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excerpt: "1915 years later--and it's yours!" From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "I will be sitting on your cuff link smilling [sic] at you have a wonderful concert"

excerpt: "Very Merry Christmas Darling and I hope Santa comes across this year with that everlovin box"

excerpt: "Everyone misses you like crazy." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "I wish you joy and success and satisfaction...knock em in the aisles." From: Correspondence Series

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excerpt: "As the famous old song tells us, 'Shop and Be Happy'" From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "I'm seeing Rome as we saw Tunis last year: from nothing." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "Right now I've just finished having about three million - hold your hat - X-Rays! It's just a checkup to see that everything is all right with my stomach."

excerpt: " here's some more written stuff on Peter show gets more firmly entrenched on Broadway by the hour Aaron said Benny Goodman's option on his clarinet concerto expires in November "

excerpt: "Look what I found UNDER MY FOOT!!!" [includes postcard from Bernstein, Burgenland] From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "...you just HAVE to come." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: " how deeply outraged I was by the TIMES piece. This concerted attack has taken on the earmarks of a vendetta .Lang and Schoenberg have gone so beyond their rightful limits as critics "

excerpt: [parody of song "My Darling Eileen" with anagrams] From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "...happy...twentyfive" From: Correspondence Series

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excerpt: "The holidays are so late this year that my Simchas-Toyrahdicke Madl has a birthday 16 days later than 1923." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "...I am very happy about the prospect of a baby. I worry terribly about losing it...I've abandoned my opera." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "Post - Breakfast" From: Correspondence Series

The Shirley Bernstein Papers

excerpt: "All goes swimmingly, health, concerts, fun, people. An amazing country." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: " it seems impractical for me to go to New York Thursday I regret missing some Dmitri concerts "

excerpt: "Love and kisses and all good wishes on your birthday" From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "Arrived tired safe happy call parents Shirley..." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "Marvelous Missa, weather, public everything." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "'Nothing Could Be Finer Than to Be a Forty-Niner'" [birthday poem] From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "All love tonight and wishes for a big success" From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "This plus the tennis raquet should equal a pretty good gold watch." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "...no one gets you something to wear -- just for the hell of it, just to say mu lau du. Here's one." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "I think of you every day, and sometimes more than that...Mad gay Zagreb has lost its old bubbly, alas..." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "--One for the scripts. --One for the Little Hen...." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "Loving wishes for a big success tonight..." From: Correspondence Series

The Shirley Bernstein Papers

excerpt: "Shirley 15 in 1939. jr in H.S. Knew Cradle, learned it could read music adored MB in London when MB was killed

excerpt: "What's Thanksgiving without a Lenny, huh?...you've still got to do my homework for me, even at long distance."

excerpt: "Everyone is gradually recovering from our week of catastrophes I'm educating the school au sujet de Aaron Copland all the kids are pretty up on modern music Last Wednesday was hazing day. My freshmen More

excerpt: " my period of complete independence is over, and I'm not a bit sorry. It's so swell to have a family again The newest addition to our menage are two new turtles."

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excerpt: "But Felicia is really working out. It's a little early to tell anything, but I sense a possible future...I've a great idea for the picture and Lester seems mad on it. If it works it will be sensatio More

The Shirley Bernstein Papers

The Shirley Bernstein Papers

The Shirley Bernstein Papers

excerpt: "The concert Sunday in Munich was absolutely the end. Holland & Palestine fade into insignificance...And a threefold triumph--since I had the three obstacles of youth, Americanism and Jewishness to ov More

The Shirley Bernstein Papers

excerpt: "One of the nicer things about the week-end was that Jamie & I made one first re-approach to each other If only Jet (Shark?) would go on a retreat preferably lasting several weeks

excerpt: "Daddy is sore and hurt because you haven't written to him. He even sent you stamps; what more can you ask?...Thanks loads for the swell suggestions for my senior essay."

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excerpt: " so wonderful to have you write & tell me that you were lonesome for me don't want a proposal form either Dave or Seymour

excerpt: "Went to see your Lake Mahopac house yesterday has many lovely things about it, but couldn't really recommend it Do you remember Harbor Hill seems it's up for sale "

excerpt: " may be several productions of On the Town this summer the Chicago fair wants to do a 1 hour version in arena-style production tell Mamma I sent her a cable yesterday on Mother's Day said she wasn't a More

excerpt: "Two men have fallen in love with me!...These are two boys from the Eagle-Lion Film Corporation, one a radio producer, one a publicist - both very nice None of this is actually important, except that i More

excerpt: " you're anxious to know about Gabey he is indeed much better a reserved, relaxed dog he isn't though he obeys you, he's still in turmoil inside your parents sail on April 14 on the Greek ship Neptunia "

excerpt: "Through that whole wretched week-end, I felt worst about you thought of putting you in the position where you must...attack and/or defend Felicia or myself I understand the state she is in "

excerpt: "Burtie has a cold, just for a change, and is in my bed, talking a mile a minute that's wonderful about your woodwind pieces."

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excerpt: "I asked Paula to write to you anent my new plan for Gabey decided myself against sending him to a trainer hard to tell you about Gabe in a letter - his manner, his beauty, his craziness all defy description..."

excerpt: " had been battling... that all was not exactly as I would have it twixt thee and me my panicky dependence on you is quite over in every concrete sense assumed that this was proof positive of an automa More

excerpt: " you confuse me. In one letter you talk about how discouraged you are with the orchestra how you're not enjoying your stay in Israel in your last letter you talk off taking the orchestra permanently w More

excerpt: "I have a favor to request my red, short coat is in the hall closet could you bring them along with you?"

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excerpt: "Just got a letter from Mount Holyoke of all places, which said I am ACCEPTED!! Imagine! God, I'm so excited I can hardly write."

The Shirley Bernstein Papers

excerpt: "I know you've been sent news of Mamma drove up the day after the operation & stayed two days Daddy was far worse to cope with Feloo & the baby are in finest fettle Jamie is an endless well of delight "

excerpt: "I can't keep hopping off for foreign lands I'm not yet secure in my job you may be right about the unsuitability of this sort of life for me nothing much is new 'round here "

excerpt: "I dragged myself off to [Dastau?] Sunday morning, angry & ill Betty Kern (!) called from California show me the presents from Mexico "

excerpt: " explanations about the enclosures. Since you have no Helen to send you interesting tidbits from the local publications I have elected to keep you supplied I saw Peter Pan last night "

excerpt: " loved the pictures you sent the picture of the parents I treasure please don't worry about the Fall worst that can happen is a rest for you can include writing that book and some optional composing "

The Shirley Bernstein Papers

excerpt: "Your letter has you sounding well on the way to some semblance of good health I'm reading for him trying to find material for his show I'm to be production assistant to him seeing more and more of Bob Carroll "

excerpt: " mamma and Burt have just gone Floridawards I had a severe throat infection Don't worry, I'll be all right "

excerpt: "Well, you might have told me! I turn on the radio and hear announced - Leonard Bernstein!! It was by the merest accident that we had it on - because of a subconscious loyalty I guess."

excerpt: "I am full of the election tonight exciting and incredible to witness .One poll taken unanimously declared Dewey the certain victor Truman was actually ahead stunning shock of Truman's victory

excerpt: "...about Serenade. Arthur, Martie and I are now in full agreement that it's all over but the shouting with Bob Merrill your next show commitment is to King Jerry both Lena Horne and Lollobrigida are v More

excerpt: "You didn't sound very pleased about your being deferred so what's the hitch?...what the heck are sleeping stupors?"

excerpt: "I feel so much closer to you here on the North sea than back on the Eastern Mediterranean..." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "I'm inspired by your broad-cast to write you a letter You were swell yesterday, the orchestra sounded so good!"

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The Shirley Bernstein Papers

excerpt: "...I think we'll be married a long, long time...Sure there are tensions galore--and especially for me--you can imagine....[marriage] is the supreme analysis." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "Wonderful to hear that you are happy out there by the time you must have come a long way with Felicia for me, things look more promising on all fronts "

excerpt: "Henry Margolies best of the three producers of Serenade I think you'll find him a nice man if you truly think Serenade is a real possibility for you send you the outline "

excerpt: ""I woke up this morning with an awful achin' head" - it wasn't any man, I thought it was the mumps!...It seems my tonsils got slightly infected Has Daddy had his great talk with you yet?"

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excerpt: "I'm having letter trouble again I want to tell you how awful we all feel about the Minneapolis thing Mother called Mrs. Lowell this morning "

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excerpt: "Your letter came not as the shock I might have thought it would be - I seem to have been prepared for it without knowing it Your suggesting my ridding myself of my room-mates is half right Please don' More

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excerpt: " it seems that there is a man in my life now. His name is David Michael Kagan; a senior at Mass. State I think he could sell anybody the Brooklyn bridge. Mother & Burtie both say he reminds them of yo More

excerpt: "5 and 8 are 13. Rub your nose with kerosene. Wipe it off with ice cream. Miss you."

excerpt: " contrary to what you think, I had a lovely time at Tanglewood went to try to see a little of you and to hear as much music as I could accomplished both P & G must be going full steam ahead..."

excerpt: " began writing to you Monday when Felicia called, needing aid. She has the famous flu greatly saddened by the impossibility of our contacting each other when you were here feeling of the uninvited gue More

excerpt: "Morty Baum called the other day & asked to see me to talk about the possibility of reforming the Symphony took me to the first performance of Aida have you heard that Daddy has shingles?"

excerpt: "That was quite a week you had, wasn't it? I'm dying to get home to hear the details I just came back from an exam in Shakespeare which was a killer."

excerpt: "My God, you're actually in California!! How's it feel to be so far away from home?...The vet was down to see Ferdy a few days ago and he said he's perfectly healthy. He's a mixture of a German police More

excerpt: "I know you set out on tour now I have left my job seems ridiculous because of the fine salary & nothing to do full reports on Serenadeadvancements.."

excerpt: "Just a short note to thank you and to let you know that I got home all right I left my black dress in the New Yorker closet!!!"

excerpt: "Mither & Fither had the time of their lives in H'wood...The Bowl concerts were fantastic, broke all records, etc." From: Correspondence Series

excerpt: "My classes are swell. I'm having a wonderful time learning to breathe correctly in speech & saying silly exercises to help."

excerpt: "Took all the kids to very nice Dr. Lehman. Nina weighs 14 and a half lbs, Jamie 70, and Axel 46 The puppies are wonderfully dear, and magically well-behaved."