VICKI BAUM
December 16th 1944
Dear Wax,
I found your letter when I ret rned last night from
a bond selling tour and I'1] dive into my books and aw sure to emerge with the
three copies of yours. You seey we had te move and are just getting through
unpacking ur library. The new address is: 588 Hast Glenarm Street, Pasadena.
Forgive me for writing you so briefly, but 18m having a roaring first class
migraine and am just fizzling out.Much love and a ,erry, merry Xmas to you and
your children
as ever
an
\ idan
VICKI BAUM
May 6, 1945
Dear Max,
~Uinsts /
Please forgive me for not sending you the & books
sooner. I found them at last and will have then senjf oft this ms
week. The fact is that I was gravely ill for more than four
months and am just beginning to grab a hold of life again. Give
ny love to your girls —- more when I'm in better shape.
As sven, affectionately
Yours
Vole”
CUNARD WHITE STAR
ante PRINTED IN ENGLAND OTA,
R.M.S. “ Queen Elizabeth ” Sunday, April 25, 1954
Farewell Dinner
Chilled Grape Fruit
Hors d’Euvre, Variés
Consommé Souveraine Potage Santé
Poached Salmon, Hollandaise Sauce
Noodles, Calabraise
Braised Ham, Sauce Madére
Roast Turkey, Cranberry Sauce
Buttered Beets Corn sauté
Boiled and Roast Potatoes
COLD: Pressed Beef Ox Tongue
Salade de Saison--Mayonnaise Dressing
Strawberry Surprise Ice Cream and Wafers
Assorted Pastries
Fresh Fruit Coffee
Wines. RED or Wurre BorpEaux: Per Bottle or en carafe 5s.; per glass 1s.
Passengers on Special Diet are especially invited to make known
their requirements to the Head Waiter.
Speciality foods for infants are available on request.
May 20, 1958
Dear Vieki -
Hope that you and all your dear ones are well -
A quick News Report from me since I saw you last: « = +
Lam again married, still working hard, live in New York and
have a large farm house in the Poconos in Pennsylvania less than
3 hours from New York; my wife spends most of her time there;
we also have 2 dachshunds » Spice & Span «; I leave New York each
Thursday night by train and return to New York on Sunday night,
Alice is still in Malta; her oldest is in cellege in London and the
baby, now 11 years old, also a girl, is in Malta, Allee owns and
directs a private s¢hool in Malta and averages about 150 pupils
each semester, She te extremely happy with her work, Her husband
is on a leave of absence from the Malia University in Malaya ona
government construction job, Maxine is also married ~ she married
her boss ~ and rung the printing plant, She always sald that she had
printers ink inher blood] END OF NEWS REPORT.
With this letter Iam sending you 2 books "Headless Angel"
with the original letter Alice had written asking to please autograph
them ~ one for her and the other for me ~ if you will please «~«
Vicki dear, don't you ever come east? Hope that you can this
summer, It ia cool and pleasant, You can stay as long as you feel
like. Please let me hear from you, My address in New York is
226 West 56th St., New York 19, N.Y, and in the Poconos it is
"Canadensis, Pennsylvania",
Love,
VICK] BAUM
2477 CANYON OAK DRIVE
HOLLYWOOD 28, CALIFORNIA
June lst 1958
Mex dear, how wonderful to heer from you efter such a long time,
and all good news.You sound so very young, heppy and activ to en
old ledy like me- more power to youlAnd sovhalf of you has be-°
come an exurbanite end exchenged the tiny roofgerden of the
St Moritz egeainst a large ferm, I bet you enjoy it to the hilt.
I spent one summer in New Hempshire and heave been homesick for
the Best ever since. I guess I'l] never become a reel Californian,
let elone a Hollywoodien.I do get to New York occasionally, usually
around Xmas time end elways on the run, Here I have a house in
the hills with e large garden snd a nice pool end I'm working
almost ell dey in the garden. It's all adobe soil and mealybugs
and drought end salty water, but I've finally succeeded in
landscaping it into something green, subtropical and almost lush.
Maybe you come out here some day and take a look at my small
world? My boys ere both happilly married and each hes presented
me with a couple of grandchildren, well balenced, two boys , two
girls.
I'm writing a separate letter to Alice, but not knowing her
present address for sure I'll send her book and letter to you
for forwarding, will you, please?Give Maxine all my love, my
best regards to your wife( the lucky girl!) and a pat to esch
dackel,
end to you every good wish, ever yours
Jcstee
February 26, 1959
Dear Vicki -
Jt was good of you to take the time to write to Alice and
myself, Also, many thanks for autographing the two books, 1
sincerely appreciate your kindness.
Alice at this writing is on a holiday, visiting with her.
hushand who is in government service in Malaya ~ she will find
your letter and book (Headless Angel) on her return to Malta.
Here I am again Vicki, dear, with 3 books to autograph;
one for Alice, one for an old friend of mine from Pictorial
Review, Miss Jean Gordon, assistant publisher of Dance Magazine
and one for myself.
I found the book very absorbing.
Still hope for a viait from you any time that you come East,
You can stay as long as you desire.
My wife, Helen to you, is in Palm Beach. She left here late
in November, I expect her home after Easter or the beginning of
May.
Again, thank you.
Love,
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