Manuscript Letter Signed by "Rory" Katherine Kennedy on her Printed Stationary to Katherine "Kay" Evans
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Seller: Antiquarian Bookshop, Washington, DC, U.S.A.Antiquarian Bookshop
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Autograph; 6.5" X 8.5"; Manuscript Letter Signed by "Rory" Katherine Kennedy on her Printed Stationary to Katherine "Kay" Evans Written on both sides of single leaf. Faint crease at center. "10-5-12 / Dear Kay, / Thank you for your very / generous donation of $2,000 to / the ETHEL Outreach Campaign. // We are busy, busy, busy / developing educational curriculums, / forging important partnerships, / doing a press tour (mum is / charming as ever), doing screenings / in various cities (Chicago, LA, NY, / Boston and, of course, DC) and / doing our darndest to reach each / and every Academy member -- All / thanks to you. /// You were a trooper to jump / on board, and make it so / easy for me. // Thank you, Kay! / Love, / Rory Katherine Kennedy!" Rory Elizabeth Katherine Kennedy (born December 12, 1968)[1] is an American documentary filmmaker who is the eleventh and youngest child of U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy and Ethel Skakel. Kennedy has made documentary films that center on social issues such as addiction, nuclear radiation, the treatment of prisoners-of-war, and the politics of the Mexican border fence. Her films have been featured on many television networks. PROVENANCE: Katherine "Kay" Winton Evans was a Washington writer and editor and with her husband political columnist and television journalist Rowland Evans, Jr. a major figure in the social life of Georgetown, Washington, DC from the 1960s on. Mrs. Evans grew up in Minnesota outside Minneapolis on the shore of Lake Minnetonka; her father David J. Winton was president of the Winton Lumber Company. She graduated from the Putney School in Vermont and was a 1946 graduate of Vassar College, where she was editor of the Vassar Chronicle. After college she worked on the editorial page of The Minneapolis Times, and moved to Washington in 1948 where she met and married Rowland Evans, Jr., then a reporter for the Associated Press Washington Hill bureau. Mrs. Evans was on staff of Senator Hubert H. Humphrey and later for Senator Paul H. Douglas. In 1980 she became the managing editor of The Washington Journalism Review, a publication on the press and in 1983 became editor, a position she held until 1987. Mrs. Evans was a trustee for Vassar College for 15 years. Their home was the site of many memorable gatherings of influential and remarkable people from journalism, politics and general society over the decades from the 1960s to the 2000s.; Signed by Author.…
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- Title
- Manuscript Letter Signed by "Rory" Katherine Kennedy on her Printed Stationary to Katherine "Kay" Evans
- Author
- Kennedy, "Rory" Katherine ; [Signed] ; Katherine "Kay" Evans
- Publication year
- 2012
- Condition
- Very Good
- Signed
- Signed by Author(s)
- Binding
- Letter
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- 16th and 17th Century
Antiquarian Bookshop
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At The Antiquarian Book Shop, located in Georgetown - an historic neighborhood of Washington, D.C. - we have been buying, selling & appraising rare, interesting and scholarly books for nearly 30 years. Currently, our catalogued inventory includes about 6,000 books from the sixteenth century through the twentieth century in a variety of subject areas. About a third of our books are published prior to 1900; the rest of our stock comprises collectible, interesting and scholarly books. We have added images of many of the items listed to better convey their quality and condition. If you'd like to see an image of any particular item that is not yet illustrated, please contact us. We can provide professional appraisals and are interested in buying significant collections of books. Contact us for details of fee structure for appraisals. Thank you for considering our offerings.…
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