{"value"=>"<p>The series includes letters written by Deutsch to family members and letters written by members of her family to her and to others. The few letters written by Deutsch during her adolescence reveal early attempts at verse. Most of her letters in this series are written to her mother, Melanie Fisher Deutsch, and to her young son, Adam, during her trip to Russia in 1923-1924. These letters, which include several snapshots and sketches, describe revolutionary morés in the new Soviet state, public reaction to Lenin's death, her meetings with prominent poets and other cultural figures. Two letters by Yarmolinsky, including one to <span class=\"persname\">Lewis Mumford</span>, are also among the letters from Russia.</p> <p>The bulk of the series is composed of Yarmolinsky's love letters to Deutsch, 1920-1921. These letters also include a few postcards of Shakers in Mt. Lebanon, New York. The letters dated \"I Anno Domini\" date from 1920, \"II Anno Domini\" from 1921, etc. His general correspondence includes social letters as well as a few letters on his work in Russian and East European studies. There are also six letters to him from <span class=\"persname\">André Maurois</span> and one from <span class=\"persname\">Richard Wilbur</span>. The numerous letters to Deutsch and Yarmolinsky from Melanie Fisher Deutsch, 1923-1924, concern family matters.</p>"}