{"value"=>"<p>Plimpton's correspondence, which dates from 1935 to 2003, is held in Series IV. The bulk of the correspondence is arranged chronologically in Subseries IV.A. The other Subseries consist of alphabetically arranged correspondence; family correspondence; and fan mail.</p> <p>Among the alphabetical correspondence is letters from Ernest Hemingway, Jack Kerouac, Norman Mailer, Paul Newman, John Steinbeck, William Styron, and former presidents John F. Kennedy, Gerald Ford, George H.W. Bush, and Bill Clinton. Plimpton also kept a file called \"Very Peculiar Correspondence,\" where he collected unusual unsolicited letters from readers and individuals with whom he was not acquainted.</p> <p>The Family correspondence, which dates from 1935 to 2002, includes many letters to and from Plimpton's immediate family and close relatives. Of special interest is a group of letters Plimpton wrote to his parents, Francis T.P. Plimpton and Pauline Ames, where he discusses his experiences at boarding school in the early 1940s. The Family correspondence is arranged alphabetically by correspondent name.</p> <p>Much of the Fan Mail addresses Plimpton's books, <span class=\"title\">Paper Lion</span>, <span class=\"title\">Bogey Man</span>, <span class=\"title\">Mad Ducks and Bears</span>, and <span class=\"title\">One for the Record</span>; his 1970s television specials; and his articles for <span class=\"title\">Sports Illustrated</span>. Some of the letters, especially those from school children, includes Plimpton's replies.</p>"}