{"value"=>"<p>Although the bulk of the correspondence is comprised of letters received by Stone, there is a group of outgoing correspondence written by Stone. Most of these letters were sent to Stone's wife Janice in the 1960s and 1970s while he was living in California to work on <span class=\"title\">Hall of Mirrors</span>.</p> <p>The letters received by Stone are arranged alphabetically by sender or subject matter; many date from around the publication dates of Stone's novels, and are predominately from Stone's agent Candida Donadio, and the publisher of his first two novels Houghton Mifflin. Also present are several fan letters, offers from universities to teach writing, as well as letters regarding movie deals and the various grants and awards Stone received, such as the Guggenheim Fellowship.</p> <p>Also included is a binder of incoming letters that date between 1964 and 1978, which predominantly consists of mail from fellow writers. These letters are arranged alphabetically by correspondent's last name, and contain notes from Jeremy Brooks, Max Crawford, and L.J. Davis, as well as Timothy Leary associate and bookseller, Michael Horowitz.</p>"}