Ellison to RPW Letter 8/9/64 Searchable Transcript

730 Riverside Drive
New York, N.Y. 10031
August 9, 1964

Dear Red:

     The tapes themselves and your manuscript
are here and I have begun work. I should be able
to get the corrected script off to you, plus the
biographical notes, within the coming week.

     I am so very pleased with your generous 
comment about me and Shadow and Act.  Whether for
public print or not, I personally value your words.

     You should know too that the Rockefeller
Foundation has given me a nice bite of a grant, which
came in time to prevent my signing a contract with the
State University of N.Y., Thank God.  My thanks to
you and to Danny Hoffman for this unexpected piece of
good luck.

     Fanny and I hope that you, Eleanor and the
kids are having a happy time and that there will be
no additional bouts of infection, accidents or what-
have-you to interfere with work and pleasure.

     You will hear from me again soon.

                                        Sincerely,

                                        [Signed]

                                         Ralph E.

Mr. Robert Penn Warren
West Wardsboro, Vermont