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Monroeville, Alabana
22 Febnlary 1996
Dear Mr. Mayf ielci:

fhank you fcr your nost kintl letter of 15 Febrrrary. You lorow fu11
well that itrs a great tenptatj.on to write for Southern Accents,
which f think is the best magazine of its kinct in the country.
Certainly lt's the nost beautiful-. But I nust dlecline.
If you bavenr t alreacly wrj.tten to her, you SHOIILD: Miss Euclora
Welty is the obvious choice for this project. Irm sure you lcnow
that the First Lacly of American Letters j.s also a superb photographer. Irve heard that she.s frail in body but stiU fierce
of wi.t, and a short piece night just be what shetd like to ilo.
Get ber any way you can--on tape you can traEscribe for her to
edit, if she d.oesnrt feel up to writing. But get her--lf you
do your11 be serving literature as well as photography. If you
are unfaniliar with her work, 1et ne direct you to
Eutlora lYelty

Pho t

ographs

University of Illississj.ppi Press 1989.

You will see that shets the lYalker Evans of the Mid<ile Class.

If you donrt have tine to let rne lceow how you come out with her,
Irll be looklng especially for the September/October issue, hoping
that the great 1ad.y saicl yes.
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j-ncerely yours

Vrzd.

//.f'"

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are ny age and are as arthtritic you will make as nany

typing errors but nobody will know it because you will- be using
a 21st Century word processor. ily Olivetti will be burietl with me.
lvhen you