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Letter from Katharine White (E. B. White’s wife) regarding Stuart Little’s illustrations
This letter from E. B. White’s wife, Katharine White, to Ursula Nordstrom, head of the U.S. Harper Children’s division, expresses her husband’s excitement about Garth Williams’s illustrations for Stuart Little: “Mr. Williams’ technique and his conception of Stuart pleased us both so very much that I wanted to tell you right away.”