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· Nov 9
On this day in 1970, Charles Schulz replied to a 10-year-old kid who had written and asked, “What makes a good citizen?"
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Lovely piece in today's Observer (no paywall) about @lettersofnote.com's latest, DIARIES OF NOTE, which looks like it'll be as fascinating and well-made as the other books in the series. By Anthony Quinn.
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The pages of our lives | The Observer
Diaries can be the most revealing records of who we are. One compulsive diarist introduces the intimate reflections of Audre Lorde, Salvador Dalí, Elton ...
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October 5, 2025 at 9:26 AM
Lovely piece in today's Observer (no paywall) about @lettersofnote.com's latest, DIARIES OF NOTE, which looks like it'll be as fascinating and well-made as the other books in the series. By Anthony Quinn.
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On this day in 1905, Virginia Woolf was doubting her abilities. Her debut novel, The Voyage Out, would be published ten years later.
October 1, 2025 at 6:48 PM
On this day in 1905, Virginia Woolf was doubting her abilities. Her debut novel, The Voyage Out, would be published ten years later.
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He came and rearranged our molecules
A stunning letter of condolence following the death of James Dean
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September 30, 2025 at 11:07 AM
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“I am writing this letter not only to thank you most gratefully, but also to ask you to remember that although I am no longer there, your books are still helping those who have remained.”
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A heartfelt letter to the Queen of Crime: news.lettersofnote.com/p/your-books...
Your books are still helping those who have remained
A heartfelt letter of thanks to the Queen of Crime
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August 26, 2025 at 7:32 PM
“I am writing this letter not only to thank you most gratefully, but also to ask you to remember that although I am no longer there, your books are still helping those who have remained.”
A heartfelt letter to the Queen of Crime: news.lettersofnote.com/p/your-books...
A heartfelt letter to the Queen of Crime: news.lettersofnote.com/p/your-books...
On this day in 1913, Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke wrote to a grieving friend.
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His life has now passed over into yours
Rilke writes to a grieving friend
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August 1, 2025 at 8:02 PM
On this day in 1913, Austrian poet Rainer Maria Rilke wrote to a grieving friend.
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a beautiful letter from sol lewitt to eva hesse, written 60 years ago today
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a beautiful letter from sol lewitt to eva hesse, written 60 years ago today
~ DO ~
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Invaluable advice for a struggling artist
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April 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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a beautiful letter from sol lewitt to eva hesse, written 60 years ago today
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a beautiful letter from sol lewitt to eva hesse, written 60 years ago today
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Mrs. Slob of 1961
An unimpressed reader writes to Chatelaine magazine
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Mrs. Slob of 1961 news.lettersofnote.com/p/mrs-slob-o...
IT WAS A BUSY YEAR AND THEN IT WASNT news.lettersofnote.com/p/it-was-a-b...
IT WAS A BUSY YEAR AND THEN IT WASNT
A letter from Christopher Walken
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March 31, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Magnificent letterhead once used by Bob Kane, co-creator of Batman www.letterheady.com/p/bob-kane
Bob Kane
1950s
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March 27, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Magnificent letterhead once used by Bob Kane, co-creator of Batman www.letterheady.com/p/bob-kane
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ELEVEN REASONS TO USE A TYPEWRITER, by Tom Hanks www.listsofnote.com/p/eleven-rea...
ELEVEN REASONS TO USE A TYPEWRITER
By Tom Hanks
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March 27, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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"I don’t know why people disturb me so much — They make me feel like a hobbled horse."
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Letters of solitude: news.lettersofnote.com/p/there-is-n...
There is no one around and I can really breathe
Letters of solitude
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March 27, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"I don’t know why people disturb me so much — They make me feel like a hobbled horse."
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Letters of solitude: news.lettersofnote.com/p/there-is-n...
"I don’t know so well what I think until I see what I say."
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I don’t know so well what I think until I see what I say
The Letters of Flannery O'Connor
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March 26, 2025 at 11:00 AM
"I don’t know so well what I think until I see what I say."
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The Letters of Flannery O'Connor: news.lettersofnote.com/p/i-dont-kno...
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Magnificent stationery once used by Chuck Jones, co-creator of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner www.letterheady.com/p/chuck-jones
Chuck Jones
1990s
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March 23, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Magnificent stationery once used by Chuck Jones, co-creator of Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner www.letterheady.com/p/chuck-jones
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Hand-drawn letterhead used by French mime Marcel Marceau www.letterheady.com/p/marcel-mar...
Marcel Marceau
1980s to 2000s
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March 22, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Hand-drawn letterhead used by French mime Marcel Marceau www.letterheady.com/p/marcel-mar...
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He is the worst specimen I have met in 30 years’ service
A letter of complaint of note
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March 21, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Spring is an explosion
When nature stirs
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March 20, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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"Most of your life will happen in the gray spaces between bliss and heartbreak." news.lettersofnote.com/p/most-of-yo...
Most of your life will happen in the gray spaces between bliss and heartbreak
Laura Dern writes to her teenage daughter
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March 19, 2025 at 4:47 PM
"Most of your life will happen in the gray spaces between bliss and heartbreak." news.lettersofnote.com/p/most-of-yo...
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Terrahawks www.letterheady.com/p/terrahawks
Terrahawks
1980s
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March 17, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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On this day in 1941.
(From the book, 'Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera' by Gerry Souter)
(From the book, 'Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera' by Gerry Souter)
March 15, 2025 at 12:41 PM
On this day in 1941.
(From the book, 'Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera' by Gerry Souter)
(From the book, 'Frida Kahlo & Diego Rivera' by Gerry Souter)
"I will make an infinite number of items for attack and defence."
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—Leonardo da Vinci applies for a job: news.lettersofnote.com/p/i-will-mak...
I will make an infinite number of items for attack and defence
Leonardo da Vinci applies for a job
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March 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"I will make an infinite number of items for attack and defence."
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—Leonardo da Vinci applies for a job: news.lettersofnote.com/p/i-will-mak...
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Al Hirschfeld, 1962 www.letterheady.com/p/al-hirschf...
Al Hirschfeld
1964
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“Try never get drunk outside yr own house.”
—Jack Kerouac’s list of essentials: www.listsofnote.com/p/belief-and...
—Jack Kerouac’s list of essentials: www.listsofnote.com/p/belief-and...
Belief & Technique for Modern Prose
Jack Kerouac's list of essentials
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March 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
“Try never get drunk outside yr own house.”
—Jack Kerouac’s list of essentials: www.listsofnote.com/p/belief-and...
—Jack Kerouac’s list of essentials: www.listsofnote.com/p/belief-and...
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Letterhead and envelope used by Bill Watterson when responding to fan mail: www.letterheady.com/p/bill-watte...
Bill Watterson
1980s
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March 9, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Letterhead and envelope used by Bill Watterson when responding to fan mail: www.letterheady.com/p/bill-watte...
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Quite a flex from Nikola Tesla. www.letterheady.com/p/nikola-tes...
Nikola Tesla Company
1900s
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March 6, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Quite a flex from Nikola Tesla. www.letterheady.com/p/nikola-tes...