Kleinfield, Herbert L. – 36

Subjects:
Love; polio; WWII; disabled veteran; war; family; Jewish intellectual life

Writing Description:
The letters were written by Herb Kleinfield (living in NY) to Lynn Strongin (living in Berkeley, California) and have been typed into manuscript format by Lynn (none of her letters to Herb survive). The manuscript is titled “Letters of a Soldier: Let Nothing Dampen the Light of Your Life,” and it consists of over 100 love letters written to Lynn, a young disabled woman who is becoming a poet during the era of the Beatles. The manuscript includes two introductions: one written by Lynn Strongin, and another written by Mara Curran.

Writing Type:
Letters

Gender:
Male

Birth Year:
1920

Death Year:
1970s

Occupation and Interests:
Professor of English and American Studies

Age(s):
41-43

Author Location(s):
Mineola, Long Island, New York

Writing Location(s):

Dates:
1964-1966

Handwritten:
Yes

Typed:
Yes

Digital:
Yes

Self-published:

Number of Pages, etc.:
Approx. 200 typed pages.

Contact Person:
Lynn Strongin

Contact Person/Author Relationship:
Lover

Address:
Contact LWC

Phone:

Email:

Date Entered:
07/2006

Date Revised/Confirmed:
02/2007

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