Letter of Thanks from Spencer Tracy to Henry Ford, November 1939
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Letter (Correspondence)
Date Made
November 1939
Subject Date
1939
Keywords
United States, Michigan, Dearborn
Motion pictures (Visual works)
Edison, the man (Motion picture)
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
EI.334.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Ink
Paper (Fiber product)
Technique
Handwriting
Printing (Process)
Stamping (Marking)
Typewriting
Color
Black-and-white (Colors)
Dimensions
Length: 8 in (Folded)
Width: 6.125 in (Folded)
Inscriptions
printed on first page: SPENCER TRACY stamped in ink on first page: RECEIVED / NOV 24 1939 / Secretary's Office handwritten in ink: Van Nuys, Calif / Dear Mr. Ford / This letter to you / has been started / before -- / I seem unable / to find words to / adequately express / the deep and / lasting imprint-- / my short visit with / you has made / upon me-- and / so-- as I can / not put it here-- / you first must / know it is / in me-- and shall / remain. / Thank you again / sir, for your great / kindness and courtesy. / The only way in / which I may in some / way return all your / hours given me is / to promise that I shall / make a supreme / effort to do some / small justice and / no harm to the memory / of your dear friend-- / Respectfully yours-- / Spencer Tracy / P.S. Please come out for / a visit while we are making / the picture-- typewritten on envelope: Mr. Henry Ford / Ford Company / Dearborn, Michigan / PERSONAL stamped in ink on envelope: AIR MAIL postmark stamped on envelope: CULVER CITY / NOV 22 6 PM / CALIF typewritten on envelope: Spencer Tracy / Van Nuys / California
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