n Sea of Cortez ], returning from\n filming [ \n The Forgotten Village ] in \n Mexico , plans to work with \n [Lewis] Milestone [on the film \n The Red Pony ] and a dog for Paul;\n mentions \n Monterey . ]","[Discusses an invitation to Paul to visit, the\n return of \n Carol Henning Steinbeck and work\n on the book [ \n Sea Of Cortez ], mentions \n Joe [Higashi ].]","[Discusses [ \n Pascal Covici 's ] sale of the\n little Mexican book of pictures [ \n The Forgotten Village ]; briefly\n discusses a book Paul sent, a house in \n Pacific Grove , sale of the\n ranch, working hard on the gulf book [ \n Sea of Cortez ], himself as \"half bum\n and half voluptuary and half workman\" and his bad\n nerves; mentions \n Ed[ward Flanders Ricketts] , his\n agents [ \n McIntosh and Otis Literary\n Agency ], \n Mary [P. Engargiola Paul] and a\n film [ \n The Forgotten Village ].]","[Discusses \"that silly thing\" getting to \n [Herb] Caen , his knife, Paul's\n hospitality and a new pen.]","[Discusses \"future leaks\" especially to \n [Leonard] Lyons , his knife, work\n on the second draft [of \n Sea of Cortez ], a possible trip to \n Los Angeles , [ \n MacIntosh and Otis Literary\n Agency ] and [ \n Pascal Covici ] liking the book,\n and plans to work on [\" \n God in the Pipes \"]; mentions \n Mary [P. Engargiola Paul] and \n Gwyndolyn Conger . ]","[Discusses Paul's book and [World War II].]","[Discusses moving to an old house, a proposed\n visit from Paul, \n Gwyndolyn Conger Steinbeck 's\n pregnancy, another book [ \n The Wayward Bus ] and a trip to \n Mexico . ]","[Discusses the return of some letters to Steinbeck\n and Steinbeck's Nobel Prize in Literature; mentions \n New York Times Book Review . ]","[Discusses his reasons for returning to Paul the\n letters Paul had returned to him, his fear of prizes,\n [Nobel Prize in Literature], the \n Soviet Union rewriting its\n history, Paul's inking out hurtful references to\n living persons (except \n Mary McCarthy ) in the letters\n and \n Walt Whitman . ]","[\" \n Sonya Noskowiak \" written below\n lower right corner; photo appeared in the \n New York Herald Tribune , 1937 Feb\n 28.]","[Discusses the rift between \n John Steinbeck and \n Carol Henning Steinbeck ,\n Steinbeck's relationship with [ \n Gwyndolyn Conger ] and other\n women, including \n [Natalya] Lovejoy , his\n reluctance to leave either \n Pacific Grove or the first house\n in \n Los Gatos , his health and poor\n diet, his sexual problems, Carol's discomfort with\n wealth and his becoming too \"rich\" non-monetarily;\n mentions \n Sea of Cortez , \n The Forgotten Village , \n Ritchie Lovejoy , \n The Grapes of Wrath and \n Louis [Paul] . ]","See the \n \n University of Virginia Library’s use policy.","","University of Virginia. Library. Special\n Collections Dept.","Paramount [Pictures]","McIntosh and Otis [Literary\n Agency]","McIntosh and Otis Literary\n Agency","Multch Sausage Manufacturing\n Co.","Bedford Hotel","[Charles] Scribner's [Sons]","Carnahans","MacIntosh and Otis Literary\n Agency","Jackson family","Bengston family","John Steinbeck","Louis Paul","[Pascal] Covici","Ben Abramson","Frances [? Toor]","[Arnold] Gingrich","[Arthur Burton] Rascoe","Mary Ann McCarthy","Mary Theresa McCarthy","Herman Shumlin","Plato","Joseph Henry Jackson","Covici [Friede]","[William] Heineman","[William] Saroyan","Carol Henning Steinbeck","John Ernst Steinbeck","Elizabeth Steinbeck Ainsworth","Esther Steinbeck Rodgers","Mary Steinbeck Dekker","Harry Hansen","Albert Burton Rascoe","Charlotte E. Cobden Jackson","Mary [P. Engargiola Paul","[Joseph Henry] Jackson","Charlotte [E. Cobden] Jackson","Ritchie Lovejoy","Natalya Lovejoy","Elsa Maxwell","Mary [P. Engargiola Paul]","Louis [Paul]","Ritch[ie Lovejoy","Mary [P. Engargiola]\n Paul","Brod[erick] Crawford","[Lewis] Milestone","Joe [Higashi","Pascal Covici","Ed[ward Flanders Ricketts]","[Herb] Caen","[Leonard] Lyons","Gwyndolyn Conger","Gwyndolyn Conger Steinbeck","Mary McCarthy","Walt Whitman","Sonya Noskowiak","Mary P. Engargiola Paul","[Natalya] Lovejoy","Pacific Grove","English"],"unitid_tesim":["6239-j"],"normalized_title_ssm":["John Steinbeck Collection \n 1934-1962"],"collection_title_tesim":["John Steinbeck Collection \n 1934-1962"],"collection_ssim":["John Steinbeck Collection \n 1934-1962"],"repository_ssm":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"repository_ssim":["University of Virginia, Special Collections Dept."],"creator_ssm":[""],"creator_ssim":[""],"acqinfo_ssim":["Purchase-Deposit [ \n 1971 Dec 27 ] \n 1972 Mar 13"],"has_online_content_ssim":["false"],"physdesc_tesim":["ca. 41 items"],"accessrestrict_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eCollection is open to research.\u003c/p\u003e"],"accessrestrict_heading_ssm":["Access Restrictions"],"accessrestrict_tesim":["Collection is open to research."],"prefercite_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eJohn Steinbeck\n Collection, Accession 6239-j, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library\u003c/p\u003e"],"prefercite_tesim":["John Steinbeck\n Collection, Accession 6239-j, Special Collections Department, University of\n Virginia Library"],"processinfo_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003eFunded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities\u003c/p\u003e"],"processinfo_heading_ssm":["Funding Note"],"processinfo_tesim":["Funded in part by a grant from the National Endowment\n for the Humanities"],"scopecontent_html_tesm":["\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eJedworth\u003c/bibref\u003e[ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eJedwick\u003c/bibref\u003e], publishers, publishing\n slowly, a planned trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003eand lack of gift for\n money-making.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses dislike for Hollywood, preparation for\n a trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003e, prerequisites for fame;\n briefly discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eJedwick\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Pascal] Covici\u003c/persname\u003e's reissuing two\n early books [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Pastures of Heaven\u003c/bibref\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTo a God Unknown\u003c/bibref\u003e] and availability\n of a copy of [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTortilla Flat\u003c/bibref\u003e]; mentions \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCarmel\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eWoodstock\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLeft Bank\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLaguane Beach\u003c/geogname\u003eand [ \n \u003cgeogname\u003eSan Francisco\u003c/geogname\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003ccorpname\u003eParamount [Pictures]\u003c/corpname\u003epurchase of\n a book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTortilla Flat\u003c/bibref\u003e], his next book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIn Dubious Battle\u003c/bibref\u003e], their stay in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003e, his dislike of \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York City\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen Abramson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eFrances [? Toor]\u003c/persname\u003e, American\n tourists in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMexico\u003c/geogname\u003eand Mexican Indians;\n mentions \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePacific Grove, California\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses dislike of Communists and difficulty\n publishing short stories; briefly discusses dislike\n of [David Herbert] Lawrence, not caring what the\n press will do, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEsquire\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Arnold] Gingrich\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMcIntosh and Otis [Literary\n Agency]\u003c/corpname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Arthur Burton] Rascoe\u003c/persname\u003e,\n ignorance of the theater, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe North American Review\u003c/bibref\u003eand fear of\n getting down to work; mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNew Testament\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York City\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eJourney's End\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a bad review [of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIn Dubious Battle\u003c/bibref\u003e] by \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary Ann McCarthy\u003c/persname\u003e[ \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary Theresa McCarthy\u003c/persname\u003e] in \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Nation\u003c/bibref\u003e; briefly discusses Paul's\n rejected book, \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Arnold] Gingrich\u003c/persname\u003e's request for\n stories for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEsquire\u003c/bibref\u003e, his new book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e], a possible visit\n by Paul, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHerman Shumlin\u003c/persname\u003e's production of\n the play \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIn Dubious Battle\u003c/bibref\u003eand his problems\n getting published; mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eCaesar's Commentaries\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003ePlato\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eTortilla Flat\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Henry Jackson\u003c/persname\u003e, [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSan Francisco] Chronicle\u003c/bibref\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCovici [Friede]\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eBen Abramson\u003c/persname\u003e, his agents [ \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMcIntosh and Otis Literary\n Agency\u003c/corpname\u003e] and \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHollywood\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his current work [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e], \n \u003cpersname\u003e[William] Heineman\u003c/persname\u003e's publishing\n [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eIn Dubious Battle\u003c/bibref\u003e], death of his\n British agent, Paul's coming west and weather;\n mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003e[William] Saroyan\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a new house in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLos Gatos\u003c/geogname\u003e, Paul's novel,\n difficulty with his new manuscript [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e] and the Republican\n Convention.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses rain water as a symbol of security;\n briefly discusses his wife's [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e]\n building a new house [in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLos Gatos\u003c/geogname\u003e], Paul's visit, [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eJohn Ernst Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e] and \"the\n new thing\" [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e]; mentions [ \n \u003cgeogname\u003ePacific Grove\u003c/geogname\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses an article for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Nation\u003c/bibref\u003e, a series [\" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Harvest Gypsies\u003c/bibref\u003e\"] for the [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSan Francisco] News\u003c/bibref\u003e, his new book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e], Paul's \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Horse in Arizona\u003c/bibref\u003e, discovering a\n book \"down the country\" [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e] and a story he\n wrote for \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEsquire\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLos Gatos\u003c/geogname\u003e, a very long book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e], [Paul's \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Horse in Arizona\u003c/bibref\u003e], his new book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e] and a planned trip\n east; mentions his wife [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses happiness in his work on the book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e], a possible\n trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York\u003c/geogname\u003e, possible sources of a\n copy of \"the little book\" [? \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eSaint Katy the Virgin\u003c/bibref\u003e], repair of a\n rain-damaged pool, a bad cold, drinking too much and\n the need to conserve money; mentions his sisters [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eElizabeth Steinbeck Ainsworth\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eEsther Steinbeck Rodgers\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary Steinbeck Dekker\u003c/persname\u003e], \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Arthur Burton] Rascoe\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eHarry Hansen\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Pascal] Covici\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses unhappiness with his work [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e], a possible\n trip, his last book [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e], the weather in \n \u003cgeogname\u003eCalifornia\u003c/geogname\u003e, the sausage works [ \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMultch Sausage Manufacturing\n Co.\u003c/corpname\u003e] and the death of \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Arthur Burton] Rascoe\u003c/persname\u003e's son [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eAlbert Burton Rascoe\u003c/persname\u003e]; mentions \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEsquire\u003c/bibref\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a review in [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eNew York Herald Tribune\u003c/bibref\u003e], a trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York City\u003c/geogname\u003eand the sausage\n works [ \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMultch Sausage Manufacturing\n Co.\u003c/corpname\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a visit to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York City\u003c/geogname\u003e; mentions \n \u003ccorpname\u003eBedford Hotel\u003c/corpname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses being in the \n \u003cgeogname\u003eAtlantic Ocean\u003c/geogname\u003enear \n \u003cgeogname\u003eGreenland\u003c/geogname\u003e, plans upon landing in\n \u003cgeogname\u003eAlbany\u003c/geogname\u003e, expecting Paul on the\n West Coast and a visit to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eNew York City\u003c/geogname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a job [the script for the play \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eOf Mice and Men\u003c/bibref\u003e], a trip to \n \u003cgeogname\u003eEurope\u003c/geogname\u003eand a desire to see\n Paul.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a visit from Paul, his return from a\n trip, the house being a mess, Paul's hat, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e's need\n for a break, a planned Thanksgiving with the \n \u003cfamname\u003eJackson family\u003c/famname\u003e[ \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Henry Jackson\u003c/persname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharlotte E. Cobden Jackson\u003c/persname\u003e] and\n being too busy too spend an afternoon with Paul and [\n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Henry Jackson\u003c/persname\u003e]; mentions \n \u003cgeogname\u003eMonterey\u003c/geogname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary [P. Engargiola Paul\u003c/persname\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a house warming party, Paul's hat,\n getting a phone and Paul's former job; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003e[Joseph Henry] Jackson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eCharlotte [E. Cobden] Jackson\u003c/persname\u003e, \n \u003cpersname\u003eRitchie Lovejoy\u003c/persname\u003eand his wife [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eNatalya Lovejoy\u003c/persname\u003e], the \n \u003cfamname\u003eBengston family\u003c/famname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eLong Island\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBurlingame\u003c/geogname\u003e, \n \u003ccorpname\u003eMultch Sausage Manufacturing\n Co.\u003c/corpname\u003eand \n \u003cpersname\u003eElsa Maxwell\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a story by Paul [\" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eA Lucky Day for Private Smoot\u003c/bibref\u003e\"] in\n the January issue of \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eEsquire\u003c/bibref\u003e; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary [P. Engargiola Paul]\u003c/persname\u003e. ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a proposed trip with [ \n \u003cpersname\u003eJoseph Henry Jackson\u003c/persname\u003e], a brief\n visit to the \n \u003cfamname\u003eJackson family\u003c/famname\u003eand his rewriting [?\n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses his and \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e's praise\n for a manuscript by Paul; mentions \n \u003cgeogname\u003eHollywood\u003c/geogname\u003e, Blingham [ \n \u003cgeogname\u003eBurlingame\u003c/geogname\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses stopping by Paul's, a trip by \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003eand a\n manuscript by \n \u003cpersname\u003eRitch[ie Lovejoy\u003c/persname\u003e].]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a razor, a lily and having a good\n time.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses things interfering with his work [ \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e], \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e's sore\n throat, \"the eastern matter,\" a visit from \n \u003cpersname\u003eBrod[erick] Crawford\u003c/persname\u003eand the\n ranch; mentions \n \u003ccorpname\u003e[Charles] Scribner's [Sons]\u003c/corpname\u003e.\n ]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e(title source,\n method of work and typing by \n \u003cpersname\u003eCarol Henning Steinbeck\u003c/persname\u003e);\n mentions \" \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eBattle Hymn of the Republic\u003c/bibref\u003e. \"]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses not wanting to hear criticism until he\n is finished [with \n \u003cbibref type=\"simple\" href=\"\"\u003eThe Grapes of Wrath\u003c/bibref\u003e]; briefly\n discusses weariness.]\u003c/p\u003e","\u003cp\u003e[Discusses a bad leg, his tonsillectomy and his\n unlisted phone number; mentions \n \u003cpersname\u003eMary [P. 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