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{"value"=>"3107671", "type"=>"local_mss"}
- unitdate
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{"value"=>"1937-1983", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"1937/1983"}
{"value"=>"2008", "type"=>"inclusive", "normal"=>"2008"}
- unittitle
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{"value"=>"Series II: Letters"}
- physdesc
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{"format"=>"structured", "physdesc_components"=>[{"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"2 containers", "unit"=>"containers"}, {"name"=>"extent", "value"=>"0.83 linear feet"}], "supress_display"=>true}
- scopecontent
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{"value"=>"<p>These letters are primarily to or from Condon, but also include letters to Phyllis Condon, and a few letters between other parties. There is no ongoing correspondence present.</p> <p>Condon's outgoing letters are primarily to his wife and children; they include handwritten notes left for his wife in his home. Condon's letters were often written while on tour and usually concern family matters, though there is also discussion of musicians and touring life. Also present are notes to Johnny Mercer and others, including Henry Steig (a writer, and the brother of William Steig) and Richard Nixon (following Condon's performance at the White House).</p> <p>The incoming letters to Condon include two from John Steinbeck, a fan and friend of Condon. Both letters are reproductions of the originals. One is written to the entire Condon family, and one to Condon alone. They discuss Steinbeck's thoughts on music and jazz musicians, and his reactions to Condon's book <span class=\"title\">We Called It Music</span>. Other letters to Condon are from Bing Crosby (the godfather of Condon's children), Gene Krupa, and pianist Squirrel Ashcraft.</p> <p>Letters to Phyllis Condon date up to 1983. They are from Bing Crosby and film director Jack O'Connell, among others.</p> <p>Letters between others include one dated 2008 to Maggie Condon from a fan named Robert H. Nutt, in which a transcribed 1945 letter from Louis Armstrong is enclosed. Also present are letters from producer Hank O'Neal to record companies regarding Eddie Condon recordings.</p>"}
- date_start
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1937
- keydate
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1937
- date_end
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2008
- date_inclusive_start
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1937
- date_inclusive_end
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2008
- extent_statement
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0.83 linear feet (2 containers)